Urban Sketches of Historical Cities

Dynamic sketches depicting street scenes with figures, showcasing cities like London, Amsterdam, and Istanbul with a focus on architecture and daily life.

View of a building site, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1891 - c. 1894  Page 8 from a sketchbook with 15 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk  building-site Amsterdam
View of a building site, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1891 - c. 1894 Page 8 from a sketchbook with 15 sheets. Amsterdam paper. chalk building-site Amsterdam
Panther. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1867 - 1923. Measurements: h 120 mm × w 194 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Motorcycle recto. Dated: 1918. Dimensions: sheet: 17.78 × 13.02 cm (7 × 5 1/8 in.). Medium: graphite on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Singer Sargent.Anti-fascist satire II. Osostowicz, Stanisław (1906-1939), draughtsman, cartoonistStudy of a rabbit motif as a cut-out door ornament in Hallein, Bavaria by Alfred Castelliz, drawn on firm paper in pencil.Album of Sketches for The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Album of Sketches for The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, late 1880s. Graphite and wash drawings on wove paper, leather binding , 9 1/8 x 6 x 5/8 in. (23.2 x 15.2 cm).   European Art late 1880sLady in studio behind harmonium. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1867 - 1923. Measurements: h 354 mm × w 396 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Shipwreck Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827-1875). Shipwreck, n.d. Iron gall brown ink (estimated) and black ink on laid paper, Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm).   European Art n.d.View of the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, at the Gravenstraat. Draughtsman: George Hendrik Breitner. Dating: 1912. Place: Amsterdam. Measurements: h 160 mm × w 201 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.DA-SC-87-02840. Country: UnknownSheet music Paysage de neige by Franc-Nohain and Claude Terrasse. Dimensions: 35.2 cm x 27.4 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.