Artistic Object Sketches

Detailed sketches and studies of various artistic objects, including spurs, trivets, and ornaments, highlighting craftsmanship in design and drawing techniques.

illustration by Max Ernst, for 'Misfortunes of the Immortals'. by Paul Éluard. This image illustrates the surrealist poem by Éluard 1922

Ink-stone and pen-stand, 1808, Woodcuts, Surimono

Dennenaalden, Anonymous, 1840 - 1845 photograph. photogram England paper

fine arts, China, 13th Arhat, brass rubbing after painting of the 16 Arhat by Guan Hsiu, height: 112 cm, 11th century / 12th century, Museum Hantshou, Tche-King,

Alton K Skillin, Carved Cat Head (Detail), c 1936 Carved Cat Head (Detail)

Drapery study. Draughtsman: Simon Andreas Krausz. Dating: 1770 - 1825. Measurements: h 160 mm × w 166 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Cock Weather Vane. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 23.1 cm (11 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 21" high; 21" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Stonefield.

Snake goddess, Cretan, 16th century B.C., ivory and gold , Figurines, Antiquities, Goddesses, Snakes. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Photograph by Hermann Kaiser, 1937, showing carved wood figures, depicting human and animal forms arranged on a display surface.

Spur. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 22.9 cm (11 1/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hazel Sheckler.

Hose, draughtsman: Jean Bernard, 1775 - 1833, paper, h 190 mm × w 362 mm

Illustration with naked female holy standing by Boom by poem in the collection of poem by Paul Verlaine, Maurice Denis, 1895 print print maker: Francepublisher: Parisprinter: Paris paper female saints

Untitled Sketch of a reaching hand. Untitled Detail sketches of hand. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1935 - 1936. Measurements: h 147 mm × w 101 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sores and diseased skin on the leg of a woman. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, ca. 1850.

From Livre du Roy Modus" the Most Ancient of all Works on Hawking and Falconry

illustration of English tales, folk tales, and ballads.

Corn Husk Doll. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 8 1/4" high, 4 3/4" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacob Gielens.

17th Century tarot cards by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1632-1718). Originating from Bologna.

A woman wearing a large hat posed against a doodled geometric background. Drawing on a postcard by George Ranstead, an amateur artist who served in the Army Pay Corps during World War I. circa 1916

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Barte brocte (main title), 1912. Graphite. Ink on Rives Transparent Verry. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

'Weeping Head with Handkerchief (I). Postscript of «Guernica»', 1937, Ink on paper, 25,3 x 17,1 cm, DE00009. Author: PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973). Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARTE REINA SOFIA-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Bec de Lieure, from Le Clerc, L'appareil commode en faveur des jeunes chirurgiens, 1700

Wood Carving. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 26.8 cm (14 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gerard Barnett.

Grüne Eidechse. Artist: Josef Maria Eder (Austrian, Krems an der Donau, 1855-1944 Kitzbühel); Eduard Valenta (Austrian, 1857-1937). Dimensions: Image: 3 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (9.2 × 15.9 cm)Plate: 4 15/16 × 7 7/16 in. (12.5 × 18.9 cm)Sheet: 13 7/8 × 19 5/8 in. (35.2 × 49.9 cm). Date: 1896.Eder was the director of an institute for graphic processes and the author of an early history of photography. With the photochemist Valenta, he produced a portfolio in January 1896, less than a month after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen published his discovery of X-rays. Eder and Valenta's volume, from which this plate derives, demonstrated the X-ray's magical ability to reveal the hidden structure of living things. Human hands and feet, fish, frogs, a snake, a chameleon, a lizard, a rat, and a newborn rabbit are all presented in exquisitely printed photo-gravures, as are carved cameos and an assortment of natural materials. In an era when photography's ability to accurately depict the visible world had become

Piece 18th century possibly French. Piece 225153

Book design illustration for Alexander Cohen's From Anarchy to Monarchy: Two hands reaching towards the sky. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1891 - 1941. Measurements: h 131 mm × w 193 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Swinging Fan. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 36.2 x 44.3 cm (14 1/4 x 17 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Al Curry.

Fleet Numberheim a thief and murderer Franz de Paula Zaglauer von Nazeheim, executed by the bike on March , Johann Hieronymus Delete Kohl -, publishing house

Skin inflamation on the site of a tattoo

A pencil, ink, brush, and watercolor drawing by Karl Hassmann depicting the Rebach stream, including water flow, banks, and surrounding landscape.

