For a few years, Diana Watlington produced scores of watercolor paintings of cityscapes in the Boston and New York metro areas. She chose as her subject many recognizable locations, often distilling complex scenes into patterned shapes and splashes of bold color.
Monmouth Street Brookline
Year: 1988; Location: Brookline, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 6 x 11 in.; Inventory Number: MA041; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Frick Museum Courtyard
Year: 1989; Location: Frick Museum, New York City; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 22.5 x 30 in.; Inventory Number: NY027; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
St. ? of Worcester
Year: 1986; Location: Worcester, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11 x 15 in.; Inventory Number: MA058; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Builders in Downtown Boston
Year: 1988; Location: Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.2 x 15 in.; Inventory Number: MA062; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Year: 1988; Location: Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.3 x 15.1 in.; Inventory Number: MA063; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Copley Plaza Hotel and Public Library
Year: 1988; Location: Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.2 x 15.2 in.; Inventory Number: MA064; Ownership: Available. Contact for price.
Behind Brookline Arts Center
Year: 1987; Location: Brookline, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 10.5 x 10 in.; Inventory Number: MA059 (note: 2-sided painting); Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Don't Park Here
Year: 1987; Location: Boston, MA?; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 12.5 x 10.3 in.; Inventory Number: MA068 (note: 2-sided painting); Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
A Street, Boston
Year: 1987; Location: Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.2 x 10 in.; Inventory Number: MA069; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
North Station, Boston
Year: 1986?; Location: Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 9.5 x 12 in.; Inventory Number: MA084; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
North Station Crossing
Year: 1986; Location: Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 9 x 11.7 in.; Inventory Number: MA087; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Harvard Square
Year: 1989; Location: Cambridge, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 10.2 x 11.2 in.; Inventory Number: MA088; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Harvard Square Chess Players
Year: 1987; Location: Cambridge, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.2 x 7.5 in.; Inventory Number: MA054; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: 1985; Location: Cambridge, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 19 x 22 in.; Inventory Number: MA146; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Old Market New England
Year: 1987; Location: Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 22 x 30 in.; Inventory Number: MA105; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Prudential and Mother Church, Christian Science, Boston
Year: 1987; Location: Christian Science Center, Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 22 x 30 in.; Inventory Number: MA106; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Charles Place, Commonwealth Ave. in Winter
Year: 1987; Location: Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 22 x 30 in.; Inventory Number: MA108; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Untitled
Year: 1987; Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 22 x 30 in.; Inventory Number: MA123; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Newbury Street
Year: 1987; Location: Newbury Street, Boston, MA; Medium: Watercolor on paper (imperfections on glass exterior); Dimensions: 39 x 31 in. (framed); Inventory Number: MA190; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
W75 Columbus
Year: 1987; Location: New York City; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 10.2 x 11.4 in.; Inventory Number: NY001; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
2 am NYC
Year: 1988; Location: New York City; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11 x 10 in.; Inventory Number: NY003; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
E 55th and 5th Ave.
Year: 1988; Location: New York City; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.5 x 10.4 in.; Inventory Number: NY006; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
NYC
Year: 1988; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 5.5 x 11 in.; Inventory Number: NY007; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
NYC
Year: 1988; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.2 x 10.2 in.; Inventory Number: NY012; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
July 4
Year: 1988; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 12.4 x 7.4 in.; Inventory Number: NY011; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Rainy Day in MOMA's Garden
Year: 1991; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 30 x 22 in.; Inventory Number: NY020; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Metropolitan Museum of Art / Courtyard
Year: 1989; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 22 x 30 in.; Inventory Number: NY022; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Museum of Natural History NYC
Year: 1988; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 10.4 x 11.1 in.; Inventory Number: NY017; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Museum of Natural History Beisa Oryx
Year: 1988; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 11.2 x 15 in.; Inventory Number: NY018; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
East 8th Street and Broadway with Grace Chapel, Late Afternoon
Year: 1990; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 22 x 52 in.; Inventory Number: NY025; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Empire State Building with Banner in Foreground
Year: 1990; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 36 x 26 in.; Inventory Number: NY026; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Twin Peaks
Year: 1990; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 24 x 52 in.; Inventory Number: NY030; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
3rd Ave. with Golden Skyscraper
Year: 1990; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 52 x 24 in.; Inventory Number: NY031; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
Asian Folk Art, Greenwich Village
Year: 1990; Location: New York City, NY; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 36.5 x 26 in.; Inventory Number: NY033; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
More Electricity
Year: 1990; Location: Providence, RI; Medium: Watercolor on paper; Dimensions: 15.1 x 11.1 in.; Inventory Number: RI001; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.
These slide-like corridors...
Year: 1989; Location: Providence, RI; Medium: Watercolor on paper (poem on back of painting); Dimensions: 10.3 x 11.2 in.; Inventory Number: RI006; Ownership: Diana Watlington Estate. Not for sale.