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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 10 x 10 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Set of Two Fine Antique British Botanical Paintings Yellow and Red Flower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
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Early 20th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Provence Vineyard Village Landscape Post-Impressionist Signed 1962 Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Provence Landscape, Panoramic View of a Riverside Vineyard Village
by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998)
Signed lower right, dated 62 (1962)
watercolour painting on paper, unframed
meas...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beverley - 1981 Pastel, Sunset Mountain
Located in Corsham, GB
With watercolour. Signed and dated to the lower right. Presented in a slim wooden frame. On paper.
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20th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Staithes Harbour with Boats and Red Roofed Cottages North Yorkshire Coast
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Staithes Harbour with Boats and Red Roofed Cottages North Yorkshire Coast
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Watercolor on paper, unframed
Size: 8.75 inches (height) x 13.25 ...
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20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Academic Study
Located in London, GB
Charcoal on paper
Signed by RA visitor Edwin Long and dated (lower right)
76cm × 57cm (88cm × 64cm framed)
Olivier studied at the Royal Academy Schools from 1881. He exhibited exten...
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Late 19th Century English School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
1840 Watercolour - Madonna and Child
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour depiction on the Madonna and Child with adoring Maji and a boar. Painted in Paris 1940. Inscribed to the lower left. Presented in a gilt frame with a foliate motif...
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Mid-19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$401 Sale Price
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British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting The Village Church
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original watercolour painting on board, unframed
size: 19.75 x 15.75 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1950's Modernist/ Cubist Painting - Cloudy Town Landscape
By Bernard Labbe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Landscape
by Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century)
original gouache on artist paper, unframed
size: 12.5 x 12.5 inches
condition: very good and ready to be enjoyed
provenan...
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Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Peter Collins ARCA Colliery Mining Scene pen and ink factory England sketch
By Peter Collins ARCA
Located in London, GB
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1950s Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Historic Miniature Watercolor of St John the Baptist Church Chipping Sodbury
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of St John the Baptist Church Chipping Sodbury
by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist
Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed
Measureme...
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20th Century English School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Post-Impressionist French Watercolour Painting View of Cap Ferrat From Hillside
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
signed lower left, Inscribed Verso.
watercolour painting on artist paper, unframed
8.25 x 14.25 inches
Very good condition.
Provenance: from the ar...
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20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, Set of 6
Located in Richmond, GB
A group of mezzotint engravings of flowers from: "Phytanthoza Iconographia", c1739, presented in hand-made parcel-gilt, ebonised and decalcomania frames.
Johann Weinmann (1683-174...
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18th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Mezzotint
Early 1900's French Impressionist Signed Flower Watercolours Marie Carreau
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Flowers"
by Marie-Amelie Chautard-Carreau (French, 19th/20th century)
set of 2
watercolour on paper, unframed
top painting : 5.25 x 8.25 inches, signed bottom right
bottom painting...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1950s British black and white abstract by Norman Edgar Hubert
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Norman Edgar Hubert (British, 1906 – 1985)
Geometric abstract in black and white
Signed and dated ‘E Hubert 55’ (on the reverse)
Gouache on black paper
25.3/8 x 20.3/4 in. (64.3 x 53 cm.)
Abstract painter, born Norman Edgar Hubert in Billingshurst, Sussex, and one of the mysterious curiosities of modern British painting. He was at school at Sherborne, and after studying art at University of Reading, 1924–6, was at the Slade School of Fine Art, 1926–9 (gaining a certificate for drawing, 1926–7). Henry Tonks was among his teachers and he shared rooms with William Townsend, in whose journals he appears. Although he socialized with such painters as Geoffrey Tibble, William Coldstream and Rodrigo Moynihan...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Floral Watercolour Design for Stained Glass Window, Jane Gray
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of watercolour stained glass designs from Jane Gray's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller."
Jane Gray (b.1931)
Stained Glass Design
Watercolour
11.5 x 11 cm
Studio stamp verso
Provenance: the artist's studio sale
This uniquely shaped design for a domestic window centres on a sprawling pair of entangled floral branches that cover the small squared panels in an astute imitation of a trellis. The design is typical of many of Gray’s domestic windows which often focus on floral designs.
