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.
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Lars Jonsson - "Hawfinch"
£ 1,500
Graham Reed Fine Art
John Dobby Walker Watercolour - The Road To The Hills, Aberdeen
£ 325
Roger Stretch Antiques
Paul Marny (1829-1914) Normandy Port
£ 330
The Three MusCATeers
Absolutely Charming Folk Art Portrait of a Young Woman of Estimable Style
£ 280
Absolutely Charming Folk Art Portrait of a Young Woman of Estimable Style
£ 280
The Three MusCATeers
Koos Limburg Jnr
Very Detailed Architectural Watercolour / Pen Drawing of The Famous Vleeschhal Front Te Haarlem, The Netherlands Build in 1603
£ 2,450
Very Detailed Architectural Watercolour / Pen Drawing of The Famous Vleeschhal Front Te Haarlem, The Netherlands Build in 1603
£ 2,450
Koos Limburg Jnr
Graham Reed Fine Art
Charles Edward Wilson Watercolour - The Sluice Gate
£ 475
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Watercolour of a Smart Young Boy
£ 425
Neville Platt Antiques
David Gapper Watercolour: Country Buildings Under Storm Clouds
£ 110
Koos Limburg Jnr
Japanese Watercolour / Gouache of Elegant Guisha
£ 1,250
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Painting Tudor Monarch Mary Stuart Queen of Scots by Christoffel Bisschop
£ 5,000
Painting Tudor Monarch Mary Stuart Queen of Scots by Christoffel Bisschop
£ 5,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 475
19th Century Victorian Maritime Moored Sailing Yacht Watercolour Painting
£ 475
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 269
View of Venice - Original Vintage Antique Cityscape Canal Watercolour Painting
£ 269
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 390
Superb Signed 19th Century Dutch Cityscape Church Canal Watercolour Painting
£ 390
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 399
'The Napoleonic War' Superb Antique Army Militaria Watercolour Portrait Painting
£ 399
Artsonline.org.uk
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Watercolour Proud Dominant Seagulls Flying & Landing On The Rocks
£ 2,000
Watercolour Proud Dominant Seagulls Flying & Landing On The Rocks
£ 2,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Artsonline.org.uk
S.S Albatross, London - 19th Century Maritime Merchant Steam Ship Watercolour Painting
£ 449
S.S Albatross, London - 19th Century Maritime Merchant Steam Ship Watercolour Painting
£ 449
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 175
£ 299
Fine Quality Early 20th Century Austrian Portrait Painting by Karl Feiertag
£ 299
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 465
Superb Original 19th Century Portrait Painting of Cardinal Newham as a Child
£ 465
Artsonline.org.uk
Graham Reed Fine Art
George Shalders Watercolour - Summertime
£ 1,350
Kernow Furniture
Vintage Rosa Damascena Celsiana Print
£ 185
Rams Head Antiques
Antique Watercolour Flowers Rosewood Frame
£ 325
Artsonline.org.uk
Early 1900s Antique Seascape Watercolour Painting by Thomas Mortimer
£ 199
William Rand Antiques
Isle of Man Landscape Watercolour by John Lynas Gray
£ 395
William Rand Antiques
Isle of Man Marine Watercolour by Edward Christian Quayle
£ 650
Mark Stacey Antiques & Decorative
Iwar Donner, Swedish, Watercolour
£ 165
Georgian Antiques
Dated Framed Watercolour of Golfer
£ 600
£ 125
Middleton's Antiques
Victorian Watercolour Portrait Painting - Girl with Hoop
£ 485
Wick Antiques Ltd
The Picnic, Island Belle, & the Schooner Harry L Belden, Nantucket Harbour, U.S.A by K. A. Griffin c.1890
£ 975
The Picnic, Island Belle, & the Schooner Harry L Belden, Nantucket Harbour, U.S.A by K. A. Griffin c.1890
£ 975
Wick Antiques Ltd
William Rand Antiques
Watercolour Anglesey by John McDougal (1851-1945)
£ 450
Treehouse Antiques
Watercolour Painting of The Wye by J Hughes Clayton
£ 175
Middleton's Antiques
19th Century Watercolour - Cottage Interior c.1820
£ 365
£ 119
Small Original Watercolour Portrait Painting - Edwardian - Young Baby Feeding
£ 119
Artsonline.org.uk
Artsonline.org.uk
Fastidious Original 19th Century Watercolour Painting - Period Architectural Building
£ 140
Fastidious Original 19th Century Watercolour Painting - Period Architectural Building
£ 140
Artsonline.org.uk
William Rand Antiques
Isle of Man Watercolour by Charles Auty (exh. 1881-1919)
£ 165
21st Century Gallery
Original Gouache 'Through my Window' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed and Framed
£ 140
Original Gouache 'Through my Window' by Toby Horne Shepherd 1909-1993. Signed and Framed
£ 140
21st Century Gallery
Jo Brayshaw
Early Victorian Portrait Watercolour. C1850.
£ 185
£ 160
Beautiful 19th Century Antique Watercolour Painting Architectural Ancient Ruin
£ 160
Artsonline.org.uk
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Wonderful Set of Six Intricate Italian Gouache's of Landmarks
£ 2,500
Wonderful Set of Six Intricate Italian Gouache's of Landmarks
£ 2,500
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors