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Watercolor

16,123 works

Watercolor of grey-sailed fishing luggers on calm water beside a stone pier at sunset, with figures and distant sails.

Fishing Luggers (Chasse-marée) Making Sail, Off Calais

Louis François Thomas Francia, ca. 1823

Pen and watercolor drawing of a chained prisoner in a vaulted stone cell, surrounded by armed guards and a monk.

Joan of Arc Imprisoned in Rouen

Pierre Révoil, 1819

Loose watercolor and pencil sketch of four women in full skirts and bonnets walking together, one in a red shawl.

Four Women at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1865

Sketch of a dark-sailed boat on a beach with women in white caps and seated men beside a calm sea.

Loading the Boats

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1875

Watercolor botanical study of an orchid with rose and cream flowers, long green leaves and pale roots on paper.

Study of an orchid, "Vanda Roxburgia"

James Sowerby, before 1822

Watercolor seascape of a tall sailing ship and a small sailboat on choppy water under a cloudy grey sky.

Seascape with Sailing Vessel

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1875

Botanical watercolor of a spiny globe thistle with two blue-white flower heads and prickly green leaves on cream paper.

Study of a thistle

James Sowerby, before 1822

Pencil and wash sketch of a three-masted ship in a harbor with other vessels and a quay under an overcast sky.

Ships in Harbor

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1875

Watercolor sketch of figures under parasols on a sandy beach with a dog and calm sea beyond.

Sun-Shades, Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1869

Loose watercolor sketch of three women in crinoline dresses walking, one wearing a bright red shawl.

Three Women at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Ink and wash drawing of a carriage with two horses, a coachman on the box, and a standing groom beside a city building.

Carriage with Driver and Groom: Autumn

Constantin Guys

Pen and watercolor drawing of a blue carriage with two brown horses, a driver on the box and a groom in livery.

Carriage with Driver and Groom: Spring

Constantin Guys

Watercolor sketch of a state carriage in procession with mounted guards in plumed helmets and liveried attendants.

The Duchess of Kent's State Carriage

Constantin Guys

Three-Quarter Portrait of a Young Girl

Watercolor of a woman in a dark dress and hat seated on a bench in a green garden, holding a pale parasol.

The Artist’s Sister Edma Seated on a Bench

Berthe Morisot, 1864

Pencil sketch of a seated woman leaning against a tree trunk in an outdoor setting, with loose sketched lines.

The Artist's Sister, Edma, with Her Daughter, Jeanne (recto); The Artist's Sister Edma Seated Outdoors (verso)

Berthe Morisot, 1872

Loose watercolor of a seated girl in a pink ruffled blouse with lowered head, grey washes on warm paper.

Girl Seated

Berthe Morisot, 1894

Watercolor of a Venetian canal with an arched stone bridge, a tall campanile, a moored gondola, and rippling reflections.

A Bridge and Campanile, Venice

John Singer Sargent, 1902/1904

Watercolor of a narrow village street with pale houses, red-tiled roofs, a blue sky, and two small figures near an archway.

Camprodón, Spain

John Singer Sargent, c. 1892

Watercolor of gondola moorings and a sunlit Venetian palazzo along the Grand Canal, with a gondola and mooring poles.

Gondola Moorings on the Grand Canal

John Singer Sargent, 1904/1907

Watercolor of a Venetian building corner with columns, an arched doorway, a balustrade and statues against a pale blue sky.

A Corner of the Library in Venice

John Singer Sargent, 1904/1907

Botanical painting of two white lotus flowers, one open and one in bud, with large green leaves and seed pod on pale backgrou

East Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Unknown artist, late 19th century

Drawing of a shepherd with a staff herding sheep and a dog along a path beside trees, with water in the distance.

Shepherd and his Flock

Charles Émile Jacque, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a plumed cavalier in armor riding a rearing horse, with dense hatched background.

Cavalier on Horseback

Jules Jacquet, 1874

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a bonnet reading a large book while seated in a carved armchair.

Seated Young Woman Reading

Jules Jacquet, 1878

Pen and ink drawing of soldiers and mounted riders marching across a hilly landscape under a hatched sky.

Marching Troops

Jules Jacquet, 1874

Ink sketch on brown paper of nude survivors crowded on a raft at sea, reaching toward one another beneath a sail.

The Rescue of the Survivors of the Raft of the Medusa

Théodore Géricault, c. 1818

Pencil sketch of men seated at a café table, one in a top hat and one in a bowler hat, with patrons behind a window.

Café Scene

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen drawing of two men in a room: one reclines in an armchair beside a desk, the other gestures while seated, a top hat on th

Solicitor and Client

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen and brown wash drawing of a woman in a hat standing before a seated woman while a clerk writes at a desk in an office.

At the Employment Office

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen and ink drawing of a painter with palette talking to a top-hatted visitor in a studio stacked with crates.

In the Studio

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen and wash drawing of four men in hats playing cards around a table in a dim room, with a framed picture on the wall.

A Game of Cards

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91