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Watercolor Interior Room

Mid Century Interior -- Living Room View
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant watercolor of a colorful living room and the view outside the window by listed artist Doris
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Interior -- Living Room View
Mid Century Interior -- Living Room View
$588 Sale Price
20% Off
H 22 in W 15 in D 1 in
M. M. Masterman - Framed 1857 Watercolour, Jacobean Drawing Room
Located in Corsham, GB
A particularly fine watercolour study of a Jacobean drawing room by Victorian artist M. M
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Mid-19th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Chinoiserie Dining Room
Located in Bristol, CT
Original watercolour signed Thomas (LR) depicting an elaborate chinoiserie-inspired dining room
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20th Century Other Art Style Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Chinoiserie Dining Room
Chinoiserie Dining Room
$1,250
H 15 in W 19.5 in
1930 s French Impressionist Watercolour Interior Scene Dressing Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Watercolour Painting by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The Auction Room
By Henry Raleigh
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Charcoal on Paper Signature: Unsigned Sight Size: 19.00" x 26.00;" Framed 25.00" x 33.00"
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20th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

The Auction Room
The Auction Room
$4,900
H 19 in W 26 in
Mirror Room(2)
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Robbie Cornelissen is one of the leading contemporary draughtsmen in the Netherlands. Cornelissen has established a reputation for the monumental, architectural drawings that he has ...
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2010s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Sunny Room in Aix-en-Provence , New York, San Diego Museum of Natural History
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
. Titled on verso, "Sunny Room in Aix-en-Provence". A luminous, Post-Impressionist watercolor showing a
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1970s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Entrance" ink and watercolor on paper abstract vs figurative painting
By Jesse Lambert
Located in New York, NY
72"x42" large scale painting in ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by artist. Washes
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2010s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Living Room of Mario Buatta I, 120 East 80th Street, New York
By Pierre Bergian
Located in New York, NY
interiors with an expressive line that renders them out of time. Bergian lives and works in Bruges, where he
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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Living Room of Mario Buatta, II, 120 East 80th Street, New York
By Pierre Bergian
Located in New York, NY
interiors with an expressive line that renders them out of time. Bergian lives and works in Bruges, where he
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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

The Room - Drawing by Tony Johannot - Mid-20th Century
By Tony Johannot
Located in Roma, IT
The Room is a drawing realized by Tony Johannot in the early-20th Century. Pencil and watercolor
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Mid-20th Century Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Scene Twentyone: Living Room bright colors, domestic, Latin objects
By Barbara Rachko
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Price and size includes frames (maple wood with white mats). Artwork 20" x 26" Her pastel-on-sandpaper series, "Domestic Threats" and "Black Paintings", both use cultural objects a...
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Early 2000s Folk Art Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

"Accented Room Featuring a Man, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Accented Room Featuring A Man" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K
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1990s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Found Objects

"Truth and Virtue s Room, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Truth and Virtue's Room" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee
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1990s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Found Objects

Royal orchid Floral watercolor painting for living room
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting for interior Royal Orchid is a delicate, refined watercolor made on cotton paper with
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2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

River Oaks Home Interior Painting of a Dining Room
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant dining room scene of a River Oaks Houston, Texas home. The piece is mainly yellow and
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Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

View #4
By Jesse Lambert
Located in New York, NY
30"x30" ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by artist. This painting is presented
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2010s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

View #4
$3,400
H 30 in W 30 in
Shelves
By Jesse Lambert
Located in New York, NY
30"x30" ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by artist. This painting is presented
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2010s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Shelves
$3,400
H 30 in W 30 in
Moment
By Jesse Lambert
Located in New York, NY
30"x30" ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by artist. This painting is
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2010s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Moment
Moment
$3,800
H 30 in W 30 in
View #2
By Jesse Lambert
Located in New York, NY
30"x30" ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by artist. This painting is presented
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2010s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

View #2
View #2
$3,800
H 30 in W 30 in
Southwest Living Room Interior Still-Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed watercolor of a Santa Fe southwest style living room, full of vibrant Navajo patterned
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1990s American Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Southwest Living Room Interior Still-Life
Southwest Living Room Interior Still-Life
$780 Sale Price
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H 27 in W 33.5 in D 0.75 in
Dining Room Interior, Impressionist Pastel Drawing by Joseph Barber
By Joseph Barber
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joseph Barber, American (1915 - 1998) Title: Dining Room Interior Year: circa 1945 Medium
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1950s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Interior of a Room - Pencil Drawing - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of a Room is an original pencil drawing on ivory-colorated paper, realized by Anonymous
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Tropical- Inspired Retro Living Room
Located in Bristol, CT
Retro c1960s tropical-inspired living room interior watercolor w/ an inviting pool beckoning just
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1960s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

