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19th C. Watercolor "Woman Reading Book"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Circa 19th Century Watercolor portrait of a woman reading a book
Category

19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Original watercolour Victorian children's book illustration by Sowerby
By John George Sowerby 1
Located in London, GB
JOHN GEORGE SOWERBY (1849-1914) Tailpiece for “A Rainy Day” Watercolour heightened with white
Category

1880s Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Hiroshige Scene Meiji Period Scroll Japan 19c Artist Marked Nihonga Style
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Den Nidai Hiroshige "Edo Suburbs Famous Place Sumida River Upstream Map" paper book watercolor
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Silk

19th Century Watercolour - The Letter Writer
Located in Corsham, GB
An fine watercolour study of a gentleman sat in his study writing a letter. The artist shows the
Category

19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Primordium Vitae - Symbolist watercolour by Scottish artist
By Robert Traill Rose
Located in London, GB
Book of Job, which was published in Edinburgh in a limited edition in 1902. His Symbolist watercolour
Category

1890s Symbolist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Gathering Wintercress Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A truly charming watercolour finished with graphic black hatching, showing children gathering
Category

19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Late 19th Century Watercolour - A Quiet Moment
Located in Corsham, GB
A truly beautiful portrait of an older woman taking a quiet moment to read a book at her bureau
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

John George Indermaur, Group Of Children, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming mid-19th-century watercolour by British artist John George Indermaur (1818-1862
Category

1840s Victorian Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Chinese Erotic Pillow Book Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A pillow book was meant to teach a young bride about the art of lovemaking. This rare museum
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Silk, Paper, Watercolor

Late 19th Century Watercolour - Gentleman in the Library
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished watercolour study depicting a smartly dressed gentleman in his library. The poised
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Henry Towneley Green, An Interesting Read, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century watercolour by English artist Henry Towneley Green (1836-1899) depicts two
Category

19th Century Academic Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Framed 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of a Scholarly Gentleman
Located in Corsham, GB
A detailed graphite and watercolour portrait of a 19th century gentleman, seated at a writing desk
Category

19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

The Snake Charmer, Victorian Signed Watercolour Painting, Orientalist
Located in London, GB
Watercolour on card, signed bottom right Image size: 9 1/4 x 5 inches (23.5 x 13 cm) Victorian
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Cute Children's Book Illustration British Female Illustrator - Teddy Bears
Located in Miami, FL
. It was done on an assignment for the children's book "Josephine Keeps School. It is elegantly framed
Category

1920s Victorian Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

William Moore, Portrait Of A Boy, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine portrait by British artist William Moore (1790-1851) depicts a young man holding a book
Category

19th Century English School Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Pencil, Paper, Watercolor

Children's Book Illustrator - Mother Goose, Children and Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
was a children's book illustrator and artist. She became the first Art Director of Fisher-Price and
Category

1910s Art Nouveau Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, early 20th century landscape watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Fisherman's Island, Boothbay, Maine, c. 1925 Watercolor
Category

1920s American Modern Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, early 20th century watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Headland & Rocks, White Island, Maine, c. 1923 Watercolor
Category

1920s American Modern Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Primordium Vitae - Late 19th Cent Scottish Celtic Revival Symbolist watercolour
By Robert Traill Rose
Located in London, GB
Book of Job, which was published in Edinburgh in a limited edition in 1902. His Symbolist watercolour
Category

1890s Symbolist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Schooner, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Early 20th Century Seascape Watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
watercolor on paper Signed lower right 14 x 20 inches 19.5 x 25.5 inches, as framed Frank Nelson Wilcox
Category

1920s American Modern Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor

The Hill, Hampstead, Signed Early 20th Century British Watercolour
By Ernest Arthur Rowe
Located in London, GB
Watercolour and scratching out on paper, signed lower left Image size: 11 x 17 1/2 inches (28 x
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Pair of Miniature Mid 19th Century Watercolours - Brother and Sister
Located in Corsham, GB
Two exquisite mid 19th Century miniature portraits in watercolour. The children are in their finest
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Richard Westall (1765-1836) RA - Early 19th Century Watercolour, Woman Reading
By Richard Westall
Located in Corsham, GB
An accomplished watercolour study depicting a women reading a prayer book. The artist captures the
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio Ink and gouache on handmade paper, 1875-1925) Miniature
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Gouache

Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio Ink and gouache on handmade paper, 1875-1925) Miniature
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Gouache

Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Dharma Prayer Book Manuscript Folio Ink and gouache on handmade paper, 1875-1925) Miniature
Category

