Life Drawing Studies

Preliminary sketches of figures and skeletons, illustrating the evolving studies of anatomy and movement by various artists.

Sketches for the Skeleton Dance". Podkowiński, Władysław (1866-1895), draughtsman, cartoonist

Design for wall painting in the Beurs van Berlage: Captain Hooft with his seven sons with King Frederik II van Denmark, Antoon Derkinderen, 1869 - 1925 drawing tracing paper. pencil father and son(s) (family group). historical persons

A stone drawing by Martin Johann Schmidt around 1750 depicting a guardian angel, showing wings, posture, and protective gesture.

Study for a group, Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY, Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857-1903, Pastel crayon, graphite on tracing paper mounted to board, Above, Sketch of a male figure's head, torso, and arm; Below, Sketch of figures positioned near a colonnade and pedestal. The left arm is not shown neither is any limb of the maenads. Bottom, the figures and groups respectively (-6, -10, -17, -23) are shown near a corner of a colonnade and in relation with a pedestal. A figure similar to -11 is sketched in front of the background which shows a form in bird's eye view., New York, NY, USA, 1895-1898, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Couple in a horse -drawn sleigh pulled by a horse, c. 1656 drawing Draughterman: Zwolleaftrain Drawing by: Deventer paper. chalk

A pencil drawing by Heinrich Schöpfer from 1887 depicting Pyreneus and the Muses, showing figure arrangement, gestures, and interaction.

Woman with sulfur and lamp, Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, after Jan Luyken, 1798 - 1837 print A woman is bent over, a lamp in one hand, a sulfur stick in the other. There is a cat next to her. Netherlands paper etching witch, sorceress

Couple, possibly a bride and groom, in an interior, Hendrik Valkenburg, 1862, The woman wears a long dress and the man a pair of knee breeches, cloak and turban. The couple is accompanied by a bearded man and a boy. In the background a column and passageway. Sheet 56 recto from a sketchbook containing 77 sheets., draughtsman: Hendrik Valkenburg, May-1862, paper

Pencil sketches by Moritz von Schwind from 1857-1862 for the story of the Seven Ravens, showing characters, animals, and narrative scenes.

Sjöstrand, Carl Eneas, Sketch of a servant's suit for the Diet, 1862, drawing, 35 cm x 21 cm

Bajan riñendo. Album "Witches and Old Women", Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)

Figures in thirteenth-century costume. The figures are dressed in knight costume, one with sword. The woman is wearing a headscarf. Page 2 from a sketchbook with 6 sheets.

Family scenic. Family evening with music. The draftsman is left with a young woman at the piano or Klavechord. With texts at the six people.

Studies of the bearded man for the painting "Kiejstut and Witold prisoners of Jagiełło" (1873); Gerson, Wojciech (1831-1901); around 1873 (1868-00-00-1878-00-00);

A family and figures during a round dance, George Romney, 1744 - 1767 drawing Sketch magazine with a composition design at the top for a painted family group and a row of figures at the bottom during a round dance. paper. ink. chalk pen group dancing. group dancing around someone or something (folk dancing)

Caricatural studies of a standing man and different faces, for an illustration from François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel. Caricatural studies of a standing man and different faces, for an illustration from François Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel

Järnefelt, Eero, work, Sketch book, 1906-08, pencil, drawing, 12 cm x 19 cm, Järnefelt, Eero, 1906-08, pencil, Erik 'Eero' Nikolai Järnefelt 1863 - 1937, Finnish painter and art professor. Known for his portraits and landscapes of the area around Koli National Park in Finland.

Landscape and sitting Indians. Presumably the bathers are on the stairs to the Ganges at Benares. Page 1 From a sketchbook with 23 sheets.

Street with figures, 1923 Page 53 from a sketchbook with 66 sheets. Morocco paper. pencil street (+ city(-scape) with figures, staffage)

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 22 cm x 30 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

Pencil figure study by Hans Makart depicting a seated woman holding a book, showing posture, gesture, and clothing details on paper.

