England - More Art

Portrait of Frances, Lady Whitmore nee Brooke (c.1638-1690) Circle of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) Titan Fine Art presents this exquisite portrait that depicts Frances Brooke, Lady Wh...

Montana Engels: "This Blue work with blue and green accent, is inspired by the neon blue or green sparkles of the sea called bioluminescence. The ocean can glow and glitter like star...

This is a favourite place of the world famous Scottish Watercolour artist. Possibly more famous for his ever popular depictions of beautiful semi naked models but he himself said of...

This beautiful portrait was painted circa 1725 and is a fine example of the English eighteenth century portrait style. The artist has chosen to depict the lady against a plain background wearing a simple red silk dress and transparent headdress hanging down the back. The sitter is not shown with jewellery or any other elements to distract the viewer’s attached, thus highlighting the beauty of the young sitter. This restrained manner achieves a sense of understated elegance. The portrait genre was valued particularly highly in English society. Neither landscapes nor allegorical pictures were ever priced so highly at exhibitions and in the trade as depictions of people, from the highest aristocracy to scholars, writers, poets and statesmen. With the rich colouring and lyrical characterisation, these works are representative of the archetypal English portrait and is are very appealing examples of British portraiture...

William Anslow Thornley flourished between 1858 and 1898, almost all of his output were marine scenes, he was especially fond of depicting shipping at dawn or dusk. This is a very im...

This portrait depicts an elegant, aristocratic women wearing a yellow silk dress with white chemise and a red mantle elegantly draped around her body. By tradition the portrait represents Mary Capel, Countess of Essex. Born Lady Mary Bentinck in 1679, she was the daughter of William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland, a Dutch and English nobleman who became in an early stage the favourite of stadtholder William, Prince of Orange (the future King of England) and his wife Anne Villiers (died 1688). Lady Mary's maternal grandparents were Sir Edward Villiers and Lady Frances Howard...

This beautiful portrait was painted circa 1725 and is a fine example of the English eighteenth century portrait style. The artist has chosen to depict the lady in a simple blue silk dress and without jewelry or a background, thus allowing the viewer to concentrate solely on the beauty of the sitter. The effect of this restrained manner creates a sense of understated elegance. The portrait genre was valued particularly highly in English society. Neither landscapes nor allegorical pictures were ever priced so highly at exhibitions and in the trade as depictions of people, from the highest aristocracy to scholars, writers, poets and statesmen. With the rich colouring and lyrical characterisation, these works are representative of the archetypal English portrait and is are very appealing examples of British portraiture...

This is a large Oil Painting on Canvas, it came from a Country Estate in the UK. It is housed in its original restored gilt sporting frame. The painting is not only really well exe...

The sitter in this superb portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, is shown with the grandiloquence characteristic of the eighteenth-century French school of painting. The young nobleman has been portrayed wearing an ingeniously embellished French ceremonial armour, a mauve cloak, and an abundance of cascading curls falling below his shoulders. Our portrait proclaims to every onlooker that this is a superior being. The manner in which portraits were painted was set out by the terms of the commission and usually marked significant life events such as a betrothal, a death, elevation of rank… but they almost always emphasised the wealth and importance of the sitter. This type of portrait had become a standard format for aristocratic portraiture in Europe during the last quarter of the seventeenth century up to the middle of eighteenth century. Incorporated into the background was often a raging battlefield or a military encampment; our portrait is free from these trappings and contains a dramatic moody sky ensures the viewer focuses mainly on the subject. The features of the sitter’s face have been captured with great sensitivity, his confident gaze perhaps reflecting the near invincibility afforded by this steel suit. The flamboyance and penetrating sense of character, lending an air of noble expectancy to the composition, seems almost eclipsed by the artist's virtuosic handling of paint. It is not hard to understand why many wealthy sitters commissioned the artist to paint their portraits. Such fine and ornate armour was not actually used on a battlefield and thus its portrayal in portraiture was largely symbolic of a sitter’s wealth and status as well as a claim of succession to a chivalrous tradition. The style of hair and neckcloth were fashionable circa 1740. Held in an exquisite eighteenth century carved and gilded frame - a fine work of art in itself. Louis Tocqué was a very successful French portrait painter active during the Rococo period of art. His work was known for its attention to detail, its portrayal of the character of the sitter, the refined postures, and the delicacy of the rendered draperies. He created both realistic and expressive portraits. Tocqué was born in Paris in 1696 and trained with the famous portrait painters Hyacinthe Rigaud, Nicolas Bertin, and Jean Marc Nattier whose daughter he later married. He entered the Academy in 1731 and became a full member in 1734 with his portraits of Galloche and the sculptor Jean Louis Lemoine, and he pursued a brilliant career as a portrait painter, receiving numerous commissions from members of the French aristocracy and royalty. His works were highly sought after by collectors of the time, and his reputation earned him the appointment of official portrait painter to the court of France in 1746 – in fact he stayed at most of the courts in northern Europe. From 1737 to 1759 he exhibited a large number of works at the Salon. Tocqué's paintings can be found in museums and private collections around the world. Recent sales...

