Drawing’s work is defined by its 21st century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Still Life in the Windy City
Drawing Architecture Studio (Chinese, founded 2013) Li Han (Chinese, born 1978) Hu Yan (Chinese, born 1978) Zhang Xintong (Chinese, born 1990)

Casket with Scenes of David and Solomon
Attributed to the workshop of Pierre Reymond French, 1513-after 1584

Monument to the French Revolution at the Pont des Arts, Paris, France, Perspective Study
Architecture Studio (French, fl. 20th cen.) Ugo Attardi (French, born 1923)

Un Navire Pour La Revolution (Monument of the French Revolution at the Pont des Arts), Presentation Drawings
Architecture Studio (French, fl. 20th cen.) Ugo Attardi (French, born 1923)

Lily Lamp
Tiffany Studios (American, 1902–32) Corona, New York

Sheet of Sketches: Architectural and Erotic Drawings
Pierre Antoine Mongin French, 1761-1827

Private Affair I
Claire Zeisler (American, 1903-1991) Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Studio
Alberto Giacometti Swiss, 1901-1966

Artist's Studio "Foot Medication"
Roy Lichtenstein American, 1923–1997

Study after Apollo Revealing his Divinity before the Shepherdess Isse
Studio of François Boucher French, 1703-1770

Architecture
Paul Klee German, born Switzerland, 1879-1940

Automarionette
Diller + Scofidio (American, founded 1979) Elizabeth Diller (American, born 1954) Ricardo Scofidio (American, 1935-2025)

Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room: Reconstruction at the Art Institute of Chicago
Adler & Sullivan, original architects; American, 1883-1896 Vinci & Kenny, reconstruction architects; American, 1970-1977

Court House Studies, Interior Perspective Study
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American, born Germany, 1886–1969

Competition for the New Tribune Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Richard Yoshijiro Mine American, born Japan, 1894-1981

Diego Seated in the Studio
Alberto Giacometti Swiss, 1901–1966

Architectural Fragment
Iran Probably Hamadan

Gene and Nancy Bavinger House: West Elevation
Architect: Bruce Alonzo Goff (American, 1904-1982) Delineator: Herb Greene (Greenberg) (American, born 1929)

Conversation in Studio
Milton Avery (American, 1885–1965)

The Artist in His Studio
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)