Harry Jennings, Tie back, c 1938 Tie-back

Stern Piece: Eagle. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 38.1 x 54.7 cm (15 x 21 9/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 66" wide. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mary E. Humes.

Cape. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 45.5 x 37.8 cm (17 15/16 x 14 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Melita Hofmann.

Slides and Buckles. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mary Fitzgerald.

Baby Buggy. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 45.6 x 60.5 cm (17 15/16 x 23 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Einar Heiberg.

Woodcut, Anatomical Fugitive Sheet, c.1540

Snow Crystal. Artist: Wilson Alwyn Bentley (American, 1865-1931). Dimensions: Image: 2 15/16 × 3 1/8 in. (7.4 × 7.9 cm)Sheet: 3 × 4 in. (7.6 × 10.2 cm). Date: 1890s-1920s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Eagle. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 34.6 x 44.5 cm (13 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Betty Fuerst.

Lazio Roma Subiaco Monastery of S. Scolastica Archaeological Museum0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Antiquities: Views of antiquities in museum, including sarcophagi, plates, vases, coins. General Notes: Hutzel guide says we have negatives, but we cannot find them. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Hotei Within his Sack, 1800, Kōgan Gengei, Japanese, 1748 - 1821, 16 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (41.91 x 52.71 cm) (image)48 3/4 x 21 15/16 in. (123.83 x 55.72 cm) (without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 19th century, Budai (Jp. Hotei) grins broadly as he sits enveloped in his large bag. Budai was an eccentric Tang-dynasty (618-907) itinerant monk who was skilled at ink painting. His nickname, which literally translates to 'jute bag,' refers to the large traveling sack he used for carrying belongings and food as well as accepting alms. He is often depicted with a large belly and a broad smile to reflect his cheery nature. In Japan, he became part of the seven gods of fortune and was associated with wealth and prosperity. Within Chan (Jp. Zen) Buddhism, Budai was considered the incarnation of Maitreya, the present bodhisattva and future Buddha.

Fluter. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 23.9 x 30.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank J. Mace.

Auguste Vacquerie (1819-1895). Victor Hugo's hand. Salted paper/negative glass paper with collodion. 1853-1854. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 77378-14 Ring, French writer, hand

Twee Handen, Jean François Janinet, after Pierre Thomas Le Clerc, 1773 - 1777 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper hand

Arthur P Reynolds, Spur, c 1939 Spur

Stag Beetle; Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471 - 1528; 1505; Watercolor and gouache; upper left corner of paper added, with tip of left antenna painted in by a later hand; 14.1 x 11.4 cm (5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.), Framed: 30.5 x 25.1 cm (12 x 9 7/8 in.)

Egyptian relief sculpture: two cranes. Draughtsman: Willem de Famars Testas. Dating: 1844 - 1896. Measurements: h 262 mm × w 235 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Academy study after a plaster of an antique image: Detail study of a foot, Johannes Taventrate, After Anonymous, 1819 - 1881 drawing paper. chalk piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ ceramics ~ arts)

Studies of feet; Peter Paul Rubens drawing book.

Bitis atropos (Berg adder). Draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon (attributed to). Dating: Oct-1777 - Mar-1786. Measurements: h 660 mm × w 480 mm; h 266 mm × w 424 mm; h 222 mm × w 406 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

An engraving depicting hands pointing. Dated 19th century

Gate. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 55.8 x 71 cm (21 15/16 x 27 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 41 3/8" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.

Skeleton Marionette. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 50 x 33.3 cm (19 11/16 x 13 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 20" high. Medium: watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George File.

Skull. Chalk drawing, 18--().

'Untitled/Surikov'. Russia, Moscow, 1984. Dimensions: 41,7x29,7 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Dmitry Prigov.

Rhine, Rembrandt van, Bickham jr., George, The shell (Conus marmoreus), The shell, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 95 mm, width 129 mm, English, 1706 - 1771, print maker, 1700 - 1758, paper, etching, Work conception, Northern Dutch, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08

Prosthesis, 16th century; A. Pare

Shell Spiral John Bunker (20th C. American) Pen and ink

Rohscan

Ale Cans. Jasper Johns (b.1930). Lithograph in colours. Printed in 1964. 57.8 x 45cm.

