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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor landscape of a tall rocky cliff beside a river, with figures and a small boat on the sandy bank and blue hills bey

Landscape

Allart van Everdingen, mid-17th century

Gray wash drapery study of a veiled standing figure with deep folds of cloth falling across the body.

Drapery Study of a Standing Figure Facing Right, in Profile

Andrea del Verrocchio, late 1460s-early 1470s

Ink and watercolor portrait of a mustached man in a blue jacket and red fez against a green background.

The Zouave

Vincent van Gogh, ca. June 20, 1888

Painting of a sleeping youth in an orange robe leaning against a willow tree, with a gold sky and decorative blue border.

Sleeping Youth (verso), Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript

Riza-yi 'Abbasi, early 1600s

Ink and wash drawing of a helmeted warrior with a shield and sword standing over a fallen figure against blue hills.

Venus and Cupid in a Landscape, after Annibale Carracci (recto); A Warrior Holding a Shield and Sword, Seen from the…

Théodore Géricault, 1816-17

Watercolor of a girl in a bonnet seated in dune grass, looking toward a grey sea with a distant sailboat.

Girl in the Dunes

Jozef Israëls, mid-19th-early 20th century

Pencil drawing of an ornate carved stone well-head with arches, twisted columns and foliage reliefs on paving stones.

A Byzantine Well-head

Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton of Stretton, 1852

Watercolor and graphite sketch of Dutch sailing boats on choppy water with a windmill on the distant shore.

Dutch Fishing Boats; verso: Sketches of Boats

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1870

Watercolor landscape of a road lined with autumn trees, fields and a distant village under a pale sky.

Road near La Côte-Saint-André

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1885

Watercolor night scene of a reddish moon with a glowing yellow crescent edge against dark blue sky.

Study of the Crescent Moon in "The Ship"

William Holman Hunt, c. 1875

Watercolor of a windmill with yellow tower and dark sails beside a tree, houses and a cloudy blue sky.

Wind Mill at Antwerp

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1866

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, a windblown tree, a dirt path and a grazing cow under a pale sky.

Landscape

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1877

Sheet of ink and watercolour studies of six vases, jars and an ornamental motif with scrolling patterns in blue and green.

Sheet with six studies for vases, jars, and an ornamental design sketch

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1899

Pen and wash drawing of a banquet with a seated woman, a man beside her, servants, soldiers and dogs under a draped canopy.

The Banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a green swirl-decorated vase with smaller ornament sketches and a pitcher study on cream paper.

Sheet with four studies for vases and four ornament designs

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Pen and watercolor drawing of a young hunter seated on a rock with dogs in a landscape with trees and a vessel.

Young Hunter with His Dogs in a Landscape

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1641-1710

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd of animals including a lion, leopard, goats, cow, ostriches and birds.

A Congress of Animals

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1641-1710

Watercolour study of a vase with blue washes and ochre-yellow decoration on cream paper, dated 1895.

Study for a vase with yellow decoration on a blue ground

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Watercolour study of a jar with bold black scrolling decoration over yellow and grey washes, dated 1895.

Study for a jar with black decoration on a yellow and grey ground

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Pen and brown ink sketch of cattle, a reclining cow, and a cart wheel with plants on the ground.

Cattle Beside Cart Wheel

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1640/55

Brown and blue wash drawing of the Presentation in the Temple inside an ornate sculpted frame with cherubs and caryatids.

The Presentation in the Temple, with a Design for a Sculpted Frame

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1630-35

Watercolor study of a dark vase with blue chevron and diamond patterns on its body and banded rim.

Study for a jar with blue and black ornament

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Circular study in brown and black ink and wash with radiating strokes around a pale centre, signed lower left.

Study for a dish

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Watercolor of the domed Muiderpoort gatehouse beside a canal, with large trees, boats, a footbridge and a windmill.

The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage

Hendrick Keun, 1771

Pale watercolor of a hilltop town above cliffs and a calm lake, with a thatched hut and cypress trees.

Genzano and Lake Nemi

Joseph August Knip, early 19th century

Pen and blue wash design study of a bulbous vase covered with scrolling tendrils and leaves.

Studies for a vase with leaf ornamentation

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Pen and watercolor city view with a tall church tower, domes, a columned portico in front, and trees on the right.

View of Milan

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Hand-lettered German verse sheet with watercolor scrollwork border and vignettes of a goat, a pig, travelers and a devil.

Sheets of Verses: Priamel vom Schuldenbot

Johann Martin Usteri, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor and pencil study of a dark jar with a flared neck beside a shallow dish on a ledge, signed and dated 1894.

Study for a Jar and Dish

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1894

Drawing of a nude winged angel in flight, rendered in black chalk with red chalk accents on aged paper.

An Angel in Flight

called Il Cavaliere d’Arpino Giuseppe Cesari, c. 1599-1600