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Cartoon Watercolour
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Cartoon Watercolour

1920 - 1940
Sold 8 October 2026 · William Carr Antiques
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Description

A really fun and characterful original watercolour drawing on paper and framed.

Dating from the early-mid twentieth century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

William Carr Antiques has dated this Anthropomorphic Bird Watercolour Artwork to the 1930s.

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SA1217101
Description
A really fun and characterful original watercolour drawing on paper and framed.

Dating from the early-mid twentieth century.

Height
47cm (18.50")
Width
38cm (14.96")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

William Carr Antiques has dated this Anthropomorphic Bird Watercolour Artwork to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1217101
William Carr Antiques
William Carr Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2022

Lover of all things interesting and extraordinary. Furniture - folk art - english country house.

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A framed watercolour artwork featuring a bird with a mans face perched on a botanical branch with yellow flowers and red berries, set within a cream mount and black frame. SOLD8 OCT 26
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Archive I A framed watercolour artwork featuring a bird with a mans face perched on a botanical branch with yellow flowers and red berries, set within a cream mount and black frame. SOLD8 OCT 26

Cartoon Watercolour

Archive II A framed watercolour artwork featuring a bird with a mans face perched on a botanical branch with yellow flowers and red berries, set within a cream mount and black frame. View II
Archive III A framed watercolour artwork featuring a bird with a mans face perched on a botanical branch with yellow flowers and red berries, set within a cream mount and black frame. View III
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William Carr Antiques

William Carr Antiques
Telephone 07958 023028
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Durham
United Kingdom
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William Carr Antiques
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A framed watercolour artwork featuring a bird with a mans face perched on a botanical branch with yellow flowers and red berries, set within a cream mount and black frame.
Cartoon Watercolour
Ref: SA1217101
A framed watercolour artwork featuring a bird with a mans face perched on a botanical branch with yellow flowers and red berries, set within a cream mount and black frame.
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  • ObjectFramed Artwork
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleSurrealist Satire
  • MaterialPaper, Wood, Glass, Watercolour Pigment
  • ColourCream and Yellow
  • MotifsAnthropomorphic head, Botanical branch, Yellow blossoms, Black frame
  • SizeH 47 cm (19 in) x W 38 cm (15 in) x D 3 cm (1 in)

This framed surrealist satire artwork from 1930 comprises an original watercolour drawing on paper depicting an anthropomorphic bird with a human male head perched upon a botanical branch decorated with yellow blossoms and red berries. The composition includes a cream mount, a protective glass pane, and a straight, flat black wooden frame with clean square corners. The colour palette centres on cream and yellow tones against the paper and flora, contrasted by the dark frame. Dimensions are 47 cm high, 38 cm wide, and 3 cm deep, making it suitable for display on a narrow wall space in a living room, hallway, or study within a home today.

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Anthropomorphic caricature art combines human facial features or traits with animal and natural forms, emerging historically as a distinct form of visual satire and social commentary.

Traditional watercolour illustrations are executed using water-soluble pigments on heavy paper stock, typically mounted within acid-free matting and housed in a glazed protective frame.

Original watercolour paintings display natural paint pooling, subtle paper texture variations, and visible pencil underdrawing, whereas commercial prints reveal a uniform dot-matrix pattern under magnification.

A satirical or surreal illustration functions effectively as part of an eclectic gallery wall arrangement or as a focal point in a hallway, home office, or cloakroom.

Watercolour artwork should be displayed away from direct sunlight and moisture, utilizing UV-filtering glass and archival mounting materials to prevent fading and discolouration over time.
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