Watercolours and other works on paper - price guide and values

Interior Scenes by Dessain

Emile Francois Dessain (French, 1808-1882), pair of interior scenes pastel on canvas one signed 54.5 x 45 cm

Women with Cello

Mary Victoria Talbot (born 1931) untitled (women and cello) 1958 ink and wash on paper signed and dated bottom left 79 cm x 52.5 cm

Vits Vinifera Chardonnay 2003 Watercolour by Bronwyn van de Graaff

Bronwyn van de Graaff (born 1964) Vits Vinifera 'Chardonnay' 2003 watercolour and gouache on paper titled, signed and dated lower margin 40 cm x 58 cm

Quince & Persimmon

Bronwyn van de Graaff (born 1964) Quince and Persimmon (2) watercolour and gouache on paper signed and dated lower right 20.5 cm x 18.5 cm (2)

Light and Shadows

Josefia lemon (Australian/ Indonesian), lights and Shadows, 1999 watercolour on paper signed and dated lower right, titled verso 17 cm x 26.5 cm

Pastel Horses and Bears: Occupied Japan Animal Collection

Five various Occupied Japan animals including three pastel horses and two bears

Three Figures in Boat

Yong Mun Sen (1896-1962), three figures in a boat, watercolour, signed and dated '47 to lower left, 16.5 x 36 cm.

Australian Jetty Fishing

Australian school, couple fishing from a Jetty, signed indistinctly lower right, watercolour, 16.5 x 22.5 cm

Mitzi Shearer's Works on Paper

Mitzi Shearer, (1909-1995) 5 various unframed works on paper, 'From Here to Eternity-But-Never on Sunday,' 1983-92, coloured pencil & ink, 42.5 x 60.5 cm, (sheet); figure sketch, 1983, pencil, 38 x 56.5 cm, (sheet); 'Bulliwutzies no. 4,' 1982, etching…

Angel with Flageolet Pastel after Burne-Jones by Hollyer

After Sir Edward Burne-Jones, 'Angel playing a Flageolet', stamped verso to work 'By Fredk Hollyer, 8 Pembroke square, Kensington W11.' Presumably, pastel over - working of a Frederick Hollyer (1837-1933) photograph of the Burne-Jones original, pastel…

Southeast Asian Man Portrait in Pastel

South East Asian school, Profile portrait of a man, likely HO Chi Minh, pastel, 43.5 x 28 cm

Bonchurch, Isle of Wight

After Edward William Cooke RA Frs (British 1811-1880), Bonchurch, Isle of Wight, sepia watercolour & graphite on paper, inscribed 'Bonchurch' (lower left), 22.5 x 32.5 cm

Portsmouth Pilot Cutter No. 13 at Spithead

After Edward William Cooke (British 1811-1890), Portsmouth pilot cutter no. 13 working Spithead, graphite on paper, 14.5 x 19.5 cm, based on Cooke etching 'Shipping and Craft' p. 24.

Pair of 19th Century Neapolitan Landscapes in Gouache

- pair gouaches 19th century Neapolitan school, Italian landscapes, gouache on paper, 8 x 13 cm each (2)

Daumier-inspired Caricature of 19th Century Europe

European 19th century caricature in style of Honore-Victorin Daumier monochrome wash on paper, 22 x 16 cm

European Awaiting Call

F. Pascutti (European) - Awaiting their call, F. Pascutti (European), Awaiting their call, watercolour, signed & dated 1930 (lower left), 19 x 14 cm

Graceful Lady

Style of John Downman (British) - portrait of lady watercolour & graphite, 13 x 11 cm (oval)

Mersey Cargo Workers

Manner of Rev Calvert Richard Jones (British c.1804-77) - 'Delphie' & 'Robert Finnie' working cargo in the Mersey attributed Rev Calvert Richard Jones (British c.1804-77), 'Delphie' & 'Robert Finnie' working cargo in the Mersey, ink & watercolour wash on…

Naples-Sorrento Road Market Scene

Salvatore Petruolo (Italian 1857-1946), Going to market on the Naples-Sorrento Road, watercolour, signed and dated 1934 (lower right), 37.5 x 49 cm

Idyllic Village Scene by Alfred Heaton Cooper

Alfred Heaton Cooper Ri (British 1864-1929), Idyllic rural village, watercolour, signed (lower right), 24.5 x 34.5 cm

Cotswold Castle Village

Alfred Heaton Cooper Ri (British 1864-1929), Cotswold village with castle, watercolour, signed (lower right), 25 x 35 cm

