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Watercolor Drawing for Sale

Sans titre, Julius Bissier

Sans titre

Julius Bissier

Fine Art Drawings - 18.3 x 20.9 x 0 inch

$1,677 $1,509

UberMan collage, Baptiste Laurent

UberMan collage

Baptiste Laurent

Fine Art Drawings - 54.7 x 42.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,795

Time, Shota Imerlishvili

Time

Shota Imerlishvili

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33.9 x 0 inch

$3,354

Old Lady Draws, Fred Borghesi

Old Lady Draws

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$3,689

Magnolie / magnolia, Annabell Mozer

Magnolie / magnolia

Annabell Mozer

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$3,689

Théâtre antique, Cyril Destrade

Théâtre antique

Cyril Destrade

Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$615

Alpine Blue, Anya

Alpine Blue

Anya

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch

$2,795

Hommage à Léger, Erró

Hommage à Léger

Erró

Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 15 inch

$10,621

Coffee Together, Kirill Postovit

Coffee Together

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$235

Bubblegum, Eduarda Tavares

Bubblegum

Eduarda Tavares

Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14 x 0.4 inch

$1,230

Gli Intoccabili, Lucio Forte

Gli Intoccabili

Lucio Forte

Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$145

Gondoles sur le grand canal à Venise, Andrea Biondetti

Gondoles sur le grand canal à Venise

Andrea Biondetti

Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 9.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,113

Diaquaorwochrome n°8, Stéphane Belzère

Diaquaorwochrome n°8

Stéphane Belzère

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,107

Homme assis, Jean Hélion

Homme assis

Jean Hélion

Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.6 inch

$22,360

Domenica in controluce, Samoré

Domenica in controluce

Samoré

Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.2 inch

$727

Sedona Cathedral, Daniel Clarke

Sedona Cathedral

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$296

Frise 2, Mac Olomb

Frise 2

Mac Olomb

Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch

$1,397

Lágrima de Nube, James Bonachea

Lágrima de Nube

James Bonachea

Fine Art Drawings - 39.3 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

$3,000

Grain de sable, Franck H Perrot

Grain de sable

Franck H Perrot

Fine Art Drawings - 22.4 x 29.9 inch

$447

Chien entre deux chaises, Léa Dedieu

Chien entre deux chaises

Léa Dedieu

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$425

The Night, Alberto Ziveri

The Night

Alberto Ziveri

Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$335

Lava and Lentils, flower and sandals winter's drops through yellower hair more than usual, Rina Banerjee

Lava and Lentils, flower and sandals winter's drops through yellower hair more than usual

Rina Banerjee

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.2 x 1.2 inch

$6,708

Sieste au bord de la Moselle, Camille Hilaire

Sieste au bord de la Moselle

Camille Hilaire

Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 4 inch

$894

Dragon, Jacques Villeglé

Dragon

Jacques Villeglé

Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 9.8 inch

$1,733

Composition en noir, Ladislas Kijno

Composition en noir

Ladislas Kijno

Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$2,795

IMP Gaivs Jvlius Caesar, Pichi & Avo

IMP Gaivs Jvlius Caesar

Pichi & Avo

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 25.2 inch

$1,342

Ichtios, Wojciech Sadley

Ichtios

Wojciech Sadley

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 20.9 inch

$1,677

In my garden, all hierarchies have been suppressed, Irene Raspollini

In my garden, all hierarchies have been suppressed

Irene Raspollini

Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 59 x 0.1 inch

$2,592

J'aime courir le matin, Bernard Quentin

J'aime courir le matin

Bernard Quentin

Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 27.8 x 0.4 inch

$3,354

Intérieur, Paul Aïzpiri

Intérieur

Paul Aïzpiri

Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 13.6 inch

$1,397

Abstract I, Wissam Beydoun

Abstract I

Wissam Beydoun

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11 inch

$650

Untitled, Malcom Morley

Untitled

Malcom Morley

Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$2,795

Sans-titre, Georges Noel

Sans-titre

Georges Noel

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.7 inch

$1,397

Letter 8, Richard Saint-Amans

Letter 8

Richard Saint-Amans

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$894

Journal d'un confiné 37, André Cervera

Journal d'un confiné 37

André Cervera

Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$313

Lishma 2, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Lishma 2

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Fine Art Drawings - 41.3 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch

