Category Archives: Drawings

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

“Female Nude Raising Her Arm”

Pierre-Paul Prud’hon | "Female Nude Raising Her Arm"
(French, 1758-1823) drawing, black & white chalk, stumped on blue paper, c. 1810-20

Posted in Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Henri Matisse

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

“Resting Woman Wearing Tiara”

Henri Matisse | "Resting Woman Wearing Tiara"(French,1869–1954) drawing, pen & ink, 1936

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women

Charles Bargue

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

“Torso, Plate 1, No. 56 from ‘Cours de Dessin’ (Drawing Course)”

Charles Bargue | "Torso, Plate 1, No. 56 from 'Cours de Dessin' (Drawing Course)"
(French, 1826-1883) drawing, charcoal on wove paper, c. 1860′s

Posted in Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Realism & French Academy*

Hans Holbein the Younger

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

“The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”

Hans Holbein the Younger | “The Daughter of Jacob Meyer”
(German, 1497-1543) drawing,  black & colored chalks w/light green wash background on paper, 1525

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance

Edgar Degas

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

“Nude Woman Crouching, study for Semiramis”

Edgar Degas | "Nude Woman Crouching, study for Semiramis"
(French, 1834-1917) drawing, black chalk heightened w/white on off-white wove paper, c. 1860-62

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

“Madame LeBlanc’s left hand”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | “Madame LeBlanc's left hand" (French, 1780–1867) drawing, gra
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, graphite on tracing paper, c. 1823

Posted in Drawings, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*

Pablo Picasso

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

“Four Ballet Dancers”

Pablo Picasso | "Four Ballet Dancers"
(Spanish, 1881-1973) drawing, pen & ink, 1925

Posted in Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Printmaking

Hugh Ferriss

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

“Cityscape”

Hugh Ferriss | "Cityscape"
(American, 1889-1962) architectural rendering, black crayon & mixed media on illustration board. ca.1920-30′s

Posted in Architects & Architecture, Art Deco, Drawings, Landscape Fantastique, New York City

Egon Schiele

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

“Crouching Nude Girl”

Egon Schiele | "Crouching Nude Girl"
(Austrian, 1890-1918) black chalk & gouache on paper, 1914

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Nudes & Figures, Watercolors

Egon Schiele

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

“Self-portrait with hands on chest”

Egon Schiele | "Self-portrait with hands on chest"
(Austrian, 1890-1918) charcoal, watercolour & gouache on paper, 1910

Posted in Art Nouveau, Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Men, Watercolors

Théodore Géricault

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

“The Kiss”

Théodore Géricault | “The Kiss”
(French, 1791-1824) charcoal, brown wash, sepia & gouache drawing, c.1822

Posted in Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Romantic Art

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

“Young Man in Broad-Brimmed Hat”

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout | "Young Man in Broad-Brimmed Hat"
(Dutch, 1621–1674) brush & brown wash on paper, c. 1655

Posted in Baroque, Brush & Ink, Drawings, Portraits & Men

Francisco de Goya

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

“Lovers Sitting on a Rock”

Francisco de Goya | "Lovers Sitting on a Rock"
(Spanish, 1746-1828) brush and gray wash on laid paper, ca. 1796-97

Posted in Baroque, Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures, Rococo, Romantic Art

Rembrandt van Rijn

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

“Young Woman Sleeping” (Hendrickje Stoffels)

Rembrandt van Rijn | "Young Woman Sleeping" (Hendrickje Stoffels)
(Dutch, 1606-1669) drawing, brush & ink on paper, c. 1654

Posted in Baroque, Brush & Ink, Drawings, Nudes & Figures

Honoré Daumier

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

“The Connoisseur”

Honoré Daumier | "The Connoisseur"
(French, 1808–1879) watercolor, w/ pen and ink, wash, lithographic crayon & gouache over black chalk on wove paper, ca.1860-65

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Men, Realism & Brushwork, Romantic Art, Watercolors

Leonardo da Vinci

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

“Head of a Woman”

Leonardo da Vinci | "Head of a Woman"
(Italian, 1452–1519) drawing, silverpoint w/white on pale blue prepared paper, c. 1488-90

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Renaissance

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

“Portrait of Madame Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle”

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres | "Portrait of Madame Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle"
(French, 1780–1867) drawing, graphite on off-white wove paper, 1814

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Realism & French Academy*, Romantic Art

Angelica Kauffman

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

“Portrait of Emma Hamilton”

Angelika Kauffmann | "Portrait of Emma Hamilton"
(Swiss, 1741-1807) drawing, black & white chalk on gray prepared paper, 1792

Posted in Drawings, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Rococo, Romantic Art, Victorian

John Singer Sargent

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

“Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon”

John Singer Sargent | "Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon"
(American, 1856–1925) charcoal on paper, 1923

Posted in Drawings, Impressionism/Expressionism, Portraits & Women, Victorian

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

“Cleopatra”

Michelangelo Buonarroti | "Cleopatra"
(Italian, 1475–1564) drawing, black chalk on paper, c.1533

Posted in Drawings, Mythology, Nudes & Figures, Portraits & Women, Realism & Classical Art, Renaissance