Gouache

Gouache

Materials & Substrates

A water-based matte paint, sometimes called opaque watercolor, composed of ground pigments and plant-based binders, such as gum Arabic or gum tragacanth. The opacity of gouache derives from the addition of white fillers, such as clay or chalk, or a higher ratio of pigment to binder.

Featured Works

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Metaesquema No. 348

Metaesquema No. 348

Hélio Oiticica

1958

Head of a Woman

Head of a Woman

Pablo Picasso

Spring 1909

La jungla (The Jungle)

La jungla (The Jungle)

Wifredo Lam

1942–43

Schema (55)

Schema (55)

Terry Winters

(1985-86)

Study for a Painting

Study for a Painting

Ad Reinhardt

1939

First State of the Mechano-Faktura (I Stade de la Mécano-Facture)

First State of the Mechano-Faktura (I Stade de la Mécano-...

Henryk Berlewi

1923

Colored Rhythm

Colored Rhythm

Sonia Delaunay

1953

Untitled

Untitled

Laylah Ali

2003

Glass Slippers

Glass Slippers

Jo Baer

1960

Untitled

Untitled

Lee Bontecou

1982

Anoda Sistem

Anoda Sistem

Ghariokwu Lemi

2002

Untitled (Diana Ross)

Untitled (Diana Ross)

William Scott

(2012)

Ibirapuera Park, Quadricentennial Gardens, project, São Paulo, Brazil (Plan, detail five)

Ibirapuera Park, Quadricentennial Gardens, project, São P...

Roberto Burle Marx

1953

Project for a Painted Wall, New York City, New York (Perspective)

Project for a Painted Wall, New York City, New York (Pers...

Jason Crum

1969

Project for a Painted Wall, New York City, New York (Perspective)

Project for a Painted Wall, New York City, New York (Pers...

Jason Crum

1969

Project for a Painted Wall, Fox Department Store, Hartford, Connecticut (Perspective)

Project for a Painted Wall, Fox Department Store, Hartfor...

Jason Crum

1969

Ibirapuera Park Project, São Paulo, Brazil (Perspective)

Ibirapuera Park Project, São Paulo, Brazil (Perspective)

Roberto Burle Marx

1953

Bismarck Monument, project, Bingen, Germany, Perspective view of courtyard

Bismarck Monument, project, Bingen, Germany, Perspective ...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1910

Welfare Palace Hotel Project, Roosevelt Island, New York, New York (Cutaway axonometric)

Welfare Palace Hotel Project, Roosevelt Island, New York,...

Rem Koolhaas

1976

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Exterior and interior perspective of upper floors and workshop)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Exterior a...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Elements of the Vertical City, project, Rome, Italy, Axonometric of torso

Elements of the Vertical City, project, Rome, Italy, Axon...

Friedrich St. Florian

1966

Contra-Construction Project (Axonometric)

Contra-Construction Project (Axonometric)

Theo van Doesburg

1923

Ibirapuera Park project, São Paulo, Brazil (Site plan)

Ibirapuera Park project, São Paulo, Brazil (Site plan)

Roberto Burle Marx

1953

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Exterior perspective)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Exterior p...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

New Welfare Island Project, Roosevelt Island, New York, NY (Aerial perspective)

New Welfare Island Project, Roosevelt Island, New York, N...

Rem Koolhaas

c. 1975-76

Stockholm Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden (Elevation of advertising tower)

Stockholm Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden (Elevation of adv...

Erik Gunnar Asplund

1930

Roosevelt Island Redevelopment Project, New York, New York (Axonometric)

Roosevelt Island Redevelopment Project, New York, New Yor...

Rem Koolhaas

1975

Preliminary color scheme for ceiling and short walls of dance hall in Café Aubette, Strasbourg, France

Preliminary color scheme for ceiling and short walls of d...

Theo van Doesburg

1926–1928

Villa project, outside Vienna, Austria (Exterior perspective)

Villa project, outside Vienna, Austria (Exterior perspect...

Emil Hoppe

1903

Parc de la Villette, Le Case Vide, Paris, France (Axonome...

Bernard Tschumi

1984

Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Exterior perspective of northwest corner from University Building

Hadassah University Hospital, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Ex...

