Shower in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Utagawa Hiroshige

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857.

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Egret in Rain, 1928.

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Une tempête sur le Rigi, J. M. W. Turner

Une tempête sur le Rigi, 1844.

J. M. W. Turner (British)

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead, John Constable

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead, 1828.

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Sadakurô in the rain and farmer Joichibei, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Sadakurô in the rain and farmer Joichibei, 1852.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Bridge in the rain, after Hiroshige, Vincent van Gogh

Bridge in the rain, after Hiroshige, 1887.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Paysage d'Auvers sous la pluie, Vincent van Gogh

Paysage d'Auvers sous la pluie, 1890.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Museum Wales, United Kingdom

Une jetée, avec un bateau à vapeur en mer au loin, J. M. W. Turner

Une jetée, avec un bateau à vapeur en mer au loin, 1842.

J. M. W. Turner (British)

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

The Soga Brother's last Fight at the Foot of Mt. Fuji, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Soga Brother's last Fight at the Foot of Mt. Fuji, c. 1845–1846.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Hampstead: Stormy Sunset, John Constable

Hampstead: Stormy Sunset, 1822.

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Cloud Study, c. 1821–1822.

John Constable (British)

Clark Art Institute, United States

La pluie, 1890.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch)

Museum Folkwang, Germany

Marine. Un grain, 1886.

Eugène Boudin (French), painting

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Morlaix, France

Egret in the rain, 1900–1930.

Zilverreiger in regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Landscape with a Double Rainbow, John Constable

Landscape with a Double Rainbow, 1812.

John Constable (British), oil on paper mounted on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Two herons in the rain, 1900–1910.

Twee reigers in de regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Russian Ship of the Line "Asow" and a Frigate at Anchor near Elsinore, C.W. Eckersberg

The Russian Ship of the Line "Asow" and a Frigate at Anchor near Elsinore, 1828.

Det russiske linjeskib "Asow" og en fregat til ankers på… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Onmaya Riverbank in the Eastern Capital, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Onmaya Riverbank in the Eastern Capital, 1832–1836.

De Onmaya rivieroever in de Oostelijke hoofdstad (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Flaying a Convict, 1888.

James Ensor (Belgian), etching

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Domestic geese in the rain, 1900–1936.

Tamme ganzen in regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Two tree sparrows in the rain, Ohara Koson

Two tree sparrows in the rain, 1900–1930.

Twee ringmussen in de regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Night heron in the rain, 1900–1936.

Kwak in regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Shōno--Driving Rain, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), Utagawa Hiroshige

Shōno--Driving Rain, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), c. 1832–1833.

Shōno--Driving Rain (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Little London, 1896.

James McNeill Whistler (American), transfer lithograph on laid paper

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Study of a Cloudy Sky, c. 1825.

John Constable (British), oil on paper laid on cardboard

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Two women in the rain, 1925–1936.

Twee vrouwen in de regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Frog on a lotus leaf, 1900–1930.

Kikker op lotusblad (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Study of Clouds over the Sound, C.W. Eckersberg

Study of Clouds over the Sound, 1826.

Studie af skyer over Øresund (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Shower at the New Yanagi Bridge, Katsushika Hokusai

Shower at the New Yanagi Bridge, 1806.

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Snipe in the rain, 1900–1930.

Watersnip in de regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Landscape, c. 1877–1879.

Edgar Degas (French), monotype

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Eagle on a branch, 1900–1910.

Arend op tak (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Begonia in the rain, 1930–1945.

Begonia in de regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Thunderstorm rain pouring down over the sea, Jens Juel

Thunderstorm rain pouring down over the sea, 1791.

Tordenregn nedstyrtende i havet (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), oil on wood

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Seidō and Kanda River from Shōhei Bridge, Utagawa Hiroshige

Seidō and Kanda River from Shōhei Bridge, 1857.

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Cuckoo in a storm, 1925–1936.

Koekoek in storm (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Nichiren Praying in the Rain on a Rock above the Sea, from the series Concise Illustrated Biography of the Founder, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Nichiren Praying in the Rain on a Rock above the Sea, from the series Concise Illustrated Biography of the Founder, 1833–1837.

Korte geïllustreerde biografie van de grondlegger (museum title)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Breakers on a Flat Beach, J. M. W. Turner

Breakers on a Flat Beach, 1837.

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Starlings in the rain, 1900–1930.

Spreeuwen in de regen (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Ōiso: Tora's Rain, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), Utagawa Hiroshige

Ōiso: Tora's Rain, from the series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Hōeidō edition), c. 1832–1833.

Ōiso: Tora's Rain (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Eagle flying downward, 1900–1930.

Neerwaarts vliegende arend (museum title)

Ohara Koson (Japanese), color woodblock print

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Bellflower and Lantern, Takahashi Shōtei

Bellflower and Lantern, before 1936.

Takahashi Shōtei (Japanese), color woodblock print

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

A View at Hampstead with Stormy Weather, John Constable

A View at Hampstead with Stormy Weather, c. 1830.

John Constable (British), oil on paper mounted on wood

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Figures on the Beach, 1893.

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

A Paddle-steamer in a Storm, J. M. W. Turner

A Paddle-steamer in a Storm, 1841.

J. M. W. Turner (British)

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow, John Constable

Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow, c. 1821.

John Constable (British), oil on paper mounted on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Mimasaka Province: Yamabushi Valley, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces, Utagawa Hiroshige

Mimasaka Province: Yamabushi Valley, from the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces, 1853.

Mimasaka Province: Yamabushi Valley (museum title)

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Minneapolis Institute of Art, United States

Suhara, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido, Utagawa Hiroshige

Suhara, from the series Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido, 1835–1836.

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Champ mouillé sous la pluie, Vincent van Gogh

Champ mouillé sous la pluie, 1889.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Ochanomizu in the Rain, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Ochanomizu in the Rain, 19th century.

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese), colour woodcut on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States