Jane Gray A.R.C.A. (b.1931) is a British stained glass artist. She studied stained glass at the Kingston School of Arts (1949-51) and later at the Royal College of Art (1951-55) under Lawrence Lee. Lee was so impressed with Gray’s work that he asked her to work alongside him on the design of ten nave windows for Coventry Cathedral...
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Late 20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Connemara In Ireland Eire White Cottage Framed Original Watercolor Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
R. Savalle.
French ( 20th Century ).
Connemara, 2001.
Watercolor.
Signed, Dated & Titled.
Image size 16.3 inches x 22.2 inches ( 41.5cm x 56.5cm ).
Frame size 24 inches x 30 inches...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Orpheus - Late 20th Century British watercolour by Robert O'Rorke
Located in London, GB
ROBERT O’RORKE
(Born 1945)
Orpheus
Signed and dated l.r.: Rbt O’Rorke ’93; signed, dated 1993 and inscribed The Dance No.3 on a label attached to the backboard
Watercolour on grey ...
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1990s Romantic United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1940's Fashion Illustration - Stylish Blonde Lady In White Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1940's fashion design by French illustrator Geneviève Thomas.
The painting, executed in gouache and pencil.
The s...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Painting under le Pont Neuf River Seine Paris, Fine Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Le Pont Neuf
by Rene Ligeron (French 1880-1946)
signed lower left
watercolour painting on paper, framed
framed size: 6 x 7.75 inches
Delightful French Impressionist painting capturi...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Taj Mahal, India watercolour
Located in London, GB
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20th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Keith Stuart Baynes (1887-1977) - 1966 Watercolour, The Tagus from Cacilhas
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant watercolour painting depicts a bustling harbour scene looking out to the River Tagus from Cacilhas in Portugal, with numerous boats of various sizes dotting a colourful ...
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Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
19th century silhouette of a male field 2 strand
Located in York, GB
19th century silhouette of a male , description to reverse gives name and date, copied from back of silhouette see photo
framed and glazed and in good condition with only minor sig...
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19th Century English School United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper
Romy: Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
John Emanuel embarking on a series of works using new life models. Unusual for a artist who has over the last 40 years only had 3 previous sitters. Now working with Sarah Jane and Ro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, ABS
J. Laurence Hart - Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour, Stubble Burning
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine late 19th-century agricultural watercolour depicting a couple busy clearing land as they prepare for the next growing season. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt effe...
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Late 19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Chateau Park Gates & Gardens Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Chateau Gates
Jean La Forgue (French 1901-1975) watercolour on paper, unframed
painting: 25.5 x 19.5 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
con...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 9.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Three Horse Race Framed 20th Century Original Horse Racing Watercolor Painting
By John Rattenbury Skeaping
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Rattenbury Skeaping.
English ( b.1901 - d.1980 ).
A Three Horse Race, 1963.
Gouache & Watercolor.
Signed & Dated Lower Left.
Image size 15.6 inches x 21.5 inches ( 39.5cm x 54...
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Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Prospect of Durham from the River 19th Century Watercolour
Located in London, GB
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19th Century Realist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
ROGER BONAFE (B.1932) ORIGINAL PAINTING FRENCH MODERNIST - MED SEASCAPE AND SUN
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roger Bonafe (French b. 1932) signed
watercolour on thick art paper, inscribed verso
Size 30 x 22.5 inches
Bonafe was born in the town of Caux (Herault) in Southern France in 1...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Ten Framed 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Courtly Entertainment
Located in London, GB
Ten Framed 19th Century Chinese Pith Paintings of Courtly Entertainment
Chinese, 19th Century
Height 29cm, width 41cm, depth 2cm
This striking suite of ten Chinese watercolours is p...
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Early 19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rice Paper
Set Of Two Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Paintings, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
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Early 20th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Wild Yellow Flowers in Meadow Moorland Landscape by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Wild Yellow Flowers in Meadow Moorland Landscape by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
Art measures 36 x 24 inches
Frame measures 42 x 30 inches
Angela Wakefield has twice been on the front cover of ‘Art of England’ and featured in ARTnews, attracting international attention and critical acclaim with her urban landscape paintings of New York, London & the North of England. The style of painting has been described as ‘contemporary realism’, and is often favourably compared with Edward Hopper by collectors and art critics. Angela’s work is held in private collections in Europe and the USA, including the British Royal Family. Her admirers include leading figures in international business, filmmaking and the media.
