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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor and pen sketch of a nude garden statue seen from behind beneath tree branches, with rooftops beyond a fence.

Garden View

Henri Stanislas Rouart, c. 1880

Four haloed saints stand inside a large pink and gold historiated initial with a city and blue sky behind them.

Four Saints in a Historiated Initial "P" from a Choirbook or Antiphonal

Unknown artist, 1460/80

Watercolor landscape with a large tree, waterfall, figures and cows on a hillside path under a cloudy sky.

The Morning

Johann Georg Wagner, 1732-67

Pencil sketch by Eugène Delacroix of a reclining woman in an arched interior, with smaller figure studies at the right edge.

Woman Dying(?), Man in Bedroom, Two Sketches of Same

Eugène Delacroix, n.d.

Pencil studies of lions: a snarling lion head and body at upper left, a reclining lion with mane at lower right, and small sk

Studies of Lions

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1829

Pen and ink sketch of two nude women and a pencil study of a carved Marquesan earplug on aged paper.

Two Tahitian Women and a Marquesan Earplug

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Drawing of a standing female nude in white and dark chalk on tan paper, head turned upward, signed by Arthur B. Davies.

Standing Female Nude

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1882/93

Watercolor of a Gothic church portal with a pointed arch, a pine tree, a stone tomb and a wet courtyard under a yellow sky.

A Portal of a Church

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, 1820s

Watercolor of a postilion riding with harnessed horses through a snowy landscape, with two figures in blue in the foreground.

Postilion on Horse in a Winter Landscape

Wilhelm von Kobell, ca. 1798

Watercolor of a pastoral landscape with shepherds and sheep framed by an archway, with castle ruins on distant hills.

The Four Castles of Neckarsteinach

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1800-1818

Watercolor village scene with a stone cottage, a woman at the door, two walking figures on a dirt road, and rolling hills.

Village Scene with Figures

Jan van Ravenswaay, 19th century

Watercolor and ink landscape of a multi-tiered waterfall over rocks, framed by pine trees and steep mountain slopes.

Landscape with a Waterfall

Johann Christoph Rist, 1816

Pen and wash drawing of a waterfall and river in a forested mountain valley, with pine trees, small figures and distant peaks

Mountainous Landscape with a River

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1835/37

Grey wash drawing of snowy mountains above cliffs with two waterfalls falling into a green valley.

Foggy Landscape in the Apennine; verso: Sketch of Landscape

Carl Wagner, early 19th-mid-19th century

Watercolor of a large oak beside birches, with deer grazing near a fence and path, and a conifer forest beyond.

Wooded Landscape with Stag

Carl August Lebschee, 1800-1877

Dark watercolor landscape with tree masses on both sides, a distant church spire, and pale water reflections below.

Landscape

William Morris Hunt, n.d.

Manuscript leaf with two columns of black and red Latin text and blue and red decorated initials with penwork.

Illuminated Manuscript Leaf

Unknown artist, c. 1450

Head of a Woman and Head of a Bearded Man

Édouard Manet, 1880

Watercolor of a hillside villa with a tower and terrace near Tivoli, under a large white cloud and blue sky.

Near Tivoli

Thomas Jones, 1777

Two pen and ink sketches of a weeping woman in draped robes, one seated with head bowed and hands to her face.

Two Sketches of a Weeping Woman

Benjamin West, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of two putti reclining on clouds, one raising torches overhead while the other rests against him.

Two Putti

Attributed to François Boucher, n.d.

Charcoal sketch of an elderly woman in a headscarf sipping tea from a cup, with a steaming teapot beside her.

Old Woman Sipping Cup of Tea

Jozef Israëls, c. 1844

Woman's Head

Jozef Israëls, 1844

Monochrome chalk drawing of a wooded landscape with a winding path, distant hills, and small boats on water under clouds.

Coastal View

Thomas Gainsborough, 1786/88

Watercolor of a horse-drawn cart on a wide sandy beach with distant boats and buildings under a cloudy blue sky.

Cart on the Beach at Etretat

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1862

Watercolor perspective of a domed stone museum with arcaded wings, a central arched entrance and small figures on the path.

World's Columbian Exposition Fine Arts Museum, Chicago, Illinois, Perspective

John Wellborn Root, c. 1890-1891

Watercolor of Austrian soldiers and horses in a hillside military camp, with tents and officers on a rise under a cloudy sky.

Austrian Soldiers

Wilhelm von Kobell, late 18th-19th century

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a rushing river, boulders, conifers, and a snow-capped peak in the distance.

Mountain Valley

Thomas Ender, early 19th-mid 19th century

Red chalk and ink sketch of a seated Virgin and Child, a baptism scene, and standing male figures with angels.

Sketches: Virgin and Child; Virgin and Child with Two Saints; Saint Baptizing Kneeling Figure

Giovanni Baglione, n.d.

Watercolor of a crowded outdoor picnic under trees with long tables, an American flag, and people in period dress.

Anti-Slavery Picnic at Weymouth Landing, Massachusetts

Susan Torrey Merritt, c. 1845