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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor drawing of a carved wooden springerle board with flower, leaf, and rosette designs in relief.

Pa. German Springerle Board

Fritz Boehmer, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a small footed covered box with pink ground, green leaves, white blossoms and red berries, with a dark knob lid

Pa. German Saffron Box

Charles Henning, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a woven apple basket with a curved wooden handle and a forked stick tied to its rim.

Zoar Apple Basket

Julius Mihalik, c. 1938

Painted study of an oval woven sewing basket with twisted handles, shown on a plain cream background.

Zoar Sewing Basket

John Wilkes, c. 1938

Pen drawing of a farm with a stone tower, haystacks, a figure, and smoke rising from a chimney under a cloudy sky.

Farm with Tower and Haystacks

Follower of Domenichino, n.d.

Watercolor of a glazed brown earthenware colander with two handles and a perforated base on a cream background.

Zoar Colander

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1937

Painting of two terracotta redware pitchers with brown glazed interiors, one squat with a handle, one taller, on a pale backg

Zoar Milk Pitcher

Ralph Russell, c. 1939

Watercolor of a red-brown arched clay roof tile with carved initials ICM and the date 1832 on a cream background.

Zoar Pottery Roof Tile

Ralph Russell, c. 1941

Watercolor of a cream petticoat with colorful cross-stitch flower embroidery and scalloped lace edging along the hem.

Zoar Embroidered Flannel Petticoat

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Watercolour botanical study of Forstera bidwillii with white pink flowers, trailing green stems and exposed roots on cream pa

Forstera bidwillii

Fanny Richardson, 1924

Painted study of a beaded wristlet, striped mitten and dark knitted sock with red cuff on a cream background.

Zoar Beaded Wristlet, Mitten and Sock

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Painted design of an eight-pointed red star inside a circular medallion with colored rings on a blue-gray ground.

Zoar Ceiling Ornament

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Watercolor study of a red painted door with ten green-bordered panels decorated with feather motifs, set in a pale doorframe.

Zoar Door

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Drawing of a reclining male nude draped over a wooden platform, rendered in chalk and wash on tan paper.

Academic Study of a Reclining Male Nude

François Boucher, c. 1750

Red chalk drawing of bearded Saturn holding a scythe, with putti, a coat of arms, and a landscape behind him.

Study for Saturn Presiding over the City of Bologna, with the Arms of Cardinal Giulio Sacchetti

Giovanni Battista Coriolano, c. 1640

Three painted door panel samples stacked vertically: speckled tan with green border, pale wood grain, and rust panel with she

Zoar Door Panels

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1937

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bacchanale with a satyr playing reed pipes beside reclining figures under tall trees.

Bacchanale, with Satyr Playing Reeds

Circle of Bartolomeo Biscaino, n.d.

Watercolor of a wooden Zoar child's bed with turned legs, a slatted swinging side rail, and bedding inside.

Zoar Child's Bed

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Watercolour of a boy fishing from a log in a river, with a town and trees on the banks under a grey sky.

River scene - boy fishing

William Beverley, 1840

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged bearded old man in drapery holding a staff, with a serpent ring at his side.

Father Time

Attributed to Alessandro Algardi, c. 1620-1650

Drawing of a rusted wrought iron bracket with a curled scroll, pointed finial and hook on a cream background.

Iron Bracket from Zoar Tavern

Ralph Russell, c. 1938

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a log hut interior with a plank door, stone fireplace, and hanging cloth.

The hut

David Cox the elder

Painted study of a tin pail with wire bail and a tin coffee pot with looped handle on a pale background.

Zoar Tin Coffee Pot and Pail

John Wilkes, c. 1938

Painted study of a carved wooden butter mold with a pinwheel floral pattern and scalloped rim, on a cream background.

Zoar Butter Mold

John Wilkes, c. 1939

Painted drawing of a red and yellow wooden thread holder with starburst motifs, tiered shelves and a dome-topped spool.

Zoar Thread Holder

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Painted study of a brown earthenware cake mold with a central tube and yellow and green glazed bands inside.

Economite Bowl or Cake Mold

Edward White, c. 1937

Painted study of a tan stoneware bowl with brown glazed interior, wavy band decoration and a curved handle, on cream paper.

Economite Bowl w/ Handle

Edward White, c. 1937

Drawing of a gray tin tint lamp with a wick on top and an oval drip pan with a looped handle at its base.

Economy Tint Lamp

Edward White, c. 1937

Watercolor of an oval terracotta pie plate with green wavy slip lines and a scalloped orange rim on a cream background.

Economy Pie Plate

Edward White, c. 1937

Long panoramic architectural drawing of a city street grid along a lakeshore with piers and a harbor.

Plate 49 from Plan of Chicago 1909: Chicago. View of the City from Jackson Park to Grant Park, Looking Towards the We…

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1907