Erich Mendelsohn

1935

Hospital: House of Hope, Houses of Birth, Houses of No Return, project, Venice, Italy, Sectional perspective

Hospital: House of Hope, Houses of Birth, Houses of No Re...

Raimund Abraham

1979

Preliminary color scheme for floor and long walls of dance hall in Café Aubette, Strasbourg, France

Preliminary color scheme for floor and long walls of danc...

Theo van Doesburg

1927

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of floor nine with display workshop)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of fl...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of entrance level with bar and exhibition space)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of en...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Parc de la Villette, Paris, France (Follies and Galleries, isometrics)

Parc de la Villette, Paris, France (Follies and Galleries...

Bernard Tschumi

1986

Concert Hall project (Interior perspective)

Concert Hall project (Interior perspective)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1942

Plug-in City: Maximum Pressure Area, project (Section)

Plug-in City: Maximum Pressure Area, project (Section)

Peter Cook

1964

The Period of Great Contaminations: Housing Unit for Two People, project, Axonometric section

The Period of Great Contaminations: Housing Unit for Two ...

Gaetano Pesce

1971

The Period of Great Contaminations: Housing Unit for Two People, project

The Period of Great Contaminations: Housing Unit for Two ...

Gaetano Pesce

1971

Church of Solitude Project, New York, New York, Plan

Church of Solitude Project, New York, New York, Plan

Gaetano Pesce

1974-77

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, What's this? - a mushroom?, Perspective sketch

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, What's this? - a m...

Cedric Price

1979

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Elevation)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Elevation)

Oscar Nitzchke

1934-36

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Perspective of entry and exhibition space)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Perspectiv...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Re-ruined Hiroshima, project, Hiroshima, Japan (Perspective)

Re-ruined Hiroshima, project, Hiroshima, Japan (Perspective)

Arata Isozaki

1968

Parc de la Villette, Paris, France, Aerial perspective of follies

Parc de la Villette, Paris, France, Aerial perspective of...

Bernard Tschumi

1986

House for Rita, project, Perspective

House for Rita, project, Perspective

Leon Krier

1974

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Square of the Muses

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The S...

Rem Koolhaas

1972

Labyrinth City, project, Aerial perspective and section

Labyrinth City, project, Aerial perspective and section

Leon Krier

1971

House for Colin Rowe Project (Aerial axonometric view)

House for Colin Rowe Project (Aerial axonometric view)

Leon Krier

1975

Arcadia Peninsula Housing, project, Revised version: exterior elevation

Arcadia Peninsula Housing, project, Revised version: exte...

Peter Cook

1979

Villa project, outside Vienna, Austria (Elevation)

Villa project, outside Vienna, Austria (Elevation)

Emil Hoppe

1903

Church of Solitude Project, New York, New York, Longitudinal section

Church of Solitude Project, New York, New York, Longitudi...

Gaetano Pesce

1974-77

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Section)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Section)

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of floors three through eight)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of fl...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of mezzanine-level theater)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of me...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Imperial Post Office, Teschen, Austria (Elevation)

Imperial Post Office, Teschen, Austria (Elevation)

Otto Schönthal

1906

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Cut-away axonometric)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Cut-away a...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of penthouse)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of pe...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Floor plan for the exhibition "Bauhaus 1919-1928," The Museum of Modern Art, New York, December 7, 1938-January 30, 1939

Floor plan for the exhibition "Bauhaus 1919-1928," The Mu...

Herbert Bayer

1938

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of basement newsreel theater)

Maison de la Publicité Project, Paris, France (Plan of ba...

Oscar Nitzchke

1936

Elements of the Vertical City, project, Rome, Italy, Axonometric of base

Elements of the Vertical City, project, Rome, Italy, Axon...

Friedrich St. Florian

1966

Royal Hunting Tent, project, Exterior perspective

Royal Hunting Tent, project, Exterior perspective

Marcel Kammerer

1900

Elements of the Vertical City, project, Rome, Italy, Axonometric of crown

Elements of the Vertical City, project, Rome, Italy, Axon...

Friedrich St. Florian

1966