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Drawings & Sketches

79,659 works

Black chalk and white highlight study of a hand and bare foot on blue-grey paper.

Sketch of hand and foot

Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder

Black and white chalk drawing of a man with side whiskers, cravat and high collar on tan paper, dated 1833.

Selbstbildnis

Karl Epple, 1833

Graphite and red chalk drawing of a standing man in a draped cloak and robe, facing the viewer, on pale paper.

An abbé, whole figure

Jean-Étienne Liotard

Grey wash drawing of a Greek temple on a rocky coast under a stormy sky, with mountains and cypress trees.

Gebirgige Meeresküste mit griechischem Tempel im Mittelgrund

Edmund Friedrich Kanoldt, 1882

Red chalk drawing of Silenus with putti, satyrs and a woman amid spilled grapes and fruit under a tree.

The Harvest of Silenus

Charles-Joseph Natoire, ca. 1759

Charcoal drawing of a glowing moon with halo rings above a diagonal dark band, with handwritten German notes and colour annot

Mond am Vorabend der Mondfinsternis vom 26.9.31

Karl Wiener, 1931

Pencil drawing of a rocky Capri coastline with steep cliffs, calm sea, and a small building on a hilltop.

Rocky coast of Capri

Johannes Thomas, 1823

Watercolour of a bush landscape with rolling hills, native trees, grazing sheep and distant mountains under a soft sky.

Bush scene Marlborough

William Baker, 1900

Ink drawing of a night landscape with concentric rings forming a moon above dark pine trees and grass.

Mond

Karl Wiener, 1921

Pencil sketch of an arched stone bridge over a stream, with buildings, tall trees and a steep rocky hillside behind.

Landscape near Amalfi

Johannes Thomas, 1823

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair in a light jacket and orange waistcoat, against a grey background.

Half-Length Portrait of a Young Man

Jean-Marc Nattier, 18th century

Loose oil study of a seated woman with auburn hair in a green dress, resting her arm on a chair.

Study of a Seated Woman

Ľudovít Pitthordt, 1890

Pencil and wash drawing of the Holy Trinity enthroned under a star-filled arch, with angels and saints below.

Die Heilige Dreifaltigkeit mit den Erzengeln, Maria und Johannes dem Täufer

Eberhard Georg Friedrich von Wächter

Ink design of an Art Nouveau frame with the words De Blijde Tijding and the date 17 Oct 1900 in the center.

Ontwerp voor een verlovingsaankondiging

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1900

Brown ink sketch of a river landscape with a windmill, sailing boats, and reflections in the water under cloudy skies.

Rivierlandschap met molen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1869

Hand-painted plate of numbered New Zealand beetles and larvae with scale bars, labelled Plate IX.

Original hand painted plate for New Zealand Beetles [Plate IX]

George Hudson, 1934

Brown ink sketch of two heads, one in a wide-brimmed hat, set against loose diagonal hatching on paper.

Twee koppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1870

Black silhouette figure with a yoke and two hanging buckets drawn on a squared grid pattern sheet.

Vrouw met juk en emmers

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Pencil drawing of a moon rising over dark spruce trees under a grey night sky with scattered stars.

"Mondaufgang von der Waldegger Hütte" (Hohe Wand)

Karl Wiener, 1943

Pen sketch of a seated man smoking a pipe in a tavern while a bespectacled host bows beside him.

Herr Knopp wird im Wirtshaus begrüßt

Wilhelm Busch, 1876

Graphite sketch with white highlights of a man in period dress, wig and cloak, holding a hat aloft on gray paper.

Self-Portrait

Jean-Marc Nattier, ca. 1730

Pen and ink drawing with wash showing seven studies of heads and half-figures in veils, turbans and headwear.

Sieben Kopf- bzw. Halbfigurenstudien

Meister der Gewandstudien, 1465

Vis

Johannes Tavenraat, 1870

Charcoal drawing of a dark tree under a pale moon in a dim night sky over a flat landscape, with handwritten inscription.

"Mondesfinsternis bei Vollmond - an der Donau"; aus: "Die 150 Blätter"

Karl Wiener, 1943

Chalk study of a bearded elderly man in a red cap, shown in three-quarter view on blue-grey paper.

Bust-Length Study of a Bearded Man with Cap in Three-Quarter View

Jacopo Bassano, 1510-92

Pencil and wash sketches on brown paper showing a standing female nude in a studio, with smaller figure studies above and bel

Sitzende und stehende Figuren, ein weiblicher Akt

Hans von Marées, 1873

Charcoal drawing of a dense forest interior with twisting tree trunks and a shadowy path under the canopy.

Waldinneres

Edmund Friedrich Kanoldt

Pastel drawing of a woman in a dark gown with a blue sash under a crescent moon and stars on a black background.

Mondgöttin

Karl Wiener, 1943

Drawing of a standing nude young man with arms folded and one arm extended, rendered in graphite with white highlights on tan

Akt eines jungen stehenden Mannes

Hans von Marées

Charcoal and chalk sketch of a dark forest with a large tree, a small climbing figure, and a running man at lower left.

Illustrationsentwurf zu Shakespeares "Ein Sommernachtstraum": Droll, Lysander und Demetrius neckend

Edmund Friedrich Kanoldt, 1892

Untitled. (Man's head)

Elizabeth Berry, 1926

Charcoal drawing of a moonlit landscape with dark spruce trees and a pale moon behind clouds, on cream paper.

Mondlandschaft

Karl Wiener, 1921