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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Red chalk drawing of a standing draped figure with turned head and flowing robes, study for an Annunciation angel.

Drapery Study for the Angel of the Annunciation

Battista Franco Veneziano, 1550

Watercolor study of two pink sweet pea flowers with green stems and a faint pencil sketch of another bloom.

Lathyrus

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Charcoal drawing of clustered chestnut leaves with radiating leaflets against a shaded background.

Kastanjebladeren

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil botanical study of a leafy branch with oval leaves, small flower buds and a round berry at the top.

Plantenstudie

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil botanical study sheet with branches, leaves, berries and fruits, with handwritten Dutch notes, on aged paper.

Studies van planten en vruchten

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Watercolor and pencil botanical study of pink heather sprigs with green leaves on a cream sheet.

Takje met roze knoppen

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil sketch on grid paper showing a hatched boat-like shape at right above wavy water lines, with dark shading above.

Persoon in bed

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Watercolor of a formal salon with a crystal chandelier, red velvet curtains, a chaise longue and gilded candelabra.

A Small Salon in the Montpensier Wing, Palais Royal

Jules Frédéric Bouchet, 1830

Pencil study sheet of several seashells, including a spiny spiral shell and two bivalves, with handwritten notes above.

Studieblad met schelpen

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Charcoal sketch of a large spiral seashell with ridged whorls and an open aperture, with handwritten note in upper right.

Studie van een schelp

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil study sheet with three seashells, one fan-shaped and ribbed, one spiny, one slender, with handwritten Dutch notes.

Studieblad met drie schelpen

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil study sheet of many snail and seashells in varied views, with handwritten Dutch colour labels.

Studieblad met schelpjes

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pen drawing of caterpillars, moths and insects on plant stems and leaves, with handwritten Dutch notes in the corners.

Studieblad met rupsen en andere insecten

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil sketch of a hilly landscape with a lake, wooded slopes, a tree at right and a distant mountain ridge.

Monte Cavi alhaaltapäin

Alexander Lauréus, 1821

Watercolor interior with two seated figures at a table by a window, a white dog on a parquet floor, and an open doorway behin

A Room in the Reuss Palace, Dresden

Polish C. M. Fredro, 1830

Brown wash drawing of cows in a meadow, one standing in shallow water in the foreground, with a hazy landscape beyond.

Koeien in een weiland

Willem Maris, 1854

Charcoal sketch of a standing cow facing left on grey paper, with loose shading on its body and the ground.

Staande koe, naar links

Willem Maris, 1854

Charcoal sketch of a windmill with large sails on grassy ground, signed Willem Maris in the lower right corner.

Windmolen

Willem Maris, 1854

Watercolor of an ornate chinoiserie salon with a dome ceiling, lanterns, and figures near garden doors.

The Japanese Salon, Villa Hügel, Hietzing, Vienna

Rudolf von Alt, 1850

Watercolor landscape of an alpine valley with a farmhouse, fenced trees, a village below and steep mountains beyond.

Schmolnau Near Ischl

Rudolf von Alt, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a girl feeding geese and ducks in a rustic farmyard beneath a open shed.

Meisje voert ganzen en eenden op een boerenerf

Willem Maris, 1854

Pencil sketch of cows resting beside a wooden fence in an open field, drawn in loose grey lines on pale paper.

Schets van koeien bij een hek

Willem Maris, 1854

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of cows, a seated cow, a calf, and a horse head on grass.

Studies van koeien, een kalf een een paardenhoofd

Willem Maris, 1854

Pencil drawing on blue paper of a rocky hillside landscape with a stream and two small distant figures under a pale sky.

Heuvellandschap met beekje, bij Bergen in Noorwegen

Willem Maris, 1871

Grey chalk drawing of rocky shoreline with boulders and breaking white waves under an empty sky.

Kustlandschap met keien bij Tyssedal, Noorwegen

Willem Maris, 1871

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of a landscape with clustered trees, shrubs and grassy ground.

Landschap met bomen

Willem Maris, 1811

Pencil sketch of a riverside with large trees and moored barges on the left, pale open sky above.

Richmond, Barges

Alfred William Finch, 1921

Pale blue watercolor wash with a small dark pen sketch near the center of a drawing sheet.

Two Old Men beside a Sled Bearing the Coats of Arms of Amsterdam and Utrecht

Hendrick Avercamp, 1620/33

Watercolor of an 1840 drawing room with two seated women, framed portraits, a tiled stove and a chandelier.

Interior in the House of Lord Chamberlain O'Neill, Strandraede, Copenhagen

Danish Christian Olavius Zeuthen, 1840

Watercolor and pencil study of wall painting borders with flowers, geometric meander, rosettes and handwritten color notes.

Wall Painting

Edward Jewett, c. 1939

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of rocks and shrubs across uneven ground, by Willem Maris, 1871.

Stenen en struiken, bij Maristuen, Noorwegen

Willem Maris, 1871

Pencil drawing of a wooden hut on log stilts with a thatched roof in an open landscape, by Willem Maris.

Hutje op palen, bij Maristuen, Noorwegen

Willem Maris, 1871