Study of a costume for the figure of King Gambrinus. Thoma, Hans (1839-1924), draughtsman, cartoonist

Edelfelt, Albert, work, Sketch book, drawing, 10 cm x 15 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

Drawing, Motif for Bank Note Design; Walter Shirlaw (American, b. Scotland, 1838-1909); USA; graphite on paper; 25.5 × 19.5 cm (10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.) Mount: 28.6 × 21.7 cm (11 1/4 × 8 9/16 in.)

Ekman, Robert Wilhelm, work, Kotka kantaa Väinämöst, Original drawing for the series of drawings 'Kalewala, Finsk National-dikt, prättäd i teckningning af R.W.Ekman', 1860, drawing, 33.5 cm x 51 cm

Paul Gauguin, Eye and Part of Face; A Breton Woman and Two Men (recto), 1884 1888 Eye and Part of Face; A Breton Woman and Two Men recto

A pencil sketch by Anton Romako depicting a duel between two people with weapons and additional figures, focusing on composition and interaction.

La Mort et les Passions fondant sur la terre, 1914. Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849-1918). Black crayon;

Owls Head, Marian (1926 2019)

Four putti by a block, François Courboin, 1875 - 1907 print paper etching Cupids: 'Amores', 'Amoretti', 'Putti'

Nederland, Winter, Anthonie de, France, Lafage, Raymond de, Parijs, Ertinger, Franz, Resting Bacchantes, Netherlands, Paris, verso - stamped, Landscape with four resting Bacchantes and a woman by a tree. In the background are three people., print, prints, height 99 mm, width 162 mm, 1640, print maker, printmaker, 1652 - 1707, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), French, 1656-10-01 - 1690-11-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, Noord-Nederlands, 1653 - 1707, publisher

Ekman, Robert Wilhelm, work, Battle scene, drawing, 27 cm x 21.5 cm

A series of sketches by Alexander Rothaug from around 1928, including figures titled 'Lucretia' and 'Evening in Paradise', executed in pencil, ink, and colored pencil.

Various 1888 pen and pencil sketches by George Minne depicting figure studies and different compositional arrangements.

Storage scene Seressaner before Vienna , Carl Anton Goebel also Göbel -, drawer

Angel flying above a kneeling man. Page 29 From a sketchbook with 72 pages.

Two Studies of a Man, Giuseppe Passeri, Italian, 1654 - 1714, Red and white chalk on rough blue paper., Vertical rectangle. Recto: a young man who is stooping over to grasp a cloth, and who is turned toward right. Details of the head and the drapery on the lower half of the page. Verso: a male nude shown from the left back, turned toward left. Below at right is a repitition of the right foot., Italy, late 18th century, Drawing, Drawing

A pencil sketchbook by Franz Alt from 1844-1847 with various sketches of Tarvis, including landscape, architecture, and figure studies.

Ekman, Robert Wilhelm, Ilmarinen ja Pohja neito, Original drawing for the series of drawings 'Kalewala, Finsk National-dikt, prättäd i teckningning af R.W.Ekman', original 1860, drawing, 33.5 cm x 51 cm

Pencil sketch sheet by Rudolf Weyr showing forms, figures, and architectural compositional studies.

Godenhjelm, Berndt Abraham, Apostoli Luukas, half figure, pencil on paper, drawing, RELIGION; NT; FIGURI, Luke; apostle, 21.2 cm x 17.3 cm

The Rising of the Cross; verso: variant of the lower part of the composition. Norwid, Cyprian Kamil (1821-1883), draughtsman, cartoonist

Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Zeus Artist's working dates 1775-1826 England. Pen and black ink, over graphite, on tan wove paper . John Flaxman

Drawing, Study for a group, Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY; Robert Frederick Blum (American, 1857-1903); USA; pastel crayon on tracing paper mounted to board; 43.7 × 55.9 cm (17 3/16 in. × 22 in.)

Woman with headdress at the bottom of a staircase. Possibly a dancer. Leaf 26 Verso from sketchbook III with 36 sheets.