1980s American School Style Interior Scene of a Sitting Room Watercolor Painting
Located in Morristown, NJ
American School (20th c.), Interior scene, watercolor on paper, signed and dated "Wisner, '81
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Vintage 1980s American American Classical Drawings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

A Furnished Room Howard Hodgkin, colorful abstract red green interior scene
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Abstract red, green and grey interior scene with lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

Victorian Campaign Military Artist Watercolour Box By Reeves Sons War Department
Located in Norwich, GB
A scarce Victorian campaign military artist's watercolour box by the famous Reeves & Sons of 113
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Tin

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Dining room at Kolešovice, Czech Rep - 19 c German School watercolour painting
Located in London, GB
'The dining room at Kolešovice (Kolleschowitz), Bohemia, Czech Republic'. Watercolour over traces
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Living Room Interior, Graphite on Paper Still Life, 1960s
By Jack Freeman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1960s graphite on paper still life with chairs, lamps, table, and sofa is by San Francisco painter Jack Freeman (1938-2014). Freeman studied at the High Museum of Art in Atlant...
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1960s Expressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

Untitled - Two designs for the panelling of a room.
By Eugeen Dieltiens
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
Pen in black ink on wove paper. Signed in the lower right margin. Artists and Engravers: Made by Eugeen Dieltiens after own design. Eugeen Dieltiens worked in the first half of th...
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Early 1900s Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Draft for the gallery room of Fritz Waerndorfer`s mansion
By Koloman Moser
Located in Vienna, AT
Estate stamp titled "Entgiltig richtig gestellte Wand für Fritz Waerndorfer (Final corrected and executed wall for Fritz Waerndorfer). Vienna 19th district. Carl Ludwigstraße 45."
Living Room Interior Mid Century Ink Drawing
By Jane Mitchell
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century ink on paper drawing of a living room interior is by East Coast painter
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1970s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Watercolor of Interior Room Attributed to B. Carpenter
Located in Nashville, TN
Water color of interior scene with paneling and elaborate ceiling and fireplace. Attributed to B
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Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paper

Sandra McCabe (1943-2020) - 20th Century Watercolour, The Breakfast Room
Located in Corsham, GB
A charmingly intimate interior scene showing a woman in her bedroom with a breakfast on a wicker
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21st Century and Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Winter room 2, realist black and white charcoal interior and landscape drawing
By Dozier Bell
Located in New York, NY
begin working with watercolor, a new medium for her, as well as to continue to create paintings and
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2010s American Realist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mylar, Charcoal

Peter Hinwood room, One of a Kind
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Peter Hinwood room, by Manuel Santelices Ink pen, gouache, and watercolor on paper Image size: 11
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Drawings and Waterco...

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Ink, Pen

Umberto Pasti Blue Room. Interiors Watercolor Painting
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Umberto Pasti Blue Room by Manuel Santelices Ink, watercolor and gouache on paper Image size: 14
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Drawings and Waterco...

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Interior Watercolor
By Dewitt M. Lockman
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
watercolor, pencil drawing of room interior, actual size 9.5"x13" from the artist estate stamp on
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1920s American Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

Interior Watercolor
Interior Watercolor
H 24 in W 21 in D 2.5 in
Exceptional Lodge Dining Room Interior Original Watercolor Early 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Exceptional Lodge Dining Room Interior Original Watercolor Early 20th C. Original watercolor on
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Painting - Colourful Interior of Elegant Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: Elegant Interior Medium: watercolour on
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

A London room, 2021
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A London room, by Manuel Santelices Ink pen, watercolor, and gouache on paper Image size: 12 in. H
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Peter Hinwood room, One of a Kind
By Manuel Santelices
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Peter Hinwood room, by Manuel Santelices Ink pen, gouache, and watercolor on paper Image size: 11
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Drawings and Waterco...

