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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering stem with white violet-veined blossoms, green leaves and pencil sketches.

Sisyrinchium chilense

Fanny Richardson, 1921

Painted study of a brown glazed earthenware pitcher with a spout, handle, and incised zigzag band on a cream background.

Earthenware Pitcher

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Pseudocaranx dentex (Tas) : White trevally

Frank Edward Clarke, 1868

Pencil sketch of Roman rooftops, a bell tower, a ruined wall and a gateway, with hills in the distance.

View of Rome with mountains in the background

Ditlev Blunck, 1798-1854

Watercolour of white silica terraces descending to a lake, with a canoe in the foreground and mountains beyond.

The White Terraces

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1881

Painted study of a brown earthenware pitcher with a curved handle and dark leaf-like slip decoration on a pale background.

Pitcher

Henry Moran, c. 1941

Watercolor of stormy waves breaking on a sandy shore beside grassy dunes, with dark rocks and seagulls under a grey sky.

The wind and the sea

Watercolour landscape of a tree-lined road with riders and a dog, a ruined castle on a distant hill under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

David Cox the elder, 1830

Watercolor design of a stylized blue bird above the text N. Clark & Co Lyons, with an inset ink sketch of a jar.

Jar

George Loughridge, c. 1937

Watercolor study of a blue-decorated stoneware jug beside a large blue floral motif and stamped Harrington Lyons lettering.

Jug

George Loughridge, c. 1937

Watercolor of two rustic wooden wall doors with zigzag-carved panels and iron hinges, signed Majel G. Claflin.

Two Wall Doors

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Watercolour and pencil sketch of a tray with a teapot, jug and covered pot on a white bed against a mauve background.

Watercolour sketch of a tray on a bed

Gertrud Kauders, 1905

Immaculate Conception

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a painted wooden statue of a standing woman in a red gown and black mantle on a pale base.

Unnamed Bulto

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Watercolour of sailing boats at a quay with fishermen and fish in the foreground under a stormy sky.

A windy day

Painted retablo of a robed religious figure holding a cross-topped staff, with a red border and hanging cord at top.

Retablo

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Sepia watercolour of a tidal estuary with mudflats, two sailing boats, a rowboat with figures, and rocky cliffs.

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire, Wales

Watercolour of a river with a hill, tree line, and thatched hut on stilts at right, under a pale sky.

Mount Rochfort from the Buller

James Crowe Richmond, 1862

Watercolor of a small tapered ink bottle with a dark stained top and knob stopper, centered on a pale background.

Ink Bottle

John Jordan, c. 1936

Watercolor sketch of a Gothic church facade with a crowd of townspeople, a green cart, and shop signs on a city square.

The butter market, Montreuil

George Thomson, 1906

Galaxias brevipinnis

Frank Edward Clarke, 1887

Pie Plate and Cup Plate

Cora Parker, c. 1938

Watercolor botanical study of a white daisy-like Celmisia flower with yellow centre and narrow silvery leaves.

Celmisia sessiliflora Hook.f

John Buchanan, 1865

Watercolour of a white-water torrent rushing through a narrow rocky gorge framed by trees and steep cliffs.

Mountain torrent

Francis Nicholson

Watercolor of a glazed reddish-brown stoneware pickle jar with a mottled surface and wide rim on a cream background.

Pickle Jar

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Watercolour of a glacier and snowy peaks rising above brown hills and a pale lake.

Waiau Glacier, Mount Cook range

William Marshall Cooper

Watercolor drawing of a pale ceramic teapot with green floral sprigs on its body and a curved handle and spout.

Teapot

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Watercolor of a carved wooden chest on a stand with iron strap hinge and rosette and floral panel carvings.

"Casa en Mesita" or Chest on Stand

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939

Watercolor of a rustic wooden armchair with slatted back and plank seat on a pale background.

Chair

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1938

Watercolor of a man in a red cap and yellow jacket with companions on a sandy shore, boats on water beside.

Figure on the seashore