Figurative Drawings from the Past

Drawings capturing female figures in various poses, utilizing graphite and pencil to explore traditional female representations.

Artist: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840-1917, Nude Standing, RightProfile, Graphite and slight pink watercolor, sheet: 32.8 × 24.8 cm (12 15/16 × 9 3/4in.), French, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Scheppig Carl (1803-1885), sketchbook "Travel notes collected on the Rhine in France and Italy" (1833-1835): Pencil on paper, 16.6 x 9.8 cm (including scan edges) Scheppig Carl (1803-1885): Skizzenbuch »Reisenotizen gesammelt am Rhein in Frankreich und Italien«: Ornamentik

Head of a man with a beard and fake hair.Leaf 32 Recto from a sketchbook with 42 sheets.

A Drawing Room Scene.. Unknown

The Sixth Patriarch of Zen at the Moment of Enlightenment 1635-45 Kano Tan'y Japanese This small image, executed with a few brushstrokes in light ink, is Kano Tan'y's reiteration of a legendary painting of the early thirteenth century by the renowned Southern Song Chinese painter Liang Kai (now in the Tokyo National Museum). It illustrates a Zen parable regarding Hui-neng (638-713), the sixth patriarch of Zen (Chan in Chinese), who suddenly found enlightenment as he was about to split a bamboo branch for firewood.Tan'y, the leader of the Kano school painters in Edo, kept copious pictorial records of works that he examined. Here, while clearly inspired by Liang Kai's painting, he skillfully manipulated broad ink washes to indicate the upper and lower parts of the body and eliminated details, leaving much to the viewer's imagination. The painting bears an inscription by Takuan Sh (1573-1645), one of the most prominent Zen monks in Japan's history, referring to a single strike of a k

Delia clasp of copperplate Wilhelm Hondius depicting Janusz Radziwi (1652), il. in: Józef Oski, engravings of Polish and foreign engravings of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries ... (Warsaw, 1878-); Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1915 (not after 27.11.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);

Verso: sleigh with a barrel and a sheaf, study for the painting Return from the horse fair" (1881). Brandt, Józef (1841-1915), draughtsman, cartoonist

Bull Gustav (1807-1880), picture frame (1844): View. Pencil watercolor on the box, 108 x 62 cm (including scan edges) Stier Gustav (1807-1880): Bilderrahmen

Servitude and military magnitude. The meeting of the Chiefs of Staff Alfred de Vigny (1797-1963), French writers, Louis Dunki, illustrator and Clément Bellenger (1851-1898), wood burner. Servitude and military magnitude. "The meeting of the Chiefs of Staff". Woodcut. 1897-1898. Paris, museum of romantic life.

Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901), cathedral in Amalfi (April 20, 1894): Easter candle and ambo, ornamental detail. Pencil watercolored on paper, 32.4 x 24.8 cm (including scan edges) Hoffmann Emil (1845-1901): Kathedrale, Amalfi

Study of two people side by side. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Study of two people side by side. Drawing, around 1874. Museum of Fine Arts in the city of Paris, small palace.

Copper engraving by Abraham van den Hecken depicting a satyr and nymph with decorative ornament bands, showing figures, gestures, and composition, produced between 1610 and 1655.

"Xie Zhiliu"; "Spirited Old Man" (Zhuangmu Weng). Artist: Wang Yuntian (Chinese, born 1951). Culture: China. Dimensions: Overall (a): 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (4.5 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm)Overall (b): 1 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in. (4.6 x 3.3 x 3.3 cm). Date: Dated 1994.In addition to a well-carved legend, each of these seals features a finial in the form of a curved roof tile. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Netherlands, Weissenbruch, Isaac, Part of the human body with an abnormality, print, prints, height 54 mm, width 27 mm, Dutch, 1826-08-27 - 1912-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1912, paper, papier, houtgravure

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Ring (main title), 1912. Graphite on transparent rives vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Three studies on sitting childrens files, Gustav Klimt -, artist

Böhmer & Petrich, Park Hotel, Poznan: Stuck cornice in the ballroom 1: 1. Pencil, coal on transparent, 165.3 x 85.5 cm (including scan edge).

Photo production of a print of a man with a helmet, Bibois, After Anonymous, c. 1852 - in or before 1857 photograph photographic support salted paper print adult man. helmet

Design for a link in a necklace. .

