Figure Sketches by Famous Artists

Quick pencil sketches showing studies of human figures, emphasizing motion and form. Capturing the essence of various subjects in art.

Women's head with hat, 1875 - 1934 Page 7 Recto from sketchbook XII with 19 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk head (human) - AA - female human figure. head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes)

Study, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1903 Page 78 from a sketchbook with 32 sheets. Amsterdam chalk

Drawing, Sketch for Portrait of Mr. R. L. Stuart; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906); USA; graphite on paper; 16.1 × 10.8 cm (6 5/16 × 4 1/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-562

Egyptians, seen on the back. The figures run. One figure rides a horse or donkey. Page 55 from a sketchbook with 28 sheets.

Standing woman, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1903 Page 54 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets. Amsterdam paper. pencil standing figure - AA - female human figure

Studies of a child, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 38 from a sketchbook with 25 magazines. The Hague paper. pencil child. arms. head (human)

Figures for a portal, 1888 Page 103 from a sketchbook with 56 sheets. Istanbul chalk street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). arch, archivolt ~ architecture

Figure study, possibly a woman's head. Leaf 13 Recto from sketchbook XXX with 32 sheets.

Women's head with hat, 1875 - 1934 Page 7 Recto from sketchbook XII with 19 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk head (human) - AA - female human figure. head-gear: hat (+ women's clothes)

Gezadeld paard.Also a study of two stages with decoration. Page 79 From a sketchbook with 62 sheets.

Drawing man, 1879 - c. 1884 The man is behind a drawing table, wears a hat and has a pipe in the mouth. He may be a fellow student of Bauer at the Academy. Page 4 from a sketchbook with 28 magazines. paper. chalk adult man. sitting figure. drawing. table. pipe ~ tobacco

Study, possibly of a reading figure, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 19 from a sketchbook with 19 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk reading

Two riders, George Hendrik Breitner, 1884 - 1886 Page 17 from a sketchbook with 19 sheets. The Hague paper. chalk riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman

Standing woman, seen on the back, George Hendrik Breitner, 1882 - 1883 Page 8 from a sketchbook with 29 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil standing figure - AA - female human figure (+ back view)

Figure on a litter, 1897 - 1898 Two groups of figures wear the chair on the shoulders. Page 96 from a sketchbook with 62 sheets. India pencil (carrying a person in a) sedan-chair

Hands and feet, c. 1840 Page 2 Recto from a sketchbook with 24 sheets. paper. pencil hand. foot

Composition studies with interiors and an ornament, 1819 - 1849 Page 54 Recto from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. paper. pencil interior of the house. anatomy (non-medical). ornaments ~ art

Kneeling woman on the country and head. The woman is possible. Page 9 From a sketchbook with 19 sheets.

Figure Studies, 1875 - 1934 Among other things, a woman with raised arms. Page 19 Verso and page 20 Recto from sketchbook Lii with 43 sheets. paper. pencil adult woman (+ standing)

Landscape with landed boats. Page 55 from a sketchbook with 49 sheets.

Study, possibly from Wolken, George Hendrik Breitner, 1910 Page 2 from a sketchbook with 45 sheets. Amsterdam paper. pencil clouds

Figure Studies, 1875 - 1934 Among other things, standing women and male heads. Page 26 Recto from sketchbook LX with 33 sheets. The Hague (possibly) paper. pencil adult woman (+ standing). head (human)

Drawing, Children; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903); USA; graphite on wove paper; 15.2 × 11.2 cm (6 in. × 4 7/16 in.)

View of Buildings on the Water, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Possibly in Gorinchem. A mill in the middle. In the front of boats. Page 125 and Page 126 from a sketchbook with 72 sheets. Gorinchem (Possible) paper. pencil landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone). civic architecture; edifices; dwellings. windmill. ships (in general) Gorinchem

Figure studies. Page 12 From Sketchbook XLVI with 32 pages.

Above, man in a reclining position, resting his head on his hand. Lower right, bust of another man asleep in his seat, arms folded. Graphite on paper. Date: ca. 1883. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Study sheet, including with a figure at a gate, 1879 - c. 1885 Page 42 from a sketchbook with 58 sheets. chalk standing figure. arch, archivolt ~ architecture

Landscape and a standing woman with a hat, 1875 Page 27 Recto from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. paper. pencil folk costume, regional costume (+ women's clothes). landscapes

Two standing figures opposite each other, 1875 - 1934 Possibly a dresser who is working on a woman's clothing. Page 9 from sketchbook XLII with 32 pages. The Hague (possibly) paper. chalk dressing someone else - AA - female human figure. adult woman (+ standing)

Sketchbook of Adolph Menzel, Menzel, Adolph, 1815-1905, pencil on paper, 1863, 74-page sketchbook by the German painter, Adolph Menzel. Primarily studies of infants and small children.

Landscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1904 Page 11 from a sketchbook with 14 sheets. Arnhem (possibly) paper. chalk landscapes

Horse and carriage. Horse and carriage. Page 14 from a sketchbook with 43 sheets manufactured in Amsterdam.

