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.
Victorian Watercolour Painting of Young Lady by Henry Edrington Hobson (1820-1881) c.1867
£ 145
Lomond Antiques
H. Medlycott – The Houses of Parliament from the Thames, Original Watercolour, Dated 1895
£ 380
Salisbury Antiques Centre
HMS Prince of Wales – Original Gouache Maritime Painting, Circa 1900
£ 360
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Victorian Watercolur Painting “shepherd” By Scottish Painter Percy Dixon 1862-1925 Antique
£ 295
Lomond Antiques
Victorian Seascape Watercolour “shipping off Harwich”by Alfred Herbert 1818-1861
£ 175
Lomond Antiques
Pair of Victorian Watercolours of Italian Peasant Figures by Guido Bach, 1875
£ 825
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Pigeon Watercolour Painting Royal Messenger King George V Silver Jubilee Winner 1935
£ 1,250
Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art
Signed Water Colour by Charles Dixon of Yachts of Calshot in the Solent
£ 2,850
Wick Antiques Ltd
19th Century Royal Academy Artist - A. Mitchell Watercolour
£ 185
The Sitting Room & Heydays Antiques
Circa 1900 Watercolour EJ Letheren Herding Sheep To Market
£ 180
The Sitting Room & Heydays Antiques
Eric Tufnell 1963 WWII Naval Watercolour of Battleship Yamato
£ 2,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Historic HMS London First World War Watercolour by Frank Watson Wood
£ 8,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Watercolour Painting Beach Scene of Bathers by Rocks by Grainger Smith (1892-1961)
£ 295
Lomond Antiques
Georgian Needlework Silkwork & Watercolour Features of Three Ladies & Child Antique c.1800
£ 225
Lomond Antiques
Framed Original Watercolour & Pencil Painting of Birds by Wildlife Artist Mike Donnelly
£ 125
Lifestyle Warehouse
Framed Original Still Life Watercolour Entitled "The Chinese Vase" by Artist Jan Godman
£ 100
Lifestyle Warehouse
Antique Victorian Oval Watercolour Painting on Silk of Lady & Lover c.1880
£ 125
Lomond Antiques
Miniature Victorian Portrait Painting Oval Watercolour & Pastel x 2 Paintings
£ 210
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Lowestoft Seascape Watercolour Painting by George Stanfield Walters (1838-1924)
£ 260
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