Styles Genres Museums Artists Support

An open visual arts database with 425,000+ artworks, 36,000+ artists, and 800+ styles spanning centuries of human creativity.

Browse

Styles
Genres
Museums
Artists
Favorites

Popular Styles

Impressionism
Romanticism
Surrealism
Pop Art
Cubism
Realism

Museums

Art Institute of Chicago
MoMA
Rijksmuseum
Cleveland Museum of Art
The MET
Louvre

VisualArtsDB is free and open for everyone.

Support the project

© 2026 VisualArtsDB

Multiple Sketches

Multiple Sketches

Louis H. Sullivan

1881

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 16 × 11 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
Genre: graphite
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

graphitearchitecturearchitectural drawingpaper (fiber product)

More by Louis H. Sullivan

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 16, Impromptu!

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 16, Impromptu!

Louis H. Sullivan, 1922

Radiator Screen from the Cyrus Hall McCormick House, Chicago, Illinois

Radiator Screen from the Cyrus Hall McCormick House, Chicago, Illinois

Louis H. Sullivan, 1896

Window Pier from the Eli B. Felsenthal Store, Chicago, Illinois

Window Pier from the Eli B. Felsenthal Store, Chicago, Illinois

Louis H. Sullivan, 1905

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 12, Values of Overlap and Overlay

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 12, Values of Overlap and Overlay

Louis H. Sullivan, 1922

Carson Pirie Scott Collection

Carson Pirie Scott Collection

Louis H. Sullivan, 1857

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 2, Manipulation of the Organic

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 2, Manipulation of the Organic

Louis H. Sullivan, 1922

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Roof Plan

Peoples Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Roof Plan

Louis H. Sullivan, 1909

Schiller Building (later Garrick Theater): Sections of Star-Pod Design from Proscenium Vault

Schiller Building (later Garrick Theater): Sections of Star-Pod Design from Proscenium Vault

Louis H. Sullivan, 1886

Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin, Elevation and Cross Section

Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin, Elevation and Cross Section

Louis H. Sullivan, 1919

McVickers Theater: Sketch for Untitled Ornamental Band

McVickers Theater: Sketch for Untitled Ornamental Band

Louis H. Sullivan, 1878

Elevator Grille Ornament from the Schlesinger and Mayer Store, Chicago, Illinois

Elevator Grille Ornament from the Schlesinger and Mayer Store, Chicago, Illinois

Louis H. Sullivan, 1903

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 18, Untitled

System of Architectural Ornament, Plate 18, Untitled

Louis H. Sullivan, 1923

Multiple Sketches by Louis H. Sullivan — VisualArtsDB