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Pen

Stained Glass Art Deco Window Design for Ball Room TW Camm Florence Camm
By Florence Camm
Located in London, GB
"See all from this Seller". Florence Camm (1874-1960) Stained Glass Window Design for Ball Room
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Early 20th Century Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Art Deco Game Room Nautical Painting
Located in New York, NY
French painting entitled "Le Salle de Jeux." Stamped "J. Vermont" on verso. Custom framed in a black composite frame. Image size: 15 3/4 x 17 in. Framed size: 21 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.
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1920s Art Deco Interior Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board

Portrait of Cat in Living Room with Balcony in Background
By Mike Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Portrait of cat in living room with balcony in background, circa 1970s. Represented by numerous art
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1970s Interior Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid 20th Century French Modernist Painting - Beautiful Interior Salon Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: The Salon Interior Medium: watercolour on
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Interior of Room - Oil Painting on Cardboard by Caroline Hill - 20th Century
By Caroline Hill
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of Room is an original oil painting on cardboard realized by Caroline Hill (1935-1983
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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Antique English Dog Painting Jack Russell Terrier interior room setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Temptation!' English School, early 20th century watercolour painting, framed with glass covered
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Early 20th Century English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

A Furnished Room Howard Hodgkin, colorful abstract red green interior scene
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Abstract red, green and grey interior scene with lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture
Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

A Furnished Room Howard Hodgkin, colorful abstract red green interior scene
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Abstract red, green and grey interior scene with lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture
Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

A Furnished Room Howard Hodgkin, colorful abstract red green interior scene
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Abstract red, green and grey interior scene with lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture
Category

1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

A Furnished Room: large scale abstract red green and gray interior scene
By Howard Hodgkin
Located in New York, NY
Abstract red, green and grey interior scene with lines, shapes and hand painted brushstroke texture
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Etching, Aquatint

Living Room Chairs
By Martin Snipper
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century ink wash on paper interior scene of living room furniture is by San Francisco
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Living Room Chairs
H 10.5 in W 7.5 in D 0.07 in
Interior design for the Belfrey room
Located in New York, NY
Interior design for the Belfrey room, watercolor and pencil on paper, singed and titled
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20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

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Watercolor Interior Room For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact watercolor interior room you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Find Contemporary versions now, or shop for Contemporary creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. You’re likely to find the perfect watercolor interior room among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right watercolor interior room is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes beige, gray, brown and black. A watercolor interior room from Howard Hodgkin, Reginald K. Gee, Manuel Santelices, Barbara Rachko and Joseph Barber — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, watercolor and paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Watercolor Interior Room?

The average selling price for a watercolor interior room we offer is $1,233, while they’re typically $136 on the low end and $8,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Drawings-watercolor-paintings for You

Revitalize your interiors — introduce drawings and watercolor paintings to your home to evoke emotions, stir conversation and show off your personality and elevated taste.

Drawing is often considered one of the world’s oldest art forms, with historians pointing to cave art as evidence. In fact, a cave in South Africa, home to Stone Age–era artists, houses artwork that is believed to be around 73,000 years old. It has indeed been argued that cave walls were the canvases for early watercolorists as well as for landscape painters in general, who endeavor to depict and elevate natural scenery through their works of art. The supplies and methods used by artists and illustrators to create drawings and paintings have evolved over the years, and so too have the intentions. Artists can use their drawing and painting talents to observe and capture a moment, to explore or communicate ideas and convey or evoke emotion. No matter if an artist is working in charcoal or in watercolor and has chosen to portray the marvels of the pure human form, to create realistic depictions of animals in their natural habitats or perhaps to forge a new path that references the long history of abstract visual art, adding a drawing or watercolor painting to your living room or dining room that speaks to you will in turn speak to your guests and conjure stimulating energy in your space.

When you introduce a new piece of art into a common area of your home — a figurative painting by Italian watercolorist Mino Maccari or a colorful still life, such as a detailed botanical work by Deborah Eddy — you’re bringing in textures that can add visual weight to your interior design. You’ll also be creating a much-needed focal point that can instantly guide an eye toward a designated space, particularly in a room that sees a lot of foot traffic.

When you’re shopping for new visual art, whether it’s for your apartment or weekend house, remember to choose something that resonates. It doesn’t always need to make you happy, but you should at least enjoy its energy. On 1stDibs, browse a wide-ranging collection of drawings and watercolor paintings and find out how to arrange wall art when you’re ready to hang your new works.