Classic Sketches and Drawings

A collection of faint sketches and etchings featuring nautical themes, figures, and architectural elements, emphasizing observational detail and artistic technique.

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 32 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk

Abkatsch of the chalk drawing on page 25. Page 24 from a sketchbook with 60 sheets.

Ship with Sailors Artist's working dates 1653-1707 Holland. Graphite with brush and gray wash on ivory laid paper . Willem van de Velde, II

A collection of pencil sketches by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller showing figures, landscapes, and architectural elements, focusing on form, composition, and observational detail.

Etching by Carlo Sacchi depicting the washing of the feet of Mary Magdalene, created between 1630 and 1707.

Stable Boy Running Beside a Draught Horse. Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault; French, 1791-1824. Date: 1818-1819. Dimensions: 222 × 288 mm. Graphite, on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted on cream wove paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Standing figure. Leaf 21 Verso from sketchbook LXVI-B with 25 sheets.

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 32 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk

Water, Possibly De Zee, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Water, possibly the sea. Page 12 from a sketchbook with 43 sheets. South-Holland paper. chalk landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). sea (seascape)

Two studies of a woman and a soldier. Scholtz, Julius (1825-1893), draughtsman, cartoonist

Old Oceans Majesty.. Benjamin West Kilburn (American, 1827 - 1909)

Annotations, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Page 60 from a sketchbook with 30 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil

Groups of figures and a horse-and-car car, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880-1882 Page 3 from a sketchbook with 25 magazines. The Hague paper. chalk. pencil (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart. four-wheeled vehicle drawn by one animal. adult man. adult woman

Abklatch of the chalk drawing on leaf 21 verso. Leaf 22 Recto from sketchbook XI with 30 sheets.

Abklatch of the chalk drawing on leaf 9 recto. Leaf 8 Verso from sketchbook LXIII with 23 sheets.

Study of a pronouncing male nude. .

Etching by Lorenz Strauch showing a view of Nuremberg, created in 1599, depicting city walls, towers, streets, and urban landscape.

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 21. Page 22 from a sketchbook with 54 sheets.

Study, possibly from clouds. Page 2 From a sketchbook with 45 sheets.

Drawing, Figure; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903); USA; graphite on wove paper; 17.3 × 10 cm (6 13/16 × 3 15/16 in.)

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 29 Verso, c. 1890 - c. 1920 Page 30 Recto from sketchbook X with 43 sheets. The Hague paper

Study sheet with heads of soldiers and a woman head with braid. Page 35 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets.

Two faces. Page 10 from a sketchbook with 23 sheets.

Two studies of Hoofden, Matthijs Maris, After 1849 - Before 1917 drawing paper. pencil

Album with scenes from the Venetian life. Album with 44 prints on 42 album blades. Two prints have been folded and placed on one of the album blades. The album contains prints through various print makers with representations that relate to the city of Venice. It concerns 30 prints from the 'Habiti d'Huomeni e Donne Venetiane series ...' published by Giacomo Franco, 1 print by Giacomo Piccini, 4 prints published by Stefano Scolari, 2 prints by Antonio Francesco Lucini and 4 costume prints possible by Domenico Bonavera . Pum seats Band with an in the back of a bract.

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 14 cm x 9 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 Finland

Italian Sketchbook Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823-1880). Italian Sketchbook, 1867-1868. Graphite on tan, medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, 5 x 9 x 7/16 in. (12.7 x 22.9 x 1.1 cm). This sketchbook served as a travel diary for the Hudson River School landscape painter Sanford Robinson Gifford during his journeys in France, Switzerland, and Italy. In this two-page spread depicting the church of Santa Caterina del Sasso, perched precariously on the edge of a cliff overlooking Lake Maggiore in Italy, Giffords precise and assured lines exemplify his skills as a draftsman. A practitioner of plein air sketching, the artist used these drawings as preparatory studies for paintings executed later in his studio. The small framed motifs that appear on this and other pages of the sketchbook show his initial experiments with composition. American Art 1867-1868

Sculpture group of a woman with child, Pieter Idserts (Possible), 1708 - 1781 drawing paper. chalk piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Abkatsch of the chalk drawing on leaf 26 verso. Leaf 27 Recto from sketchbook LXII with 28 sheets.

Drawing of a fauteuil by Adolf Loos on light brown paper, showing design details and proportions, created with pen in 1927.

A pencil drawing by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller from 1827 showing various compositional sketches including human figures, flora, and landscape studies.

