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Selected Watercolors

A Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus), Hans Hoffmann German, Watercolor and gouache
A Hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus)
Hans Hoffmann
before 1584
Cloud study, John Constable British, Watercolor over graphite
Cloud study
John Constable
1830–35
Landscape with Stars, Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix) French, Watercolor on white wove paper
Landscape with Stars
Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix)
ca. 1905–1908
Mountain Stream, John Singer Sargent American, Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper, American
Mountain Stream
John Singer Sargent
ca. 1912–14
Head of a Woman, Anonymous, Bohemian, 15th century Bohemian, Watercolor on vellum
Head of a Woman
Anonymous, Bohemian, 15th century
ca. 1405–10
Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen, Bernard van Orley Netherlandish, Pen and brown ink, watercolor over traces of black chalk; verso: tracing in black chalk of the figures on the recto
Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen
Bernard van Orley
1530–35
Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects, Joris Hoefnagel Netherlandish, Watercolor, gouache, and shell gold on vellum
Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects
Joris Hoefnagel
1589
Reading the News at the Weavers' Cottage, Adriaen van Ostade Dutch, Pen and brown ink, watercolor, white heightening, over traces of graphite; framing lines by the artist (?) in pen and brown ink and gold
Reading the News at the Weavers' Cottage
Adriaen van Ostade
1673
Jean-Pierre de Bougainville, Louis de Carmontelle French, Watercolor over graphite and black and red chalk
Jean-Pierre de Bougainville
Louis de Carmontelle
1760
View of the Villa Lante on the Janiculum in Rome, John Robert Cozens British, Brush and watercolor over traces of graphite
View of the Villa Lante on the Janiculum in Rome
John Robert Cozens
1782–83
A View near the Arco Scuro, looking towards the Villa Medici, at Rome, Francis Towne British, Watercolor over graphite with pen and brown ink
A View near the Arco Scuro, looking towards the Villa Medici, at Rome
Francis Towne
1785
Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland, Thomas Girtin British, Watercolor
Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumberland
Thomas Girtin
1796–97
Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10), William Blake British, Watercolor, pen and black ink, brush and wash, over traces of graphite
Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10)
William Blake
ca. 1803–5
An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison, baron François Gérard French, Watercolor and pen and black ink, over black chalk underdrawing on paper, laid down on board
An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison
baron François Gérard
ca. 1805–6
View of Kensington Gardens, London, John Linnell British, Watercolor over graphite
View of Kensington Gardens, London
John Linnell
1812
Rouen, View from Bon-Secours, Richard Parkes Bonington British, Watercolor, pen and brown ink, over graphite
Rouen, View from Bon-Secours
Richard Parkes Bonington
1821–22
Goetz von Berlichingen Being Dressed in Armor by His Page George, Eugène Delacroix French, Watercolor and bodycolor with gum arabic on wove paper
Goetz von Berlichingen Being Dressed in Armor by His Page George
Eugène Delacroix
1826–27
Study for the Astor Library, New York, Alexander Jackson Davis American, Watercolor, ink and graphite
Study for the Astor Library, New York
Alexander Jackson Davis
1843
The Lake of Zug, Joseph Mallord William Turner British, Watercolor over graphite
The Lake of Zug
Joseph Mallord William Turner
1843
Snowdon, after an April Hailstorm [or Snowdon through Clearing Clouds], Alfred William Hunt British, Watercolor
Snowdon, after an April Hailstorm [or Snowdon through Clearing Clouds]
Alfred William Hunt
ca. 1857
Lady Lilith, Dante Gabriel Rossetti British, Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor)
Lady Lilith
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Henry Treffry Dunn
1867
The Dancing Lesson, Thomas Eakins American, Watercolor on off-white wove paper, American
The Dancing Lesson
Thomas Eakins
1878
Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda, Winslow Homer American, Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper, American
Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda
Winslow Homer
1899
Mountain with Red House, Charles Demuth American, Watercolor on paper
Mountain with Red House
Charles Demuth
ca. 1913
Southern Gardens, Paul Klee German, born Switzerland, Watercolor and ink on paper mounted on cardboard
Southern Gardens
Paul Klee
1919
Pool Parlor, Jacob Lawrence American, Watercolor and gouache on paper
Pool Parlor
Jacob Lawrence
1942
Arabella, Andrew Wyeth American, Drybrush and watercolor on paper
Arabella
Andrew Wyeth
1969
Winter Landscape, Anselm Kiefer German, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
Winter Landscape
Anselm Kiefer
1970