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Watercolor

15,711 works

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a man in a powdered wig turned right, holding a book.

Portrait of a Man Holding a Book, Turned to the Right

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1758/62

Painting of skeletons in black cloaks tending garden beds with flowers, a green watering can, and autumn trees behind.

The Garden of Death

Hugo Simberg, 1896

Watercolor of log buildings, a birch tree and a rocky dirt path under a pale blue sky.

Sepän talo ja piha

Werner Holmberg, 1859

Pencil drawing of a standing nude youth with bowed head, one arm resting on a support, legs crossed at the ankles.

Study of a Standing Nude Youth

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1820

Graphite study on tan paper of raised arms, hands, and a female torso with arms overhead.

Study for The Festival

Edward Poynter, 1871

Painted study of an ornate cast iron foot scraper with a scalloped base and scrolled back, with a small dimension diagram.

Foot Scraper

Ralph Morton, c. 1938

Watercolor design of a green salamander on rocks in a shell-shaped frame, with a yellow sunburst over blue sea.

Untitled Drawing for Frame Cartouche (Salamander)

Theodore Roussel, 1899/1908

Pencil and watercolor study of a branching stem with orange lily blossoms, green leaves and an unfinished bud below.

Orange Lilies

Albert Edelfelt

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with red trim, set in a gold frame.

Swedish Officer

Elias Brenner, 1700

Grey wash drawing of people in period dress walking a tree-lined avenue past low buildings and a fence, sign reading Champs-E

Relais, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris (recto); Scene from the Life of Odysseus (verso)

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1812

Seated Man in Profile

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1869

Watercolor of a wooden wagon jack with iron bands and a long lever on a cream background.

Wagon Jack

Samuel W. Ford, 1935/1942

Drawing of an iron key at exact size above a wooden lock plate with iron corner straps at half size.

Key and Lock

Ronau William Woiceske, 1935/1942

Two goats beside a flowering branch in an arched frame, with Arabic calligraphy above and below on an Iranian manuscript page

Two Goats from Manafi' al-Hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'

Unknown artist, c.1300

Painting of a dark iron pot with a bail handle and lid, rust spots visible, on a cream background.

Iron Pot and Pot Hooks

Charles Goodwin, c. 1937

Drawing of a bearded man with a yellow halo, crescent moon and ring of gold stars against a pale blue circular background.

Man with a long beard (half-length) under a starry sky

Johannes Wiedewelt, 1731-1802

Watercolor of a curved straw knife with a wooden handle and metal ferrule against a cream background.

Straw Knife

Alexander Anderson, 1939

Watercolor landscape of a riverside village with a church spire, sailboats on a wide river, and rolling green hills.

View of Braubach

Ernst Damitz, n.d.

Watercolor landscape of an erupting volcano above a stone bridge, village, river and a group of figures in period dress.

Landscape with Erupting Volcano, Bridge and Wedding Party

Ernst Damitz, n.d.

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey hair, brown coat and green waistcoat, set in a gilt frame.

Assistant Hellman

Carl Fredrik Mörck

Drawing of a folding knife with three blades fanned out and a wooden handle engraved with the name H. Duryee.

Stock Lance Knife

Henry Meyers, c. 1936

Painted study of a rusted iron Norfolk latch with a turned wooden handle against a cream background.

Norfolk Latch

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Watercolor study of an upright wrought-iron door latch with a curved handle and thumb piece on a cream background.

Latch

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Monochrome drawing of a seated young woman in a white gown with a winged cupid whispering at her shoulder beside an amphora.

Whisperings of Love

John Douglas Miller, c. 1889

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Circumcision: a priest holds an infant at an altar as a kneeling woman gestures beside him.

The Circumcision

Abraham Bloemaert, 1601

Watercolor of a sleeping man in a bowler hat and a woman gazing out a window in a railway carriage.

In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey)

Adolph Menzel, 1851

Painted study of a dark wrought iron latch lock with a sliding bolt, pivot handle and keyhole escutcheon on a cream backgroun

Wrought Iron Latch Lock

Henry Meyers, c. 1936

Watercolor panorama of Rome from the Palatine Hill, with ruins, pine and cypress trees, and the Alban Hills in the distance.

A View from the Palatine Hill, Rome, the Alban Hills in the Distance

Carlo Labruzzi, c. 1775

Painted study of an iron door latch with triangular plate, strap arm, and curved handle on a cream background.

Handled Door Latch

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Painted study of a rusted wrought iron door latch with a curved handle, two round plates, and a pointed lever, on cream paper

Door Latch

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Watercolor sketch of a circular ceiling design with radiating ribs, thorny brown vines, red berries and dark leafy sprigs.

Tampereen tuomiokirkon urkulehterin holvin lakiympyrän luonnos, orjantappura- ja ruusumotiivi, ei lopullinen

Painted study of a rusty iron candle pendant with a hooked rod, clamp, curved arm, candle socket and drip pan on tan paper.

Candle Pendant

Cushman Parker, c. 1940