Study of a Figure. Artist: Alphonse Legros (French, Dijon 1837-1911 Watford, Hertfordshire). Dimensions: 14 1/4 x 8 in. (36.2 x 20.3 cm). Date: 1837-1911. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Quast Ferdinand von (1807-1877), St. Martin in Euskirchen (without dat.): 2 details window. Pencil on transparent, 13.1 x 12.7 cm (including scan edges) Quast Ferdinand von (1807-1877): St. Martin, Euskirchen

Untitled. Donald Judd; American, 1928-1994. Date: 1982-1985. Dimensions: 892 x 625 mm (plate); 1,053 x 750 mm (sheet). Etching on white wove paper. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Three heads; Collection of different scribbles and etchings; Recueil De Divers Griffonements & Preuves d'eau forte.two Heads turned back to the left and one head to the right.

Copper engraving by Hendrick Goudt showing Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist, produced in the 17th century, depicting the biblical scene with detailed figures and expressions.

Plaster model for a keystone of the Palais du Louvre by Jules Lafrance, c. 1855 - c. 1857 photograph Part of Réunion des Tuileries au Louvre 1852-1857, album 4. Paris paper. photographic support salted paper print permanent exhibition, museum. ornamenting, decorating ~ applied arts. keystone ~ architecture Palais du Louvre. Tuilerieënpaleis. Louvre Museum. Paris

Steel curtain fabric to the design of Theo Nieuwenhuis in Passe-partout, Theo Nieuwenhuis, c. 1910 Steel curtain fabric made of jacquard-woven cotton designed by Theo Nieuwenhuis in original passe-partout. The pattern consists of five stylized chalices in Spitsovaal of leaf vines. Olive -green impact on moss green chain. Netherlandsmaker: Helmond Staal: Cotton (Textile). PASE-PARTOUT: Cardboard jacquard Steel curtain fabric made of jacquard-woven cotton designed by Theo Nieuwenhuis in original passe-partout. The pattern consists of five stylized chalices in Spitsovaal of leaf vines. Olive -green impact on moss green chain. Netherlandsmaker: Helmond Staal: Cotton (Textile). PASE-PARTOUT: Cardboard jacquard

Abstract composition, Erich Wichmann, 1920 print paper Abstract, Non-representational Art

Design for room decorations with vertical two panels, the bottom with a ruin landscape in a lying oval, Abraham Meertens, 1767 - 1823 drawing Design for a wall decoration. paper. deck paint. watercolor (paint). pencil. ink pen / brush wall-covering

Loose fragments, possible from a print of acis and galatea.five fragments.

King Mark and La Belle Iseult - 3 Studies for Left Hand of Iseult, 1862. Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Memorial Ring. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.4 cm (11 3/8 x 8 13/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Fenga.

Ex Libris with pens, brushes and palette, Philip Zilcken, 1867 - 1890 The Hague paper etching palette. brushes ~ implements of painter

Bull Gustav (1807-1880), artificial plaque designs (1844): Lid vessel: floor plans 1: 2. Pencil watercolor on the box, 66.5 x 48.6 cm (including scan edges) Stier Gustav (1807-1880): Kunstgewerbliche Entwürfe

Boys playing at a porch in front of a house, 1651 drawing Zwolle paper. chalk

Drawing, Textile Design: Annie; Designed by Juliana Ryšavy (Austrian, b. 1893, active early 20th century); Made for Wiener Werkstätte (Austria); Austria; brush and gouache on paper; 6.4 × 20.6 cm (2 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.) Mat: 31.8 × 45.1 cm (12 1/2 × 17 3/4 in.)

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), brooch (main title), 1910. Graphite, gouache on the front, gouache on the back on transparent vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Portrait of George Campbell Cooper, John White Alexander, American, 1856-1915, Oil on canvas, Portrait of George Campbell Cooper, USA, USA, before 1902, portraits, Painting, Painting

Deraisme, Pierre -Georges (n.1859 - D.1932), Fleuri button (main title), 1898. Graphite, ink and gouache on transparent rives vellum. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Vogel E., wall and ceiling painting (1852): View. Pencil watercolor on the box, 51 x 46.7 cm (including scan edges) Vogel E. : Wand- und Deckenbemalung

Blueprint, Plan of Ground Floor of Villa of M. Hemsy, St. Cloud; Architect: Hector Guimard ((French, 1867-1942)); France; blueprint on white wove paper; 54.5 x 33.3 cm (21 7/16 x 13 1/8 in.) dims. vary Mat: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)

Barth Erwin (1880-1933), Luisenstädtische Canal in Berlin (1926-1926): Perspective view with a view of the children's pool in the water goal basin (towards the south), stamp. Light break on the cardboard, 51.8 x 81.5 cm (including scan edges) Barth Erwin (1880-1933): Luisenstädtischer Kanal, Berlin

Frame. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper. Date: 1746-1809. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Copper engraving and etching by Virgil Solis depicting decorative ornaments featuring medallions, floral motifs, and geometric patterns.