Landscape with figures, possibly farmers. Page 27 From a sketchbook with 16 sheets.

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 37a. Page 37b From a sketchbook with 60 sheets.

Sketch sheet with studies of Karpers. Draughtsman: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof (mentioned on object). Dating: 1876 - 1924. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Women on the Rokin in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1903 Page 49 and Page 50 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Amsterdam chalk canals, waters (in city) (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). adult woman Rock

A woman and a Chinese warrior Katsushika, hokusai (1760 1849)

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1888 Page 10 from a sketchbook with 6 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk

Dr. Syntax Loses His Wig 1820 Thomas Rowlandson British. Dr. Syntax Loses His Wig 364017

Fragment of a design with letters for pottery decoration. Draughtsman: Theo Colenbrander. Dating: 13-Jul-1920. Measurements: h 362 mm × w 129 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sketchbook Peter Frederick Rothermel (American, 1817-1895). Sketchbook, 1857. Graphite with ink and watercolor on cream, medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, 5 11/16 x 8 5/8 x 3/8 in. (14.4 x 21.9 x 1 cm). This forty-two-page sketchbook contains drawings by the history painter Peter Frederick Rothermel of scenes in Genazzano, Italy, forty miles east of Rome. He documented the local architecture, sculpture, landscape, and people, while also including sketches for narrative subjects. The costumes and daily life of the townfolk are captured in several skillful figure studies, including this image of a man leaning against a stone wall. American Art 1857

Heads, 1888 drawing Amsterdam paper. pencil head (human)

Composition study and figures, c. 1650 - c. 1799 Page 23 from a sketchbook with 72 pages. Italy (possibly) paper. pencil. ink pen anatomy (non-medical)

Two cups, draughtsman: anonymous, Emilia, 1550 - 1599, paper, h 160 mm × w 100 mm

Branches of a tree and figure studies, 1834 - 1911 Two studies of a woman with a apron. Page 22 Verso from a sketchbook with 30 sheets. paper. pencil trees (+ branch, stick). standing figure - AA - female human figure

Yvette Guilbert--Pessima, from Yvette Guilbert. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec; French, 1864-1901. Date: 1898. Dimensions: 324 × 266 mm (image); 501 × 381 mm (sheet). Lithograph with beige tint stone, on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Combers in a Stormy Sea, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Graphite on yellow-gray paper, Horizontal sketch of combers in a stormy sea, with manuscript color notations., USA, 1890, seascapes, Drawing, Drawing

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 20 Recto, 1875 - 1934 Leaf 19 Verso from sketchbook L with 42 sheets. Paris (possibly) j: paper

Sketchbook William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916). Sketchbook, 1872. Graphite and black, red and white Conté crayon on cream and tan medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, 11 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 11/16 in. (30.2 x 24 x 1.7 cm). William Merritt Chases knack for realistic characterization is evident in these deftly executed informal portraits, possibly representing his fellow students at the Royal Academy in Munich. This sketchbook contains numerous other portraits, as well as figure studies from a life class, rendered with different approaches—the linear style seen here and a softer, tonal one used on other pages. American Art 1872

Figure, possibly on or at a boat, George Hendrik Breitner, 1881 - 1883 Figure, possibly on or at a boat. Page 46 and Page 47 from a sketchbook with 43 sheets. South-Holland paper. chalk ships (in general). adult man

Clouds, cows, a horse's head and a figure, 1822 - 1893 Page 59 Recto from a sketchbook with 36 sheets. paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush Page 59 Recto from a sketchbook with 36 sheets. paper. watercolor (paint). pencil brush

A chalk and pencil sketch by Lucas Stipperger depicting figures in a landscape, emphasizing posture, spacing, and terrain.

Landscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 A figure in the distance. Page 11 from a sketchbook with 67 sheets made in Drenthe. Drenthe paper. chalk landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage) Drenthe

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on leaf 17 verso. Leaf 18 Recto from sketchbook LXIV with 29 sheets.

Study..

Sketchbook John Singer Sargent (American, born Italy, 1856-1925). Sketchbook, 1871-1872. Graphite, charcoal, watercolor and white chalk on paper, Sketchbook: 9 3/16 x 11 7/8 x 1/2 in. (23.3 x 30.2 x 1.3 cm). Regarded as one of the leading portraitists and watercolorists of the Gilded Age, the expatriate John Singer Sargent was also a consummate draftsman. He drew prolifically and precociously from a young age, as evidenced by this sketchbook, which he used while traveling in Germany in 1871-72, at age fifteen. Sargent filled many of the pages with his exercises in copying classical statuary from the famous plaster cast collection of Dresdens Albertinum museum. The sketches show a variety of approaches, from broad, linear strokes to refined tonal modeling. American Art 1871-1872

Two pencil head sketches by an anonymous artist, dated around 1750.

