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Watercolor

15,713 works

Hand-colored print of a tall stem of orange spotted lilies with buds and green leaves against a dark cliff landscape.

The Superb Lily, from The Temple of Flora

Richard Earlom, 1799

Watercolor drawing of a reddish-brown wood sofa with scroll arms, claw feet and a dark upholstered seat.

Sofa

Elizabeth Curtis, c. 1940

Painted chalkware object with a yellow textured fruit, green leaves, a red bud, and a flower-decorated pedestal base.

Chalkware

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a floral full-skirted dress with lace cape collar and long gathered sleeves, shown on a pale background.

Dress with Cape Collar

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Wallpaper design with blue acanthus motifs set within a trellis of dark vines and small flowers on a peach ground.

Wallpaper

Paul Farkas, 1935/1942

Pen and watercolour sketch of smiths working at an anvil by a glowing forge, with smoke and a cliff in the background.

The Forging of the Sampo

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Wall design with pale blue flowers, green leaves, orange ribbon bows and a white frieze band on a grey ground.

Wallpaper

Nicholas Acampora, 1935/1942

Horizontal wallpaper border design with repeating green leaves, dark berry shapes, and red and green bands on cream paper.

Wallpaper Border

Paul Farkas, c. 1939

Muted watercolor of a flat shoreline with silhouetted factory chimneys on the left, small boats on the horizon, and a heavy c

Southampton Water

Attributed to James McNeill Whistler, 1887

Painting of two golden fish swimming in a river below a white village with shrines, seated figures and a boat.

Pisces (Mina), from a Mandi Astrology Series

Sajnu, ca. 1810

Pen and wash drawing of Hercules raising a club while struggling with a three-headed dog in a rocky landscape.

Hercules

Richard van Orley, n.d.

Horizontal wallpaper border design in green with tan roses, a ribbon bow, teal leaves, and a beaded bottom band.

Wallpaper

Paul Farkas, c. 1939

Painted wallpaper border design with repeated gold and brown tassel motifs on a dark green field, framed by striped bands.

Wallpaper

Walter Doran, c. 1939

Watercolor of a striped kudu antelope with spiral horns walking across grass, with blue mountains behind it.

A Kudu

the younger Nicolas Huet, n.d.

Watercolor of a stern man in a red jacket beside a skeleton in a black cloak crossing a flowered meadow.

Death and the Peasant

Hugo Simberg, 1895

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly brown hair in a dark cape, white cravat and red waistcoat, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Young Man

Alphonse de Labroué, 1822

Candlestick

Philip Johnson, c. 1937

Painted study of a polished brass candlestick with a turned stem and stepped octagonal base on cream paper.

Candlestick

Mina Lowry, c. 1939

Caricature watercolour of a standing man with monocle and moustache, dark jacket and tan trousers, on a grey background.

Sir Henry Thompson. Watercolour by C. Pellegrini [Ape], 1874

Carlo Pellegrini

Watercolor landscape with angular blue, green and brown hills, a figure on a hilltop and a small figure below.

Winter Landscape

Sulho Sipilä, 1917

Watercolor textile design with a central rose wreath, brown eagles, scattered multicolored stars, and floral garland borders.

Texile

George Loughridge, c. 1940

Watercolor and ink city view with pale tree trunks, dark-windowed buildings, red houses, a horse and cart, and a figure in a

City View

Sulho Sipilä, 1918

Pencil sketch of an older man seated in an armchair, head bent over as if reading, in a simple interior.

The Artist's Father Reading

Mary Cassatt, c. 1883

Frontal watercolor of a wooden mission bench with scalloped backrest, finials, open armrests and stretcher frame.

Mission Bench

Edward Jewett, 1935/1942

Pencil sketch of a crowd of spectators leaning over a curved balcony rail in a theater box interior.

The Spectators

Honoré Daumier, c. 1860-64

Pencil sketch of a plumed-hat male figure leaning over a seated nude form on tan paper.

Mercury (after Pigalle)

Paul Cézanne, 1885/1895

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a pale blue glass bowl with a flared rim and scalloped base on cream paper.

Bowl

John Dana, c. 1940

Watercolor drawing of a teal glass sugar bowl with a domed lid and garland swags on its body, signed P. Johnson.

Sugar Bowl

Philip Johnson, c. 1940

Brown wash drawing of a monk walking among Gothic monastery ruins with broken arches, a tree and a church tower.

Monk in the Ruins of a Monastery

Domenico Quaglio the Younger, 1820/1830

Painting of a red and blue toy fire engine pulled by a white horse, with small firefighter figures on the wagon.

Toy Fire Engine

Mina Lowry, c. 1939

Watercolor landscape of an alpine valley with a farmhouse, fenced trees, a village below and steep mountains beyond.

Schmolnau Near Ischl

Rudolf von Alt, n.d.

Pale blue watercolor wash with a small dark pen sketch near the center of a drawing sheet.

Two Old Men beside a Sled Bearing the Coats of Arms of Amsterdam and Utrecht

Hendrick Avercamp, 1620/33