Dolkschede with at the top of the fall of Icarus, c. 1500 - c. 1600 print In the middle the pleasure () In the form of a woman with a horn of abundance, and at the bottom of tantalus. France (possibly) paper etching

Cotton Thread Scarf. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 33.1 x 24 cm (13 1/16 x 9 7/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter W. Jennings.

A copper engraving and etching by Virgil Solis the Elder from 1529-1562 depicting historical people, showing detailed figures, clothing, and expressions.

Aquatint depicting a half-length portrait of a woman facing left, created in the mid-18th century by an unidentified artist.

Face of Man (from Sketchbook) John William Casilear American. Face of Man (from Sketchbook). John William Casilear (American, New York 1811-1893 Saratoga Springs, New York). American. Graphite, pen, ink, and watercolor on paper

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Yvette Guilbert-French Series: No. 14, 1894. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901). Lithograph;

The Corner of the Bulwark at Utrecht; Herman Saftleven the Younger (Dutch, 1609 - 1685); The Netherlands; 1650s; Black chalk and brown wash; 10.8 × 15.4 cm (4 1,4 × 6 1,16 in.)

April, c. 1625 - c. 1700 print Human activities in the month of April. Farmers work on the land. On the right a richly dressed man and woman. At the top left the zodiac sign bull. paper engraving April and its 'labours'. spading ~ soil cultivation. Taurus (zodiacal sign of April)

Views of the Crystal Palace. Artist: Attributed to Philip Henry Delamotte (British, 1821-1889). Dimensions: 12 1/16 × 10 5/16 × 1 in. (30.7 × 26.2 × 2.5 cm). Date: ca. 1859. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Drawing, Paneled Wall; Designed by Frederick Crace (English, 1779-1859); England; pen and black ink, brush and tan and blue wash on wove paper.

Anonymous, broches (main title), 1929. Graphite, ink and gouache on Gray Carton A. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Wood engraving by Oscar Pletsch from 1850-1900 showing vignettes with initials and various decorative representations, including figures and objects.

Drawing, from "Saint Germain - Volumes 1 & 2"; Made by Studio Saint-Germain; France; gouache on paper; 22.8 x 20 x 0.0 cm (9 x 7 7/8 x 0 in. )

Orphrey First half 15th century Italian. Orphrey 468139

Menning from the Society for Nut of 't General, Jan Dam Steuerwald, 1835 print Penning with a group of figures under a tree on the front (left), including a sitting female figure with a horn of abundance. A man with a hat on the back, a woman with children and an old man come to her. On the reverse (right) a laurel wreath. The medal was used as a honorary price of society for the use of general. The Hague paper etching 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty

Knoblauch Gustav (1833-1916), Royal teacher seminar, Hilchenbach: 2nd design: partial tear. Tusche watercolor on transparent, 69.8 x 56.9 cm (including scan edges)

Trivet. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 5" long; 5" wide; 1 1/2" high. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Garjian.

Design for a ring. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 1874 - 1932. Measurements: h 150 mm × w 118 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Fifty Nine Varieties of Paradise, from General Dynamic F.U.N. Eduardo Paolozzi (British, 1924-2005); printed by Richard Davis, London; published by Editions Alecto, London. Date: 1969-1970. Dimensions: 380 x 254 mm. Photolithograph on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Environs of London: Brass plate for a Rector, illegible inscription, form Hayes Church, Daniel Lysons, 1762-1834, British, between 1796 and 1811, Pen and black ink and watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 14 1/4 × 10 5/8 inches (36.2 × 27 cm), architectural subject, brass, church, memorial, plate, England, Greater London, London, United Kingdom

Plate, from Moonstrip Empire News. Sir Eduardo Paolozzi (British, 1924-2005); printed by Kelpra Studio, London. Date: 1967. Dimensions: 380 × 254 mm. Screenprint on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

The Flag of Cespedes, (1868), 1920s. Artist: Unknown

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