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Watercolor

15,713 works

Pen and watercolor sketch of soldiers marching across an open plain toward distant hills, with mounted officers behind them.

Prise de Constantine

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, ca. 1838

Pencil and watercolor sheet of soldiers in shakos and greatcoats with uniform detail studies and handwritten French notes.

Uniforms of the civil guard in Courtray, Belgium

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1832

Watercolor drawing of an arcaded cloister courtyard with a central fountain, obelisk, garden beds, and two robed figures.

Cloister of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples

Louis Jean Desprez, ca. 1777-79

Loose watercolor and pencil studies of landscape, trees and plant forms in orange, yellow and blue on pale paper.

Studies of Landscape, Trees, and Exotic Fruit

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1885

Watercolor and ink drawing of tree trunks and foliage beside a pale blue pond with distant trees.

Trees Beside a Pond

Louis-Antoine-Léon Riesener, 1853-78

Watercolor of a stone prison gate with a guard, visitors in white dresses, and onlookers on a balcony above.

Visitors leaving a prison

Hubert Robert, 1794-95

Watercolor drawing of a Roman temple, equestrian statue, tall column and washerwomen by water with a dog in front.

Architectural Capriccio with Roman Monuments and Washerwomen

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman in a feathered hat with three children gathered beside her against a wooded landscape.

Lady Smith and Her Children

Simon Jacques Rochard, 1800-1872

Loose graphite and watercolor drawing of a standing nude woman with flowing dark hair and a wreath, in grey and ochre washes.

Nero

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Rodin drawing of a seated female nude seen from behind, with graphite lines and warm watercolor washes on paper.

Seated female nude

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Watercolor and graphite drawing of a nude figure crouched on hands and knees with bowed head, on a pale blue ground.

Nude Figure on Hands and Knees (Executioner)

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Watercolor and graphite drawing of a nude female torso shaped like a vase, with a dark grey wash on the right.

Origin of the Greek Vase

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman reading a book in a studio with a plaster bust and draped chair.

Model Reading in the Studio

Gustave Courbet, c. 1849

Loose sketch of a bowed nude female figure in reddish-brown wash and graphite on a pale grey ground.

Nude female figure holding left foot

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1912

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a crouching winged figure with wide eyes and streaming hair, in pink and blue washes.

Witch's Sabbath (Sabbat)

Auguste Rodin, ca. 1900-1905

Loose pencil sketch of a reclining female nude with scribbled shading around the figure, signed by Rodin.

Study of a nude female figure (Satyress)

Auguste Rodin, 1905-8

Brown wash and graphite drawing of a standing nude figure with one arm raised and one knee bent, signed in the lower right.

Standing Female Nude

Auguste Rodin, n.d.

Watercolor of golden wheatfields beside a dirt path leading toward a distant village under a pale, cloudy sky.

Wheatfields

Théodore Rousseau, 1865

Two women hold hands on a cobbled street beside a donkey laden with flower baskets, with townspeople and a church in the back

The Flower Girl (La Petite Marchande de Fleurs)

Antoine Louis François Sergent Marceau, n.d.

Miniature portrait of a gray-haired officer in red uniform with gold epaulettes, pink sash, and sabre against a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington

John Wright, c. 1806-7

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowded Paris street with armed soldiers marching past spectators at tall building windows.

Louis XVI Entering Paris, October 6, 1789

Jacques François Joseph Swebach, 1789

Watercolor of a cobbled road lined with stone walls, cypresses, and a bell tower, with small figures walking in the foregroun

A Road below the Villa d'Este at Tivoli

Jean Thomas Thibault, n.d.

Pale watercolor of figures in a garden by a lake, with trees and distant hills, by Charles Conder, 1906.

Scene on a Lake in the Morning

Charles Conder, 1906

Watercolor landscape of a dirt road curving past tall trees and open meadow under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Constant Troyon, 1825-65

Watercolor drawing of an ornate arched portico with balustrades and figures in period dress in a cobbled courtyard.

The Entrance Portico of the Château d'Anet, seen from the interior of the courtyard

Jean Lubin Vauzelle, n.d.

Portrait of a Woman

The Artist "V", c. 1775

Watercolor of a horse-drawn cart carrying a log along a forest track, with a man in a blue smock walking beside it.

The Forester's Cart

Anton Mauve, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a brick tower at left and a statue at right.

Ponte Molle, Rome

Joseph Vernet, 18th century

Watercolor of a woman in blue gown and seated man watching an infant on a sofa in an ornate fireplace room.

The First Babe

Jehan-Georges Vibert, 1872

Watercolor of a woman in embroidered costume holding a palm frond beside a basket of palms and a dark arched doorway.

Palm Sunday in Spain

Jehan-Georges Vibert, 1873

Watercolor perspective of a Gothic Revival stone castle with a tall tower and flag under a moonlit cloudy sky.

Ericstan, for John J. Herrick, Tarrytown, New York (perspective)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1855

Watercolor perspective of a columned classical hotel building with rooftop railings, a church spire behind it, and small figu

Proposal for Astor House (Park Hotel), New York (perspective)

Ithiel Town, ca. 1830-34