$2,348

Chroma VII, Elena Disabato

Chroma VII

Elena Disabato

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch

$980

Invincible, Emily Redd

Invincible

Emily Redd

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 25 x 0.1 inch

$2,900

Home - Yantra Painting, Trishla Jain

Home - Yantra Painting

Trishla Jain

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

$2,100

Potvouvk rudzirisk, Franciszek Starowieyski

Potvouvk rudzirisk

Franciszek Starowieyski

Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 16.5 inch

$1,342

L’œil du chant, Roberto Matta

L’œil du chant

Roberto Matta

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$17,888

Composition, Philippe  Hiquily

Composition

Philippe Hiquily

Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 17.3 inch

$16,770

Dibuix 20, Albert Ràfols-Casamada

Dibuix 20

Albert Ràfols-Casamada

Fine Art Drawings - 6.5 x 9.8 x 2 inch

$2,460

Offshore, Timothy Gent

Offshore

Timothy Gent

Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$676

Sans titre (192), Zwy Milshtein

Sans titre (192)

Zwy Milshtein

Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$1,677

Squirrel in the Forest, Minako Asakura

Squirrel in the Forest

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 13.1 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,062

Utopia, Georges Rousse

Utopia

Georges Rousse

Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 20.5 x 1.6 inch

$3,913

Mermaid, Mau Mau

Mermaid

Mau Mau

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,006

Chila Spirit, Martin Bradley

Chila Spirit

Martin Bradley

Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$3,354

Yea, Sam Francis

Yea

Sam Francis

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$24,596

Moody, Nino Eliashvili

Moody

Nino Eliashvili

Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,677

Tropical Landscape, Jean-Raymond Delpech

Tropical Landscape

Jean-Raymond Delpech

Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 14 x 0 inch

$671

Water and boat 03, Helal Uddin

Water and boat 03

Helal Uddin

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$1,710

Aquarelles graphiques 3, Agathe Wagner

Aquarelles graphiques 3

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$894

Composition, Edgar Stoebel

Composition

Edgar Stoebel

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.4 x 0 inch

$783

Bateaux de pêche, Élisée Maclet

Bateaux de pêche

Élisée Maclet

Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$1,342

Icarus 15, Edward Shahda

Icarus 15

Edward Shahda

Fine Art Drawings - 21.3 x 14.6 inch

$1,700

Untitled, Melchor Zapata

Untitled

Melchor Zapata

Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 29.9 inch

$2,012

Reflet New York, Gottfried Salzmann

Reflet New York

Gottfried Salzmann

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 18.5 inch

$4,919

Tête en réflexion, Jazzu

Tête en réflexion

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

$391

Sans-titre, Lucebert

Sans-titre

Lucebert

Fine Art Drawings - 4.9 x 7 inch

$1,397

La pyramide des yeux, Jean-Luc Parant

La pyramide des yeux

Jean-Luc Parant

Fine Art Drawings - 24.4 x 19.7 inch

$2,795

Makinâ Bacon at the Fl. State Fair, Mike King

Makinâ Bacon at the Fl. State Fair

Mike King

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$1,309

Paradis perdu, âme dévorée, Blu_451

Paradis perdu, âme dévorée

Blu_451

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$503

Cartographie Humaines, Hyacinthe Ouattara

Cartographie Humaines

Hyacinthe Ouattara

Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.9 inch

$3,466

Cyclops 2, Christian Frederiksen

Cyclops 2

Christian Frederiksen

Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$783

Untitled, Jose Luis Pascual

Untitled

Jose Luis Pascual

Fine Art Drawings - 26.2 x 20.3 inch

$1,956

Sans nom, Michel Soubeyrand

Sans nom

Michel Soubeyrand

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 10.6 inch

$1,397

Traces, Rafael Ruz

Traces

Rafael Ruz

Fine Art Drawings - 29.1 x 41.3 inch

$2,111

Colored Fields, Jim Lagasse

Colored Fields

Jim Lagasse

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 14 x 1 inch

$475

The River Wye. Chepstow to Rhayader, Christopher Hughes

The River Wye. Chepstow to Rhayader

Christopher Hughes

Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch

$815

Krasiya, Maksym Kisilov

Krasiya

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 14.9 x 22 x 1 inch

$1,800

Echo 4, Suoyuan Wang

Echo 4

Suoyuan Wang

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$783

Mojito, Alejandro Moretti

Mojito

Alejandro Moretti

Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$168

Windchill Valentine, Hal Mayforth

Windchill Valentine

Hal Mayforth

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 9 x 0.1 inch

$300

Composition au coq, José Caballero

Composition au coq

José Caballero

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,191

Mood II, Duke Asidere

Mood II

Duke Asidere

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22 inch

$2,236

Untitled, Mohamed Lekleti

Untitled

Mohamed Lekleti

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$2,236

Bridge, Stephen and Lorna Kirin

Bridge

Stephen and Lorna Kirin

Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,256

Don't we all meed some light, Gesa Reuter

Don't we all meed some light

Gesa Reuter

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