Ship on rough sea, two sketches for the painting Nec mergitur’, on the back, notes concerning illustrations for a publication about Vilnius. Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936), draughtsman, cartoonist

Two women's portraits, 1873 - c. 1886 drawing The left portrait probably to Pieter Pourbus. The right portrait to Jan van Scorel, possibly the portrait of Agatha van Schoonhoven. paper. pencil historical persons - BB - woman

George Romney, 1734-1802, British, Cloaked Figure Leaping, undated. Graphite; verso: gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Figure Studies. From: An 1876 sketchbook. sketchbooks, works on paper

Sailing ships on the water, 1780 - 1848 Page 20 Verso and 21 Recto from a sketchbook with 53 sheets. paper. pencil sailing-ship, sailing-boat. landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone)

Figures in three houses with pointed roofs, 1931 Page 85 from a sketchbook with 74 sheets. Java pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage). housing

Study magazine. Page 2 from a sketchbook with 49 sheets.

Man Bemoaning, George Romney, 1734-1802, British, undated, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 4 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches (11.1 x 18.1 cm), figure study, grief, man

Vase with flowers, 1919 Page 3 Recto from a sketchbook with 33 sheets. paper. pencil flowers in a vase

View of the new Teertuinen and Prinseneiland in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, 1907 - 1908 In the front tertoons and the crane of the tar chief. Page 49 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets. Amsterdam paper. pencil canals, waters (in city). industrial structures (+ technical aspects ~ crafts, industries, agriculture) New teertuinen. Prinseneilandsgracht. Princes Island

Study, possibly from an image or figure. Page 135 From a sketchbook with 68 sheets.

Card 3 Recto: Two sketches: flower and head of the young man; Verso: A woman with an umbrella; Bryll, Ferdynand (1863 1922)

Studies. Page 3 from a sketchbook with 39 sheets.

Arm a hand, 1869 - 1925 Loose drawing between the front bract and leaf 1 from a sketchbook with 28 sheets. paper. pencil hand. arms

Church in Vishnyeva. Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936), draughtsman, cartoonist

Lying feminine nude with raised left leg. Leaf 4 Recto from sketchbook XII with 19 sheets.

Standing woman with objects in her hands. Leaf 9 Verso from sketchbook Li with 11 sheets.

John Flaxman, Figure Study Figure Study

John Flaxman, 1755-1826, British, A Flying Victory Figure and an Architectural Ornament, 1787. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper bound in vellum.

Figure studies, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 19 from a sketchbook with 23 magazines. The Hague paper. pencil adult man. adult woman

Study, possibly of figures in a landscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1887 - 1891 Page 34 from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk landscapes (+ landscape with figures, staffage)

Figure Studies, 1875 - 1934 Page 29 from sketchbook XXIX with 44 pages. Amsterdam (possibly) paper. chalk adult woman. standing figure

A set of sketches by George Minne from 1888 in pen and pencil focusing on human figures, anatomy, gestures, and form.

Two vases, the largest with a bass -playing boy, c. 1870 - c. 1894 Paris paper. graphite (mineral). cardboard containers. viola, violoncello; double bass

Furniture piece with an ornamental peacock. Also studies of a decorative frame, rose and bird with a crest. Leaf 56 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets.

Seated figures, George Hendrik Breitner, 1883 - c. 1885 Page 32 from a sketchbook with 16 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk sitting figure

Sketch book of drawings: two women's heads and red stamp sale Corot (page 68) Camille-Jean-Baptiste Corot (1796-1875). Drawings Sketch Book: Two Women's Heads and Red Stamp Sale Corot (page 68). Pencil.

Sailboat on the water. Leaf 57 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets.

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

Sketchbook from the years around 1866 OK.1873 card No. 100 (no author's numbering) nine drawings obverse: 1., 2. Two hasty sketches of a pair of characters, 3. Sitting a pair of characters (stage in the frame); Reverse: 4. Silhouette of a giggling man in a cylinder, 5., 6., 7. Three hasty face sketches, 8., 9. Sales a man supporting a beard on his right hand (repeated twice) Łosik, Tomasz (1848 1896)

Houthakkers in a forest, 1848 - 1888 Page 17 Verso from a sketchbook with 41 sheets. paper. chalk forest, wood. woodcutting, woodcutter ~ forestry

Portrait studies for Charles V. Two portrait studies of a balding man with beard. Byond this a male bust. Page 39 From a sketchbook with 31 sheets manufactured in The Hague and Rotterdam.

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Cover for L'example de Ninon de Lenclos amoureuse, 1897 Cover for L'example de Ninon de Lenclos amoureuse

Lumberjacks in a forest.Leaf 17 verso from a sketchbook with 41 sheets.

Figure on a sailboat. Leaf 73 Recto from a sketchbook with 91 sheets.

