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Drawings & Sketches

79,663 works

Watercolor of a tan-sailed boat on shallow lagoon water with wooden posts, a distant city skyline, and sunlight breaking thro

Venetian fishing boat

Félix Ziem, n.d.

Ink line drawing of a standing woman in a long dress, one hand raised to her head, sketched lines around her.

Schmerz - `Trauer´

Karl Wiener, 1933

Watercolor of a gondolier poling a gondola across a lagoon at dusk, with Venice's bell tower and domes on the horizon.

Venice

Félix Ziem, n.d.

Pencil drawing of two pack mules with saddlebags and blankets standing in a grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Two Pack Mules

Karel Dujardin, 1652

Pen and grey wash drawing of a resting traveller and two laden mules on a road, with trees and ruins in the distance.

Landscape with a Resting Traveller and Mules

Karel Dujardin, 1660

Study of a Grazing Bull, Facing Left

Paulus Potter, 1645

Brown ink and wash landscape of cattle wading a river with herders, rocks, a tree and a distant mountain.

Landscape with Herders and Cattle Crossing a River

Karel Dujardin, 1657

Study of a Standing Boar, Facing Right

Paulus Potter, 1645

Pencil drawing of a young cow standing in a grassy field, head turned to the right, with soft shading.

Study of a Kneeling Calf

Karel Dujardin, 1655

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a long coat holding a cigarette, drawn with angular hatched shading on tan paper.

Schmerzen

Karl Wiener, 1941

Watercolor of a river at sunset with a girl on stepping stones, a rider with horses, and a castle ruin.

Sunset and Moonrise

Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1832

Pencil sketch of three grazing animals with loose hatched strokes on pale paper, by Paulus Potter, 1645.

Study of Three Boars

Paulus Potter, 1645

Grey ink and wash drawing of a church tower and spire behind trees, with a thatched cottage and fence in the foreground.

Gezicht op de kerk te Soest

Guillam Dubois, 1648

Pencil drawing of a dune landscape with a farmhouse, trees, a walking figure and a horse under a broad sky.

Duinlandschap met boerderijen

Guillam Dubois, 1646

Brown wash drawing of a canal with a wooden bridge, moored boats, houses and figures along the banks.

Outside the Sawmill Gate in Amsterdam

Abraham van Dijck, 1671

Grey wash drawing of a fortune teller gesturing to a bearded man, with three onlookers standing behind them.

Waarzegster in een groepje van vijf figuren

Jacob Duck, 1610

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a snow-covered rounded house with a thatched roof and a bare tree in winter.

Schnee

Karl Wiener, 1921

Pencil drawing of a snowy mountain peak beside tall pine trees on a hazy winter slope, dated 1944.

Schneesturm

Karl Wiener, 1944

Watercolor elevation of a classical white exchange building with Ionic columns, a central dome, and a cloudy sky.

First Merchants' Exchange, New York (elevation of main façade)

Alexander Jackson Davis, probably 1826

Acute Pain

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Pen and brown wash drawing of a lagoon with rowing boats, a ruined archway, a leaning tree and a figure on the shore.

Capriccio with a Squall on the Lagoon

Francesco Guardi, 1775/80

Pencil sketch of a woman with umbrella, a top-hatted man with cane, a child, and a man in a hat on cream paper.

"Schön ist die Welt" (Bleistiftskizze)

Karl Wiener, 1935

Brown wash drawing of a classical stone gateway and ruined arch beside a canal with figures and boats.

Gateway Near a Landing Bridge

Francesco Guardi, 1780/85

Pen and wash drawing of a robed bearded man gesturing among kneeling and reclining figures on a hillside with mountains.

Figure Studies

Sebastiano Ricci, 1659-1734

Pen and wash drawing of an allegory: a winged figure with an hourglass, two seated women and a skeleton beside a pedestal.

Allegory with Figures of Hope, Time, and Death

Sebastiano Ricci, 1659-1734

Brown wash drawing of masked Punchinello figures and a kneeling woman before classical columns and a crowd on a balcony.

The Marriage of Punchinello's Father, from the series Divertimento per li regazzi (Entertainment for Children)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1797/1804

Pastel portrait of a woman with curled hair and a pearl necklace, turned to the left against a grey ground.

Portrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné

Claude Lefèbvre, 17th century

Drawing of a bearded man in a pleated cap and ruff collar, looking toward the viewer, on tinted paper.

Portrait of a Man

François Clouet

Grey-ground drawing of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ, kneeling and standing figures and angels above.

The Nativity

Louis Licherie de Beurie

Red chalk sketch of a seated figure beside a standing nude among loose foliage, by Hans von Marées.

In Praise of Modesty

Hans von Marées, 1879

Architectural drawing with plan, wall elevation and wall detail for an enclosure wall at the Place du Planitre, Bayeux cathed

Projet de mur d'enceinte pour la place de Planitre de Bayeux

Victor Ruprich-Robert, 1852

Red and black chalk portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white biretta and collar, with faint sketch lines around him.

Portrait of cardinal d'Ossat

Daniel Dumonstier, 1601-46