American Watercolor Landscape Art
May 2026
These objects are predominantly watercolor and drawing works by American artists depicting natural landscapes, outdoor recreational activities, and coastal or wilderness scenes from the 19th century.
63 objects · 3 institutions
A City Park
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1887
A Fisherman's Daughter
Cleveland Museum of Art
1873
A Holiday
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1915
A Marine
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1874–75
Adirondacks Guide
Art Institute of Chicago
1892
After the Hurricane, Bahamas
Art Institute of Chicago
1899
An October Day in the White Mountains
Cleveland Museum of Art
1854
Bailey's Beach, Newport, R.I.
Art Institute of Chicago
1901
Beach Study (verso)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1910
Boy in Boat, Gloucester
Art Institute of Chicago
1880/81
Boy with Anchor
Cleveland Museum of Art
1873
Breaking Storm, Coast of Maine
Art Institute of Chicago
1894
Campfire, Adirondacks
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1892
Children Sitting on a Fence
Art Institute of Chicago
1874
Coast of Maine
Art Institute of Chicago
1893
Early Morning After a Storm at Sea
Cleveland Museum of Art
1900–1903
Fishing off Scarborough
Art Institute of Chicago
1882
Flamborough Head, England
Art Institute of Chicago
1882
For to Be a Farmer's Boy
Art Institute of Chicago
1887
Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1846–1847
In the Surf (recto)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1910
In the Surf (recto); Beach Study (verso)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1910
Indian Camp
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1890
Indian Camp, Roberval, P.Q.
Cleveland Museum of Art
1895
Leaping Trout
Cleveland Museum of Art
1889
Life-Size Black Bass
Art Institute of Chicago
1904
Maine Coast
Cleveland Museum of Art
1907
Mink Lake, Adirondacks
Cleveland Museum of Art
1892
Mississippi Fisherman
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1850
Moonrise
Art Institute of Chicago
1891
Morning Fog
Harvard Art Museums
c. 1854-1855
Mount Washington
Art Institute of Chicago
1869
Nantasket Beach
Art Institute of Chicago
1876
Near Newport
Cleveland Museum of Art
Near Newport
Art Institute of Chicago
1869
Netting the Fish
Art Institute of Chicago
1889
New England Headlands
Art Institute of Chicago
1899
New York Street
Art Institute of Chicago
1902
North Woods Club, Adirondacks (The Interrupted Tete-a-Tete)
Art Institute of Chicago
1892
Point Judith, Rhode Island
Cleveland Museum of Art
1867–68
Prout's Neck, Breakers
Art Institute of Chicago
1883
Prout's Neck, Breaking Wave
Art Institute of Chicago
1887
Prout's Neck, Evening
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1894
Rocky Coast
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1860
Schooner - Nassau
Art Institute of Chicago
1898/99
Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast
Art Institute of Chicago
1833
Spearing Eels
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1800s
Stowing Sail
Art Institute of Chicago
1903
Sunshine and Shadow, Prout's Neck
Art Institute of Chicago
1894
The End of the Day, Adirondacks
Art Institute of Chicago
1890
The Gulf Stream
Art Institute of Chicago
probably 1899, dated by the artist "1889"
The Herring Net
Art Institute of Chicago
1885
The Little Pond, Appledore
Art Institute of Chicago
1890
The Lone Boat, North Woods Club, Adirondacks
Art Institute of Chicago
1892
The Outlook, Maine Coast
Art Institute of Chicago
1894
The Rapids, Hudson River, Adirondacks
Art Institute of Chicago
1894
The Return, Tynemouth (recto) Study (verso)
Art Institute of Chicago
1881
The Watcher, Tynemouth
Art Institute of Chicago
1882
The Water Fan
Art Institute of Chicago
1898/99
Two Boys Watching Schooners
Art Institute of Chicago
1880
Tynemouth Priory, England
Art Institute of Chicago
1881
White Mare
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1868
York Harbor, Coast of Maine
Art Institute of Chicago
1877