PROVENANCE: Ascot Studios...
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2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor
Gentleman in Black-Tie, sketch by Keith Vaughan
Located in London, GB
Keith Vaughan
Gentleman in Black-Tie
Ballpoint pen sketch
17 x 13 cm
Born in 1912, Keith Vaughan was a British painter known for his modernist and semi-abstract depictions of the...
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Mid-20th Century Realist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Set Of Two Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two very fine original antique English botanical watercolour paintings depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey,...
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Early 20th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
1900s Original French Atelier Life Drawing Posed Man Head in Hands
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Life study drawing
original atelier drawing
by the French artist, Jeanne Nachat (1898-1984)
Nachat attended the prestigious Académie des Beaux-Arts in Pa...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pencil
William Cruikshank (1848-1922) - Framed Watercolour, Bird's Nest Amongst Blossom
By William Cruikshank
Located in Corsham, GB
This delicate oval composition captures a poignant moment in nature, featuring a small bird's nest with eggs nestled among blossom and woodland foliage. The artist's attention to det...
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19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Charles Walter Simpson (1885-1971) - 1910 Watercolour, The Paris Flood
By Charles Walter Simpson
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming study depicting soldiers guarding a flooded street in Paris in 1910. The composition skillfully captures the bustle of city life, centering on a pair of soldiers in bright...
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Early 20th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Four Orange Kittens Watercolour Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Orange Kittens
watercolour painting on artist paper
painting: 9.5 x 12.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
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20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Attrib. Samuel A. Rayner (fl.1820-1874)- Watercolour, The Chapel at Haddon Hall
Located in Corsham, GB
The Chapel at Haddon Hall. Watercolour with gum arabic. Well presented in a maroon card mount and gilt effect frame with later photographs and an article on the chapel verso. Unsigne...
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19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches
condition: excellent
prov...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figure Study
Located in London, GB
Black and red chalk on paper, signed and dated (lower right), 31cm x 27cm (50cm x 45cm framed).
Delmotte was a painter, draftsman, watercolourist and Belgian sculptor. A realist painter at first, he was influenced by Expressionism of the beginning of the century. An impressive list of gallery exhibitions of his work during his lifetime, either independently or as part of a group, indicate that he was a known and successful figure in art worlds of Belgium and Europe. Marcel Delmotte received numerous awards and honors throughout his career. He was named Knight of the Order of Leopold II...
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1930s Art Deco United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Paper
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on thick board
unframed: 8 x 8 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil
British Chalk Pencil Sketche of A Bull Lying Down and Face Sketch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922)
graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed
artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condition
Ha...
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Mid-19th Century Realist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Graphite
[CHINESE SCHOOL]. Two Watercolour Scenes.
By 19th Century Chinese school
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL].
Two Watercolour Scenes.
Possibly Canton ca.1820].
Very impressive large scale watercolours of Chinese scenes, presumably executed for the Western market by an an...
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1820s Naturalistic United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
![[CHINESE SCHOOL]. Two Watercolour Scenes.](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_14192/1683810326664/86803a_master.jpg?width=240 "19th Century Chinese school - [CHINESE SCHOOL]. Two Watercolour Scenes.")
Ellen Williams, Sweet Pea II, Original Drawing, Affordable Art, Art Online
By Ellen Williams
Located in Deddington, GB
Ellen Williams
Sweet Pea II
Original Drawing
Coloured pencil on A4 150gsm paper
Image Size: H 29.7cm x W 21cm
Signed
Sold Unframed
(Please note that in situ images are purely an indi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Animal Painting Surrealist Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ artist Circle of Life
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
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2010s Surrealist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen
Christopher Ryland, Three Yellow tulips, still life, contemporary artist
Located in Harkstead, GB
Christoper Ryland (born 1951)
Three yellow tulips
Signed
Watercolour
15½ x12¼ inches
A really striking example with the eye-catching contrast of the brilliant yellow tulips against an inky blue background.
Christopher Ryland...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
1930's Original Parisian Fashion Illustration Watercolor Black Oriental Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Very stylish, unique and original 1930's French fashion design, no doubt of Parisian origin.
The painting, executed in gouache/ watercolor and pencil, is dated to the upper corner ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Colourful Abstract Flowers on White Background by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Painting of Abstract Flowers on a White Background by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is from the 'Spring Burst' Interior Design Series. Framed...
