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Watercolors

11,528 works

Lot's Daughters Fleeing Sodom

Lucas Vorsterman, 1615/20

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling bearded man comforted by an angel, with a winged angel holding a cross above and sleeping

Christ in the Garden of Olives

Gerard van Honthorst, 1615/35

Loose watercolor of a young girl in a white blouse and red Spanish-style skirt, glancing back over her shoulder.

Girl in Spanish Costume

John Singer Sargent, 1879/80

Watercolor of Capri showing white houses, a domed church, a dark cliff and a palm tree under a hazy sky.

Capri

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, n.d.

Watercolor of a royal footman in red and yellow livery carrying a silver tray with decanters and a glass.

Royal footman with tray of decanters and a glass

Johannes Senn, 1807

Pencil sketch of two conical haystacks in an open field with small figures walking near a post under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Haystacks

Constant Troyon, n.d.

Portrait of the painter Christine Swane, née Larsen, as a young woman

Peter Hansen, 1896

Watercolor of a man in winter clothing pulling a loaded sled up a snowy slope below rocky mountains and pine trees.

Man with sled

Sigmund von Perger, 1778-1841

Watercolor of a pale villa with a square tower and tiled roof, framed by umbrella pines and cypresses under a blue sky.

Raffaels atelier i Villa Borgheses have. Rom

Fritz Petzholdt, 1805-1838

Watercolor of a fishing boat with nets pulled up on a sandy beach, a seated figure, and distant sails under clouds.

Beached fishing boat with seated fisherman

Charles Bentley, 1835-1864

Pencil and colored sketches of five arched window designs with rose ornament panels along their lower sections.

Viisi ruusuornamenttiluonnosta Tampereen tuomiokirkon lehterin alla oleviin lasimaalauksiin

Pencil sketch of Europa riding a bull over water, with a trident-bearing figure, sea nymphs and putti in clouds above.

The Rape of Europa

Cornelis Schut, 1635/40

Drawing of a bearded man with a mustache and large white lace collar in a dark doublet, set in an oval frame.

A Portrait of a Man

Jan de Bray, 1650

Oval drawing of an older woman in a white ruff collar and lace cap, rendered in gray and red chalk, dated 1650.

A Portrait of a Woman

Jan de Bray, 1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded armored man greeting a kneeling figure, with armed men and a landscape of sheep behin

The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

Maerten de Vos, 1581

Pencil and watercolor study of doves with radiating light rays, preliminary sketches for church paintings.

Pyhän Hengen kyyhkynen, neljä luonnosta Tampereen tuomiokirkon maalauksiin

Charcoal drawing of three figures in a dim interior, one reading under a lamp beside a table with a basket and cups.

Bourgeois Interior

Georges Lemmen, 1890/91

Watercolor poster sketch of two skiers on a snowy night field under stars, with mirrored lettering reading Seitsemän veljestä

Pakoretkellä Impivaarasta, luonnos kirjan julisteeksi

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Dog barking at ducks by a lake with flying birds, willows and a wooden fence in a misty landscape.

A dog and ducks by a lake

Johannes Bronckhorst, 1600-1700

Watercolor drawing of a peasant in a black hat pouring liquid from a sack into a glass, standing against a plain background.

Peasant Filling a Glass

Cornelis Dusart, 1689

Pencil and watercolour sketch of an open window with shutters framing flowering branches, a clay vase, and a view of the sea.

View through a window on Procida

Martinus Rørbye, 1835

Watercolor drawing of a peasant man smoking a clay pipe while seated on a stool beside a bench and jug.

Peasant Smoking

Cornelis Dusart, 1689

Oil sketch of two seated girls in regional costume with white bonnets, one gesturing toward the other.

Two Girls in Regional Costume

François Hippolyte Lalaisse, n.d.

Watercolor interior of a family gathered around a man reading a book, with a standing woman, a girl, and a dog.

The Evening Prayer

Jean-Baptiste Mallet, 1790

Watercolor sketch of two angels flying within an arched frame against a blue-grey sky, with cherub heads in the corners.

Composition with two trumpet-blowing angels above the globe

Karl Isakson, 1895

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing young woman in period dress holding knitting, with curled hair and a ruffled skirt.

Young Standing Girl with Knitting

Martinus Rørbye, 1828-1830

Watercolor drawing of a tiered stone obelisk memorial with a star on top, set among trees with small figures nearby.

Ehdotus J. L. Runebergin hautamuistomerkiksi Porvooseen

Frans Anatolius Sjöström, 1877

Ink and watercolor sketch of mounted cavalry riders in blue uniforms crossing a meadow, one bugler on the right.

Cavalry Exercise in a Meadow

Constantin Guys, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a hat and gown beside a chair, within a decorative rectangular border.

Sarah Bernhardt

Alphonse Mucha, c. 1898

Watercolor of Taormina's ancient theater ruins with figures and Mount Etna rising in the background under a pale sky.

The Ancient Theater at Taormina with a View of Mount Etna, Study for Saint Non's Voyage Pittoresque de Naples et de S…

Louis-François Cassas, 1783