Cornish Village

1866-?) - a Cornish village, John Gutteridge Sykes (British, 1866-?), a Cornish village, watercolour, signed (lower right), 31 x 41.5 cm

Picturesque Carriage Ride

18th century British, Picturesque landscape with horse & carriage, watercolour, signed with initials indistinctly (lower right), 17 x 22 cm

Venetian Watercolour by Baldi

Early 20th century Italian, Venice, watercolour heightened with white, signed 'Baldi' (lower right), 18 x 33.5 cm

Merchantman at Scarborough Harbour

Attributed Charles Bentley (British 1806-1854), a Merchantman entering Scarborough harbour, watercolour and ink, 12 x 17 cm

Antwerp View from Scheldt

After Edward William Cooke RA Frs (British 1811-1880), Antwerp from the Scheldt, pencil on paper, bears signature (lower right), 11.5 x 28 cm (arched top)

New Zealand Botanical Watercolour Set by Audrey Eagle

A set of four New Zealand botanical fine watercolour paintings by Audrey Eagle, each entitled with botanical and common names and signed, including: 'Kauri', 'Gloxinia', 'Pigeonwood' and 'Thin Barked Totara'. 25.5 x 20 cm image size. In original thin oak…

New Zealand Botanical Watercolour Paintings by Audrey Eagle (1965)

A set of four New Zealand botanical fine watercolour paintings by Audrey Eagle, each entitled with botanical and common names, signed and dated 1965, including: 'Akepiro', 'Karamu', 'Karaka' and 'Kara-papa'. 25.5 x 20 cm image size. In original thin oak…

Aberdeen Junks by Kam Cheong Ling

Kam Cheong Ling (china, 1911-1991), Junks at Aberdeen harbour, Hong Kong, watercolour, signed lower left 'Ling', 36.5 x 53.5 cm frame 54 x 70 cm overall. . Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne. Formerly the Gordon Nelson estate, (former Deputy…

Early 19th Century Watercolour and Pen Sketches

Various unknown artists, watercolours and pen on paper, early 1800s, (4 items), the largest 29.5 x 25 cm.

Stone Bridge Landscape

John T. Parry (active 1860s), landscape with stone bridge, watercolour, signed lower right, 30 x 48 cm.

Mountain Village, 19th Century Watercolour

European school, (mountain village), watercolour, 19th century, signed (indistinctly) lower right, 37 x 27 cm.

19th Century Gentleman Portrait by George Dance

George dance, (British, 19th century), portrait of a gentleman, pastel on paper, signed lower right 'Geo. Dance', 32 x 23 cm

Dutch River Scene

Louis van Staaten (1836 - 1909), (Dutch river scene), watercolour, circa 1890, signed lower left, 40 x 60 cm.

"Haymaking" by Bertha Rhodes (1908)

Bertha Rhodes, Haymaking, watercolour, signed and dated 1908 lower right, 17 x 25 cm. . Provenance: The Joseph Greenberg collection

Thames by Somerset House

G. Rowe (British), Thames near Somerset house, watercolour, artist details and title verso, 14 x 19 cm

Squally Shoreham Harbor

Frederick James Aldridge (1850 - 1933), Squally weather, Shoreham harbour, watercolour, circa 1910, signed lower right, 37 x 54 cm.

Clarence River Sunrise

Joseph Zbukvic (1952 -), Clarence river, 8am Sunday, watercolour on paper, titled lower margin, 27 x 20 cm

Nude by the Sea

Javier Vilato Ruiz (1921-2000), untitled (nude by the sea), watercolour, c.1960s, signed 'Javier Vilato' at base, 16.5 x 17.5 cm. Vilato Ruiz was a nephew of Picasso.

Montmartre Watercolour by Fernand Guignier (1963)

Fernand Guignier (1902 - 1980), Montmartre, watercolour, signed and dated 1963 lower right, 24 x 36 cm.

Self Portrait by Conrad Fenwick

Conrad Fenwick (U.S.A., 1948 - 1996), Self portrait, 1995, pastel and charcoal, 98 x 75 cm. With a letter from the artist.

