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Watercolors

11,504 works

Pen drawing of a winged statue with a mirror and globe atop a turreted building, with a man passing by and Latin text.

The Statue of Opportunity and the Passer-by [fol. 8 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing with hand coloring of allegorical figures with Latin scrolls, a crucifixion, and an enthroned ruler on a

"Obliterate the Trace of the Pot in the Ashes" [fol. 32 verso / 33 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink allegorical drawing of a house, skeleton, dragon, raven, and chariots labeled Saturnus and Mars across two pages.

"Do Not Turn Back When You Arrive at the End" [fol. 26 verso / 27 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Pen and watercolor drawing of a standing woman with long hair in a pink cloak and grey gown, with faint inscriptions.

Personification of Friendship (Amicitia) [fol. 2 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing: a kneeling figure holds a basin as a standing man releases a red stream into it, labeled Dilectio.

"Do Not Make Water on Clippings from Nails or Hair" [fol. 30 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Watercolor of a woman in a headscarf standing in a farmyard with chickens, milk cans, and a farmhouse porch behind her.

A Sick Chicken

Winslow Homer, 1874

Watercolor of a boy seated on a tree branch and a girl in gray reaching up toward him beside a rail fence.

On the Fence

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a woman and child holding hands on a wooden stile beside a fence, with leafy branches overhead.

On the Stile

Winslow Homer, 1878

Painted landscape of a sunlit pasture with a large tree, resting sheep in the foreground, and grazing flocks on rolling hills

Warm Afternoon

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a woman in a brown dress seated on a grassy hill beside a red farmhouse and trees under a cloudy sky.

The Green Hill

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a white thatched hut with children in its doorway, a palm tree, banana plants and a rooster in sandy ground.

Native hut at Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1885

Watercolor of a woman in a polka-dot dress gathering eggs in a barn beside barrels, with a rooster on the straw floor.

Fresh Eggs

Winslow Homer, 1874

Oval watercolor portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and striped cravat, on a gray mat.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Friedrich Wilhelm Moritz

Double page of Persian calligraphy framed by a blue border with gold-painted animals, dragons, a phoenix and trees.

The Illuminated Border of Animals, double page from a copy of the Gulistan of Sa'di

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century

Pen and watercolor sketch of a rocky headland with windswept cypress trees and surf, labeled Point Lobos.

Point Lobos, California

Samuel Colman, probably 1886

Pen and wash drawing of a bound woman on a platform before a domed building, with mounted soldiers and a crowd in the street.

Olindo and Sophronia Saved by Clorinda

Jean-Pierre Norblin

Watercolor of a woman reclining on a divan with a hookah while a servant in a red fez stands beside her.

Oriental Woman with a Waterpipe

Master VCD, probably 1845

Watercolor of two winged cherubs lifting a palm frond near a seated nude woman with flowers and arrows in a landscape.

Eros and Anteros with Psyche Looking at Them

Johannes Riepenhausen, 1810-60

Watercolor of a waterfall flowing through a steep rocky ravine with trees, and buildings on a distant ledge under blue sky.

View of a Waterfall through a Ravine

Attributed to Achille-Etna Michallon

Brown ink and wash sheet of many studies of birds, including hawks, ducks and waders, with handwritten notes.

Studies of Birds (recto); Village Scene with Skaters (verso)

Albert Flamen, mid-17th century

Pastel drawing of a harlequin in a multicolored diamond costume leaning on a stick beside a crouched figure and green foliage

Harlequin

Edgar Degas, 1885

Grey wash drawing of sheep in a barn beside a wooden manger, with a hanging lantern and straw on the floor.

Sheep in a Manger

Charles Émile Jacque

Dante seated in red robe before a lamp, with tormented figures above and a radiant woman in white reaching toward light.

Dante Meditating on the "Divine Comedy"

Jean-Jacques Feuchère, 1843

Charcoal sketch of a dark tree mass above a riverbank with farm buildings, reflections in the water, and a small boat.

Landzicht Farm: Compositional Study

Piet Mondrian, c. 1905

Architectural drawing of a domed church with Ionic portico and bronze doors, with floor plan below, by Alexander Jackson Davi

Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (front elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1832

Watercolor section and floor plans of the Church of the French Protestants in New York, showing a domed interior with columns

Church of the French Protestants (Eglise Français du Saint Esprit), New York (section and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1831-34

Bull of the Roman Campagna

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1773/74

Watercolor drawing of an Egyptian temple gateway with columns and hieroglyphs, with robed figures before the entrance.

The Temple at Dendur, Nubia

David Roberts, 1848

Ink and wash sketches of scrolls with curled ends on tan paper, including one large unrolled scroll and several smaller studi

Sketches for a Scroll

Charles Sprague Pearce, 1890/1897

Watercolor study of gnarled tree branches with moss-covered limbs and broad green leaves against a pale sky.

Tree Branches

Charles Reginald Aston, 1860-1900