Early 20th Century Other Art Style Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Gouache

Cliffs at Paramé, France, 20th century seascape & landscape watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Frank Nelson Wilcox (American, 1887-1964) Cliffs at Paramé, France, c. 1926 Watercolor on paper
Category

1920s American Modern Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), The Young Paperboy, signed watercolor
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) The Young Paperboy 16.5 x 20.5 cm Watercolor and brown ink on paper
Category

1880s Academic Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), A Carnival scene, watercolor signed
By Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) A carnival scene 21 x 16.5 cm Watercolor and brown ink on paper
Category

1880s Academic Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Children Playing with the Baby /// Victorian Watercolor British Flowers Cottage
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
the Baby" *Initial signed by Dennis lower right Circa: 1900 Medium: Original Watercolor on
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Board, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Evelyn Stuart Hardy (1865-1935) - Early 20th Century Watercolour, Biblical Scene
Located in Corsham, GB
A beautiful early 20th Century watercolor showing a Biblical scene, published in a book of Bible
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Egyptian Buffalo and Farmers. Camel Rider. Egypt.American Orientalist.Watercolor
By Edwin Lord Weeks
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Edwin Lord Weeks. American ( b.1849 - d.1903 ). Egyptian Buffalo and Farmers. Egypt. Watercolor
Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

James Joshua Guthrie - The Sower, Early 20th Century British Watercolour
Located in London, GB
. Watercolour, bodycolour and pen and ink 21 by 15.5 cm., 8 ¼ by 6 in. (frame size 39.5 by 33 cm., 15 ½ by 13
Category

Early 1900s Pre-Raphaelite Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Bridge at Sonning on Thames /// Antique British Watercolor Bridge Architecture
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Sonning on Thames" *Signed and dated by Watson lower left Year: 1905 Medium: Original Gouache/Watercolor
Category

Early 1900s Victorian Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Board, Illustration Board, Gouache

Edmond Yon (1836 - 1897) La terrasse à Montmartre, 1876, watercolor signed
By Edmond Yon
Located in Paris, FR
dated on the lower middle, signed on the lower right watercolor on paper 18.5 x 26.5 cm In quite good
Category

1870s Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Cupid Sleeping - 18th Century British watercolour by Richard Westall RA
By Richard Westall
Located in London, GB
Duchess of Devonshire Discovers the Sleeping Cupid Watercolour on paper, oval 36 by 44.5 cm., 14 ¼ by 18
Category

1790s Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Visit to the Bazaar - 1916 British watercolour on silk by Sheringham
By George Sheringham
Located in London, GB
backboard Watercolour and gold paint on silk 15 by 38 cm., 6 by 15 in. (frame size 34 by 56 cm., 13 ½ by 22
Category

1910s Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

War Birds - 1920s British watercolour on silk by George Sheringham
By George Sheringham
Located in London, GB
backboard Watercolour and gold paint on silk, semi circle shape, in artist’s decorated mount Framed 24 by
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Turkeys in the Trees, Early 20th Century Farm Landscape Watercolor
By Frank Wilcox
Located in Beachwood, OH
Turkey in the Trees, c. 1922 Watercolor on paper Signed lower right 22 x 29 inches Frank Nelson
Category

1920s American Modern Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Woodland Path - British 19th Century landscape watercolour by Helen Allingham
Located in London, GB
HELEN ALLINGHAM, RWS (1848-1926) The Woodland Path Signed Watercolour 27 by 20 cm., 10 ¾ by 8 in
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

"Boats at Low Tide", Early 20th Century Coastal Landscape Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
California watercolor artist (Canadian/American, 1862-1922). Initialed "M. M. W." in the lower right corner
Category

1910s American Impressionist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

John Anderson Bell King’s College Cambridge Chapel Interior c. 1840 watercolour
By John Anderson Bell
Located in London, GB
Chapel Interior Signed and indistinctly dated Watercolour c. 1840 53x39cm Bell was born in Glasgow; his
Category

1830s Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

"The Newcomes, Chapter XI" - Early 20th Century Figurative Watercolor with Piano
By Charles Edmund Brock
Located in Soquel, CA
An fine period watercolor, dated 1910, an illustration by Charles Edmund Brock (English, 1870-1938
Category

