Contemporary Pencil Sketches

Graphite sketches depicting figures in diverse scenarios, emphasizing composition and form, including scenes of family life and gatherings.

Mother with child on lap and mother with child on arm, Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, paper, h 233 mm × w 228 mm

Black ink drawing by Josef Wopfner showing children and women on a riverbank, emphasizing figures and composition.

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Study of an old woman in rocking chair,sewing, Graphite, Wove, 24 × 20.5 cm (9 7/16 × 8 1/16in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Sitting man on a temple staircase, 1925 Possibly the stairs of the Borobudur. Page 39 from a sketchbook with 67 sheets. Indonesia paper. pencil places and objects of worship ~ Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. exterior ~ representation of a building. sitting figure

James McNeill Whistler, Father and Son, 1895 Father and Son

Mother with child on lap and mother with child on arm, Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, paper, h 233 mm × w 228 mm

Farmhouse in Anrath, Lambert Doomer, 1634 - 1700 drawing paper. ink pen / brush Antreacre

Study of several characters (p.12 of the sketch book). Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Study of several characters (p.12 of the sketch book). Drawing, 1871. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Sketch of dancers (front) Narcisse Diaz de la Pena (1807-1876). Sketch of dancers (front). Graphite pencil on paper.

Study sheet with above some figures, below a funeral procession at the entrance of a church, some figures and a funeral procession., draughtsman: Alexander Schaepkens, 1825 - 1899, paper, pen, brush, h 206 mm × w 154 mm

Figures with stools or tables. In the background a seated figure on a stool. Page 107 From a sketchbook with 58 sheets.

Looking at a painting; verso sketch of a scene at an inn: three figures with a dog.. Andrieux, Clément-Auguste (1829-1881), draughtsman, cartoonist

Figures on the beach. Figures on the beach. Leaf 31 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets.

Fishmarket Scene 1789-1843 England. Graphite on cream laid paper, tipped onto tan wove paper . William Henry Pyne

Eduardo Rosales Gallinas (Drafstman) / 'Death of La Cava'. 1860 - 1861. Pencil, Black ink, Grey-brown ink on wove paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Figure on throne, flanked by two figures, sketch for an unidentified Shakespeareplay, Watercolor, graphite, white wove, 36 × 53 cm (14 3/16 × 20 7/8in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Study for .1212 - illustration for Oliver Goldsmiths The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902), Graphite, Brown wove, 15.2 × 22.9 cm (6 × 9 in.), Made in United States, American, 19th century, Works on Paper - Drawings and Watercolors

Sketch for a stage curtain in The Hague, seen from Opzij, Jurriaan Andriessen, 1803 drawing Design for a theater decor. paper. graphite (mineral). ink pen Melpomene (one of the Muses); 'Melpomene' (Ripa). 'Tragedia' (Ripa). stage design

Study magazine with a woman and two men. Page 43 from a sketchbook with 31 magazines manufactured in The Hague and Rotterdam.

Street with figures, 1923 Page 35 from a sketchbook with 66 sheets. Morocco paper. pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Interior with a man at a table, a cradle and a girl, Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836 - 1896, paper, h 95 mm × w 137 mm

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Cafescene, Graphite, Wove, 22.6 × 30.4 cm (8 7/8 × 11 15/16in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Beach face with figures on the tide line, c. 1850 - c. 1950 Drawing in a frame. Also studies of figures, including women with hats and umbrellas and children playing. Page 3 Recto from a sketchbook with 7 sheets. paper. pencil beach (as place of recreation). in or beside the water (on the beach)

Indian with a turban, seen from the front. Page 66 From a sketchbook with 48 sheets.

John Flaxman, Sheet of Studies (recto and verso) Sheet of Studies recto and verso

Cart and a landscape with trees. Page 30 from a sketchbook with 23 sheets.

Figure with staff. Rear view of a figure at a gate in oriental clothing. Page 15 from a sketchbook with 51 sheets.

Dancer for a group of spectators. Leaf 14 Recto from sketchbook XIX with 22 sheets.

A look at the image; Verso sketch of the scene in the obergone: three characters with a dog; Andrieux, Clément-Auguste (1829-1881); around 1850 (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw - 1860-1940) - collection, female acts, paintings, paintings in composition, artists' studios, dogs, French drawings, genre scenes, interiors

Mr Scholtz, Julius (1825-1893); around 1850 (1845-00-00-1855-00-00);

Study of Jacopo Brought before His Father, the Doge, for "The Two Foscari" 1847 Eugène Delacroix French Delacroix interpreted a moment of high drama in this sketch based on "The Two Foscari," a tragic play by the British poet Lord Byron. The Doge, seated on the throne, has sentenced his son Jacopo to torture and then exile for treason. His wife, doubled over in grief, clutches Jacopo and looks entreatingly toward her father-in-law. Delacroix expressed dissatisfaction with the perspective in this composition and put the project on hold until 1854, when he decided to complete the painting for display at the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris.. Study of Jacopo Brought before His Father, the Doge, for "The Two Foscari" 336526