Abraham Hulk (british/dutch) 1813 - 1897 "Off the Dutch Coast" -Oil on canvas, signed and framed. Painting has been re-lined some time ago, more recently,...

This exquisite portrait of a gentleman depicted in a sumptuous black coat edged with silver and slashed sleeves is an excellent example of the type of portrait fashionable in England and the Low Countries during the 17th century. The confident pose, striking orange sash - the colour of the house of Orange Nassau - and the leather gorget imbue the sitter with a sense of masculinity and power. The profusely decorated costume is of the highest quality and de rigueur of an elite class - the artist has carefully cultivated this portrait to emphasise the sitter’s wealth and standing in the society that he belonged to. The casual pose, with one arm resting on a hip, is much less formal than earlier decades, and it speaks of ‘sprezzatura’ – one’s appearance should not appear laborious, but instead, effortless. The oil on cradled panel portrait can be dated to circa 1650 based on the hairstyle and the attire - small falling collar, short doublet (doublets reduced in size to just below the ribcage in the late 1650’s), and the type of slashed sleeves with the sleeve seams left open to reveal the white fabric. The demand for portraits in the Netherlands was great in the 17th century. Bartholemeus van der Helst was considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age surpassing even Rembrandt as the most sought-after portraitist in Harlaam. The Dutch Golden Age, roughly spanning the 17th century, was a period when Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. Dutch explorers charted new territory and settled abroad. Trade by the Dutch East-India Company thrived, and war heroes from the naval battles were decorated and became national heroes. During this time, The Dutch Old Masters began to prevail in the art world, creating a depth of realistic portraits of people and life in the area that has hardly been surpassed. The Golden Age painters depicted the scenes that their discerning new middle-class patrons wanted to see. This new wealth from merchant activities and exploration combined with a lack of church patronage, shifted art subjects away from biblical genres. Still life’s of items of everyday objects, landscapes, and seascapes reflecting the naval and trade power that the Republic enjoyed were popular. The new wealthy class were keen to have their portraits commissioned and many artists worked in this lucrative field. Such was the popularity of art that everyone had a painting, even the humble butcher, and hundreds of thousands of paintings were produced. By tradition the sitter is Maarten Tromp (1598-1653) who was an Admiral in the Dutch Navy (the reverse of the portrait contains an old handwritten inscription “van Tromp”). Certainly, the distinctive orange sash is similar to those worn by officers of the Dutch army in the Netherlands who served under the Princes of Orange and the House of Nassau. However, it should be noted that the physiognomy differs from other images of Tromp. Tromp was the oldest son of Harpert Maertensz, a naval officer and captain. He joined the Dutch navy as a lieutenant in July 1622 and was later promoted from captain to Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West Frisia in 1637. In 1639, during the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain, Tromp defeated a large Spanish fleet bound for Flanders at the Battle of the Downs, which marked an enormous change - the end of Spanish naval power. He was killed in action during the First Anglo-Dutch War in 1653 where he commanded the Dutch fleet in the battle of Scheveningen. Gloves were an absolutely vital accessory and the elaborate pair in this portrait are embellished with threads of silk and precious metals and salmon-coloured lining. He wears only one glove and holds the other, providing an opportunity to better display the cuffs and detail on his right wrist and forearm. The gloves are probably made from the most prized leather which came from Spain, in particular from Cordova. Cordovan leather was tanned with a special vegetal process that left it both highly impermeable and divinely soft. King Charles I, posed in a rather relaxed manner for Daniel Mytens’s portrait in 1631, is wearing gloves and boots in matching Cordovan leather. The hide is thick, but you can see just how supple it is from the way the gauntlet dimples and the long boot legs fold over themselves, rippling and wrinkling at the ankles. Apart from keeping hands warm the use of gloves during the 15th through the 19th centuries were full of symbolism and they were worn regardless of the season. They kept the skin unblemished - soft, smooth hands were considered highly attractive. This combination of necessity and proximity to bare skin made gloves a deeply personal gift and they took on a strong symbolic significance and were regarded as emblematic of fidelity and loyalty for hundreds of years. Such was the importance of their symbolism was that some gloves were never intended to be worn at all. Their luxury made them ideal gifts at court, and so in the 15th and 16th centuries, ambassadors often presented them as symbols of loyalty. Until the mid-19th century, it was customary to give gloves as tokens to guests at weddings and to mourners at funerals. Gentleman often gifted their bride-to-be with a pair of gloves (the obligatory gift) and were handed over at the betrothal and put on display before the wedding took place. It was probably their direct contact with the skin that led to the eroticism of gloves. Not only were pairs often exchanged between lovers, but from the 16th to the 18th centuries, it was common practice to remove one glove and give it as a gift to a favourite. The idea of the item being presented still warm from the wearer’s hand is certainly suggestive. Following the death of King George IV, his executors purportedly found over a thousand mismatched ladies’ gloves among his possessions. The sentiment of a 17th-century poem reveals the popularity of the practice: “Come to our wedding to requite your loves / Shew us your hands and we’ll fit you with gloves.” Such generosity might be pricey for the hosts, but gloves of varying quality could be offered depending on the status of the recipient. Pairs made with the finest Spanish leather might be reserved for immediate family, while coarse sheep’s leather could be distributed among the servants and tradesmen. The apportioning of quality according to class provided a very clear message of the gloves’ intended use. For refined guests, they were decoration; for the lower classes, they were functional. Bartholomeus van der Helst...