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Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
Miniature 19th Century Watercolour - Lady with a Lace Bonnet
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine English School miniature portrait of a Victorian lady wearing a delicate lace bonnet with roses in her hair. Well presented in a 19th-century miniature frame with an acorn han...
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19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting Day At The Races
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original watercolour painting on artistic paper, unframed
size: 10.75 x 14.75 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Venus
By Richard Westall
Located in London, GB
Richard Westall, R.A. (1765-1836)
Venus
signed and dated ‘R. Westall 1794’ (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, with white heightening
image 11 ⅞ x 15 ¼ in. (30.2 x 38.7 cm.)
frame 22 ⅛ x 26 in. (56.3 x 66.1 cm.)
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK.
Venus (1794) was produced during a highly creative and defining period of Richard Westall’s career and artistic development, when from 1790-95 the ambitious young artist was sharing a house at 57 Greek Street, Soho, with his friend Sir Thomas Lawrence, the future President of the Royal Academy.
Whilst lodging together, Lawrence became an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1791, Westall the following year, and both were elected full-members in 1794 – the year Lawrence was appointed Painter-in-Ordinary to His Majesty King George III. Westall was to become Queen Victoria’s first Drawing Master, before her ascension to the throne.
It was in this very year, 1794 - as the two young artists became Royal Academicians - that the present watercolour was executed, and it is exciting to speculate that Lawrence would have examined and given his thoughts on the work.
Highly comparable to The Wallace Collection’s Nymph and cupids (c.1793, cat. P757), acquired by Francis Seymour-Conway (1777-1842), 3rd Marquess of Hertford, (who hung it in his bedroom), the mid-1790s saw Westall exhibiting and returning to similar subject-matter on a number of occasions. Two works with titles that could be applied to the present picture were exhibited at the Royal Academy, in 1794 (no. 341 Nymph and Cupids) and 1795 (no. 620, A Wood–nymph and Cupids). However, a print after the watercolour, engraved by F. Screen, entitles the piece Venus.
Westall is regarded as a great virtuoso watercolourist, and Venus is evidence of the young artist’s mastery of the medium. Indeed, it is unusual to find a watercolour of comparable age so well preserved, and retaining such vibrancy - the superb condition providing an insight into his exceptional brushwork and use of colour.
Venus languishes luxuriously on her woodland bed, the trunk of a tree resembling a curtain, while three winged putti play beside her, seeming to gesture to someone in the woods. Cupid draws back his bow and aims an arrow of love, perhaps about to pierce the heart of a hunting nobleman, or unsuspecting woodcutter. The striking contrast between the almost luminescent nymph, with the deep, rich, luxuriant forest, gives the glade an alluring sense of mystery – perhaps an allusion to the mysteries of the heart, a pre-occupation with Romanticism, central to the emerging thought of the time. Westall can be classified as one of the great Romantic artists, and even painted Lord Byron’s portrait...
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1790s Romantic United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
$25,359
Arthur Wilde Parsons (1847-1920) - Framed Watercolour, A Gothic Country Manor
By Arthur Wilde Parsons
Located in Corsham, GB
An original watercolour by Arthur Wilde Parsons (1847-1920) depicting a Gothic Regency manor set in private grounds. Well presented in a gilt-effect frame with delicate running patte...
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Late 19th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Trevor Frankland (1931-2011) - 20th Century Graphite Drawing, Cubist Still Life
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed to the lower right. On paper.
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20th Century United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite
"Boy". Contemporary Figurative Pastel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Beautiful pastel painting of a young boy, very reminsent of Summer
From the studio of London based artist Caroline Hands
Framed in contemporary wooden frame
Image 30x20"
Framed 36...
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1990s Contemporary United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Red Model:: Mixed media painting on paper
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angela was born in 1946 and studied art at Kingston Art College, London. Her early career was predominantly spent designing sets and costumes for rock bands. This connection with the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
British Impressionist Painting Winding River Nestled In The Countryside
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
signed original watercolour painting on artistic paper, unframed
size: 10 x 14 inches
condition: overall very good, ...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Fine Antique British Botannical Watercolour Painting, circa 1900's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A very fine original antique English botanical watercolour painting depicting this beautiful depiction of a flower/ plant. The work came to us from a private collection in Surrey, En...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
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