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Watercolor

15,711 works

Half-length portrait of a woman in a dark dress against a reddish-brown background, looking directly at the viewer.

Portrait of Sculptor Madeleine Jouvray

Magnus Enckell, 1893

Painted study of a carved wooden chest with iron hinges, a side handle, and floral oval panels on a cream background.

Chest

Elizabeth Curtis, c. 1936

Pen and wash drawing of a warship's carved prow, bowsprit and rigging, with a distant harbor tower and another ship beyond.

Study of a Warship's Prow with British Warships and Naples Harbor Beyond

Joseph Vernet, c. 1748

Round miniature portrait of a man with grey powdered wig, white cravat and striped waistcoat in a gilt frame.

Commercial Counsellor J. Ch. Müller

Johann Dominik Bossi, 1800

Drawing of a wooden writing desk with a slanted lid and four turned legs, signed Henry Meyers.

Writing Desk

Henry Meyers, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a tall highboy with twisted columns, five upper drawers, and cabriole legs on a beige background.

Highboy

Frederick Jackson, 1935/1942

Watercolor drawing of a red upholstered armchair with carved wood frame and scroll arms, with a pencil detail of a carved cre

Arm Chair

Herbert Marsh, 1935/1942

Red watercolor drawing of a glass-front bookcase over a writing desk, with dimension diagrams in the lower corners.

Bookcase

Henry Meyers, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a man pumping a well as a brown horse drinks from a bucket, with another horse grazing beside a plank wall.

Frithjof Federley juottaa kaivolla hevostaan

Werner Holmberg, 1859

Grey wash landscape of a road passing a pale rock cliff, wooded hills, a gnarled tree and two travelers under cloudy sky.

Road between cliffs and wooded slopes

Maximilian Neustück, 1756-1834

Watercolor painting of a purple glass vase with a flared rim and pedestal foot on a pale background.

Vase

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Watercolor of a vaulted church porch with a wooden door, figures in dark clothing, and a leaning ladder at right.

From a village church porch

Niels Bjerre, 1892

Girl Reading (Seated Girl)

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1904

Watercolor of a nude boy drying himself on a bench beside sunlit blue water and a wooden deck.

Dreng efter badet

Peter Hansen, 1868-1928

Red and black chalk drawing of a woman with auburn hair glancing sideways, shoulders partly bare, on a tan sheet.

Study for Female Head (verso); Head of Christ (recto)

Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, 1635/40

Pencil drawing of a stand of tall leafy trees with a rolling hill and a small figure in a field.

A Stand of Elm Trees (recto); A Study of East Bergholt with the Church (verso)

John Constable, c. 1802

Pen and ink sketch of nude male figures and winged putti, one putto holding a palm frond, on a pale sheet.

A Study of Bound Male Figures being Manhandled, and Various Putti, One Holding a Palm Frond

Circle of Agostino Carracci, c. 1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowded church interior with columns, where figures gather around a central tomb.

Presentation of the Body of Saint Antoninus of Florence

Giovanni Battista Paggi, 1589/90

Watercolor copy in Byzantine style of a haloed figure with a cross-topped staff above kneeling figures and Greek lettering.

Copy of a Byzantine Icon

Pen and brown ink drawing of two winged putti, a bending male figure, and an arm study on a light sheet.

Studies of a Figure Bending Over, Two Putti, and an Arm (recto); Rest on the Flight into Egypt (verso)

Cesare Rossetti, 1596/97

Pencil drawing of a clear stemmed glass with a knobbed stem and round foot on a cream background.

Glass

Lillian Causey, c. 1936

Brown wash drawing of a central robed figure with a child at left, surrounded by a crowd of bearded men and onlookers.

Suffer the Little Children

Domenico Piola, 1690/1700

Brown wash drawing with Judith and Holofernes studies, an ornate cartouche, and sketches of putti and figures on one sheet.

Judith and Holofernes and Other Studies (recto); Diana and Endymion (verso)

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini, c. 1718

Red chalk drawing of the Presentation in the Temple with an elderly priest holding the infant, the Virgin, and attendant figu

The Presentation in the Temple

Girolamo da Santacroce, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Christ praying in a garden as an angel offers a chalice, with sleeping apostles in the foreground.

Christ in the Olive Garden

After Jacopo Tintoretto, 1590/1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, with children, a seated Virgin and a standing figu

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist

Follower of Federico Barocci, 1570/80

Pen and brown wash drawing of Christ washing the feet of a disciple, with onlookers, a column and drapery.

Christ Washing the Disciples’ Feet

Giovanni Balducci, 1582/84

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with two saints, one holding a lily branch, with faint transfer grid lines.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Clare and Saint Francis

Circle of the Carracci, 1580/90

Watercolor of a pale green glass pitcher with ribbed neck and looped handle against a tan background.

Pitcher

John Dana, c. 1935

Charcoal study of a woman's head tilted upward and to the right, with veiled hair, on toned paper.

Female Head Study Looking Up to Right (recto); Study of Two Figures Supporting an Object (verso)

Follower of Guido Reni, 1630/70

Loose watercolor sketch of bathing women among green foliage, with a standing blue figure at left.

Bathing Women

André Derain, 1880-1954

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in white dress and veil, pearl necklace, against blue background, in gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Anne Mee, c. 1800/10