Daniel Arsham Heinz Tomato Soup Selfridges Exclusive 2019. Ltd edition of 3,000 Excellent Condition, some slight marks to paper. Hard to come by in this condition. 4 1/4 × 3 × 3 i...

Keith Haring, Montreux Jazz Festival posters (set of 3) Keith Haring was invited to design the posters for the 17th Montreux Jazz Festival in 198...

Offset lithograph on paper Size: 41,9 x 59cm, folded. Description: Official lithograph produced by Banksy. Plate signed lower right.

"Imagine" by Roman Goss is a captivating original abstract painting that invites viewers to explore a world of imagination and possibility. Through a harmon...

In "March Gale No.31," Michael Sole captures the tumultuous energy of a powerful ocean storm, where swirling waves and shifting currents converge to create a mesmerizing tableau of m...

In "English Gold No.82," Michael Sole unveils a breathtaking masterpiece that transcends traditional boundaries, inviting viewers into a mesmerizing realm where the sea meets the sho...

In "Alps No.4," Michael Sole presents a captivating interpretation of the majestic Alps, where the convergence of land and sea gives rise to a breathtaking landscape that defies conv...

Felix Topolski (1907-1989) Gandhi Pen and ink on paper Image 10.5” x 7.5”, Framed 26” x 21.5” Signed and Dated 1950, India Provenance: Private UK Collection Felix Topolski (1907-1...

Wayne Thiebaud: Bakery Case Wayne Thiebaud (1920) is famous for his mouthwatering depictions of cakes, ice creams and hot dogs. He is well-known for his clear compositions, glisteni...

Unsigned. With watercolour painting to the background. Presented in an oval Hogarth style frame. On silk.

Kate In Space by B A T I K Pop art print of super model fashion icon Kate Moss floating in space with Earth behind her and multicoloured stars reflected in her helmet. BATIK is a...

In "Blueberries" by Vita Kobylkina, viewers are immersed in a hyperrealistic depiction of nature's bounty, where plump blueberries take center stage aga...

IPAD DRAWING NO.281, 2010 iPad drawing, 8-colour inkjet print on cotton-fiber archival paper 16 7/8 x 22 in 43 x 56 cm Edition of 250 Signed and numbered by the artist

Discover more original artwork by Janet Keith with Wychwood Art online and in our gallery. The colours used in the painting – particularly the rich, glowing orange and hints of green...

"Folklore Fiesta of Bumba Meu Boi, Lampião, and Beautiful Maria with the View of Rio de Janeiro" immerses viewers in a vibrant celebration of Brazilian folklore against the backdrop ...

"Your Grace Abounds To Me" by Sarah Ollerenshaw is a captivating original landscape painting that transports viewers into a realm of natural beauty and tranquility. Created with acry...

"Le Voyageur" by Hallie Packard is a mesmerizing original painting that merges elements of nature with the vast expanse of the cosmos in a surrealistic journey of imagination. With v...

"Within Without" by Calvin Lai, a contemporary figurative painter, presents a captivating exploration of human resilience and inner strength amidst the challenges of life. In this ev...

A perfect study in post impressionism both in subject matter and technique. Cahours captures both the mood and the realism of Breton life, his figures are excellent and believable a...

In "Bananas" by Vita Kobylkina, the artist skillfully captures the vibrant essence of everyday objects, elevating the mundane into a captivating work of...

