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Watercolor

16,657 works

Watercolor of a white cascade tumbling through a shadowed rocky mountain gorge with green foliage on the cliffs.

A Cascade in the Mountains

Henri Harpignies, 1870s

Watercolor of a Milan street with the white Gothic spires of the Duomo rising above rooftops and busy pedestrians below.

The Duomo in Milan from a Side Street

William Wyld, c. 1834

Watercolor of a gnarled ancient tree beside a path, with a small boy standing at its base under a pale sky.

Ancient Trees in the Roman Campagna

Giovanni Costa, 1850s

Watercolor of a dark rocky grotto interior with light breaking through openings in the stone walls.

Grotto Interior

David Cox, c. 1850

Watercolor botanical study of blue Gladiolus ringens flowers on a tall stem with pencil dissections of petals and stamen belo

Gladiolus ringens

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1802/1816

Watercolor of a white Narcissus calathinus plant with bulb, leaves, and botanical dissections of flower and seeds.

Narcissus calathinus

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1802/1816

Watercolor botanical study of Diasia iridifolia with bulbs, narrow leaves, arching stem and star-shaped flowers.

Diasia iridifolia

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1802/1816

Watercolor of a yellow iris with tall green leaves, with numbered pencil dissections of its floral parts below.

Iris curtopetala

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1802/1816

Watercolor of three travellers resting beside a path in a shaded woodland glade with large trees and a fallen log.

Travellers in a Woodland Glade

William Payne, c. 1800

Watercolor of a ruined abbey with ivy beside a waterfall, three figures on a path, hills in the distance.

A Ruined Abbey by a Waterfall

William Payne, c. 1800

Pen and watercolor study of a dense stand of pine trees on a grassy slope, with faint sketched outlines of hills and trees.

A Study of Pine Trees

Johann Jakob Dorner the younger, c. 1820

Standing Nude with a Patterned Robe

Egon Schiele, 1917

Loose watercolor study of a leafy tree with green and brown foliage and visible branches on tan paper.

Tree [verso]

Jr Enoch Wood Perry, c. 1870-1900

Watercolor of a craggy Swiss mountain massif above a forest, stream, wooden chalet and grazing horses.

The Glärnisch Massif in Switzerland

Unknown artist, c. 1790

Watercolor of women in headscarves gleaning and gathering grass in a meadow, with trees, a fence and a distant town.

Gleaners in the Field

Louis Welden Hawkins, c. 1880

Watercolor of a sandy country lane lined with green trees, a cottage at left, and a distant hill under cloudy sky.

A Country Lane

John Middleton, c. 1850

Watercolor of a winding river through meadows, lined with willows, under a cloudy sky with a distant church spire.

River Landscape near St. Ives, Huntingdonshire

William Fraser Garden, 1897

Watercolor of yellow narcissus flowers in an ornate blue and cream vase set within a brown arched niche.

Narcissus in a Blue and White Vase

Edward Poynter, 1864

Watercolor of a gondola on a Venetian canal beside ornate palace facades, with sailing boats and a blue sky.

A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice

William Callow, 1866

Watercolor of a narrow village lane with a stone wall, wooden balcony, leafy trees, and a woman carrying wood.

A Village Street in Northern Italy

Eugenio Gignous, 1874

Watercolor sketch of a seated young woman in peasant dress resting her head on her hand, dated 1871.

A Seated Peasant Girl in Contemplation

Eleuterio Pagliano, 1871

Watercolor of ruined brick arches framing a beached sailing ship and figures on a shore, with hills and sea beyond.

View through the Temple of Venus, Baia

Giacinto Gigante, 1860s?

Watercolor drawing of two armored knights jousting on horseback, one horse in green caparison, a broken lance on the ground.

German Joust of Peace

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and watercolor drawing of two armored jousting knights on horseback, with broken lances and striped green and brown capar

Mixed Jousts of War and Peace

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Watercolor drawing of two armored knights jousting on horseback, one in red and grey, one in green, with broken lances.

German Joust of Peace in High Saddles

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and watercolor drawing of a green-clad armored knight beside a horse with a fallen rider in striped cloth.

Joust of Peace in Leg Armor

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Colored drawing of two armored knights jousting on striped horses, one knight fallen, with spectators watching from a wooden

Mock Joust of War with Fixed Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Watercolor of two armored knights in a joust, one thrown from a blue-draped horse, with broken lances and a flying shield.

Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and watercolor drawing of two armored knights on horseback in a mock joust, with splintering shields flying.

Mock Joust of War with Flying and Exploding Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Standing Musician

Circle of Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1870

Watercolor of a dead yellow songbird lying on its side with blue wing feathers and loose feathers on a dark brown background.

Dead Bird

Robert Bolling Brandegee, c. 1867

Watercolor of a dead yellow-breasted bird on the ground among dry stems, with a hazy autumn landscape behind it.

Dead Yellow-breasted Bird in Autumn Landscape

Fidelia Bridges, 1870s