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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Ink and wash study of a man seated with legs spread wide, hands clasped between his knees, on pale paper.

Studie van een man, wijdbeens zittend, ten voeten uit

Rik Wouters, 1892

Ink sketch of a seated woman in a hooded garment reading a book, drawn with loose, expressive brushstrokes on cream paper.

Liggende vrouw, in kussens, met een boek

Rik Wouters, 1892

Ink sketch of a woman lying in bed with a pillow and bedding rendered in loose, bold black brushstrokes.

In bed liggende vrouw

Rik Wouters, 1892

Grey-toned drawing of a seated nude man leaning against a board, head bowed, one arm raised, by Johan Christian Dahl.

Norwegian Bokmål: Mannsakt, lent mot en skjerm

Johan Christian Dahl, 1811

Monk (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858)

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Ink sketch of a seated woman by a window in a dim interior, with a figure on a bed in the background.

Studie van een zittende vrouw, voor het raam

Rik Wouters, 1892

Pen sketch of a woman bending over a set table as a cat drinks from a saucer, with a teapot and glass nearby.

Vrouw laat een kat drinken van een schoteltje op een gedekte tafel

Rik Wouters, 1892

Pen and wash drawing of a flat landscape with Frederiksborg Castle's spires on the horizon, a farmhouse and trees at right.

View of Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød

Johan Christian Dahl, 1817

Pencil drawing of three figures at a railing gazing over a coastal bay with a distant steamship, 1826.

Norwegian Bokmål: Professor Klingberg, pastor Ølegaard og fru Ølegaard

Johan Christian Dahl, 1826

Drapery study in black chalk and white highlights on gray paper, showing a monk's robe folding in long vertical folds.

Drapery Study for a Monk (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pari…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a sailing boat and a castle with spire across calm water, with smaller boats in the distance.

Norwegian Bokmål: Ved Kronborg

Johan Christian Dahl, 1834

Monk (lower register); verso: Drapery Study for a Bishop (lower register); (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study of a cleric's sleeve and hand holding a book on blue-gray paper.

Drapery Study for a Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Pa…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing cleric in a flowing robe, studied on grey paper.

Drapery Study for a Cleric (lower register); verso: Sleeve of a Cleric; (studies for wall paintings in the Chapel of…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Black chalk study of a standing cleric in a long robe pointing left, with a small figure sketched at lower right.

Cleric (lower register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858); black ch…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of Kasteel Maarsbergen with round towers, a moat and an arched bridge, by Cornelis Pronk, 1731.

Kasteel Maarsbergen

Cornelis Pronk, 1731

Grey wash drawing of the Zuilen castle with towers beside a moat, with a rowing boat carrying figures on the water.

Het huis te Zuilen

Abraham de Haen, 1734

Pen and watercolour drawing of the sluice at Spaarndam with a wooden lock, brick houses, a rider, and moored boats.

De sluis te Spaarndam

Hendrik Spilman, 1775

Brown wash drawing of three cows, a woman with pitchers beside a farmhouse, and two boys fishing by a pond under clouds.

Drie koeien bij een boerderij, twee vissende jongens en een vrouw

Gillis Smak Gregoor, 1780

Sepia drawing of two cows and a horse in a meadow with pollarded willows and a fence under a cloudy sky.

Twee koeien en een paard in een weiland met knotwilgen

Gillis Smak Gregoor, 1780

Grey wash drawing of students sketching a standing male nude model in an academy room with plaster casts and chairs.

Tekenles op een academie

Jacob Smies, 1774

Ink and watercolor drawing of three silhouetted figures raising sabers against a yellow sun and crosshatched sky.

Säbelhelden

Karl Wiener, 1921

Watercolour of a cluttered apothecary shop with labelled jars, a skeleton, a furnace and many figures, 1774.

Apodictische Waaren, allegorie op de filosofie van Kant

Jacob Smies, 1774

Grey wash drawing of a river bordered by reeds and trees, with a thatched farmhouse and rolling hills in the distance.

Overblijfselen van het Huis ter Beek

Cornelis Pronk, 1701

Grey wash drawing of a manor house with dormers and arched doorway beside a moat, with a railed bridge and trees behind.

Het Huis te Druten in Gelderland

Cornelis Pronk, 1701

Drawing of a standing male nude raising a stick overhead, rendered in chalk on grey paper by Jacob Smies, 1803.

Staand mannelijk naakt met een stok boven het hoofd

Jacob Smies, 1803

Pen and wash drawing of Kasteel Bronkhorst with towers, a stepped gable and a long wall beside water, trees at left.

Kasteel Bronkhorst bij Doesburg

Cornelis Pronk, 1701

Pen and grey wash drawing of a town square with a tall church tower, stepped gabled houses and trees.

Gezicht op de Grote Markt te Zutphen

Cornelis Pronk, 1701

Pencil drawing of a river bank with tall poplars, reflections in still water, and a cloudy sky above.

October Morning Along the River Lys

Emile Claus, 1925

Two dark brown ring ouzels perch on a branch with oak leaves, and a speckled egg lies in the lower left corner.

Twee beflijsters (Turdus torquatus) met een ei

Jan Christiaan Sepp, 1749

Charcoal study on blue-grey paper of two women working with a rake and pitchfork, one with arms raised.

Female Haymakers (study)

Emile Claus, 1925

Black ink title page drawing with hand-lettered 'Sagen von Hertl' and ornamental scrolls and vines in the border.

Sagen von Hertl. Graz Verlag Alt

Karl Wiener, 1920