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Watercolour Paintings

A classic and universal technique, watercolour was a key element in the early stages of art and has brought together Asian and European artists over the centuries. KAZoART's watercolour artists are proud to be ambassadors for this diversity, which appeals to all audiences! Discover out selection of original contemporary watercolour paintings! 

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Sylvia Baldeva - Apparat
Sylvia Baldeva
Watercolour
28 x 38 cm
$1,185
Péchane - Carpe koi
Péchane
Watercolour
75 x 30 cm
Private sale -30%
Marina Del Pozo - Gheisa and the forest 2
Marina Del Pozo
Watercolour
61 x 46 cm
$431
Ho My An - Mes printemps Série des elles
Ho My An
Watercolour
30 x 30 cm
$592
Didier Goessens - Sylaos 4-04
Didier Goessens
Watercolour
37 x 37 cm
$452
Guillaume Querré - Face au mur 2
Guillaume Querré
Watercolour
49 x 39 cm
$969
bruno charpentier - Cbg 2021 //// fig:007
bruno charpentier
Watercolour
76 x 118 cm
Private sale -50%
Tanya Angelova - Noir et dix 50
Tanya Angelova
Watercolour
100 x 50 x 2 cm
$1,023
Muriel Buthier-Chartrain - La blessure
Muriel Buthier-Chartrain
Watercolour
64 x 100 cm
$2,100
Malcolm Macdonald - Bistro de montmartre
Malcolm Macdonald
Watercolour
75 x 56 cm
$1,292
Dainche - Les oubliés
Dainche
Watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Private sale -10%
Franck Le Boulicaut - Rue de l'hôtel Colbert à Paris
Franck Le Boulicaut
Watercolour
23 x 50 cm
$377
Orazio Barbagallo - MODELLA IN POSA
Orazio Barbagallo
Watercolour
30 x 40 x 1 cm
$431
Eva Gohier - A la croisée des chemins
Eva Gohier
Watercolour
50 x 35 cm
Private sale -10%
Richard Vildeman - Pointe au sel
Richard Vildeman
Watercolour
50 x 50 x 1 cm
Private sale -20%
Jean-Noël Le Junter - Ploumanac'h
Jean-Noël Le Junter
Watercolour
50 x 40 cm
$474
Camille Tardif - Human Squared
Watercolour
48 x 48 cm
$701
nicholas coss - Trouée de bleu
nicholas coss
Watercolour
50 x 65 cm
$969
Clara Crespin - Abstraction dans le Jardin de Monet
Clara Crespin
Watercolour
100 x 71 cm
$1,400
Sylvia Baldeva - Défilé
Sylvia Baldeva
Watercolour
21 x 30 cm
$969
Marina Del Pozo - El sur
Marina Del Pozo
Watercolour
61 x 46 cm
Private sale -40%
Tatiana Ivchenkova - Bordeaux
Watercolour
14 x 20 cm
$280
Dainche - Enfants terribles
Dainche
Watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Private sale -10%
Dainche - Son équilibre
Dainche
Watercolour
30 x 40 cm
Private sale -10%
Thibault Lepeudry - Kaki
Thibault Lepeudry
Watercolour
42 x 24 cm
Private sale -30%
Muriel Buthier-Chartrain - Douce fraîcheur de printemps
Muriel Buthier-Chartrain
Watercolour
31 x 23 cm
Private sale -20%
Christine Guichard - Avant la montagne
new
Christine Guichard
Watercolour
21 x 28 cm
$323
Péchane - Catfish
Péchane
Watercolour
30 x 40 cm
$388
Tatiana Ivchenkova - Printemps
new
Watercolour
19 x 24 cm
$269
Dainche - November with you
Dainche
Watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Private sale -10%
Dainche - Les clans
Dainche
Watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Private sale -10%
bruno charpentier - Cbg 2020 //// fig 005
bruno charpentier
Watercolour
121 x 69 cm
$1,454
Ho My An - Terre de soleil 2
Ho My An
Watercolour
30 x 30 cm
$592
Richard Vildeman - Les Cévennes 19.02.22
Richard Vildeman
Watercolour
42 x 29 cm
Private sale -20%
Dainche - Paisiblement
Dainche
Watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Private sale -10%
Dainche - Rêves à deux
Dainche
Watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Private sale -10%
Muriel Buthier-Chartrain - Elan
Muriel Buthier-Chartrain
Watercolour
38 x 55 cm
$754
Mathieu Trezel - jeudi #9
Mathieu Trezel
Watercolour
20 x 20 cm
$269
Richard Vildeman - 15.02.2022
Richard Vildeman
Watercolour
42 x 29 cm
Private sale -20%
Eva Gohier - Pays-sage  2211
Eva Gohier
Watercolour
26 x 17 cm
$215
Orazio Barbagallo - Madre
new
Orazio Barbagallo
Watercolour
50 x 70 x 1 cm
$538
Tatiana Ivchenkova - Brun
Watercolour
14 x 20 cm
$280
Dainche - Les promesses du soir
Dainche
Watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Private sale -10%
Camille Tardif - Dreaming pool
Watercolour
50 x 70 cm
Private sale -50%
Tatiana Ivchenkova - Robe noire
Watercolour
30 x 45 cm
Private sale -50%
Richard Vildeman - Bord de mer
Richard Vildeman
Watercolour
50 x 50 x 1 cm
Private sale -20%
Christine Guichard - Strates
Christine Guichard
Watercolour
21 x 29 cm
Private sale -20%
Camille Tardif - Les trous noirs 003
Watercolour
40 x 50 cm
Private sale -50%
Tatiana Ivchenkova - Orange
Watercolour
14 x 20 cm
$280
Didier Goessens - Sylaos 4-09
Didier Goessens
Watercolour
37 x 37 cm
$452
Sylvia Baldeva - Explication
Sylvia Baldeva
Watercolour
24 x 28 cm
$517
Péchane - Bird in the tree
Péchane
Watercolour
30 x 40 cm
$377
bruno charpentier - Lh
bruno charpentier
Watercolour
139 x 60 cm
Private sale -50%
Ho My An - 1984, good luck
Ho My An
Watercolour
60 x 60 cm
Private sale -10%
Muriel Buthier-Chartrain - Enveloppe charnelle
Muriel Buthier-Chartrain
Watercolour
51 x 71 cm
$1,292
Marina Del Pozo - Summer
Marina Del Pozo
Watercolour
61 x 46 cm
$646
Dainche - Indifférent
Dainche
Watercolour
40 x 30 cm
Private sale -10%
Camille Tardif - La terre 005
Watercolour
40 x 50 cm
Private sale -50%
Eva Gohier - Pays-sage  2111
Eva Gohier
Watercolour
33 x 20 cm
$215
Sylvia Baldeva - Éruption végétale
Sylvia Baldeva
Watercolour
48 x 32 cm
$1,292

