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Watercolor

16,676 works

Watercolor of a crumbling Gothic portal with a Madonna relief, opening onto a garden above a canal, 1844.

The Portal of the Madonna della Misericordia from the Canal

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, 1844

Watercolor of a pink rose branch with open blooms, a bud, and green leaves on a brown background.

Pink Roses

Fidelia Bridges, 1875

Watercolor of a single red plum with a brown stem casting a shadow on a soft grey-brown background.

Plum

John Henry Hill, 1903

Watercolor still life of pears, apples and grape clusters on the ground with large leaves behind and a ladybug at lower left.

Still Life of Fruit: Apples, Pears, and Grapes on Ground

John William Hill, 1874

Pencil and ochre wash sketch of two nude figures, one crouching and one kneeling, with dark grey wash on the hair.

Two Nudes

Odilon Roche, 1918/1947

Brown wash drawing of ghostly soldiers raising banners on a hill above ranks of troops under a pale moon.

The Shades of French Soldiers from the Past Exhort the Army to Victory on the Rhine

Gustave Doré, c. 1870

Muted watercolor of a night street with glowing windows and a lone figure in a dark coat walking across the foreground.

Street at Night, Meudon

Gwen John, 1910s

Sketch in brown wash and graphite of a seated cat with white chest and muzzle, turned to the right, on tan paper.

Cat with a White Front

Gwen John, 1910/1915

Loose watercolor of a seated woman in a dark high-collared cloak, face turned away, against a tan wash background.

Seated Girl in a High Collared Cloak

Gwen John, 1910s

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a room corner with a window, white curtain, folded cloth, and a paneled wall in ochre tones.

A Corner of the Artist's Room, Rue Terre Neuve, Meudon

Gwen John, 1915/1919

Watercolor of a flat meadow with pollarded willows and a distant skyline of spires and a dome under cloudy sky.

Meadows with a Distant View of Oxford

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830s

Watercolor of a sailing boat on a calm lake with hazy mountains and a village along the shore.

Lake of Como

Richard Leitch, 1840

Profile of a Man with Sidewhiskers

Unknown artist, c. 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a domed temple interior with columns, coffered ceiling, and a radiant sun disk above an altar.

Stage Design for a Domed Temple Interior with a Sun Disk above the Altar

Josef Ignáz Platzer, 1780

Watercolor of a misty river valley with a small house, trees, a fallen log, and blue mountains in the distance.

The Tararua Mountains and the Waipoua River

Nicholas Chevalier, 1868

Watercolour and pencil sketch of a headscarfed woman seated with hands in her lap, on cream paper.

Watercolour sketch of a headscarfed woman

Gertrud Kauders, 1905

Watercolor of cattle drinking at a wooded pond at dusk, with tall trees and rolling hills under a pale evening sky.

Evening Light on a Wooded Lakeside with Cattle Drinking

Henri Harpignies, 1882

Watercolor still life of pink hyacinths in pots, a blue and white teacup on a silver tray, and a patterned cloth.

Still life with hyacinths and a teacup

Gertrud Kauders, 1905

Pencil and watercolor panoramic landscape of rolling hills, a wooden fence, a pine tree, and a blue sky.

Countryside near Brezins, between Grenoble and Vienne

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1880s

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a village with rural houses, a dirt road, trees, and two small figures in a blue sky.

A Village near Brezins

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1880s

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowned seated king under a tent with attendants, a stream and trees in the landscape.

The Coronation of Solomon by the Spring of Gihon

Jean Poyet, c. 1500

Watercolor of a river valley with native bush, tree ferns, eroded cliffs and distant snow-capped mountains under a pale sky.

The Manawatu

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1873

Watercolor of a crowded ornate hall with chandeliers, a platform with speakers, and a balcony of spectators.

Abolition Meeting Held at Willis's Rooms in Honor of Harriet Beecher Stowe

William Henry Fisk, 1853

Loose watercolor and pencil drawing of tall trees on a riverbank with a pale sky and distant trees on the right.

Banks of the Seine at Médan

Paul Cézanne, 1880-1885

Pen and wash drawing of a canal with a large windmill, two distant windmills, and a rowing boat under a cloudy sky.

View of a Canal with Three Windmills

Jan Hulswit, late 18th-early 19th century

Samuel Palmer drawing of a ruined castle on a hilltop at dusk, with birds in an orange sky and dark trees below.

The Enchanted Castle at Dusk

Samuel Palmer, c. 1868

Watercolor landscape of tall trees framing a shepherd with sheep and distant mountains in warm light.

Landscape through trees

George Barret, 1750

Watercolor scientific drawing of a slender silvery fish with yellow fins, plus an enlarged head with open mouth and teeth.

Benthodesmus elongatus (NZ) : Slender frostfish

Frank Edward Clarke, 1874

Watercolor of a lake with a sailboat, forested shores, and snow-capped mountains under soft clouds.

South Island Landscape

John Hoyte, 1870

Watercolour of a calm river between wooded hills with a small sailing ship at anchor and distant mountains.

Site of Greymouth

James Crowe Richmond, 1862

Hand-painted entomology plate VII showing numbered fly specimens, larvae and pupae with scale bars.

Original hand painted plate for the Manual of New Zealand Entomology [Plate VII]

George Hudson, 1886

Watercolor of Derwentwater lake with mountains, tall trees on a cliff, and travelers with an ox cart on a path.

Derwentwater

Paul Sandby, late 18th century