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.
Millers Antiques
Scottish Watercolour Painting Pittenweem Fife
£ 375
£ 449
S.S Albatross, London - C19th Maritime Merchant Steam Ship Watercolour Painting
£ 449
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Walton House Antiques Ltd
Watercolour by John Edward Goodall - The Keeper of the Hounds
£ 975
Watercolour by John Edward Goodall - The Keeper of the Hounds
£ 975
Walton House Antiques Ltd
£ 220
Frances Farrer' 1918 Original Country Landscape Livestock Watercolour Painting
£ 220
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 260
Julius Komjati Rare Original Watercolour Painting of World War II Refugees
£ 260
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Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Early Victorian Hunting Painting Pointer Gun Dog Carrying Game Bird Prey
£ 2,850
Early Victorian Hunting Painting Pointer Gun Dog Carrying Game Bird Prey
£ 2,850
Cheshire Antiques Consultant
Sunnyside Antiques
Large Watercolour Painting of Sutton Park
£ 995
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Watercolour by Walter Henry Sweet - Widecombe, Dartmoor
£ 495
Lefays Fine Arts
Frances M. Needham (British Fl.1911) Portrait Miniature Miss Gertie Millar in “A Quaker Girl”
£ 325
Frances M. Needham (British Fl.1911) Portrait Miniature Miss Gertie Millar in “A Quaker Girl”
£ 325
Lefays Fine Arts
£ 1,875
Lefays Fine Arts
Portrait of Julia Mannering by John Faed (Scottish 1819-1902)
£ 375
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Wonderful Set of Six Intricate Italian Watercolours of Landmarks
£ 2,500
Wonderful Set of Six Intricate Italian Watercolours of Landmarks
£ 2,500
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
The Three MusCATeers
Signed & Dated William IV Portrait of a Rather Handsome Young Gentleman
£ 250
Signed & Dated William IV Portrait of a Rather Handsome Young Gentleman
£ 250
The Three MusCATeers
William Rand Antiques
Portrait Watercolour of Emily Maria Gawne by Tennyson Cole
£ 950
£ 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
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Trade Antiques
2 Watercolour Portraits the Market Traders 1904
£ 385
£ 135