Two men lying on a beach overlooking sea, c. 1930 - c. 1940 One man attends through binoculars. The other smokes a pipe. Also a study of a lying woman in swimwear. Page 7 from a sketchbook with 60 sheets. paper. chalk beach (+ landscape with figures, staffage). binoculars, spy-glass, etc.. lying figure

Victime d'un incendie , Fires, Victims, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Study sheet with standing women. The sketches are inspected. Leaf 14 Recto from a sketchbook with 60 sheets.

Titz Oskar (1845-1887), sketchbook (without date): lovers, standing woman, poem. Pencil on paper, 21.8 x 13.7 cm (including scan edges) Titz Oskar (1845-1887): Skizzenbuch

Studies of a Boy Playing the Flute; verso: Studies of Seated Man 1811-89 Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann German. Studies of a Boy Playing the Flute; verso: Studies of Seated Man. Eduard Julius Friedrich Bendemann (German, Berlin 1811-1889 Düsseldorf). 1811-89. Graphite. Drawings

Samuel Ireland, active 1760-died 1800, British, Two Men beside a Water Jar (Laid down on the same sheet as B1977.14.12075).

Drawing, Sketch of Winged Figure, Possibly Fortuna; Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849 - 1909); USA; graphite on paper; 28.4 × 22.9 cm (11 3/16 × 9 in.); 1914-38-222

Pencil sketches by Franz Alt showing a variety of subjects, including figures, landscapes, and architectural studies from his sketchbook 1855-1867.

Sculptural or drawn depiction by Rudolf Weyr of an angelic figure. The work emphasizes posture, wings, and symbolic representation.

Sketches of men, Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1875 - 1885 drawing Sketch magazine with a few heads of men, possibly used as a preliminary study for a political cartoon. Netherlands paper. pencil historical persons not known by name Netherlands

Woman on balony, overlookinglandscape. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Picasso, Pablo / "Nudes (Two giants)", 1905, Indian ink on paper, 32 x 25 cm.

Study for Trial of Queen Katherine. Coat of arms onback.. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Elles: Woman Carrying a Tray, Mme. Baron and Mlle. Popo, 1896. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901). Color lithograph;

Putta riding dolphins; Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); 1880-1900 (1880-00-00-1900-00-00);

Spectators at a dancer. Leaf 2 Recto from sketchbook XIX with 22 sheets.

Drawing, Two Sketches of Female Nudes; Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849 - 1909); USA; graphite on tracing paper; 21 × 16.1 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.); 1914-38-176

Lady and Child Made 1892 United States. Transfer lithograph from five stones, in gray (keystone), blue, green, brown, yellow, orange, red, and ochre on cream Japanese gampi paper . James McNeill Whistler

Pencil sketches by Peter Fendi around 1826, showing studies of figures, landscapes, and compositions on paper.

Dancing figures from the Dell'Arte Commedia ..

Stern View of Two Canoes, Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910, Crayon on paper, Sketch of two canoes going down rapids with slight indications of pine trees on father bank of the stream., USA, 1897, landscapes, Drawing, Drawing

A black ink sketch by Anton Hanak from 1933 showing studies for a Beethoven monument in Berlin including compositional layout, figure placement, and design notes.

Three designs for organ figures: Vocal Arts, David and Music, Anthony Ziesenis, 1741 - 1801

Godenhjelm, Berndt Abraham, work, Children gathered around a man and a puppet theater, pencil on paper, drawing, SCENE; puppet show; children, 21.2 cm x 13 cm

MacBeth: Banquet Scene, George Romney, 1734-1802, British, undated, Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 5 5/8 x 6 3/4 inches (14.3 x 17.1 cm), banquet, literary theme, Macbeth, play by William Shakespeare, plays by William Shakespeare

Della Bella, Stefano (dit Étienne de la Belle) (n.1610-05-18-D.1664-08-22), ornanti di Fregi e Fogliami. Two children playing with two dogs. Twelfth number of a suite of 16 rooms. (A. de Vesme 998; dutuit 138) (main title). Etching. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Study for .1223, But the long pomp, the midnight masquerade…” - illustration for Oliver Goldsmith’s The Deserted Village (London and New York: 1902), p. 79. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Men on a quay. Three men stand and sit around a tub and wear seventeenth-century costume. A moored sailing boat can be seen in the background. Also a study of a man who drags a ton on a quay. Leaf 6 Verso from a sketchbook with 33 sheets and 10 loose drawings.

