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Abstract Sketches of Figures and Landscapes

A collection of sketches featuring abstract representations of figures in various settings, landscapes, and architectural elements with a focus on line and form.

Houses and figures on a quay, 1890 - 1946 Page 31 Recto from a sketchbook with 47 sheets. paper. chalk quay
Houses and figures on a quay, 1890 - 1946 Page 31 Recto from a sketchbook with 47 sheets. paper. chalk quay
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Figures at a street lamp, 1881 - c. 1885 The figures may be on a square with trees. Page 48 from a sketchbook with 26 sheets. chalk street lighting. street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). treesEdelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 12.5 cm x 20.5 cm, Edelfelt, Albert, Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 - 1905, Finnish painter. Painting in a naturalistic style and with a Realist approach to art. He lived in FinlandLandscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1910 Page 9 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets. Noord-Holland (possibly) paper. chalk landscapes. treesArchitecture study, c. 1890 Page 26 Verso from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. paper. chalk architectureAlexander Rothaug produced different sketches in pencil and ink around spring 1901, focusing on composition and figure studies.Anonymous. "The hospitality of Abraham". Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 112280-26 Chretian art, Christianity, preparation, religious history, Christian iconography, religious iconography, icon, Christian religion, Orthodox religionFigure studies and possibly a tree. Page 16 from a sketchbook with 18 sheets.Head and shoulders of a man with a rake.Studies of a Poon, with color notes, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876 - 1924 drawing paper. chalk bony fishes: gurnardFigure Study, 1919 Page 7 Recto from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. paper. ink pen anatomy (non-medical)Pencil self-portrait by Franz Kafka depicting himself as a night converter, showing facial features and posture.Illustration 'Home (16)' by Wilhelm Busch depicting Mr. and Mrs. Knopp, drawn in brown feder on brownish paper mounted on white portpaper with black-brown border, 1875-1877.Figures on a sailboat. Leaf 76 Verso from a sketchbook with 76 sheets.Figure studies. Left figures, possibly seated. On the right a men's head. Page 15 and page 16 from a sketchbook with 27 sheetsCaricature of the painter Konstanty Wróblewski and two small landscape sketches. Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936), draughtsman, cartoonistDesign for a fork, c. 1864 - c. 1894 Design for a fork, from below and from the side. Paris tracing paper. pencilStanding woman. She is possible in a narrow space. Leaf 18 Verso from sketchbook LVII with 29 sheets.Ex libris for J. Slagter (design). Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: c. 1935 - c. 1940. Measurements: h 135 mm × w 197 mm; h 80 mm × w 55 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 8 cm x 12 cm, Edelfelt, Albert, Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 - 1905, Finnish painter. Painting in a naturalistic style and with a Realist approach to art. He lived in FinlandCrucifixion Ren� Marjolin (1812-1895). Crucifixion. Graphite pencil. Paris, museum of romantic life.Portrait of Aristride Maillol, c. 1890. József Rippl-Ronai (Hungarian, 1861-1927). Brown ink highlighted with transparent watercolor and gouache; sheet: 32.2 x 18.8 cm (12 11/16 x 7 3/8 in.).Chalk drawing sheet by Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli showing two studies of King David and two additional half-figures, executed on gray-green paper with white highlights.Landscape with figures, 1848 - 1888 Page 47 Recto from a sketchbook with 53 sheets. paper. pencil landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)Announcement for an exhibition in Utrecht, c. 1895 Also a study of a girl with a hat. Page 1 recto from a sketchbook with 23 sheets. paper. chalk printed matter. girl (child between toddler and youth)Figure in a church interior, 1827 - 1891 Page 4 Recto from a sketchbook with 11 sheets. paper. pencil interior of churchCeux de la priemiere heure. "Sire! ou en somme-nous de "la guerre fraiche et joyeuse"...". Dated: c. 1914/1919. Dimensions: overall: 28.8 x 50.2 cm (11 5/16 x 19 3/4 in.). Medium: black crayon on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JEAN LOUIS FORAIN.Le Fou. Dated: 1895. Dimensions: image: 22 1/2 x 17 13/16 in. (57.1 x 45.3 cm). Medium: lithograph in black on velin paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.Man with an object, to the left. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: c. 1876 - c. 1886. Place: The Hague. Measurements: h 108 mm × w 86 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Study magazine, among other things with a water carrier. Also studies of figures in Eastern clothing and a figure at a saddled horse. Page 78 from a sketchbook with 54 sheets.Study of a hand with a bowl. .Landscape, possibly a coastal sight. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1882. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 116 mm × w 196 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Frosinone Woman Hairstyle Ren� Marjolin (1812-1895). Frosinone woman's hairstyle. Graphite pencil. Paris, museum of romantic life.Portrait of Bulgarian duke with heraldic flag in hand. