Compared to oils which are built up and mixed slowly and methodically on the canvas or board, watercolours offer a quick impression of the sitter or scene to brush on before the water contained within dries. It is an approach often painted live in situ rather than a studio and creates images rich in light and movement. Colours can be premixed or placed as distinct layers on the paper, and every stroke needs to be intentional and planned to prevent mistakes which can’t be undone. It is the spontaneity of watercolours which make antique and vintage examples so appealing. These are often humble moments from the past, captured in time and never to return. They have been kept out of the sun by owners who cherished them too much to see them fade, and their smaller size makes them feel more personal.
The 19th and 20th Centuries were the hiatus for watercolours and at LoveAntiques we have a large and fine selection for any space on your wall you wish to fill.
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Large Pair of Watercolours by E W Nevil
£ 480
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Watercolour by Claude Harrison
£ 800
Epilogue One Antiques
Anemonies in Vase, Watercolour & Gouache by Amy Reeve Fowkes
£ 285
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. 1971
£ 75
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. 1971
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Dated 1971
£ 75
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Dated 1971
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Dated 1971
£ 75
Original Watercolour 'Reclining Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Dated 1971
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'Sleeping Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. C.1970
£ 75
Original Watercolour 'Sleeping Nude' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. C.1970
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
The Three MusCATeers
Georgian Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile with the Most Impressive Curl
£ 170
Georgian Miniature Portrait of a Young Woman in Profile with the Most Impressive Curl
£ 170
The Three MusCATeers
Rams Head Antiques
Antique Chinese Paintings Of Birds Set of 4
£ 1,250
Rams Head Antiques
Antique Chinese Paintings Of Birds Set of 4
£ 1,250
Rams Head Antiques
Antique Chinese Paintings Of Birds Set of 4
£ 1,250
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 275
Epilogue One Antiques
Snowdonia Lake Scene, Watercolour, Cornelius Pearson, 1868
£ 500
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 295
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 295
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 285
Epilogue One Antiques
Cottage Interior Watercolour Carlton Alfred Smith (1853-1946)
£ 450
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Cyril Hardy - Watercolour - A Middle Eastern Street
£ 1,500
Cyril Hardy - Watercolour - A Middle Eastern Street
£ 1,500
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Henry Alken Senior - Steeplechasing Set of Four Watercolours
£ 5,750
Henry Alken Senior - Steeplechasing Set of Four Watercolours
£ 5,750
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Painting WW1 Battle HMS Princess Royal in Action Heligoland Cuxaven Jutland
£ 2,650
Painting WW1 Battle HMS Princess Royal in Action Heligoland Cuxaven Jutland
£ 2,650
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
£ 445
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 245
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 225
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 245
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 245
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 225
Graham Reed Fine Art
Myles Birket Foster Watercolour ‘The Stack Yard’
£ 3,500
Graham Reed Fine Art
Charles Brooke Branwhite Watercolour ‘St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall’
£ 1,250
Charles Brooke Branwhite Watercolour ‘St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall’
£ 1,250
Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
Henry John Sylvester Stannard ‘Playing Marbles’
£ 2,500
Prometheus Antiques
A Fine Pair of Late Regency Silhouettes
£ 250
Fabulous Finds Antiques
Watercolour by Arthur H Enock c.1900
£ 210
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Watercolour Flock of Summer Song Birds Gathered
£ 8,000
Wilson F & K
Italian Watercolour by H. Pilleau c.1865
£ 195
£ 140
C.S.Moreton (Antiques)
Pair of Scottish Watercolours by D.T.Rose
£ 165
Rams Head Antiques
Cottage on the Moors St. Ives Cornwall Watercolour Painting Tom Dudley
£ 385
Cottage on the Moors St. Ives Cornwall Watercolour Painting Tom Dudley
£ 385
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
St Ives Bay Cornwall Watercolour Painting Tom Dudley 1857-1935
£ 385
Graham Reed Fine Art
Claude Strachan Pair Watercolours ’Milking Time’ And ‘The Morning Meal’
£ 2,450
Claude Strachan Pair Watercolours ’Milking Time’ And ‘The Morning Meal’
£ 2,450
Graham Reed Fine Art
£ 285
Pair of Watercolours Wildlife Royal Academy Artist William James Webb 1860
£ 285
Trade Antiques
Artsonline.org.uk
Matching Pair of 19th Century Antique Marine Sailing Boats Seascape Watercolour Paintings
£ 245
Matching Pair of 19th Century Antique Marine Sailing Boats Seascape Watercolour Paintings
£ 245
Artsonline.org.uk