Anonymous / 'St. John the Evangelist seated on a cloud'. XVI century. Pencil, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

George Romney, 1734-1802, British, Figure Composition Study 36, undated. Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Sixteen Luohans. ink on paper. Date: 16th century. Origin: China. Period: Ming dynasty. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Pencil and brown and black feder sketches by Moritz von Schwind depicting scenes and characters from the story 'Seven Ravens', 1857-1862.

BOICHOT, Guillaume (n.1735-08-30-D.1814-12-09), the city of Chalon paying tribute to a legislator (dummy title), 1735. Plume and ink of China on chatted layer paper. Carnavalet museum, history of Paris.

Composition study for The Hours”: sketch for mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (complete by John Singer Sargent). Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey, American, 1852-1911, M.A. (HON.) 1897

Pencil sketches by Franz Alt in Brussels on July 25, 1881 and 1882, showing streets, buildings, and urban landscapes.

Podolia lirnyk. Juliusz Kossak (1824-1899), draughtsman, cartoonist

Studies for the Deposition. Aurelio Luini; Italian, 1530-1593. Date: 1553-1557. Dimensions: 288 x 215 mm. Pen and brown ink with brush and grayish-brown wash, on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Pencil figure studies by Hans Makart around 1880 for 'Hunting the Diana', showing human poses and compositions on paper.

George Romney, 1734-1802, British, Standing Figure and Four Reclining Figures, undated. Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Sketch by Preller the Elder from 1875-1876 depicting a centaur with a young hero riding it, accompanied by a second hero with a lance and other centaurs in the background, drawn in brown ink over pencil in a sketchbook.

Figures, Robert Frederick Blum, American, 1857-1903, Graphite on wove paper, Recto: Partial sketch of a young male figure and a donkey; Verso: Sketch of an window with curtains., USA, 1883, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Composition sketch for the image error lights, Gustav Klimt -, artist

Alexander Rothaug's sketches from around 1928 depict various subjects using pencil and ink, emphasizing form, line, and composition in preparatory studies.

Five sketches. From: journal made on a visit to the disturbed District of Wanganui, 4 December 1868, Whanganui, by Nicholas Chevalier. Gift of Mrs Caroline Chevalier, the artist's widow, England, 1912.

Mariano Salvador Maella / 'Saint John the Evangelist'. XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Black chalk on yellow laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Venus Entrusting an Infant to Time. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venice 1696-1770 Madrid). Dimensions: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm). Date: 1696-1770. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

(From Sketchbook) 1810-20 Thomas Sully American. (From Sketchbook). Thomas Sully (American, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 1783-1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). American. 1810-20. Ink, wash, on paper

Jane Hading 1898 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French. Jane Hading 334124

Studieblad met Familiescènes, c. 1840 - c. 1860 Leaf 32 Recto from a sketchbook with 38 sheets. Low Countries paper. pencil parents with their children

Standing and sitting male nude, 1819 - 1849 Page 5 Verso from a sketchbook with 60 sheets. paper. pencil the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)

Le Marché (TheMarket). Artist: Issachar Ryback, Russian, 1897-1935

A drawing by Rudolf Weyr using ink, feather, and pencil depicting a frieze with putti, highlighting figure form and decorative composition.

Entrée de Brasseur, dans Chilpéric , Singers. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). Prints and Drawings

Figure Studies of a Man Rising From the Ground, Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1786-1846, British, undated, Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige, laid paper, Sheet: 6 15/16 × 10 15/16 inches (17.6 × 27.8 cm), back, figure study, man, muscles, religious and mythological subject, staff

Sketches of Decorative Landscape and Animal Compositions 1813-1814 France. Graphite on cream wove paper, perimeter mounted on ivory laid paper . Jean Louis André Théodore Géricault

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