1910s Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Bedford Park, LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO - Watercolour, Town Scene, 20th Century
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Watercolour on paper 24.5 x 38 cm (9 ⅝ x 15 inches) Signed, inscribed and dated lower left, Bedford
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The Open Window - 19th Century British Children's Book illustration by Sowerby
By John George Sowerby 1
Located in London, GB
JOHN GEORGE SOWERBY (1849-1914) Phoebe - The Open Window Watercolour heightened with white
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of Orchid and Swallows
Located in Burbank, CA
Orchid and small swallows (Hokuri, kotsubame). Original preparatory watercolor next to the finished
Category

1890s Art Deco Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Woodcut, Watercolor

Pair of watercolours. Possibly Views From The Santa Fe Railroad
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century crayon and watercolour on paper views by American artist Edgar Alwin Payne, both
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Crayon, Paper

Draveil by LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO (1878-1952) - Watercolour on paper
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
PISSARRO (1878-1952) Watercolour on paper 24 x 32 cm (9 1⁄2 x 12 5⁄8 inches) Titled and signed lower right
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Paper, Pencil

La Celle les Bordes by LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO - Post-Impressionist watercolour
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
La Celle les Bordes by LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO (1878-1952) Watercolour on paper 35 x 25 cm (13 3⁄4 x
Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Paysage by LUDOVIC-RODO PISSARRO (1878-1952) - Pastoral watercolour on paper
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
PISSARRO (1878-1952) Watercolour on paper 28 x 36 cm (11 x 14 1⁄8 inches) Signed lower right, Ludovic Rodo
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

La Mer (The Sea) - Original Watercolor and China Ink by Paul Chack
Located in Roma, IT
The Sea is an original drawing in watercolor and china ink on paper realized by French Paul Chack
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

"Lion on the move", 19th Century watercolour by German painter Wilhelm Kuhnert
By Wilhelm Kuhnert
Located in Madrid, ES
) Watercolour on cardboard 6-1/2 X 10-1/2 inches (16.5 X 26.5 cm.) framed: 14-1/4 X 17-3/4 inches (35.8X 44.8 cm
Category

1920s Naturalistic Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Cardboard, Watercolor

Symbols - Original China Ink and Watercolor by A. Giraldon - Early 20th Century
By Adolphe Giraldon
Located in Roma, IT
. Original china ink and watercolor on paper. Passepartout included (cm 26 x 37). Very good conditions
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Original Japanese Watercolor and Woodblock Print of a Lark, Barley and Beans
Located in Burbank, CA
Barley, broad beans and a lark (Omugi, soramame, hibari). Original preparatory watercolor next to
Category

1890s Art Deco Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor, Woodcut

Watercolour artwork by Ludovic Rodo Pissarro titled 'Le Moulin de la Galette'
By Ludovic-Rodo Pissarro
Located in London, GB
Le Moulin de la Galette by Ludovic Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952) Watercolour and ink on paper 21 x
Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Fairy in the Pussy Willows with Baby and Spider Web Fantasy Children's Book
Located in Miami, FL
and Vicinity, The Art institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois: The Victory, watercolor January 29
Category

1920s Art Nouveau Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor

A Pair of Watercolour Illustrations of a Donkey and Cow by Carton Moore Park
By Carton Moore-Park
Located in London, GB
grisaille watercolour heightened with white Framed 37 by 35 cm., 14 ½ by 13 ¾ in. each (frame size 58.5 by
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Watercolor

Trajan Wallis (1794-1892): Hand study with book
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Trajan Wallis (1794 Florence - 1892 ): Hand study with book, c. 1820, Pencil Technique: Pencil on
Category

19th Century Romantic Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper

"Näspetus" from Zacharias Topelius book series "Reading for Children"
Located in Stockholm, SE
straight from Zacharias Topelius' beloved book series "Reading for Children", this artwork captures a young
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Ink

Studious Girl Reading a Book - Women's Education - Female Illustrator
By Elizabeth Shippen Green
Located in Miami, FL
young girl absorbed in study in front of a book case. It celebrates the intelligence of womanhood from
Category

1910s Academic Antique Book Watercolor

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Charcoal

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Antique Book Watercolor For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the antique book watercolor you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many contemporary, Old Masters and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for an antique book watercolor may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right antique book watercolor is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes beige, brown, gray and orange. There have been many interesting antique book watercolor examples over the years, but those made by Louise Laplante, Arozarena De La Fuente, Tom Perkinson, Edwin Lord Weeks and Samuel Rothbort are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, watercolor and paper.

How Much is a Antique Book Watercolor?

An antique book watercolor can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,400, while the lowest priced sells for $55 and the highest can go for as much as $430,344.