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Watercolors

11,504 works

Watercolor of a seated young woman with a grape basket on her back beside a rocky slope with wildflowers.

Young Woman in the Vaudois after the Grape Harvest

Wolfgang Adam Töpffer, 1821

Pen and watercolor drawing of a rocky river with boulders, shrubs and conifer trees along the banks.

Landscape with Rocks in a River (near Kronau?)

Eduard Peithner von Lichtenfels, late 19th-early 20th century

Watercolor of three nude boys bathing by a wooded riverbank with dense trees and leafy plants.

Riverside with Three Bathing Boys

Christian Friedrich Gille, 19th century

Pencil and grey wash drawing of a woman in a black dress and bonnet seated on a chair on a beach.

Seated Lady in Black, Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1865

Watercolor and pen drawing of the Piazzetta di San Marco in Venice, with Gothic arches and two tall columns under blue sky.

View of the Piazzetta di San Marco in Venice

Wilhelm Gail, 19th century

Watercolor of a leafy geranium in a terracotta pot with smaller pots behind, painted in green and muted tones.

Geraniums

Paul Cézanne, 1888/1890

Watercolor and pencil still life of pink and red roses in a blue-green bottle on a table, with loose washes.

Roses in a Bottle [recto]

Paul Cézanne, 1900/1904

Pen and wash drawing of a flooded monastery ruin with arched colonnade, a stone cross in water, and trees framing the scene.

Inundated Ruins of a Monastery

Carl Blechen, ca. 1824

Watercolor landscape of tall trees, a stone balustrade building, and a distant dome under a pale sky.

View of the Dome of Saint Peter's, Rome

Henri Harpignies, 1863

Watercolor of a Paris palace facade with strollers in period dress, clipped trees, market stalls and a row of buildings.

Rue de Rivoli and Pavillon Marsan

François Etienne Villeret

Still life drawing of pink rose and blossoms in a gold vase, with butterflies, a snail, caterpillars and a dragonfly.

Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects

Joris Hoefnagel, 1589

Watercolor sketch of an encampment with white tents, a decorated horse, soldiers in uniform, and women in dark dresses.

The Queen

Constantin Guys

Watercolor landscape of a monastery beside a lake in a mountain valley, with trees framing the view and a shepherd with sheep

View of the Monastery in Tegernsee seen from the north-east

Johann Georg von Dillis, late 18th-mid 19th century

Ink and watercolor drawing of a woman in a pale gown standing among seated figures in a crowded interior under lamps.

Officers and Courtesans in an Interior

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Watercolor of a river winding past tall trees and misty wooded hills under a cloudy sky.

On the Wharfe, Bolton Abbey

William Callow, September 30, 1858

Watercolor of moored sailing boats with tall masts and colorful sails at a harbor quay, pale buildings behind.

St Tropez

Paul Signac, 1906

Colored drawing of an ornate organ under draped canopy with trumpets, a gilded lyre, and blue and pink curtains.

Design for a Fanciful Organ

Joseph Ignaz Gurk, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor drawing of soldiers and a chariot procession through a classical colonnaded hall, with robed figures raising their

Allegory of Victory of Russians over Napoleon's Army, from a poem by Cremes

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, ca. 1814

Colored drawing of a crowned king on a throne with a bearded man and a young man in white gesturing before him.

Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1815-83

Watercolor of two mounted soldiers in blue uniforms beneath a classical colonnade with carved reliefs and a distant hilltop t

Two Mounted Soldiers in Classical Ruins, for a poem by Cremes

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1812-83

Two studies of a saddled horse and of a horse with a boy astride; verso: Study of a bean plant

Jacob de Gheyn II, ca. 1602

Watercolor still life of red and orange zinnias in a glass vase beside a blue dish with lemons and a peach.

Zinnias and a Blue Dish with Lemons

Charles Demuth, 1924

Watercolor architectural drawing of a Gothic Revival university facade with towers, battlements and a large pointed-arch wind

University of the City of New York, Washington Square (facade of main building)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1833

Watercolor of City Hall Park in New York with trees, a church spire, row buildings, and City Hall at right, 1826.

City Hall Park, New York

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1826

Watercolor of a cascading waterfall over rocks in a forest, with trees on both sides and a wooden footbridge in front.

A Waterfall in a Forest at Langhennersdorf

Christoph Nathe, late 18th-early 19th century

Colored design drawing of an altarpiece with a column, cherubs, and a figure of St. Sebastian, with a floor plan at right.

Design for an Altarpiece with a Figure of St. Sebastian

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer, 1741

Pen and watercolor drawing of snowy ruined castle courtyard with a round tower, arched gateway and bare tree.

Winter View of the Courtyard of a Medieval Castle in Ruins

Karl Julius von Leypold, 1832

Pencil and watercolor sketch of covered wagons in a camp, with men resting on the ground and a small campfire.

Caravan with Covered Wagons Resting [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1861

Pencil sketch of soldiers in kepis seen from behind, looking over flat ground toward distant trees and figures.

Rebel Works at Yorktown

Winslow Homer, 1862

Pencil sketch on tan paper of soldiers in trenches with shell bursts and smoke in the distance.

A Shell in the Trenches before Richmond [recto]

Winslow Homer, 1862