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Watercolors

11,528 works

Brown wash drawing of a haloed figure seated among mothers and many children, with a crowd and brick steps behind.

Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me

Giambattista Tinti, n.d.

Cow Weather Vane

Philip Johnson, c. 1939

Watercolor of a brass bed warming pan with a turned wooden handle and engraved perforated lid on a cream background.

Bed Warming Pan

Sarkis Erganian, 1935/1942

Grey-toned drawing of a carved wooden fish shop sign with diamond-patterned scales and detailed fins on a pale background.

Fish Shop Sign

Henry Murphy, 1939

Painted rendering of a carved wooden figurehead bust with a fan-shaped crest, mustache, open mouth and blue garment.

Figurehead: Turk's Head

Henry Murphy, c. 1937

Painted drawing of a carved wooden bust of a man with curled hair and bow tie, framed by red drapery on cream paper.

Ship's Sternpiece

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted figurehead of a standing man in a dark coat on a shield with stars and stripes, rendered in watercolor.

Figurehead: "Henry Clay"

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Sir William Withey Gull. Watercolour by C. Pellegrini [Ape], 1875

Carlo Pellegrini

Watercolor of a weathered carved wooden figurehead of a woman with a ruffled collar and flaking paint.

Jenny Lind Figurehead

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1938

Drawing of a carved wooden ship ornament with an eagle, shield with stars, anchor, and flag.

Ship's Carving

Albert Rudin, c. 1939

Watercolor of a painted wooden cigar store Indian figure with feathered headdress holding a tobacco bundle.

Cigar Store Indian

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Painted shop sign of a tall brown boot with REPAIRING written vertically in dark block letters on the shaft.

Shop Sign

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted drawing of a carved wooden figure in green uniform and red cap standing on a dark pedestal.

Baseball Player

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a wooden ball player cigar store figure holding a bat, standing on a red pedestal marked LUNCH.

Cigar Store Figure: Ball Player

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Folk-style retablo of a haloed saint holding a cross, with a rearing animal and ladder on a painted panel.

Retablo - St. Procopio

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Painted study of a stout Toby figure in yellow coat and brown hat, holding a pipe, standing on a brown base.

Toby Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Sepia drawing of a stone arch bridge with a waterfall, two figures beneath the arch, and overhanging foliage.

The Bridge of San Paolo

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1793

Watercolor of a ribbed blue glass cruet with a looped handle and faceted stopper against a cream background.

Blue Glass Cruet and Stopper

George File, c. 1940

Watercolor of a square glass flask with a metal top, painted with flowers, scrollwork and a bird in an oval.

Decorated Glass Flask

George File, c. 1940

Painted folk-style image of a female saint with a halo, arms tied to a green cross, in a blue robe and red skirt on gold.

Painting of St. Liberata

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Bulto

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1938

Painted drawing of a carved wooden head with a bearded face and tall segmented headdress, showing cracked paint.

Head of San Jose

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Watercolor drawing of a Sheraton style settee with painted floral urn splats and a patterned upholstered seat.

Settee--Sheraton Style

Charles Henning, c. 1939

Watercolor of a wooden cherry candlestick with a circular base and split top against a plain cream background.

Cherry Candlestick

Mina Lowry, c. 1937

Painted study of a weathered carved wooden hitching post finial shaped as a bearded face with a long nose.

Hitching Post Finial

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Watercolor drawing of a long-handled steel spatula with stamped decoration on its tapering handle and a broad blade.

Steel Spatula

Fritz Boehmer, 1935/1942

Ink and wash drawing of a vaulted interior with large arches, rows of green beds on the floor, and a classical doorway.

Interior with large arches and beds?

Aron Wallick, 1803-1809

Brown ink drawing of a hunter with dogs, a netted game scene, dead deer and birds in an octagonal woodland setting.

The Industrious Hunter, in Spring

Johann Elias Ridinger, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a hunter in a snowy forest camp with a bear, wolves, a falcon, and dogs around him.

The Daring Hunter, Enduring in Winter

Johann Elias Ridinger, n.d.

Watercolor of a painted wooden child's spinning top with colorful stripes and a pointed tip on a pale background.

Child's Top

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939