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.
£ 285
Neville Platt Antiques
M. Hunter, Ypres Market
£ 295
Graham Reed Fine Art
John Bates Noel Watercolour - Resting in a Country Lane
£ 495
Graham Reed Fine Art
J.V.R.Parsons Watercolour - Evening by the Village Pond
£ 595
Graham Reed Fine Art
James Stephanoff Watercolour - Historical Pageant
£ 795
Graham Reed Fine Art
William Cook Watercolour - Stormy Coastal Scene
£ 695
Graham Reed Fine Art
Enoch Fairhurst Watercolour ‘Fuschias Roses & Sweet William in Cut Glass Vase’
£ 495
Enoch Fairhurst Watercolour ‘Fuschias Roses & Sweet William in Cut Glass Vase’
£ 495
Graham Reed Fine Art
Trade Antiques
Pencil & Watercolour Baby Ralph Monogrammed A A 1869
£ 135
Graham Reed Fine Art
Robert Thorne Waite Watercolour - Harvest Time
£ 1,350
Graham Reed Fine Art
Henry J. Kinnaird Watercolour - River Thames Near Cookham
£ 1,100
Graham Reed Fine Art
Claude Hayes Watercolour - Hay Making in Norfolk
£ 425
Antiques & Chic
Pair of Marine Watercolour Paintings - Signed R T Wilding
£ 445
Antiques & Chic
Marine Watercolour by F E Jamieson (1895-1950)
£ 445
C.S.Moreton (Antiques)
Pair of Small Watercolours Scotland by J.C.Gray
£ 110
C.S.Moreton (Antiques)
Pair of Scottish Watercolours by J.C.Gray
£ 280
Wick Antiques Ltd
Set of Three Pen, Ink & Watercolour Sketches by Montague Dawson
£ 2,500
Antiques & Chic
Thomas Sidney Cooper - Signed & Dated
£ 595
Wick Antiques Ltd
Montague Dawson: Wind Aft, The Repulse
£ 14,500
Wick Antiques Ltd
Charles Edward Dixon - Coaling, Portsmouth Harbour
£ 2,650
Graham Reed Fine Art
Henry John Sylvester Stannard - Playing Marbles
£ 2,500
Graham Reed Fine Art
Myles Birket Foster Watercolour - The Stack Yard
£ 3,500
Graham Reed Fine Art
Fred Lawson Watercolour - North Yorkshire Landscape
£ 295
Artsonline.org.uk
Exquisite 19th Century Oval Miniature Watercolour Portrait Painting High Society Lady
£ 279
Exquisite 19th Century Oval Miniature Watercolour Portrait Painting High Society Lady
£ 279
Artsonline.org.uk
Artsonline.org.uk
Frederick James Aldridge (1850-1933) Pair of Harbour Seascape Watercolour Paintings
£ 339
Frederick James Aldridge (1850-1933) Pair of Harbour Seascape Watercolour Paintings
£ 339
Artsonline.org.uk
Trade Antiques
2 Watercolour Portraits the Market Traders 1904
£ 385
£ 135
Graham Reed Fine Art
Claude Strachan Pair of Watercolours ’Milking Time’ & ‘The Morning Meal’
£ 2,450
Claude Strachan Pair of Watercolours ’Milking Time’ & ‘The Morning Meal’
£ 2,450
Graham Reed Fine Art
£ 299
Cornish Coast by A Fisher - Wonderful 19th Century Seascape Watercolour Painting
£ 299
Artsonline.org.uk
Trade Antiques
Pair of Watercolours The Hussars Artist George Clark
£ 265
£ 285
Watercolour Set of Four Victorian Portraits of Young Girls Artist H Saunders
£ 285
Trade Antiques
£ 165
Trade Antiques
Watercolour Woodland View Listed Thomas Tayler Ireland
£ 335
Neville Platt Antiques
George Fall, Mary Postern, Minster, York
£ 305
William Rand Antiques
Isle of Man Watercolour by John Miller Nicholson
£ 1,700
£ 125
Pair of Watercolours Flower Market & Clock Tower Listed Artist Horace W Tuck
£ 125
Trade Antiques
£ 145
Trade Antiques
Victorian Watercolour Interior View Monogrammed CH
£ 145
£ 490
Kent Sheppard & His Flock Original 19th Century Landscape Watercolour Painting
£ 490
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 445
John Chambers (1852-1928) London, Houses of Parliament Watercolour Painting
£ 445
Artsonline.org.uk
Trade Antiques
Watercolour Study a Dog Frisky Listed Artist H Bouvard
£ 165