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Cleveland Museum of Art

487 works

Watercolor portrait of a bearded man with blond hair and blue eyes against an ochre background, by Émile Bernard, 1893.

Portrait of Paul Sérusier

Émile Bernard, 1893

Study for a Decoration for the Salle des Fêtes of the Town Hall of Paris's 11th arrondissement

Victor Prouvé, 1897

Drawing of Saint Joseph, the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child walking under a tree, in brown wash with white highlights.

The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt

Claude Simpol, c. 1695-1700

Watercolor and pencil sketch of old timber-framed houses, chimneys and trees, with small figures in a churchyard scene.

Bray Church Yard

John Varley, 1807

Watercolor and ink drawing of robed monks gathered in a curtained interior, one standing and reading a document by a leaded w

The Monks

François Marius Granet, c. 1802-30

Study sheet with a pen sketch of a mounted rider in a cap beside a watercolor portrait of a young boy.

Study Sheet

Alfred Dehodencq, c. 1870-80

Sketch of a bearded executioner in a red cap holding up a severed head, drawn in charcoal and colored chalk.

An Executioner

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, c. 1848

Watercolor drawing of two costumed figures seated on cushions against a dark green background.

Two Dolls or Puppets Sitting on Cushions

Henri Harpignies, c. 1870-80

Watercolor of a nude youth playing pan pipes on a rock, with a resting goat below and wildflowers under a blue sky.

The Pipes of Pan

Mariano Fortuny, 1865

Watercolor of a caravan of camels, an ox, and robed travelers crossing an arid plain under a cloudy blue sky.

A Caravan in the Desert

Narcisse Berchère, c. 1860s

Watercolor of women gathered in an ornate interior with a red fan, blue gown, and blue and white vases.

Women in an Interior

Paul Delaroche, c. 1825-35

Watercolor of a richly decorated Gothic hall with a painted ceiling, large fireplace, canopied bed and figures at a table.

Château Interior

V. Germain, 1834

Watercolor of washerwomen working at a thatched riverside wash house and on the bank beside moored wooden boats.

Les Lavandières (Washerwomen)

Eugène Cicéri, 1870-1880

Muted watercolor landscape of a rocky upland under stormy clouds, with shepherds and sheep on the ridges.

Landscape with Shepherds

Jules Joseph Augustin Laurens, c. 1869

Seated man with a full reddish beard holding a cane, in a dark coat and striped vest, drawn in pencil and chalk on tan paper.

Portrait of Alfred de Musset (1810-1857)

Alexandre Bida, c. 1850s

Watercolor sketch of a woman in a teal dress and feathered hat, seen from behind, on tan paper.

Study for the woodcut 'Bassin des Tuileries'

Louis Auguste Lepère, c. 1898

Watercolor drawing of a man in a dark coat and a woman in a yellow dress beside a sail, with a stormy sea and sky behind.

Seated Man and Woman

Célestin François Nanteuil, c. 1830-60

Loose watercolor of a green coastal landscape with shrubs and a blue sea beyond a pale shoreline, signed Marin 1928.

On Morse Mountain, No. 6, Maine

John Marin, 1928

Brown wash drawing of four young women in dark dress studying a colored sheet at a table in a dim room.

Four Girls Studying a Drawing

Théodule Augustin Ribot, 1876

Watercolor of a speckled trout leaping from dark green water, with white foam splashing below it.

Leaping Trout

Winslow Homer, 1889

Watercolor of a bearded robed sage seated on a rock, calm, before a churning green sea under a dark stormy sky.

A Rishi Stirring Up a Storm

John La Farge, 1897

Muted landscape with three cows by a pool, a seated herdsman, trees on the left and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool

Thomas Gainsborough, mid-1780s

Watercolor of a Gothic cathedral portal with carved statues, looking into a dim interior with small figures in costume.

Interior of a Cathedral

Samuel Prout, c. 1820s

Landscape with Balaam on a donkey facing an angel on a wooded path, a town with church spires beyond.

Balaam and the Ass

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper of a man in a wide hat gesturing toward a woman in a tall hat and long skirt.

Two Gentlemen (verso)

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1618

Watercolor of white chalk cliffs over a beach, with rowing boats, figures on the shore, and a distant fleet of sailing ships.

The Fleet Off the Coast, Beachy Head

Samuel Atkins, c. 1790-1805

Ink and watercolor drawing of a brown horse with lowered head standing on a mound among grass, dated 1655.

Horse Standing on a Mound

Cornelis Saftleven, 1655

Black chalk and red highlight drawing of a kneeling woman washing laundry beside a bucket, with a standing figure behind.

A Woman Doing Laundry in an Ice Hole (recto)

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1618

Madame Millin du Perreux and Her Son, with a Painted Portrait of Monsieur Jérôme-Robert Millin du Perreux

Louis Carmontelle, c. 1760

Watercolor of a hunter with a rifle and dog on a path beside a stream, under a cloudy dusk sky.

Dawn - Hunter with Dog

Henri Harpignies, 1882