Portrait of John Russell, Royal Academy

John Russell (Royal Academy), Susanna Maria Bond, pastel on paper, signed, 59.5 cm x 44.5 cm

Russell and Milward

John Russell (Royal Academy), Charles Samuel Milward, pastel on paper, signed, 59.6 cm x 44.5 cm

The Conversation

Attributed to Charles Conder, the Conversation, pencil and wash on paper, 11.5 x 19 cm. Provenance: The Dr George and Mrs Ann Geroe collection, Castlemaine

Spring Bunch

Katherine Cameron (1964-1965), spring bunch, watercolour, signed lower left: K Cameron, 45 x 36.5 cm

Joan Sutherland Memorabilia Collection

Group four Joan Sutherland framed memorabilia including: the Merry Widow, Vancouver opera, poster, hand signed by Joan Sutherland, 58 cm x 40 cm, Dennis Digby, 'Lakme, Miss Sutherland, Act I,' pastel, signed lower right, hand signed by Joan Sutherland, 35…

"Bluey & Curley" Watercolour Artwork by Alex Gurney

Alex Gurney (1902-1955) 'Bluey & Curley' original artwork rendered in watercolour, inscribed 'With Bluey & Curley's best wishes', signed lower right 'Gurney', 23 x 26 cm

Beaumonts' Lake in Van Diemen's Land

Joseph Lycett (1774 -1828), Beaumonts' Lake, Van Diemen's Land, hand coloured aquatint from 'Views in Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Delineated...'. Published London J. Souter, 1825, 23 x 33 cm.

Edwin W. Slater's English Landscapes and Villages Artworks

The Work of Edwin W. Slater (England, Australia, b.1875), A folio of Slater's original pencil, pen and ink and watercolour artworks on paper, mostly dated 1899-1907 before he emigrated to Australia. The subjects are predominantly English villages,…

Slater's Avian Artworks: Hens and More

The Work of Edwin W. Slater (England, Australia, b.1875), A folio of Slater's original pencil, pen and ink and watercolour artworks on paper, mostly dated 1892 - 1905 before he emigrated to Australia. The majority of these works depict different breeds of…

Edwin W. Slater's Original Artworks Folio (1875-1908)

The Work of Edwin W. Slater (England, Australia, b.1875), A folio of Slater's original pencil, pen and ink and watercolour artworks on paper, mostly dated 1900 - 1908 before he emigrated to Australia. The majority of these works depict buildings or scenes…

Edwin Slater's Australian Building & Landscape Artworks

The Work of Edwin W. Slater (England, Australia, b.1875), A folio of Slater's original pencil, pen and ink and watercolour artworks on paper, some dated 1920s - 1940s after he emigrated to Australia. The majority of these works depict buildings and scenes…

Victorian Biblical Illumination: Armour of God

A Victorian biblical illumination from The New Testament, Epistle to the Ephesians 6:13. 'Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God...', including visual references to armour, shield and sword painted in watercolour and gilt. The gilt slip frame…

African Campaign Watercolour by C. Hansen at El Alamein

World War II African Campaign watercolour by C. Hansen, No.4 (gun) of F Tp 30th Bty. at No.4 position at El Alamein, further descriptive details of the scene verso. Signed, mounted, unframed. Foxed. 23.5 x 35 cm

Seated Women in Oriental Frame Watercolour

Oriental framed watercolour two seated women watercolour, signed in characters lower right, 33 x 52 cm

Blue Glass Vase on Gilt Stand

A European blue glass vase on stand, 20th century, the cobalt blue glass baluster shaped vase, waisted with a broader flared neck, decorated with rococo style gilded decoration a trailing stems of enamel flowers in pastel shades, on ornate gilt metal…

Aboriginal Watercolour by Cordula Ebatarinja

Cordula Ebatarinja, Australia (Aboriginal), 1919-73, watercolour, signed lower centre, 25 x 36 cm.

Finches Watercolour Paintings by Susie Webb

A pair of Susie Webb watercolour paintings, 'Finches', signed lower right framed 35 x 31 cm.

Mountain Peaks and Venice: Australian Watercolours

Australian School, 2, Agnes Beatrice Chettle, 1867-1959, Cloudy Mountain Peaks, 20 x 30 cm; & Dora Carmen Jarrett, 1895-1983, 'Venice - San Barnaba,', 13.5 x 9 cm. Both works signed with initials lower right. Watercolour, 2

Sydney Harbour Views by Robert Riches

Robert Riches, 'Part of Sydney Harbour, from McMahons Pt,' inscribed with title lower left but not signed, 7 x 41.5 cm; & 'On the ...' with signature 'R. Riches' lower left, 6 x 40 cm. watercolour, 2

Qantas Air Map Poster by Rhys Williams

Williams Rhys, 1894-1976, 'A New Air Map from the Australian Viewpoint...' An advertising poster for Qantas Empire Airways designed by leading Australian commercial artist Rhys Williams c.1938. The poster depicts the globe laid flat divided into four…

"One In - All In" Recruitment Poster for WWII

World War II Poster, 'One In - All In.' Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment billboard poster by L G McPherson. The poster encourages men to join the Australian Imperial Force. The image fills the top half of the poster. In…

Join AIF: Be Fit & Make Them Proud!

