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What is the best type of watercolor paints?

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What is the best type of watercolor paints?
I'm a big fan of Winsor and Newton and buy the best quality paint you can afford, and if your painting in watercolor the best brushes and paper.
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Art Nouveau German watercolor of children dancing in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
the Trieste Austro-Americana ship Martha Washington. He also designed children's coloring books.
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1910s Art Nouveau Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Early 20th century German watercolor of children dancing in traditional dress
Located in Woodbury, CT
the Trieste Austro-Americana ship Martha Washington. He also designed children's coloring books.
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1910s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

German 19th century watercolor of children flying in a plane over a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
the Trieste Austro-Americana ship Martha Washington. He also designed children's coloring books.
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Early 1900s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

American ships being re-supplied possibly off the coast of Brazil or Barbados
Located in Woodbury, CT
American ships off either the coast of Brazil or Barbados from the 1860's
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1860s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

English tea Clipper ship in full sail at sea with the Sun rising
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very Well painted English Tea Clipper in full sail at sea during Sunrise. Allan was a mid 20th century English marine painter. This is a very fine example of the artists work, wi...
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1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Pencil drawing off of Sandy Hook, NY of a ship on its way to Brazil
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful and historically interesting scene of a steam ship off the coast of Sandy Hook, New
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1860s Victorian Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

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19th century English portrait of a dogs head, a terrier, or Bichon
Located in Woodbury, CT
Owning a 19th-century portrait of a terrier or a Bichon dog, especially within its original frame crafted circa 1890 by F.W. Williams, offers a rare opportunity to embrace both artis...
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1890s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

19th century English portrait of a terrier dog in an interior
By Ben Marshall
Located in Woodbury, CT
A 19th-century portrait of a terrier dog, especially one attributed to a renowned artist like Ben Marshall, offers more than just an artistic piece—it's a window into history and a c...
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1840s Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th century English landscape with Oak and Yew trees on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
Ada Stone, English Victorian landscape with Oak and Yes trees on a pathway. Ada Stone had a London address but was an East Midlands painter focusing her works on tranquil English riv...
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1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape with trees, a Harvest Field during Summertime. A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paintin...
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1860s Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English landscape with Oak trees, a stream and sheep on a pathway. A wonderful classic English landscape dating from the middle of the 19th century. This style of paint...
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1860s Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

20th century English portrait of two Labrador Retriever dogs Sadie & Sophie
Located in Woodbury, CT
20th-century English portrait of two Labrador Retriever dogs Sadie & Sophie Owning a painting of two English Labrador Retriever dogs by D.J. Holdswor...
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1980s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Board, Oil

English landscape 19th century Mother and child by a cottage, looking at Ducks
By Charles James Lewis
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a wonderful outstanding quality scene of an English cottage garden scene with a mother and Child looking at the Ducks swimming before them. The piece's quality is amazing wi...
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1860s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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