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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor and pencil drawing of several doll dresses, sleeves, collars and a vest with ribbons and ruffles on cream paper.

Doll and Wardrobe

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Pencil drawing of an arched gravestone with a carved relief of a man and trees, inscribed with the name Thomas Pace.

Tombstone

Robert Clark, c. 1939

Harvest workers cutting and gathering sheaves in a wide field, with windmills and the sea on the horizon, drawn in brown wash

Harvest workers in the field. In the background windmills and the sea

Martinus Rørbye, 1847

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a stepped gable building with a red roof beside low outbuildings in a courtyard.

The mortuary chapel at the Church of Our Lady in Odense

Dankvart Dreyer, 1844

Pencil and watercolor study of a standing man in a brown cloak beside a woman in a rose shawl and blue skirt.

Standing Woman and Man

Joakim Skovgaard, 1898-1901

Watercolor of a cloth doll in a tan buckskin dress with red sash, shown front and back view.

Woman Doll in Buckskin

George File, c. 1938

Watercolor of a rag doll nurse in a teal skirt holding a baby doll in a pink shawl against a cream background.

Rag Doll Nurse and Baby

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Pencil sketch of figures seated and standing around a dining table in a dim interior.

The Supper at Emmaus

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1760/61

Painted study of a marionette puppet in a black suit holding a paintbrush, with strings rising from above.

Puppet

George File, 1935/1942

Painted study of a dark metal trivet with scrolled foliage, a central flower, and rope-twist borders on three legs.

Trivet

Ralph Morton, 1935/1942

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a monument with a column topped by a flaming urn, with smaller urn studies at left.

Design for a monument. Urn on a column

J.F. Clemens, 1748-1831

Cover Illustration

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Urn Design

Charles Goodwin, c. 1940

Loose watercolor sketch of a dark rider amid orange flames and a looping serpentine form, drawn on beige paper.

Luonnos värikuvaan Ritari ja kuningaskäärme

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Pen and wash drawing of an ox cart stalled among a flock of sheep, with a dog and figures under a cloudy sky.

The Stalled Cart

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1759

Watercolor drawing of a rectangular waffle iron with pyramid grid pattern, central scroll motif, and long handle on pale back

Waffle Iron

Ralph Russell, c. 1941

Watercolor and pencil botanical study of an orange poppy, seed pod, mallow leaves and grasses on cream paper.

Studies of various flowers, including poppies

Dankvart Dreyer, 1840-1849

Wallpaper design by George Robin with gold pear and foliage motifs on pale blue, with corner sprigs and a small color swatch.

Wall Paper

George Robin, c. 1936

Gouache wallpaper design with lavender flowers and orange ribbon bows beside red bell flowers on a white zigzag band.

Wall Paper

Nicholas Acampora, c. 1937

Repeating wallpaper design with white flowers, leafy vines and black four-petal motifs on a blue striped background.

Wall Paper

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Gouache wallpaper design with pink and lavender roses in hanging swags on a tan scrolling lattice ground.

Wall Paper

Paul Farkas, c. 1937

Two painted design swatches: a couple in orange gown and top hat under trees, and a stylized flower bouquet.

Wall Paper Sample

Betty Jacob, c. 1940

Grey and white drawing of a toile wallpaper design with a standing man, columns topped with eagles, ships, and a blue border.

Wall Paper and Border

Nicholas Acampora, c. 1937

Watercolor design of biblical scenes in an arched frame, with Christ in a boat, a crowd, and a procession with palms.

Unused early design for the west wall of the north transept of Viborg Cathedral

Joakim Skovgaard, 1890-1899

Watercolor wallpaper design with rococo scrollwork, flowers, and small scenes of carriages, soldiers, and figures in period d

Wall Paper Design

Henry Meyers, c. 1939

Colored sketch of two knights on red and white horses in an arched stained-glass design with a winged figure.

Punainen ja valkoinen hevonen, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon pohjoislehterin lasimaalausta varten

Wallpaper design on green ground with pink roses, purple chrysanthemums, blue hydrangeas and yellow flowers among white scrol

Wall Paper

Walter Doran, c. 1939

Horizontal decorative border design with repeating green, black, and maroon stylized floral motifs on a cream sheet.

Wall Paper Border

Paul Farkas, c. 1936

Colored drawing of a perforated metal foot warmer with wooden turned posts, wire handle, and open door showing an inner box.

Foot Warmer

Lawrence Phillips, 1935/1942

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures tending a child beneath a tree, with a winged figure hovering above and a goat nearby.

The Nurturing of Jupiter

Salvator Rosa, n.d.