$584

Scenography, Eugene Berman

Scenography

Eugene Berman

Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 6.1 x 0 inch

$1,006

Sans titre, Blondin91

Sans titre

Blondin91

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,062

Yellow taxi, Robert Nardolillo

Yellow taxi

Robert Nardolillo

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 22 x 0.2 inch

$940

Sans titre, Roxane Borujerdi

Sans titre

Roxane Borujerdi

Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,062

Women, Guelfo Bianchini

Women

Guelfo Bianchini

Fine Art Drawings - 19.9 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch

$894

Ubiquité 7, Emmanuelle Rosso

Ubiquité 7

Emmanuelle Rosso

Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 7.1 x 0 inch

$671

Silent wave, Mahabbeh Mowakket

Silent wave

Mahabbeh Mowakket

Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$900

Watercolor Drawing for Sale

Watercolor painting is a technique that uses paint pigments and a water-based solution. It is popular thanks to its blurred, hazy effect which can't be obtained through other binding elements, such as egg or oil. Gouache is also a watercolour medium but it is noticeably more adhesive and opaque. Watercolor usually takes shape thanks to a faint pencil outline, drawn onto the paper before the paint is applied.

One of the other advantages for watercolor artists is that they can work quickly, using their time efficiently. Pigments spread out across the canvas in a rather unusual way, becoming more concentrated around the edges. This gives watercolor prints the transparent quality they're known for, enhancing the paper's luminosity. 

There are several key techniques to watercolor painting, the first of which is called the dry-on-wet technique. For this method, the painting's base is laid out in watercolor and then elaborated on with fewer pigments. There is also the wet-on-wet technique, which involves wetting the paper before the paint is applied in order to achieve greater color saturation. 

Watercolor is also easily erasable! Artists working with this medium can rework their watercolor print's by diluting the paint with water again, this time directly on the paper. These are just a few of the reasons for why watercolor is a preferred method for plein-air painters, who set out to represent landscapes and the sky in situ... 

Artworks using watercolor are typically carried out on paper, also contributing to why watercolor drawing is so popular. The weight of the paper, its resistance to moisture, the paper's color… all of these aspects play a decisive role in creating the painting's final effect. The type of paper typically used for this artistic technique is made from linen cloths, wood or straw.

Certain artists, such as the illustrator Oga Kazuo from Studio Ghibli, work with wet paper spread across varnished wood, while others prefer to use plexiglas. The result is that the water takes longer to evaporate, producing 
a very different color effect.


Although water-based paints date back to cave painting, it wasn't until the Renaissance that watercolor painting became commonplace. Art history tells us that oil painting was the most commonly used technique at the time, yet Northern European masters such as Albrecht Dürer chose watercolor to depict landscapes.  Venetian painters also gravitated towards this medium for their representations of the city's sublime canals. What could be a better way to portray water than with water-based paints?

Landscape painting is the most popular genre among watercolor artists. Claude Lorrain is an example of this from the 17th century, to be followed by William Turner, Samuel Palmer and Richard Bonington in the 19th century. Many artists chose watercolor painting to express the shades of the sky, ocean waves and expansive fields. In the 20th century, artists such as Vassily Kandinsky, Jean Bazaine and Raoul Dufy elaborated different abstract, watercolor techniques.

Discover Artsper's collection of watercolor paintings, offering some of the most renowned artists such as 
Paul JenkinsWalasse TingVittoretti and Philippe Pasqua. If you're curious for more, head over to our unique selection of Chinese ink drawings, charcoal portraits or pastel and chalk portraits...

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Need help with Watercolor Drawing ?

What are the best watercolor techniques for beginners to use in their drawings?

As a beginner in watercolor, it's best to start with basic techniques such as wet-on-wet, dry brush, and glazing. These techniques will help you understand how watercolor works and how to control the paint. Additionally, practicing color mixing and using the right paper and brushes can also improve your watercolor skills.

How do you choose the right paper for watercolor drawings?

When choosing paper for watercolor drawings, consider the weight, texture, and absorbency. Heavier paper with a rough texture and high absorbency is ideal for watercolor. Look for acid-free paper to prevent yellowing over time. Cold-pressed paper is a popular choice for its versatility.

What are some common mistakes to avoid when working with watercolors in a drawing?

When working with watercolors in a drawing, it's important to avoid using too much water, not allowing enough drying time between layers, and not using the right paper. Additionally, not planning out the composition beforehand and not experimenting with different techniques can also lead to mistakes.