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Works on Paper

The collection of master drawings at the Museum initially shaped by the Crocker family’s purchase in 1869–71, focuses on the major European schools between the 16th and mid-19th centuries. Collection strengths include drawings from the Italian, Dutch and Flemish 17th century, the French 17th and 18th centuries, the German 16th, 18th and 19th centuries, as well as related prints. Californian and American prints, drawings, and watercolors from the mid-19th century to the present are also included.

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  • Louis Le Breton (French, 1818–1866)
    Untitled (View of San Francisco). circa 1848.
  • Louis Nagel (German, 1814–1870) and published by A. Rosenfield (American, active 19th century)
    San Francisco from Russian Hill. 1862.
  • Louis Nagel (German, 1814–1870) and published by Hutchings & Rosenfeld
    San Francisco, 1860. 1860.
  • Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (French, 1865–1953)
    Portrait of a Woman. n.d.
  • Ludwig Emil Grimm (German, 1790–1863)
    Portrait of Balthazar von Speth. 1817.
  • M.C. Cotham & Co. (American, active 19th century), publisher
    San Francisco News-Letter, July 14, 1851. 1851.
  • MacLure, MacDonald & McGregor (British) and published by Alexander Strahan (Scottish, 1833–1918)
    San Francisco in 1848 and Chicago in 1831. 1866.
  • Martín Ramírez (Mexican, 1895–1963)
    The Virgin. circa 1948–1950.
  • Master of Mühldorf (German, active 1508–1511)
    The Annunciation. 1514.
  • Mathew Carey (American, born Ireland, 1760–1839)
    A New and Accurate Map of North America from the Best Authorities. circa 1814.
  • Maynard Dixon (American, 1875–1946)
    Cottonwoods of El Dorado. 1924.
  • Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (German, 1800–1882)
    Portrait of a Man with Open Collar. n.d.
  • Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813–1888) and James Merritt Ives (American, 1824–1895)
    California Scenery, Seal Rocks-Point Lobos. n.d.
  • Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813–1888) and James Merritt Ives (American, 1824–1895)
    California Scenery, Seal Rocks-Point Lobos. circa 1863.
  • Nicolaas Verkolje (Dutch, 1673–1746)
    Time Unmasking Deceit. n.d.
  • Nicolas de Fer (French, 1646–1720) and Charles Insulin (French, 1673–1715)
    Cette Carte de Californie et du Nouveau Mexique. 1700.
  • Nicolas de Fer (French, 1646–1720) and Charles Insulin (French, 1673–1715)
    Cette Carte de Californie et du Nouveau Mexique. 1700.
  • Nicolas Loir (French, 1624–1679)
    The Brazen Serpent. n.d.
  • Pacific Press (19th century), publisher
    A Portion of San Francisco, Looking Toward Oakland. circa 1866.
  • Pavel Tchelitchew (American, born Russia, 1898–1957)
    The Harvest. 1928.

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