How do I care for antique watercolours?

Keep watercolours away from direct sunlight to prevent the pigments from fading and the paper from yellowing. Framing with conservation-grade glass and acid-free mounts safeguards the delicate paper support from humidity and atmospheric pollutants.

Were these always framed originally?

Many watercolours were kept in portfolios or sketchbooks by their creators rather than hung immediately on walls. Consequently, framing often occurred later in a piece's history to protect the paper from handling and environmental wear.

How do I identify the period of a painting?

Examine the paper type, the clothing and hairstyles of any figures depicted, and the framing style. Signatures, dates inscribed on the mount or reverse, and stylistic markers such as Victorian realism or Edwardian impressionism offer further chronological clues.

Pith paper is a fragile, spongy material cut from plant stems in southern China and used extensively during the nineteenth century for export paintings. It holds gouache and watercolour with a characteristic velvety depth.

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When searching for an antique watercolour on paper, you enter a world of pigment, wash and delicate support spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Alfred Leyman 1856-1933

St Margarets Charity Almshouse, Exeter Road, Honiton, East Devon

19th century

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