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)
Lily Lamp
Tiffany Studios (American, 1902–32) Corona, New York
Un Navire Pour La Revolution (Monument of the French Revolution at the Pont des Arts), Presentation Drawings
Artist's Studio "Foot Medication"
Roy Lichtenstein American, 1923–1997
The Studio
Alberto Giacometti Swiss, 1901-1966
Private Affair I
Claire Zeisler (American, 1903-1991) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Sheet of Sketches: Architectural and Erotic Drawings
Pierre Antoine Mongin French, 1761-1827
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
Diego Seated in the Studio
Alberto Giacometti Swiss, 1901–1966
Automarionette
Diller + Scofidio (American, founded 1979) Elizabeth Diller (American, born 1954) Ricardo Scofidio (American, 1935-2025)
Conversation in Studio
Milton Avery (American, 1885–1965)
The Artist in His Studio
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)
Architectural Fragment
Iran Probably Hamadan
Wintertree (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Larsen Design Studio (American, 1958-1997) Produced by Jack Lenor Larsen, Inc. (American, 1952-1997) France
Competition for the New Tribune Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation
Richard Yoshijiro Mine American, born Japan, 1894-1981
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