Subject
Walking Stick

Walking Stick is a subject in art. The gallery holds 50 works in this subject in art, including works by Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet and Rembrandt van Rijn.
A walking stick (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture. Some designs also serve as a fashion accessory, or are used for self-defense.
Key artists
Works
Young man in Mayo costume
A Windmill on a Polder Waterway, Known as ‘In the Month of July’
Fishing in Springtime
The Experts
James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902)
Shepherdess with a Flock of Sheep
Teasing a Sleeping Girl
The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Defense of Cadiz Against the English
Adoration of the Shepherds
The wine connoisseurs
Christ with a Staff
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Niels Ryberg with his Son Johan Christian and his Daughter-in-Law Engelke, née Falbe
Flora
Hedelandskab med en dagvogn
Bathsheba after the Bath
Sant'Ambrogio Altarpiece
Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve (1630-1658), son of Christian IV and Vibeke Kruse
Aristaeus and dead bees
Bauer mit Stange (Kopie nach)
Portrait of a Seated Old Man Wearing a Red Hat
Young Woman in a Round Hat
Richard Wenman (1573–1640), 1st Viscount Wenman
Saint James the Greater
A Philosopher by Lamplight
Seated old man with a cane in fanciful costume
Old Man in Fanciful Costume Holding a Stick
The old painter
Sir Pryse Pryse (1838–1906)
Portrait of D. Lourenço José Brotas de Lencastre
Archery Lessons
Seated old man with a cane in fanciful costume
Beggar with Wooden Leg
Une promenade conjugale
Peisaj din Moldova
Curry
Untitled
Jade
Les jets
Compoziție cu personaje (2)
Picea excelsa
a Cornus Nuttallii; b Cornus officinalis
Acer
a Cornus Nuttallii; b Cornus florida; c Acer pennsylvanicum
a Cornus Nuttallii; b Cornus Nuttallii; c Acer
a Cornus Nuttallii; b Cornus Nuttallii; c Cornus florida
Guy Little Theatrical Photograph
The Three Names
Untitled
Frequently asked questions
What is Walking Stick?
Walking Stick is a subject in art. A walking stick (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture.
How many Walking Stick works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 50 public-domain Walking Stick works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Walking Stick artists?
Key Walking Stick artists in the collection include Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet and Rembrandt van Rijn.
Where can I see Walking Stick works?
Walking Stick works in the collection are held by National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Hermitage Museum.