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.
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
Rams Head Antiques
Beautiful Gouache Watercolour Painting of Dahlias E. Poole 1890
£ 285
South Country Antiques
19th Century Countryside Watercolour Painting
£ 85
Celia Rose Antiques
Watercolour on Card 'Clacton Beach' by Ken Hayes
£ 65
Sunnyside Antiques
Chinese Rice Paper Watercolour
£ 125
£ 45
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Late 19th Century Watercolour of South Devon Coast
£ 28
Millers Antiques
Small Horse Painting 1929 Merry Monk
£ 175
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
Church Street Antiques
Pair of Victorian Watercolours by Vernon Foster
£ 980
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique Victorian Illustration Painting Domestic Scene c.1870
£ 75
21st Century Gallery
Original Watercolour 'aberdeen Harbour' by Helmut Petzch 1920-2008. Signed. C.1960
£ 85
Original Watercolour 'aberdeen Harbour' by Helmut Petzch 1920-2008. Signed. C.1960
£ 85
21st Century Gallery
21st Century Gallery
2 Original Watercolours 'near Tiberius' and 'galilee'both Dated 1938 and Inscribed. Barbara Lady Brassey. 1911-2010
£ 70
2 Original Watercolours 'near Tiberius' and 'galilee'both Dated 1938 and Inscribed. Barbara Lady Brassey. 1911-2010
£ 70
21st Century Gallery
Bill Bridges Antiques
Painting of a Summer Garden by FRANCES DRUMMOND (fl. 1896-1925)
£ 150
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
Bill Bridges Antiques
Early Victorian Miniature Painting of Mrs. Jancewicz c.1840
£ 300
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
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century Victorian Gothic Painting Old Man Drinking Feast Room Wine c.1870
£ 65
Antique 19th Century Victorian Gothic Painting Old Man Drinking Feast Room Wine c.1870
£ 65
Bill Bridges Antiques
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century Victorian Watercolour Painting Woman in a Greenhouse Statue c.1870
£ 65
Antique 19th Century Victorian Watercolour Painting Woman in a Greenhouse Statue c.1870
£ 65
Bill Bridges Antiques
Bill Bridges Antiques
Antique 19th Century Victorian Watercolour Painting Sleeping Woman Bed Interior c.1870
£ 65
Antique 19th Century Victorian Watercolour Painting Sleeping Woman Bed Interior c.1870
£ 65
Bill Bridges Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
18th Century French Watercolour Venus & Cupid
£ 484
