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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a pale blue glass bowl with a flared rim and scalloped base on cream paper.

Bowl

John Dana, c. 1940

Watercolor interior of a room with a tiled stove, writing desk, round table, sofa and a hanging military uniform.

A Prussian Officer's Quarters

German School, 1830

Watercolor of a furnished study with a large desk, crowded framed pictures, oval portraits, and arched doorways.

A Study Interior at St. Polten

Matthäus Kern, 1830

Red chalk drawing of a nude man seen from behind, kneeling on a block with one arm raised and fist clenched.

Naakte man steunend op de linkerknie

Bernard Picart, 1731

Pencil sketch of two flowers with petals and a stem on pale paper, with faint preliminary forms to the right.

Twee bloemen

Leo Gestel, 1939

Watercolor of a woman with an infant and a child in folk dress beside an ornate painted cradle on a checkered floor.

Vrouw en twee kinderen in Hindelooper klederdracht bij een wieg

Hendrik Lap, 1870

Grey-wash portrait of a man in a wig and gown leaning on stacked books beside a globe and bookshelves.

Portret van Pieter Mortier I

Hendrik Pothoven, 1735

Loose pencil sketch of a standing figure with overlapping contour lines on tan paper.

Staand figuur

Leo Gestel, 1891

Pencil sketch of a nude boy walking forward with a vine draped over his shoulders, on a peach-colored sheet.

Köynnöstä olallaan kantava poika, ponnistelee vasemmalle, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksia varten

Pencil sketch of a dove in flight with faint study sketches of wings below on cream paper.

Vliegende duif

Leo Gestel, 1939

Watercolor drawing of a teal glass sugar bowl with a domed lid and garland swags on its body, signed P. Johnson.

Sugar Bowl

Philip Johnson, c. 1940

Watercolor of a green drawing room with gilded mirror, chandelier, and a woman playing piano by the windows.

The Green Drawing Room of the Earl of Essex at Cassiobury

William Henry Hunt, 1820

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman in a dark dress, with a sketched interior and framed picture behind her.

Portrait of the Artist's Daughter, Vera Repina (Portrait of a Woman)

Ilya Repin, 1915

Watercolor interior of a 19th-century sitting room with a red-draped table, fireplace, writing desk and framed prints.

A Sitting Room with a Writing Table

Wilhelm Amandus Beer, 1860

Watercolor of a neoclassical bathroom interior with swan fountains, draped curtains, and women attending a seated figure.

Bathroom and Boudoir Interior

Jean-Claude Rumeau, 1800

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a tunic holding a sword, with a crouching dog at his feet.

Luonnos Kullervo puhuu miekalleen -veistosta varten

Carl Eneas Sjöstrand, 1866

Watercolor interior of a neoclassical room with coffered ceiling, gilt chandelier, framed paintings, and a seated woman at a

The Study of Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna

Josef Sotira, 1830

Pencil portrait study of a woman in a dark hat and high-necked dress with a round brooch, by Albert Edelfelt.

Portrait Study of Mrs. Anna Sinebrychoff

Albert Edelfelt

Brown wash drawing of a monk walking among Gothic monastery ruins with broken arches, a tree and a church tower.

Monk in the Ruins of a Monastery

Domenico Quaglio the Younger, 1820/1830

Watercolor of a 19th-century salon with a chandelier, marble fireplace, and a man reading on a sofa by the window.

A Salon, probably in Stuttgart

Caspar Obach, 1850

Watercolor of a salon with a man playing violin and a seated woman playing guitar beside open French doors.

Salon Interior with Gabriel d'Arjuzon Playing the Violin and Pascalie Hosten, Comtess d'Arjuzon, Playing Guitar

Achille Louis Martinet, 1810

Watercolor of a paneled hall with carved fireplace, coffered ceiling, suits of armor, and armchairs on a tiled floor.

The Entrance Hall, East Sutton Place, Kent

Charles James Richardson, 1840

Watercolor interior of a 19th-century salon with a seated woman, green upholstered furniture, a round window and potted plant

Interior of a Salon

Lithuanian Vladislav Dmochowski, 1840

Ink vignette with a laurel wreath, winged medallion, flowers and a Swedish inscription on tan paper.

Wilhelm von Schwerin-runon loppuvinjetti, originaalipiirustus Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitukseen

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Watercolor interior of a 1820 French drawing room where women and children take an art lesson beneath a crystal chandelier.

An Art Lesson

French School, 1820

Pencil sketch of a smiling seated old woman in a headscarf knitting, beside a standing older woman in a shawl.

Kutova ja seisova mummo

Robert Wilhelm Ekman

Pencil sketch of moss-covered boulders and rocky ground on pale paper, with a blue collection stamp.

Harjoitelma sammaloituneista kivistä

Magnus von Wright, 1855

Painting of a red and blue toy fire engine pulled by a white horse, with small firefighter figures on the wagon.

Toy Fire Engine

Mina Lowry, c. 1939

Watercolor of a rococo concert room with gilded ceiling, mirrors, blue chairs, and a checkered floor.

Concert Room of Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam, Germany

Eduard Gaertner, 1850

Brown ink drawing of men on horseback hunting bulls with eagles in a hilly landscape with trees and flowers.

Men Hunting Bulls with Eagles

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Watercolor of a Gothic Revival sitting room with stained glass screens, a chandelier, gilt-framed paintings, and a window wit

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna's Sitting Room, Cottage Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia

Estonian Eduard Petrovich Hau, 1830

Watercolor botanical study of pale yellow flowers with red spots and green leaves on several stems across cream paper.

Bloemstudies

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876