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Drawings & Sketches

79,486 works

Graphite and chalk sketch of rough sea waves breaking under a pale, cloudy sky with a distant shoreline.

Study of waves

William Trost Richards, 1880

Charcoal drawing of three women on an open ground, two partly nude holding cloth and one clothed in a long dress and shawl.

Drei Frauen

Karl Wiener, 1927

Ink drawing of a man and a bear lying tangled together on the ground beneath pine branches, rendered in dense black hatching.

Man and Bear Killed in Combat

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1906

Sepia drawing of a bay with small sailboats, a moored sailing ship, wooden houses on rocky shore, and pine-covered cliffs.

Vestre Sponvika

Heinrich August Grosch, 1810

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman in drapery beside a tall cross, holding a small building model.

Seated female figure with cross and building model

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of bare trees on a green hillside under a pink and blue sky, with distant hills receding to the right.

Study of Landscape, Chester County, PA

William Trost Richards, 1890

Pencil sketch of a kneeling elderly prelate in ornate robes with raised hands, with a smaller figure at right.

Polvistunut prelaatti

Anders Ekman, 1850

Sepia drawing of a bay with a sailing ship, a rowboat, wooded hills and a cluster of coastal buildings.

Østre Sponvika

Heinrich August Grosch, 1810

Sepia drawing of a dense pine forest with wind-fallen trees, tree stumps, mossy ground and a small stream in the foreground.

Wind Fallen Trees

Ivan Ivanovitsh Shishkin, 1888

Red chalk sketch of a standing man in period costume with a feathered hat and long cloak, framed by hatched shading.

Male figure in Renaissance dress

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of colorful sailboats with yellow and orange sails beside a stone quay, with figures and a white parasol.

Along a Canal

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and ink drawing of a multi-arched stone bridge over a wooded ravine with ornate lampposts and trees.

A Bridge, Design for Washington Board of Trade Dinner, May 13, 1908

James Henry Moser, 1900

Watercolor elevation drawings of two decorative festival columns, one rostral with anchors and one with flags and an eagle.

"Colonnes d partmentales,fetes Juillet 1838"

Félix Duban, 1830

Blue ink drawing of a narrow night street between tall buildings, with two hatted figures walking toward a cross-hatched sky.

Dunkle Gasse

Karl Wiener, 1922

Watercolor design of a lens-shaped glass panel with a central medallion, geometric lattice and floral side motifs.

Design for a Glass Panel Window for the Coved Ceiling in the Music Room

Frederick Crace, 1810

Triptych design of a mermaid with a hand mirror among seaweed, coral and fish, with shell and pearl side panels.

Study for "The Mermaid Window," A.H. Barney Residence, New York, NY

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Brown ink drawing of a garden with a ruined archway, columns, an eagle-topped fountain, potted plants and a small building.

A Garden with Ruined Archway

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1710

Pencil and watercolor sketch of people and a horse gathered at a stone water trough beside a building and pale hills.

A Water Trough

Walter Shirlaw, 1880

Colored section drawing of a domed circus building with columns, blue drapes and a rider on horseback in the arena.

Durchschnitt des Circus Gymnasticus des de Bach zu Wien im Prater

fraglich: Joseph Ziegler, 1820

Architectural elevation drawing of a three-storey townhouse with green awning, arched entrance and iron balcony railings, 180

Elevation of House for J. Gregory, Chelsea

Thomas Chawner, 1800

Red chalk sketch of an ornate fountain on a pedestal beside a reclining nude male figure, within a gold-bordered frame.

Fountain and nude male figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor of refugees with oxen-drawn carts and bundles crossing a muddy street lined with bare trees.

Durchziehende slowakische Flüchtlinge

Karl Hornstein, 1945

Pencil sketch of a Byzantine capital with leaf carvings, an abacus detail, and a section of three leaves on paper.

Architectural Details at Bois

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of several men's heads in top hats and bowler hats, with beards and mustaches, on pale paper.

Sketches of Heads of Men

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil drawing of rocky cliffs with pine trees under a pale full moon in a night sky.

"Dürre Wand - Mondnacht"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

Karl Wiener, 1941

Pencil sketches of Gothic architectural details including a niche statue, window figure, ironwork scrolls, and a carved brack

Sketches at Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Hand-colored floral textile design with pink roses, yellow and blue blossoms and green leaves along a branch border.

Floral design for printed textile

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1800

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat holding a shovel beside an open grave in grass.

"Adlercreutz nyt haastaa halus, kätehensä voitonvarmaan otti lapion...". Vänrikki Stoolin tarinain kuvitusta

Albert Edelfelt, 1897

Back view of a standing male nude sketched in black and white chalk on grey paper, with a raised arm and a rippling base.

figure study for a fountain design

Elihu Vedder, 1900

Pencil sketch sheet of architectural capitals, corbels, moldings and small child figures, labeled Bourges, Nevers and Saint-E

Nevers and Bourges

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Watercolor design of a two-story Chinese-style pavilion with blue tiled roofs, lattice screens, and a whitewashed gable wall.

Design for a Chinese Pavilion

Frederick Crace, 1810

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a lake at Blenheim, with deer on the bank and a mansion in the distance.

West View of Bridge at Blenheim, Oxfordshire

F.S.A John Buckler, 1820