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.
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour ‘Fishing Boats Preparing to Leave Harbour’ by Alec Butson - Signed & Dated 1982 - Framed
£ 140
Original Watercolour ‘Fishing Boats Preparing to Leave Harbour’ by Alec Butson - Signed & Dated 1982 - Framed
£ 140
21st Century Gallery
Millers Antiques
Scottish Watercolour Painting Boy in Kilt
£ 395
South Country Antiques
Regency Silhouette Portrait Miniature
£ 115
Wick Antiques Ltd
Watercolour of Thames Barges by Frank Henry Mason
£ 1,550
Will Thomas - Architectural Antiques
The Mumbles Train at Southend
£ 250
Will Thomas - Architectural Antiques
Four Portraits of Poet Dylan Thomas by Chris Last - RWSW
£ 250
Four Portraits of Poet Dylan Thomas by Chris Last - RWSW
£ 250
Will Thomas - Architectural Antiques
£ 145
£ 499
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Mid-20th Century Watercolour Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
£ 6,000
Mid-20th Century Watercolour Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
£ 6,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Matthew Coles Antiques
Watercolour of a Black Labrador Retriever - Signed
£ 85
Matthew Coles Antiques
Watercolour of a Labrador Retriever - Signed
£ 85
South Country Antiques
Antique Dutch Scene Miniature Watercolour Painting,
£ 85
£ 165
Antiques in Oxford
Original French Painting by Jean Hugo
£ 325
Matthew Coles Antiques
L.S.B Pollock 19th Century English Pointer in Wheat Field
£ 250
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Pierhead Painting S.S. Shelley in Heavy Seas — Attributed to Lucas Papaluca (1890–1934)
£ 4,250
Pierhead Painting S.S. Shelley in Heavy Seas — Attributed to Lucas Papaluca (1890–1934)
£ 4,250
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 150
South Country Antiques
Antique Naïve Portrait Miniature
£ 75
£ 895
Pair of Antique Guo Hua Panels, Oriental Art, Watercolour, Woven Silk c.1910
£ 895
London Fine Ltd
William Rand Antiques
Landscape Watercolour, Patrick, Isle Of Man - William Hoggatt
£ 2,500
21st Century Gallery
Original Pen & Wash Drawing 'la Mome Piaf' by Toby Horne Shepherd (1909-1993) Framed c.1957
£ 240
Original Pen & Wash Drawing 'la Mome Piaf' by Toby Horne Shepherd (1909-1993) Framed c.1957
£ 240
21st Century Gallery
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Victorian Sporting Masterpiece: The Quorn Hunt, Tom Firr & the Art of Basil Nightingale
£ 15,000
Victorian Sporting Masterpiece: The Quorn Hunt, Tom Firr & the Art of Basil Nightingale
£ 15,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Downland Antiques
Fine 19th Century Silhouette
£ 260
William Rand Antiques
Landscape Watercolour By William Hoggatt, The Hope, St Johns, Isle of Man
£ 3,500
Landscape Watercolour By William Hoggatt, The Hope, St Johns, Isle of Man
£ 3,500
William Rand Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
Large Chinese Watercolour on Silk Depicting Birds & Blossoms
£ 125
South Country Antiques
19th Century Countryside Watercolour Painting
£ 85
Celia Rose Antiques
Watercolour on Card 'Clacton Beach' by Ken Hayes
£ 65
£ 45
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Late 19th Century Watercolour of South Devon Coast
£ 28
Prometheus Antiques
Superb Italian Watercolour After Correggio
£ 695
Art & Stuff
Ernest J Stone: Watercolour "Mountain" 1932
£ 75
Millers Antiques
Scottish Painting Lochindorb
£ 140
Celia Rose Antiques
WATERCOLOUR ON CARD 'BRIGHTON BEACH' BY KEN HAYES
£ 65
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Late 19th Century Watercolour - Udaipur India - Herbert Lyndon - 1898
£ 55
Late 19th Century Watercolour - Udaipur India - Herbert Lyndon - 1898
£ 55
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'my Studio' by John O'connor' RWS. 1913-2004. Signed. Provenance; Purchased Directly from the Artist.
£ 175
Original Watercolour 'my Studio' by John O'connor' RWS. 1913-2004. Signed. Provenance; Purchased Directly from the Artist.
£ 175
21st Century Gallery
£ 120
Watercolour by Thomas O'donnell (Irish, 20th Century) A Portrait of a Young Boy
£ 120
Artsubject
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
William Tuck - Watercolour Sea / Harbour Scene c.1940
£ 245
Prometheus Antiques
Georgian Watercolour by Albin R Burt 1783-1842
£ 295
21st Century Gallery
Original Pen and Watercolour 'flower Study' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Framed. C.1965. Provenance; Helen Hale ROI
£ 120
Original Pen and Watercolour 'flower Study' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed. Framed. C.1965. Provenance; Helen Hale ROI
£ 120
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
Original Mixed Media Painting'bamboo' by Ian Black 1929-1918. Painted c.1970. Signed and Framed
£ 325
Original Mixed Media Painting'bamboo' by Ian Black 1929-1918. Painted c.1970. Signed and Framed
£ 325
21st Century Gallery