Study for Miles Standish’s Challenge”. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Two Composition Sketches of Collapsing Figure Supported by Two Other Figures (recto); Compositional Sketch of Kneeling Figure Accompanied by Two Other Figures Artist's working dates 1631-1689 Italy. Pen and brown ink (recto), and red chalk with black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper . Baldassare Franceschini

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Study for The Quest of the Holy Grail (series of fifteen paintings for the Boston Public Library, completed in1901), Pen and ink, White wove, 18 × 22.5 cm (7 1/16 × 8 7/8in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Sketch of a country road with a farmer and cow heads, George Hendrik Breitner, 1867 - 1923 drawing paper. chalk

Figure studies, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1903 Figure studies. Page 69 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets made in Amsterdam and Haarlem. Amsterdam paper. pencil standing figure

Sketches of Peg-Legged Men, Pen and ink, Vertical rectangle. Recto: Sketch of a standing man with two peg-legs, with a child on his shoulders and another beside him. Verso: Sketch of a standing man with one peg-leg, leaning on a crutch., Venice, Italy, 1740-50, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Drawing, Portrait of a Seated Man; Italy; red chalk on paper

Art collector, Charles Rochussen, 1884 print At a table on which books and crockery, there is a man with a sheet in his hands that he studies. On the right an old woman with a folder with papers under her arm comes down the stairs. On the right a curtain and weapons. paper photolithography art collector. old woman

Design for a painting, Allegory with musical figures in a garden., draughtsman: Elias van Nijmegen, 1677 - 1755, paper, pen, brush, h 160 mm × w 207 mm

Figure studies. Page 8 From a sketchbook with 23 sheets.

Studieblad.Among other things, a lower leg with boot and a figure study. Page 39 From a sketchbook with 30 sheets.

August Xaver Karl von Pettenkofen created a Gil Blas illustration using brown pen and pencil, showing figures, buildings, and narrative details.

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Man in robe yawning andstretching, Graphite, Brown wove, 22.6 × 15 cm (8 7/8 × 5 7/8in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Study sheet with sketches of persons, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876 - 1924 drawing paper. chalk

Figuurstudies en een koe.Figure studies. Above a man rolls a large object inside. At the top right two men at a wheelbarrow. Bottom left a cow that eats or drinks from a container. Leaf 2 Verso from a sketchbook with 58 sheets.

Figure studies of Women, Joseph Israëls, 1834 - 1911 drawing paper. pencil (other forms of) needlework, e.g.: crocheting, knitting, embroidering. cleaning (the house)

Thoughts of the Moment William Sidney Mount (American, 1807-1868). Thoughts of the Moment, May 1848. Graphite on paper, Sheet: 5 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (14.9 x 22.2 cm). American Art May 1848

The Forge Made 1861 United States. Drypoint in black ink on cream Japanese paper . James McNeill Whistler

A series of pencil sketches by Anton Romako showing various subjects and figures, highlighting composition and form.

Yvette Guilbert-English Series: Saluant le public, 1898. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901). Lithograph;

Group Indians at a lying cow, 1924 - 1925 Page 103 from a sketchbook with 87 sheets. India paper. pencil Asiatic races and peoples: Indians. cow

Bridge with figures on the corner of the Spui and the Rokin in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - 1923 drawing Amsterdam paper. chalk bridge in city across river, canal, etc. (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). urban housing Rokin. Say

Study sheet with figures in the rain, at a table and a man at a horse. Above two men in the rain with opened umbrellas and two men with umbrellas in a doorway. Under a man who loves a triggering horse and three reading men at a table.

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Sheet of sketches of countryfigures, Pen and ink, Brown wove, 22.6 × 15 cm (8 7/8 × 5 7/8in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Matthias Rudolf Toma's pencil sketches depict clothing and poses for a female and two male figures, emphasizing anatomy, posture, and drapery of garments.

Study sheet with various heads, Cornelis Kruseman, 1818 print Study magazine with five different heads of men and women. Amsterdam paper etching drawing, sketch. head (human)

Le proces duministre. Artist: Paul Gavarni, French, 1804-1866

A pencil drawing by Blasius Höfel depicting figure studies, showing gestures, posture, and anatomical details from 1830-1844.

Compositions for the Molenaar, Willem Witsen, 1870 - 1923 drawing paper. pencil miller. drawing, sketch

Drawing, Fountain; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903); USA; graphite on wove paper; 16.6 × 11 cm (6 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

Cattle and heads of a child, 1834 - 1911 Page 15 Verso from a sketchbook with 18 sheets. paper. ink. pencil pen child. head (human). cattle

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 11.5 cm x 14 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

Gustav garlic (1833-1916), salons scene (without date): perspective view. Pencil on cardboard, 24.4 x 22.8 cm (including scan edges) Knoblauch Gustav (1833-1916): Salonszene

Matthias Rudolf Toma's pencil drawing depicts rural life with movement studies, including a resting and standing woman next to a rock, emphasizing gestures, posture, and setting.