Study sheet, including with lamps and letter designs, c. 1903 - c. 1904 Also studies of figures. Page 15 Recto from a sketchbook with 17 sheets. paper. pencil lighting; lamps. fancy letters

Standing women, 1875 - 1934 Page 60 from sketchbook XLV with 85 pages. Paris (possibly) paper. chalk adult woman (+ standing)

Woman with flour with faun with staff, c. 1870 - c. 1894 Paris paper. graphite (mineral). ink. cardboard pen Satyrs, Fauns, Sileni

Leaning and standing figure, 1875 - 1934 Page 32 from sketchbook XLV with 85 pages. Paris (possibly) paper. chalk. pencil the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ leaning). the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ standing)

Piramides en de sfinx van Gizeh.Page 106 from a sketchbook with 53 sheets.

Askment of a recent »Attacked Bract from A Sketchbook with 42 pages.

Cityscape. Page 30 From a sketchbook with 17 sheets.

Study, possibly an architecture study or a landscape. Page 27 From a sketchbook with 14 sheets.

Figures, possibly around a table, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1886 - 1923 Page 57 from a sketchbook with 39 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk boy (child between toddler and youth). table

Landscape with Indians. A number of figures are in a group. Two current figures in the foreground. Page 13 From a sketchbook with 87 sheets.

Portrait of a woman, seen from the side, 1843 - 1844 Front bract from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. Antwerp paper. ink. pencil pen adult woman

Sketches G. Hayter, Hayter, Sir George, 1792-1871, graphite, ink, watercolor, 1816

Woman at a table, George Hendrik Breitner, 1886 - c. 1898 Page 11 from a sketchbook with 18 sheets. Amsterdam paper. pencil sitting on an elevation - AA - female human figure. table

View of buildings, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1903 View of buildings. At the front of a figure in the wasteland, possibly a worker who is working. Page 35 from a sketchbook with 46 sheets. Amsterdam (possibly) paper. pencil urban housing. adult man. building activities (+ labourers ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)

Sketch magazine with floating woman with trumpet, a heron and a basket with flowers, Leo Gestel, 1891 - 1941 drawing tracing paper. pencil flying - AA - female human figure. horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba. container made of plant material other than wood: basket. cut flowers; nosegay, bunch of flowers. shore-birds and wading-birds: heron

Portret van Pieter Rink, in or before 1931 He sits on a chair with his legs crossed. Page 14 Recto from sketchbook I with 26 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil politician, e.g. party leader. historical persons

Landscape. Page 11 from a sketchbook with 14 sheets.

Group of men in seventeenth -century costume, 1837 - 1881 The men stand and sit next to and on a table. Leaf 33 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets and 10 separate drawings. paper. pencil historical costume (+ men's clothes)

Hugo, Victor (n.1802-02-26-D.1885-05-22), without title (old house in the roof of Chaume) (dummy title), 1836-07-10. Graphite pencil on woven paper. House of Victor Hugo - Hauteville House. Represents a house with thatched roof, undoubtedly around Pont-l'Evêque or Honfleur where Victor Hugo is on July 10.

Architecture studies, George Hendrik Breitner, 1880 - 1882 Page 8 from a sketchbook with 31 sheets. Scheveningen paper. pencil architectural detail

Study, possibly of a standing woman, 1875 - 1934 Leaf 3 Verso from sketchbook LVII with 29 sheets. The Hague (possibly) paper. pencil adult woman (+ standing)

Laocoon, George Romney, 1734-1802, British, undated, Graphite; verso: pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 17 1/4 x 12 inches (43.8 x 30.5 cm), boys, Classical, father, figure study, Grand Tour, Greek, hero, Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice, legend, man, nudes, religious and mythological subject, sculpture, snakes, sons, strangling, twins

Group figures, possibly in a landscape, George Hendrik Breitner, 1887 - 1891 Page 21 from a sketchbook with 83 sheets. Doesburg paper. pencil adult woman. adult man. landscapes

Figures on and next to an elephant. Page 4 from a sketchbook with 36 sheets.

Baders, 1924 - 1925 A few figures lie and sit under parasols, possibly on a beach in the Ganges. Page 53 from a sketchbook with 87 sheets. Benares (possibly) paper. pencil Asiatic races and peoples: Indians. recreation. lying figure. sitting figure. parasol, sunshade

Verona Sketchbook: Female arms and hands with drapery (page 82), 1760. Francesco Lorenzi (Italian, 1723-1787). Black chalk with white heightening ; sheet: 32 x 23 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.).

Marker woman at a pump and a girl in Urker costume. Leaf 17 Recto from a sketchbook with 38 sheets.

Standing woman in swimwear and woman heads. Leaf 6 Recto from sketchbook LX with 33 sheets.

Landschap met water.Recto side of the rear bract from a sketchbook with 32 sheets.

A pencil sketch sheet by Rudolf Weyr featuring careful studies of figures, objects, and compositional forms with precise line work.

Kat and a figure study, George Hendrik Breitner, 1887 - 1891 Page 133 from a sketchbook with 83 sheets. Doesburg paper. pencil cat. adult woman

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