Antique Watercolours
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.
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 225
Rams Head Antiques
Chinese Botanical Watercolour Pith Painting Qing Dynasty
£ 245
Prometheus Antiques
Ship Gouache & Watercolour by Reuben Chappell
£ 495
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Victorian Marine Fine Art Watercolour Liverpool Paddle Ferry Ships Mersey
£ 1,495
Victorian Marine Fine Art Watercolour Liverpool Paddle Ferry Ships Mersey
£ 1,495
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Salisbury Antiques Centre
John Strickland Goodall - "An Edwardian Season"
£ 1,500
£ 125
Prometheus Antiques
Ship Gouache & Watercolour by Reuben Chappell
£ 495
Graham Smith Antiques Ltd
Pair of Water Colours by F C Hines
£ 280
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Watercolour Painting of The Mermaid Inn, Rye by Annie L. Lee
£ 575
Antique Watercolour Painting of The Mermaid Inn, Rye by Annie L. Lee
£ 575
Marylebone Antiques
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Raoul Millais - Watercolour - Working Dogs
£ 675
Those Were The Days
An Artist's Case Full of Materials - Ready to Start Painting
£ 69
Elder Books & Collectables
Pair Of Framed Antique Chinese Paintings Seated Husband & Wife Very Large Size
£ 2,325
Pair Of Framed Antique Chinese Paintings Seated Husband & Wife Very Large Size
£ 2,325
Elder Books & Collectables
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
Kernow Furniture
Arthur White - Cornish Bay
£ 345
Rams Head Antiques
Antique Chinese Paintings of Birds Set of 4
£ 1,250
£ 950
A Fine Antique Watercolour by Henry J Kinnaird 'Sussex Cornfield' Circa 1900
£ 950
Wilson F & K
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Sidney Cardew Watercolours
£ 250
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Sidney Cardew Watercolour Painting
£ 250
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Sidney Cardew Watercolour
£ 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
Kernow Furniture
Arthur Winter Shaw - Winter Anemones
£ 595
£ 975
Epilogue One Antiques
Eclectus Parrot, Watercolour by Elizabeth St.John
£ 185
Epilogue One Antiques
Frank Jarvis Watercolour, Parrots of Southeast Asia
£ 345
Epilogue One Antiques
Tea Table Still Life, Watercolour And Pencil, John Bromfield Rees (1912-1965), 1940
£ 725
Tea Table Still Life, Watercolour And Pencil, John Bromfield Rees (1912-1965), 1940
£ 725
Epilogue One Antiques
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
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
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