Studies, possibly dead wild or poultry. Leaf 8 Recto from a sketchbook with 15 sheets.

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1893 - 1899 Page 51 from a sketchbook with 28 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk

A pencil sketch by Cecil van Haanen of a seated figure, drawn on construction paper, showing posture and compositional arrangement.

Hours of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Queen of Spain: Fol. 17r, c. 1500. Master of the First Prayerbook of Maximillian (Flemish, c. 1444-1519), and Associates. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 22.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.).

Wolkenlucht, George Hendrik Breitner, 1882 - 1883 Page 22 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil clouds

Sheet of Sketches Architectural and Erotic Drawings Artist's working dates 1781-1827 France. Black chalk and graphite on cream laid paper . Pierre Antoine Mongin

Study magazine. Page 11 from a sketchbook with 19 sheets.

After the Antique: Greek and Amazon. Battista Franco, called Il Semolei; Italian, c. 1510-1561. Date: 1530-1561. Dimensions: 173 x 143 mm. Pen and brown ink on gray-brown laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper, edge mounted on cream wove paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Battista Franco.

Chalk studies by Stefano della Bella showing two women, one seen from the back and the other from the front, around 1633-1634.

Three Sketches of Arches (verso), 1782. Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 25.9 x 36.8 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/2 in.).

John Flaxman, Sheet of Studies of Cloaked Figures Sheet of Studies of Cloaked Figures

Hercules and Cacus. Hercules raises a big club to crazy, lying on the ground in his cave. However, this show can hardly be unfolded because this is a print of only the tone block on the back of a full version of the print (line block and tone block).

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Dragons buttons (main title), 1895. Graphite and ink on transparent rives vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

A study sheet by Johann Christoph Lischka showing male and female figures with detailed studies in dark brown using lead pencil and feather, emphasizing posture and gestures.

Stained glass drawing: emoincon Prosper Lafaye (1806-1883). Stained glass drawing: Scoeta, between 1845 and 1875.

A pencil drawing by Hermann Heller depicting the Latomia near Syracuse, showing rock formations, terrain, and spatial composition.

Landscape with economic buildings from San Martino di Castrozza, Trent; Blaschnik, Arthur (1823-1918); 1853 (18-00-00-18-00-00);Dolomites (Italy - Mountain Range), San Martino di Castrozza (Italy), Schlesisches Museum der Bilden Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, Trento -Pórna Adadyga (Italy - region), Wrocław (Dolnośląskie Voivodeship), Italy ( state), landscapes, landscapes, travel, sketches, hills

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 14.5 cm x 25 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 Finland

Sketches for the Angel Beside 'Charity,' Chapel of St. Bartholomew, New York, Francis Augustus Lathrop, American, 1849 - 1909, Graphite on rough grey-brown paper, Sketch for the angel beside 'Charity,' in the painting in the chapel of St. Bartholomew, New York. Shown in three different attitudes, but the left arm always leaning. Seated in the central and bottom sketches, the angel leans in the top one., USA, 1893 or 1894, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Italian Sketchbook Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823-1880). Italian Sketchbook, 1867-1868. Graphite on tan, medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, 5 x 9 x 7/16 in. (12.7 x 22.9 x 1.1 cm). This sketchbook served as a travel diary for the Hudson River School landscape painter Sanford Robinson Gifford during his journeys in France, Switzerland, and Italy. In this two-page spread depicting the church of Santa Caterina del Sasso, perched precariously on the edge of a cliff overlooking Lake Maggiore in Italy, Giffords precise and assured lines exemplify his skills as a draftsman. A practitioner of plein air sketching, the artist used these drawings as preparatory studies for paintings executed later in his studio. The small framed motifs that appear on this and other pages of the sketchbook show his initial experiments with composition. American Art 1867-1868

Studie voor een compostie met een knielende geestelijke. Schetsbladen met figuurstudies (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Draughtsman: Dionisio Guerri. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Place: Verona. Measurements: h 405 mm × w 256 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A firm paper graphite sketch by Francesco Borromini showing figure studies, mens portraits, and speeches associated with Chigi-Monti.

