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Watercolor

15,713 works

Watercolor design of biblical scenes in an arched frame, with Christ in a boat, a crowd, and a procession with palms.

Unused early design for the west wall of the north transept of Viborg Cathedral

Joakim Skovgaard, 1890-1899

Watercolor wallpaper design with rococo scrollwork, flowers, and small scenes of carriages, soldiers, and figures in period d

Wall Paper Design

Henry Meyers, c. 1939

Colored sketch of two knights on red and white horses in an arched stained-glass design with a winged figure.

Punainen ja valkoinen hevonen, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon pohjoislehterin lasimaalausta varten

Wallpaper design on green ground with pink roses, purple chrysanthemums, blue hydrangeas and yellow flowers among white scrol

Wall Paper

Walter Doran, c. 1939

Horizontal decorative border design with repeating green, black, and maroon stylized floral motifs on a cream sheet.

Wall Paper Border

Paul Farkas, c. 1936

Miniature painting of a man climbing a rope past a palace at night, with a horse, cattle, and women on balconies.

Escapade at Night:

Chokha, ca. 1800-10

Colored drawing of a perforated metal foot warmer with wooden turned posts, wire handle, and open door showing an inner box.

Foot Warmer

Lawrence Phillips, 1935/1942

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures tending a child beneath a tree, with a winged figure hovering above and a goat nearby.

The Nurturing of Jupiter

Salvator Rosa, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a haloed figure seated among mothers and many children, with a crowd and brick steps behind.

Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me

Giambattista Tinti, n.d.

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Nicholas Freese, c. 1795-1800

Cow Weather Vane

Philip Johnson, c. 1939

Watercolor of a brass bed warming pan with a turned wooden handle and engraved perforated lid on a cream background.

Bed Warming Pan

Sarkis Erganian, 1935/1942

Grey-toned drawing of a carved wooden fish shop sign with diamond-patterned scales and detailed fins on a pale background.

Fish Shop Sign

Henry Murphy, 1939

Watercolor of a beach hut, ladder, woman in striped swimsuit and abstract color washes in blue, green and red.

Beach

Sulho Sipilä, 1917

Watercolor of red pelargoniums in a green urn on a terrace, with soft foliage and a pale horizon behind.

Pelargoniums on the Terrace

Albert Edelfelt, 1890

Painted rendering of a carved wooden figurehead bust with a fan-shaped crest, mustache, open mouth and blue garment.

Figurehead: Turk's Head

Henry Murphy, c. 1937

Painted drawing of a carved wooden bust of a man with curled hair and bow tie, framed by red drapery on cream paper.

Ship's Sternpiece

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted figurehead of a standing man in a dark coat on a shield with stars and stripes, rendered in watercolor.

Figurehead: "Henry Clay"

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Sir William Withey Gull. Watercolour by C. Pellegrini [Ape], 1875

Carlo Pellegrini

Watercolor of a weathered carved wooden figurehead of a woman with a ruffled collar and flaking paint.

Jenny Lind Figurehead

Isabella Ruth Doerfler, c. 1938

Drawing of a carved wooden ship ornament with an eagle, shield with stars, anchor, and flag.

Ship's Carving

Albert Rudin, c. 1939

Watercolor of a painted wooden cigar store Indian figure with feathered headdress holding a tobacco bundle.

Cigar Store Indian

Henry Murphy, 1935/1942

Painted shop sign of a tall brown boot with REPAIRING written vertically in dark block letters on the shaft.

Shop Sign

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Painted drawing of a carved wooden figure in green uniform and red cap standing on a dark pedestal.

Baseball Player

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a wooden ball player cigar store figure holding a bat, standing on a red pedestal marked LUNCH.

Cigar Store Figure: Ball Player

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Folk-style retablo of a haloed saint holding a cross, with a rearing animal and ladder on a painted panel.

Retablo - St. Procopio

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Painted study of a stout Toby figure in yellow coat and brown hat, holding a pipe, standing on a brown base.

Toby Figure

Mina Lowry, c. 1940

Sepia drawing of a stone arch bridge with a waterfall, two figures beneath the arch, and overhanging foliage.

The Bridge of San Paolo

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1793

Watercolor night scene of an orange moon rising behind spruce trees, with its reflection on a dark lake.

The Moon is Rising

Watercolor of a ribbed blue glass cruet with a looped handle and faceted stopper against a cream background.

Blue Glass Cruet and Stopper

George File, c. 1940

Watercolor of a square glass flask with a metal top, painted with flowers, scrollwork and a bird in an oval.

Decorated Glass Flask

George File, c. 1940

Painted folk-style image of a female saint with a halo, arms tied to a green cross, in a blue robe and red skirt on gold.

Painting of St. Liberata

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1939