World War II Poster, 'Never been so fit...' One of a series of Australian Commonwealth Military Forces Second World War recruitment posters issued under the title Join the AIF. This poster subtitled 'Make them proud of you!.. Never been so fit I wouldn't…

"Save Freedom of Speech" Poster by Norman Rockwell

World War II Poster, Rockwell Norman, USA 1894-1978, 'Save Freedom of Speech.' United States Second World War poster depicts a man speaking from within a crowd. 'Freedom of Speech' was one of the ''Four Freedoms'' outlined by President Roosevelt in a 1941…

Freedom from Want Poster

World War II Poster, Rockwell Norman, USA 1894-1978, 'Ours To Fight For: Freedom From Want,' United States Second World War poster depicting a family sitting down to a turkey dinner. 'Freedom from Want' was one of the 'Four Freedoms' outlined by President…

Fougasse's WWII Public Manners Propaganda Posters

World War II Poster, 5, 'Please Pass Aong the Platform,' British Second World War poster depicts a crowded platform, and a mass of people blocking the platform's entrance as they have failed to use the several exit passages available for use. The text…

Gentleman Profile in Landscape

Richard Dighton (1796-1880), attributed, Profile Portrait of a Gentleman in Landscape, watercolour, in a fine period rosewood frame with gilt slip and glass, 33 x 26 cm, 47 x 39 cm overall

Highland Gillie by Sir Charles Bell

Sir Charles Bell (Scotland, 1774-1842), Highland Gillie, watercolour on paper laid down on card, 27 x 21 cm, note: Sir Charles Bell was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist and artist, and is noted for describing Bell's Palsy. He was a very skilled artist and…

Seated Lady by Bosanquet

John E. Bosanquet (Ireland, 1854-1869), Portrait of a Seated Lady, watercolour signed lower right 'Bosanquet', in a maple period frame, 26 x 21 cm, 35.5 x 31 cm overall

Mrs. Nash, Watercolour Portrait by Margaret Backhouse

Margaret Backhouse (England, 1818-1888), Mrs. Nash, watercolour, signed and titled verso, 16 x 13 cm, 26 x 24 cm overall

The Cardinal's Letter

V. Poveda (Italian school, 19th century), The Cardinal's Letter, watercolour, signed lower left 'V. Poveda, Roma', signed and titled verso, 38 x 55 cm, 60 x 77 cm overall

Winter Landscape

William Lee Hankey (Britain, 1869-1952), (winter landscape), ink on paper, artist's embossed monogram and signed lower left, 18 x 26 cm

Portsmouth Harbour View

Frederick James Aldridge (1850 - 1933), Off Portsmouth harbour, watercolour, signed lower right, 16 x 37 cm.

1992 Watercolour Landscape by Wendy Courtney

Wendy Courtney, landscape, watercolour, signed and date 1992 lower right, 19 x 28 cm.

Prince George Karl von Thurn und Taxis in Pastel

German school 18/19th century, Prince George Karl von Thurn und Taxis (1792-1795), pastel, inscribed verso: Tt mark surmounted with a crown, Schloss St Emmeram cloth inventory label St E 13879, 34 x 28 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's; Thurn und taxi auction,…

Jehlum River at Evening

Dina Nath Walli (1908-2006, Indian). Watercolour on paper, signed lower right, titled on label 'River Jehlum at Evening' and dated 1978, framed under glass. Height 27 cm, width 37 cm

"Chinois Costume" Lithograph by Alexandre Lacauchie

Lacauchie, Alexandre (1814-1886 French). Colour lithograph with highlights in watercolour 'Costume Chinois'. Foxing present, framed. Originally published in a. Lacauchie, Les Nations : costumes de tous les pays, Paris : Hautecœur Frères, 1853…

Australian Bird Watercolours by Traci Wilson-Brown

A set of 18 ornithological watercolours by Traci Wilson-Brown, depicting various Australian birds including ring neck (port Lincoln) parrot, Southern Bobook owl, Gouldian Finches, Azure Kingfishers, galah and others, dated 1997-1999, each 39 x 28 cm (62 x…

French Gilt Bronze & Mother of Pearl Frame with Watercolour

Fine and ornate late 19th century French gilt bronze and mother of pearl frame with cast floral urn and scroll cresting, pierced floral corners, the mother of pearl panels applied with rosettes, containing an unsigned watercolour still life of roses 20.5…