Bliżej Kultury Verlag Gerlach & Schenk in Vienna (1882 1901)

Fossil bones of an aurochs, found during the flood, 1809. Draughtsman: Hendrik Hoogers (mentioned on object). Dating: 1809. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 118 mm × w 160 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Bliżej Kultury Radius AB, Kaunas, Jurkun, Vilius, (1944 )

Bol van de rode lelie (Lilium). Kliester-Bol van krul-lelie. / Radix floris martagon. constantinopolitani / ognon de martagon. (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 243 mm × w 151 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Collar. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 40.9 x 34.2 cm (16 1/8 x 13 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 44" long. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Marie Alain.

Garnaal. Dieren (series title). Draughtsman: Jan Augustin van der Goes. Dating: 1690 - 1700. Measurements: h 50 mm × w 66 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Animalia Volatilia et Amphibia (Aier): Plate XLVIII. Dated: c. 1575/1580. Dimensions: page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joris Hoefnagel.

Pike. Draughtsman: Jean Bernard. Dating: 19-Mar-1796. Measurements: h 90 mm × w 200 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

VASIJA EN FORMA DE HACHA . CULTURA COLIMENSE. - COLECCION DIEGO RIVERA. ARTE PRECOLOMBINO DEL OCCIDENTE DE MEXICO, LAMINA 105. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Puttertje, anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1675 A window with an email painting of a birdhouse with a putter. The bird has a rope in its beak to which a miniature water bucket hangs. glass. lead (metal). A window with an email painting of a birdhouse with a putter. The bird has a rope in its beak to which a miniature water bucket hangs. glass. lead (metal).

Studies for the Instruction of Painters, two suites. Rome, c. 1630, Print made by Oliverio Gatti, 1568-1651, Italian, after Giovanni Guercino, 1591-1666, Italian, Published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi, 1627-1691, Italian, undated, Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 1/2 inches (22.2 × 31.8 cm) and Binding: 9 inches (22.9 cm)

Netherlands, Weissenbruch, Isaac, Boy waving his arms, print, prints, height 88 mm, width 70 mm, Dutch, 1826-08-27 - 1912-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1912, paper, papier, houtgravure

Lovebirds. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes. Dating: 10-Oct-1785 - 14-Feb-1786. Place: Sri Lanka. Measurements: h 195 mm × w 155 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A winged insect emerging from its pupa. Coloured etching.

Study of a left foot, seen from the front. Draughtsman: Agostino Carracci (attributed to). Dating: 1567 - 1602. Measurements: h 76 mm × w 110 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Walter de Milemete was an English scholar who wrote a treatise on Kingship for the young prince Edward, later king Edward III of England, called 'De nobilitatibus, sapientiis, et prudentiis regum' (1326). The Treatise includes images of siege weapons and what is probably the first illustration of a firearm: a pot-de-fer ('iron pot'). One of the marginal border illustrations in the Milemete Treatise shows a soldier firing a large vase-shaped cannon, the arrow-shaped projectile is seen projecting from the canon which is pointed at a fortification.

EL GUANTE - 1967 - ACRILICO SOBRE TELA - POP ART. Author: DOMENICO GNOLI. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Genève. Switzerland.

Model of decorated letters and numbers (composition made using human figures) Claude-Louis Desray or Desray (1746-1816), French draftsman. Model of decorated letters and numbers (composition made using human figures). Feather, lavis, cream paper. Between 1746-and 1816. Paris, Carnavalet Museum

Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate XV. Dated: c. 1575/1580. Dimensions: page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joris Hoefnagel.

Gothic stone V

Animalia Aqvatilia et Cochiliata (Aqva): Plate LV. Dated: c. 1575/1580. Dimensions: page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joris Hoefnagel.

Study of a Cast of a Foot, Joseph Benwell Clark (Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England, 1857 - 1938) 1880

Ransuil. Mochuelo (title on object). Lombard album (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1560 - 1585. Place: Nederlanden. Measurements: h 165 mm × w 201 mm × h 185 mm × w 220 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

'In all probabilty something of this sort', 1852. Artist: John Leech.

Animalia Qvadrvpedia et Reptilia (Terra): Plate LXI. Dated: c. 1575/1580. Dimensions: page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joris Hoefnagel.

AZULEJERIA BRANCA EN CARNE VIVA-2002-Oleo sobre tela y poliuretano sobre aluminio y madera 270x200x4. Author: ADRIANA VAREJAO (1964-). Location: GALERIA SOLEDAD LORENZO. MADRID. SPAIN.

GARZA. CULTURA COLIMENSE. - COLECCION DIEGO RIVERA. ARTE PRECOLOMBINO DEL OCCIDENTE DE MEXICO, LAMINA 99. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.

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