Chalk studies by Cecil van Haanen focusing on human figures, poses, and anatomy for compositional practice.

Edelfelt, Albert, Sketch book, 32 leaves, drawing, 21.5 cm x 29.5 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

James McNeill Whistler, Seats, Gray's Inn, c 1886 1888 Seats, Gray's Inn

Les territoriaux (The Local CouncilClerks). Artist: Jacques Villon, French, 1875-1963

On the left, a man sits in an armchair, below a soldier wearing a hat, on the right, a bust of an elderly gentleman wearing glasses., Study sheet with three figures, print maker: David Bles, (mentioned on object), The Hague, 1856, paper, etching, h 92 mm × w 140 mm

Sketch of a building scene with figures. From: A Marken sketchbook. sketches, works on paper

Napolitan fishermen study Ren� Marjolin (1812-1895). Study of Neapolitan fishermen (Italy). Graphite pencil. Paris, museum of romantic life.

A pencil sketch from 1818 by Heinrich Reinhold showing two studies of a farmer wearing a coat, capturing posture and gesture.

Sketches of two women and a man's head. .

Who'll Turn the Grindstone, c. 1850. William Sidney Mount (American, 1807-1868). Graphite;

Study sheet with figures, 1819 - 1849 Among other things, studies of figures on a beach, a man with a stick and women with hats. Page 57 Verso from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. paper. pencil beach (+ landscape with figures, staffage). head-gear: cap (+ women's clothes)

Zimmerman et sa machine. Zimmerman et sa machine

Study for the friend of humble

Jakob Gauermann 1798 red chalk and ink study of a kneeling naked male figure with two male head sketches, showing anatomy, gesture, and expression.

Café Concert Rehearsal; Edgar Degas (French, 1834 - 1917); about 1877; Graphite;

Lady Torrens and Family. Dated: c. 1825. Dimensions: overall (approximate): 22.7 x 18.5 cm (8 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.). Medium: pen and ink. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: William Blake after John Linnell.

Sheet of Slight Studies, One of Two Peasants, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1651 print Japanese paper (handmade paper) etching

Jonas junks the drunken ballad singer , Arrivals & departures, Singers, Intoxication. Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings

Peter Fendi's pencil study shows a standing saint or church father writing, focusing on figure posture, hands, drapery, and head position.

A Group of Children (in Sketch Book With Drawings on Twenty-six Leaves) ca. 1849 Frederic, Lord Leighton British. A Group of Children (in Sketch Book With Drawings on Twenty-six Leaves) 418109

James Ward, Two Studies of a Seated Man Two Studies of a Seated Man

Sheet of figurestudies. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Caricature of Leo Gestel on his sickbed. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1891 - 1941. Measurements: h 254 mm × w 205 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A., 1897, Streetscene, Pen and brown ink, Brown wove, 28.6 × 40.9 cm (11 1/4 × 16 1/8in.), Made in United States, American, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

The Holy Family, Saint Joseph with a Book 1750-1759 Italy. Pen and brown iron gall ink and brush and brown wash, with black chalk (recto) and black chalk (verso) on off-white laid paper, tipped on to ivory laid paper . Giambattista Tiepolo

Girl Pouring Wine. Artist: Attributed to Carl Larsson (Swedish, Stockholm 1853-1919 Falun). Dimensions: Image: 6 9/16 × 5 1/2 in. (16.7 × 14 cm)Sheet: 11 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (28.7 × 19.1 cm). Date: ca. 1870-1919. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Two sketches of a man, David Bles, 1831 - 1899, draughtsman: David Bles, 1831 - 1899, paper, brush, h 175 mm × w 205 mm

Sketch of male and female figures. From: A Marken sketchbook., circa 1871-1873, by Petrus van der Velden. Gift of W. Fergusson Hogg, 1967.

Four persons, draughtsman: Isaac Israels, c. 1905, paper, h 253 mm × w 267 mm

Cityscape with figures, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - 1898 Page 11 from a sketchbook with 21 magazines. Amsterdam paper. chalk city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Amsterdam

Standing and seated figures in a street. Page 64 From a sketchbook with 51 sheets.

Man with Hoed, Johannes Taventrate, 1840 - 1880 drawing Study sheet with three sketches of a bent man with a hat. Signed on the back of an advertising magazine for a 'statuette as a souvenir of the ramps hero' of the Lurasco brothers. paper. ink pen sitting figure

Deathbed with mourners, Antoon Derkinderen, 1869 - 1925 drawing paper. pencil deathbed

Sketchbook Page, Kenyon Cox, American, 1856-1919, Graphite on paper, Hilly landscape with bare trees and a cross-shaped post., USA, May 19, 1875, albums (bound) & books, Sketchbook folio, Sketchbook folio

Figure Composition Study 3, George Romney, 1734-1802, British, undated, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 5 1/2 x 6 5/8 inches (14 x 16.8 cm), figure study, genre subject

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