Floating Iceberg, Labrador, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826-1900, Brush and oil, graphite on cardboard, Horizontal format of a white and pale blue iceberg rising from a dark blue ocean. Sky indicated in pale orange and blue., USA, June or July 1859, seascapes, Drawing, Drawing

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 13 cm x 20.5 cm, Edelfelt, Albert, timing: untimed, Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt 1854 - 1905, Finnish painter. Painting in a naturalistic style and with a Realist approach to art. He lived in Finland

Christoph Bathori. Fürst in Siebenbürgen (Krzysztof Batory Prince of Transylvania) Wrong Signature. The Portrait Presents Jerzy Mniszch Kilian, Lucas (1579 1637)

Drawing of angels by Antoni Viladomat. S.XVIII. Museum: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya (MNAC), Barcelona, SPAIN.

Study. Study. Page 120 from a sketchbook with 70 sheets.

Jules Bastien-Lepage, Various Studies of Heads on the Same Sheet (Diverses études de têtes sur la meme feuille), 1858-1884, drypoint.

Annotation, George Hendrik Breitner, 1892 Page 1, Voorste Schutblad, from a sketchbook with 20 magazines. Amsterdam paper. pencil

Lying couple in hug, Gustav Klimt -, artist

Study, possibly of a cow, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 60, Rear Schutblad, from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk cow

Pencil studies by Moritz von Schwind focusing on hands in various positions, capturing anatomy, posture, and gesture, 1852-1864.

Right under corner of a print of the scene of Cebes, Philips Galle, After Frans Floris (I), 1561 - 1596 print Allegory about the salvation road of man. Life as a city with three walled sites, with a temple in the middle. At the outer gate the souls of children are waiting, ready to enter adult life. Before entering, they get something to drink from temptation (seductio), which makes them ignorant. The first walled site shows all kinds of transfers and distractions, such as prejudice (opinion), desire (cupiduas), doubt (error) and ignorance (ignorantia). They prevent the youthful person from penetrating further to the next circle. Only by following the personifications of repentance (Poenitentia), Hope (Spes) and Good desire (Bonnnem Desiderium) can people gain access to the second circle. There he is taught in all forms of worldly knowledge. On the left are the seven Artes Liberales and on the right various scholars debate. Man is put to the test in this circle and confronted with fals

PORTRET VAN JANE BURNETT; Jane Burnett. .

Second Millenium, Anonymous, 1667 - 1672 print Second millenium presented as three shelves: Ninias, tower of Babel and flood. Part of a Prentalbum composed of 21 prints from the world history of Johannes Buno of 1672. paper etching / engraving death of Semiramis: she is slain by her son Ninias in front of Ninus' tomb. the Tower of Babel. the Flood and destruction of mankind ~ story of Noah (Genesis 7:10 - 8:17)

Study of a floating angel, Domenichino, 1613 - 1623 drawing paper. chalk angels

Sketchbook with 43 magazines, Albert Neuhuys (1844-1914), 1854 - 1914 Sketchbook consisting of 43 magazines with figures in (farmers) interiors, mainly mothers with children and crafting women, landscapes, figure studies and animals. Laren (possibly) paper. boekband: cardboard. boekband: linen (material). boekband: leather. chalk. pencil brush interior of the house. farmers. landscapes. anatomy (non-medical)

Sketchbook Peter Frederick Rothermel (American, 1817-1895). Sketchbook, 1857. Graphite with ink and watercolor on cream, medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, 5 11/16 x 8 5/8 x 3/8 in. (14.4 x 21.9 x 1 cm). This forty-two-page sketchbook contains drawings by the history painter Peter Frederick Rothermel of scenes in Genazzano, Italy, forty miles east of Rome. He documented the local architecture, sculpture, landscape, and people, while also including sketches for narrative subjects. The costumes and daily life of the townfolk are captured in several skillful figure studies, including this image of a man leaning against a stone wall. American Art 1857

COROT Drawings Book: Figures in a Landscape with a Dog (Page 9) Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875). COROT Drawings Book: Figures in a landscape with a dog (page 9). Pencil.

Woman with hat, seen on the back. Page 81 From a sketchbook with 46 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam, Haarlem and Antwerp.

Animal study (p. 37 of the sketchbook). Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Animal study (p. 37 of the sketchbook). Drawing, 1871. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Abklatsch of the chalk drawing on page 10, c. 1886 - c. 1903 Page 11 from sketchbook XLVII with 52 pages. Amsterdam paper

Drawing, Figure; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903); USA; graphite on wove paper; 17.5 × 10.3 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/16 in.)

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