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Watercolor

Watercolor

Materials & Substrates

Paints composed of pigments ground to an extremely fine texture in an aqueous solution of gum Arabic or gum tragacanth. The absence of white fillers, such as those in gouache, creates a medium with luminous transparency.

Featured Works

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Helianthus annuus (Common Sunflower). Sheet 27 from the portfolio Nature Studies

Helianthus annuus (Common Sunflower). Sheet 27 from the p...

Hilma af Klint

September 3, 1919

Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois (Elevation)

Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois (Elevation)

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

1945

Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

Charles Burchfield

1916

Corn and Peaches

Corn and Peaches

Charles Demuth

1929

Box Factory, Gloucester

Box Factory, Gloucester

Edward Hopper

1928

Evening Star No. III

Evening Star No. III

Georgia O'Keeffe

1917

Self-Portrait (Selbstporträt)

Self-Portrait (Selbstporträt)

Otto Dix

1922

John 1971

John 1971

Elizabeth Peyton

(1997)

Gypsy. Costume design for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

Gypsy. Costume design for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

Marc Chagall

1942

May Day, Moscow

May Day, Moscow

Diego Rivera

1928

Untitled

Untitled

Maria Lassnig

1998-2001

Untitled

Untitled

Chris Ofili

1998

Seville World Fair, Oman Pavilion, project, Seville, Spain, Axonometric

Seville World Fair, Oman Pavilion, project, Seville, Spai...

James Wines

1989

Orange Sound, project

Orange Sound, project

Lauretta Vinciarelli

1999

Pedestrian City project, Hypostyle Courtyard (Perspective)

Pedestrian City project, Hypostyle Courtyard (Perspective)

Roger C. Ferri

1979

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Sketch, "On St. Mary's River"

Generator Project, White Oak, Florida, Sketch, "On St. Ma...

Cedric Price

1978-80

House for Venice Biennale project, Venice, Italy (Aerial ...

César Pelli

1976

Orange Sound, project

Orange Sound, project

Lauretta Vinciarelli

1999

Orange Sound, project

Lauretta Vinciarelli

1999

Autonomous Artisans' House, project, Staten Island, New York, Perspective

Autonomous Artisans' House, project, Staten Island, New Y...

Steven Holl

1980

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Institute of Biological Transactions (Plan oblique)

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

Plans for Algiers and Barcelona and “cité-jardin verticale” (vertical garden city) drawing made during a lecture in Chicago November 27, 1935

Plans for Algiers and Barcelona and “cité-jardin vertical...

Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret)

1935

Boompjes Tower Slab, project, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Perspective

Boompjes Tower Slab, project, Rotterdam, The Netherlands,...

Rem Koolhaas

1981

House for Venice Biennale, project, Venice, Italy, Axonometric

House for Venice Biennale, project, Venice, Italy, Axonom...

César Pelli

1976

Void Space/Hinge Space Housing, Fukuoka, Japan, Exterior perspective

Void Space/Hinge Space Housing, Fukuoka, Japan, Exterior ...

Steven Holl

1989

House for Venice Biennale, project, Venice, Italy, Aerial view

House for Venice Biennale, project, Venice, Italy, Aerial...

César Pelli

1976

The Hague City Hall, project, The Hague, The Netherlands, Exterior perspective

The Hague City Hall, project, The Hague, The Netherlands,...

Rem Koolhaas

1987

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

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

Gaetano Pesce

1974-77

Orange Sound, project

Orange Sound, project

Lauretta Vinciarelli

1999

Orange Sound, project

Orange Sound, project

Lauretta Vinciarelli

1999

Orange Sound, project

Orange Sound, project

Lauretta Vinciarelli

1999

Orange Sound, project

Orange Sound, project

Lauretta Vinciarelli

1999

Orange Sound, project

Orange Sound, project

Lauretta Vinciarelli

1999

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Central Area

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

House in Krems, project, Krems, Austria, Elevation

House in Krems, project, Krems, Austria, Elevation

Otto Schönthal

1905

Plug-in University Node, project (Elevation)

Plug-in University Node, project (Elevation)

Peter Cook

1965

Church of Solitude Project, New York, NY (Transverse section)

Church of Solitude Project, New York, NY (Transverse sect...

Gaetano Pesce

1974–1977

Berkowitz House, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Exterior perspective

Berkowitz House, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, Exteri...

Steven Holl

1985

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

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

Gaetano Pesce

1974-77

Large Figure with an Organ Project, Axonometric

Large Figure with an Organ Project, Axonometric

Walter Pichler

1977

Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center, project, Baltimore, Maryland, Site plan

Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center, project, Baltimo...

Emilio Ambasz

1992

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

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

Addio Melampo Project, Oblique projection

Addio Melampo Project, Oblique projection

Massimo Scolari

1975

Dymaxion House project (Plan)

Dymaxion House project (Plan)

R. Buckminster Fuller

c. 1927

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Central Area (Plan)

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

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

Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center project, Baltimor...

Emilio Ambasz

1992

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Baths (Axonometric projection)

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Park of Aggression

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Allotments

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Allotments

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

Royal Hunting Tent, project, Exterior perspective

Royal Hunting Tent, project, Exterior perspective

Marcel Kammerer

1900

Urban Passage Project, Axonometric

Urban Passage Project, Axonometric

Massimo Scolari

1974

Exodus, or the Voluntary Prisoners of Architecture: The Tip of the Strip

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

Rem Koolhaas

1972

African Proposals, project, Perspective

African Proposals, project, Perspective

Yona Friedman

1959

A Dymaxion Home project (Elevation, axonometric, and plan)

A Dymaxion Home project (Elevation, axonometric, and plan)

R. Buckminster Fuller

c. 1930