British Drawings and Watercolours

British drawings and watercolours, spanning works from J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Gainsborough and John Constable, to Pre-Raphaelites and British Impressionists such as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, and Dame Laura Knight are sold alongside Old Master and 19th Century paintings twice a year in London, and in a dedicated Drawings auction in New York in January.

Our experienced Drawings specialists, based in London, Paris, New York and Hong Kong, are committed to seeking out works of historic provenance and academic importance and are available for free and confidential valuations or advice.

A watercolor painting depicting a vibrant, dramatic sky over a calm sea and barren landscape.

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Leo Webster
Specialist
+44 (0)20 7389 2013
lwebster@christies.com
London
Leo graduated with an MA in History of Art from the University of St Andrews in 2016 and joined a major international auction house shortly after. Having specialised in 19th-century British Pictures, Topographical Art and Scottish Art, Leo has also held Head of Sale positions for Marine Paintings, Orientalist Art and sales of Dogs in art. Now a Specialist in British Drawings and Watercolours at Christie's, Leo’s particular interests include late eighteenth and nineteenth century travel pictures, the Pre-Raphaelites and British Impressionism.
Zack Boutwood
Cataloguer
+44 (0) 20 7389 2025
zboutwood@christies.com
London
Annabel Kishor
Specialist
+44 (0) 20 7389 2709
akishor@christies.com
London
Having completed a BA in History of Art at University College London, and an MA in 18th Century British and French Drawings at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Annabel worked in the Prints and Drawings department at the British Museum, and at another major auction house. She has been working in the British Drawings department at Christie’s since 2015, working on both the Early British and Victorian sales. She has also been involved in single-owner collection sales including Stunners and The Collection of William Drummond, and was Head of Sale for The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire.
Noël Annesley
Senior Consultant
+44 (0)20 7389 2405
nannesley@christies.com
London
Noël Annesley joined Christie’s in 1964. Fifty-four years later he is still working there, and in September 2016 he organised the sale at King Street of the collection of Brian Sewell, his first boss, who had left Christie’s in 1967 and gone on to become a celebrated journalist. Together they set up the department of Prints and Drawings. Over the years Noël has made some exciting discoveries. One of them, a magnificent drawing by the early 16th Century Venetian artist Sebastiano del Piombo, now belonging to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, was included in the exhibition ‘Michelangelo and Sebastiano’ at the National Gallery, London, earlier this year. It was in the Michelangelo drawings exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, November 2017-February 2018. Noël took his first auction in 1967, and over the years achieved record prices for Titian, Canaletto, Michelangelo and Raphael. He organised and conducted the celebrated sales of Old Master Drawings from Chatsworth in 1984 and 1987, and Old Master Prints in 1986. In 2007 he sold Turner’s famous watercolour ‘The Blue Rigi’ for £5.8 million. It is now in the Tate Gallery. He served as Deputy Chairman of Christie’s International plc from 1992-2000, and was a long serving Trustee of the Dulwich Picture Gallery, and a Governor of the Yehudi Menuhin School.
Holly York
Sale Coordinator
+44 (0)20 7389 5192
hyork@christies.com
London
Georgina Hilton
Head of Classic Art, Asia Pacific
+852 2978 6862
ghilton@christies.com
Hong Kong
Georgina is responsible for developing the market and taste for European Classical Art across Asia. Prior to moving to Hong Kong in 2019, Georgina was in the Old Master Paintings department in London. She is also a global Christie’s Auctioneer, taking flagship sales in Hong Kong, New York and London.
Melody Lin
Associate Vice President, Senior Representative Classic Art Group, Asia Pacific
+852 2978 6850
melodylin@christies.com
Hong Kong
Melody is responsible for expanding the market and interest of Western Classical Art in Asia, focusing on the International highlights tour and educational panels in Hong Kong, Taipei and mainland China. She joined Christie’s through the Graduate Trainee Program in 2018, and officially joined Classic Art Group in 2019. Melody was involved in number of major sales such as the Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 13 in Verona, Leonardo da Vinci The Head of a Bear, and rare manuscripts by Isaac Newton.