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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor of a gold eagle on a globe in front of a sunburst, with gold tassels hanging from a dark fireman's hat shield.

Fireman's Hat Shield

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a rusted hand saw with a carved wooden handle lying above its wooden sheath on a pale background.

Saw and Case

Albert Rudin, c. 1940

Painted study of a leaping white horse weather vane on a dark metal rod against a blue-gray background.

Horse Weather Vane

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Drawing of a gilded carved eagle with outstretched wings, mounted on a small ornamental base, in gold and red tones.

Eagle

Mina Lowry, c. 1941

Revolver

Elizabeth Johnson, c. 1942

Watercolor drawing of a rustic wooden sideboard with three drawers, a plate rail, and an open lower shelf on cream paper.

Sideboard

William H. Edwards, 1935/1942

Charcoal self-portrait on grey paper of a bearded man with dark hair, face partly lit, dated 1857 in the upper right.

Self-Portrait

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1857

Pen and wash sketch of a muscular hero grappling with a flying draped figure above a reclining figure and flowers.

Hercules and Lichas

Filippo Falciatore, n.d.

Gray wash drawing of a man pointing to an urn while leading a laurel-crowned woman through a classical interior with a child.

A Man Leading a Woman into a Gallery of Antiquities and Decorative Arts

Giacomo Cestaro, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Venice's Grand Canal with the domed Santa Maria della Salute church, gondolas and sailing boats in the

Bacino di San Marco with the Dogana del Mare and Santa Maria della Salute

Style of Francesco Guardi, c. 1793

Watercolor of a brown long-sleeved dress with full skirt and white capelet with buttoned high collar, signed Charles Goodwin

Dress

Charles Goodwin, 1939

Watercolor drawing of a hooked rug with three flower-like medallions in red, cream and green on a dark ground, with a braided

Shaker Rug

Charles Goodwin, 1935/1942

Fugl

Johannes Bronckhorst, 1700-1799

Painted drawing of a green-gowned wooden cigar store figure of a woman holding cigars on a stepped pedestal.

Cigar Store Figure

Elizabeth Johnson, c. 1942

Watercolor of a carved wooden golden eagle with spread wings perched on a round globe over a rectangular base.

Golden Eagle Gatepost

Henry Murphy, c. 1938

Pencil and watercolor design study of an arched window with grid panes and red and pale roundel stained glass motifs.

Ruusuikkuna lehterin alta, harjoitelma eri väreistä ja ruutujaosta Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalauksiin

Watercolor of a ribbed green glass tumbler on a beige background, signed John Dana.

Flip Glass

John Dana, c. 1940

Watercolor of a brown Zanesville Ohio flask with embossed eagle, with small pencil sketches of the bottle in two corners.

Flask

John Jordan, c. 1936

Painted illustration of a brass Betty lamp with spout, hinged lid, and tall adjustable hanger on a cream background.

Betty Lamp

Albert Rudin, c. 1940

Circular watercolor of a man with a net and two women fishing from a rowboat beneath green trees.

Bandbox

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of an ornate wrought iron gate showing a weeping willow and two resting sheep beneath scrollwork.

Gate

Sarkis Erganian, c. 1940

Pencil and gouache drawing of a dark carved horse head hitching post with a metal ring in its mouth, on a wooden base.

Hitching Post

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted study of a wrought iron trivet with triangular frame, leaf motif and looped handle on a pale background.

Trivet

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Wallpaper design with blue flowers, green leaves, orange ribbon bows and a pearl garland on a grey ground.

Wallpaper

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor and pencil view through an arch of Süleymaniye Mosque with striped arches, domes, minaret and a foreground column.

Part of the Süleymaniye Mosque

Martinus Rørbye, 1836

Painted design of a round plate with stylized red flowers, green foliage, and the inscription 1832 with initials J H.

Plate

Henry Moran, 1935/1942

Gouache drawing of a decorative cross with grey punched-tin borders and blue, pink and white painted floral patterns.

Cross

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Loose watercolor study of abstract color masses in brown, blue, green, rust and ochre, with a suggested seated figure.

Color study after Delacroix's painting Dante and Virgil in Hell, Louvre

Edvard Weie, 1930-1939

Watercolor of a painted wooden shorebird decoy with a long bill, reddish breast and grey-blue wings, on a wooden stand.

Decoy (Hudsonian Godwit)

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Pan

Nicholas Acampora, c. 1939