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistStudy of a man pushing a plow. Artist: Félicien Rops (Belgian, Namur 1833-1898 Essonnes). Dimensions: sheet: 5-7/8 x 4-1/8. Date: ca. 1870. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Chairs for the Boutique Fouquet (dummy title)Alfred Rethel depicted a small family scene and a study of a vaulted captain with decorated chapter using pencil on brown paper around 1852, showing figures, posture, and architectural details.George Romney, 1734-1802, British, David Playing the Harp, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.Man sitting on a stool, seen from behind. Draughtsman: Jozef Israëls. Dating: 1834 - 1911. Measurements: h 235 mm × w 145 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Stone baptismal font from Gromnik unknownSeated Pierrot, Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1844 - 1878 drawing paper. pencil. chalk Costume internship. Types in 'Commedia dell'Arte'Figuren in toga's.Also a study of a figure at a portal. The sketch may depict a scene from a theater piece. Page 67 From a sketchbook with 58 sheets.Self-portrait in 3/4 from the back. Witkiewicz, Stanisław (1851-1915), draughtsman, cartoonistCoal sketch by Franz von Pausinger from 1881 depicting Crown Prince Rudolf during an orientation trip with landscape and figure elements on paper.Sketches of Six Heads in Profile (caricatures) (recto); Sketch of Head and Blank Rectangle (verso) Félicien Rops Belgian. Sketches of Six Heads in Profile (caricatures) (recto); Sketch of Head and Blank Rectangle (verso). Félicien Rops (Belgian, Namur 1833-1898 Essonnes). Graphite and black chalk on paper. DrawingsFigure studies of Oosterlingen, 1888 The figures wear different types of oriental clothing. Page 72 from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. Istanbul chalk Asiatic races and peoples. standing figureSketch of a barrel organ. Draughtsman: Jac van Looij. Dating: 1865 - 1930. Measurements: h 171 mm × w 104 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Standing figures, George Hendrik Breitner, 1910 Figure studies. Page 70 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk standing figure. adult woman. adult manKing of Hearts, from the Transparent Playing Cards series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros. 1888 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Playing cards issued as trade cards from the series "Transparent Playing Cards" (N233), issued in 1888 to promote Kinney Bros. Cigarettes for Kinney Tobacco Company. Some card versos state that there are 52 cards included in the deck whereas other versos confirm the number at 53. Each card verso reads, "Hold to the light/ Read your fortune.". King of Hearts, from the Transparent Playing Cards series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyView of a garden pond and a fountain with triton. Draughtsman: Dionys van Nijmegen. Dating: 1715 - 1798. Measurements: h 394 mm × w 268 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Sailing ship and a figure seated in the top of a shipwhast. Leaf 49 Recto from a sketchbook with 55 sheets.Winslow Homer, Head with Sailor Hat, c. 1886, chalk on blue-gray wove paper.Beheading of John the Baptist. Draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn. Dating: c. 1640 - c. 1641. Place: Amsterdam. Measurements: h 156 mm × w 201 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Martin, Johan Fredrik, work name: Stockholm mähtynä from Mosebacke 1805, According to Elias Martin, 1805, mezzotinto, graphics, plate 46.5x72, picture 44x70.3, sheet 50.1x75.5 (cut)George Romney, 1734-1802, British, Apparition of Noah for the Temptation of Christ, undated. Brown ink with graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper.Sitting Pierrot. .Maandblad Verf en Kunst van P.A. Regnault (ontwerp) (title on object). Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: in or after 1931 - in or before 1941. Measurements: h 153 mm × w 105 mm; h 120 mm × w 80 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Study of an arm. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1891 - 1941. Measurements: h 163 mm × w 212 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Victor Hugo (1802-1885). "Stone key to Clermont (Oise)". Graphite pencil on woven paper. 1834. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. Hauteville House. 74627-22 Stone key, graphite pencil, drawing, romantic movement, vellum paper, romanticismDesign for a chair, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874 - 1945 drawing paper. ink. pencil pen chairAugust Xaver Karl von Pettenkofen depicted a grinding wheel in pencil, focusing on mechanical and structural details.Figure studies. Possibly studied on a bridge at the Nieuwendijk. Page 19 From a sketchbook with 15 sheets.Portrait of an unknown woman, 1875 - 1934 Leaf 10 Verso from sketchbook LXVIII with 11 sheets. The Hague (possibly) paper. chalk adult woman. stage costumeDrawing of a stained glass window: Character with a coat on the shoulders and holding a stick Prosper Lafaye (1806-1883). Stained glass drawing: character with a coat on the shoulders and holding a stick, between 1845 and 1875.Three standing figures, 1921 - 1922 Leaf 5 Recto from Sketchbook XIX with 22 sheets. Dutch East Indies, The paper. pencil Asiatic races and peoples. standing figure Dutch East Indies, TheWipmolen in Gorinchem, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Possibly the Oostmolen or the West Mill. Page 142 from a sketchbook with 72 sheets. Gorinchem paper. pencil windmill Westmole. OostmoleDrawing, Drapery Study; Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849 - 1909); USA; graphite on tracing paper; 18.7 × 12.6 cm (7 3/8 × 4 15/16 in.); 1914-38-160Portrait-load of a man disguised as a solder and profile (Jarousse)Studies, including figure studies, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1906 - 1923 Studies, including studies of women. Page 2 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Amsterdam and Haarlem. Amsterdam paper. pencil adult womanGeorge Romney, 1734-1802, British, Charity, undated. Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.A pencil drawing from 1859 by Carl Pischinger of a saddle, focusing on its form and details.Drawing, Earthenware Jar; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903); USA; graphite on wove paper; 20.7 × 11.9 cm (8 1/8 × 4 11/16 in.)Basket of food. Scholtz, Julius (1825-1893), draughtsman, cartoonistDraft by Anton Hanak for a Gustav Mahler monument including a flame motif on the Schwarzenberg wall, drawn in blue ink in his sketchbook between 1925 and 1933.Bliżej Kultury Wyspiański, Stanisław (1869 1907)Detail studies of fish. Draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof. Dating: 1876 - 1924. Measurements: h 280 mm × w 213 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Sphinx with Reclining Figures in Foreground. Dimensions: overall: 16.8 x 14.4 cm (6 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.). Medium: graphite. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JOHN FLAXMAN.Coconut Palm, Jamaica, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900, Graphite on greenish-gray paper, Vertical view of the trunk and lower bough of a coconut palm tree., Jamaica, June 14, 1865, nature studies, Drawing, DrawingSketch book for "Travel for the Eternity": Death Character Studies JJ Grandville (1803-1847). Sketch book for Voyage for the Eternity: studies of the character's character. Feather and brown ink. Around 1830.Soldier and horse, James Ensor, circa 1880 - 1949, drawing, between circa 1879 and circa 1885, Belgian ArtCan with ear in the form of a figure. .Two studies of a hunter, Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770 - 1825 drawing paper. pencilHorse leg. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: c. 1882 - c. 1912 and/or 1887 - 1891. Place: Gelderland. Measurements: h 128 mm × w 78 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Heads of people' by Tristan Tzara (1896-1963). Private Collection, Crayon on pink paper circa 1960Study of a fish and scales. Draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof. Dating: 1876 - 1924. Measurements: h 356 mm × w 280 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Blue ink draft by Anton Hanak outlining a Gustav Mahler monument, with annotations and design notes from his sketchbook spanning 1925 to 1933.Lying man, possibly Willem van Beelen. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1880 - 1882. Place: Rotterdam. Measurements: h 99 mm × w 163 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Father Time, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Recto: Graphite on off-white wove paper, laid down Verso: Grapite, brush and wash on off-white wove paper, Recto: Horizontal view of the figure of a bearded old man with his right arm turning a grindstone, his rusty and chipped sycthe lying across a trestle, and his left foot tramping on an irregular shape which is inscribed: SPAIN., Verso: Sailing boats., USA, 1874, figures, Drawing, DrawingStiehl Otto (1860-1940): Sketch and photo album 11: St. Stephan, MainzSketch of a woman with glasses and a cap. Draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof. Dating: 1876 - 1924. Measurements: h 162 mm × w 131 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Woman fills a bucket with water. Man rests on haystack. Men sit on a rock. Woman holds baskets. People resting on the ground.. Morland, George, 1763-1804. Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769-1843. Prints, Drawings. 1819. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Clothing and dress , British, Figure drawing , Technique, Landscape painting , Technique, Country life in art, Rural population , Great Britain , ClothingConductor standing behind a standard with a score, c. 1894 Page 14 Recto from a sketchbook with 35 sheets. paper. pencil conductor ~ musicRunning man, left, seen from aside ..Godefroy Cavaignac on his deathbed; funerary monument; allegorical figure Philippe-Auguste Jeanron (1808-1877). Godefroy Cavaignac on his deathbed; funerary monument; allegorical figure. Feather and brush on blue paper.Study for a MetalSculpture. Artist: John Henry Bradley Storrs, American, 1885-1956Kneeled potato slots. For her a basket. In the distance buildings. Page 19 From a sketchbook with 44 sheets.Le Jardin de Périclès. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796 - 1875)Schjerfbeck, Helene, work, Woman and snake, 1877-1878, marker on paper, drawing, 14 cm x 14.3 cm, Helena Sofia Helene Schjerfbeck 1862 - 1946, Finnish modernist painter, known for her realist works, self-portraits, landscapes and still lifes, finland.Page 159 and page 160 from a diary used as a sketchbook with 80 pages, View in Amsterdam., draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner, Amsterdam, 1893, paperTwo Standing Figures, George Romney, 1734-1802, British, undated, Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 3 1/8 × 2 5/8 inches (7.9 × 6.7 cm), cloak, figures, genre subject, standingPencil sketches by Anton Romako including studies of a clergyman and other subjects, showing detailed observational drawing.