Famous Watercolour Artists

Watercolour painting was the technique used in caves during prehistoric times, yet the authors remained anonymous, just like the monks in the Middle Ages who used it for their illuminations. The first famous watercolour artists saw the day in the 13th and 15th century in China: Huang Gongwang, Wang Meng and Shen Zhou, painted delicate and subtle watercolour landscapes.

In Korea, in the 18th century, Jeong Seon, from the Southern School, advanced the technique of watercolour by leaving his studio to paint more realistic watercolour paintings, as depicted in The Thinning of Mount Inwang after the Rain (1751).

English artist, Joseph Mallord William Turner brought watercolour painting to Europe in the 19th century. Watercolour paintings were this young talented artist’s favourite medium, because it enhances light and is ideal for representing landscapes. As an innovative artist in the technique, he played on transparency and light. Such is seen in the famous watercolour paintings, Bolton Abbey, Yorshire (1825), Scene on the Loire (1828) and Heidelberg (1945).

Many other famous watercolour artists have distinguished themselves through their pioneering works, such as Paul Cézanne's Still Life in the Blue Pot (1906) or Winslow Homer's watercolour landscapes. Interestingly, watercolour has followed the general artistic reflection that has shifted towards abstraction since the beginning of the 20th century. Vassily Kandinsky's First Abstract Watercolour (1910) brilliantly demonstrates that watercolour painting is not limited to landscapes. The Blue series by Georgia O’Keefe is an equally a good example of this. Watercolour art mixes well with other techniques, including gouache and oil painting. Klee demonstrates this excellently in Fish Magic (1925), as do many other artists: Marc Chagall, Edward Hopper and Helen Frankenthaler, to name the most famous.

Development of Watercolour Painting Techniques

The very first uses of watercolour art date back to the Paleolithic period, used to represent daily life in caves. The technique was, however, initially developed in Asia, through the emerging art of calligraphy, and to paint portraits or landscapes. The natural pigments found in Asia were principally brown shades.

Scholarly monks commonly used this technique in the Middle Ages to illuminate their manuscripts. From the Renaissance onwards, the production of paper subsequently developed watercolour painting, which became increasingly popular and appreciated by artists since it was easy to transport, bright and transparent. Watercolour became the medium par excellence for works aiming to capture the most fleeting elements of nature: light and colour.

In the 19th century, several English artists adopted this technique, including William Turner. The wet brush technique, associated with gouache, and the dry brush technique thus begin to coexist, the latter giving a more intense range of colours and ribbed textures.

Many variants are commonly used by watercolour artists around the world, one of which is to add salt to the paint, for example, to convey an impression of imperfection. Unfairly labelled as an easy technique for amateurs, watercolour still has many resources and possibilities to offer, which young artists use to explore new channels of communication, and this starts on KAZoART with a wide selection of contemporary watercolour paintings for sale!