"Our Blossom Time" by Therese James invites viewers into a serene and nostalgic park scene, where the air is filled with the delicate fragrance of cherry blossoms and the soft whispe...

"Happy Hippy Days Kings Road" by Therese James invites viewers into a vibrant and nostalgic street scene along the iconic Kings Road in Chelsea. This lively painting captures the ess...

Montana Engels: "Celeste is a painting that holds the entire world in her gaze. She captures every wandering eye and stops the world from spinning by drawing you in with her gaze." ...

Montana Engels: "Malé is painted with sand and shells from the Maldives. Hence the name Malé, referring to the capital of the Maldives. From up close the painting looks abstract with...

This charming picture, which has been signed and dated: H. Pickering pinxt 1752 is a type favoured by the highly successful artist Henry Pickering. Pickering’s painting life, from 1...

Water Lillies In The Pond With Pots Of Flowers By David Hockney David Hockney, a prominent British artist, is celebrated for his versatile and innovative contributions to 20th-cent...

Presented by Titan Fine Art, this elegant and beautiful portrait depicts Abigail Hay, Lady Dupplin, Countess of Kinnoull; it is an excellent example of English portraiture from the f...

I have just taken this painting back into stock. It was painted back in the 1980,90s and the location is a meadow at Priors Halton so it is looking towards Clee Hill. (Near Ludlow i...

Typical of Herman's work that is figurative in essence though treated with a modernist, expressionist feel. This is a Limited Edition numbered 52 from the edition of 150 and is signe...

This is the wonderful Pembrokeshire artist David Tress and this is a piece fairly near to him both geographically and inspirationally! It is St. Martin in Haverfordwest. A mixed med...

Unconditional Love By Marina Abramović Marina Abramović is a pioneering performance artist renowned for her boundary-pushing work exploring endurance and the human psyche, notably...

This magnificent oil on panel portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, is a splendid example of the sumptuous female portraits that were painted for members of the upper echelons of society during the early part of the 1600’s. The artist has rendered this portrait with meticulous attention to detail and the surface effects of the fine materials. The elaborate lace coif and cuffs are painstakingly delineated, as is the bold black damask, and sumptuous gold decoration of her skirt and stomacher, which is wonderfully preserved and quite remarkable considering the age of the work and the fact that darker pigments are particularly vulnerable to fading and wear. This work with its spectacular depiction of costume is of absolute quality, it can be rated as one of the best works in the artist’s oeuvre and as such it is an important and splendid example of Dutch portraiture. The Dutch Golden Age of painting was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. Dutch explorers charted new territory and settled abroad. Trade by the Dutch East-India Company thrived, and war heroes from the naval battles were decorated and became national heroes. During this time, The Dutch Old Masters began to prevail in the art world, creating a depth of realistic portraits of people and life in the area that has hardly been surpassed. The Golden Age painters depicted the scenes that their discerning new middleclass patrons wanted to see. This new wealth from merchant activities and exploration combined with a lack of church patronage, shifted art subjects away from biblical genres. Dress was a key component in portraits, and the exuberant attire reiterates the incredible wealth of this woman. The sitter will have visited the artist’s workshop and inspected examples on display. They would have chosen the size and the sort of composition and on that basis negotiated the price – which would have also been determined by the complexity of the clothing and the jewels that were to be depicted, and by the materials to be used. When all was considered, this portrait would have cost the sitter (or her husband) a substantial sum. The colour black was regarded as humble and devout yet at the same time refined and sophisticated and the most expensive colour of fabric to dye and to maintain. Citizens spent fortunes on beautiful black robes. Such uniformity must also have had a psychological side-effect and contributed to a sense of middle-class cohesion; the collective black of the well-to-do burgess class will have given its members a sense of solidarity. The colour was always an exciting one for artists and when this portrait was painted there were at least fifty shades of it, and as many different fabrics and accoutrements. Artists went to great lengths to depict the subtle nuances of the colour and the fabrics and textures and how they reflected light and it was an ideal background against which gold and crisp white lace could be juxtaposed to dramatic effect. The sitter is either a married women or a widower as is evident by the clothing that she wears and the position, toward her right, it is highly likely that this portrait was once a pendant that hung on the right-hand side of her husband’s portrait as was convention at the time. She wears a vlieger which was a type of sleeveless over-gown or cape worn by well-to-do married women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Variations with short sleeves or high shoulder rolls are known. Sometimes sleeves were attached with aiglets, and often slits were made to allow belts or the hands to pass through. Three-piece vlieger costumes of this kind were standard items of clothing in portraits of the women of the civic elite in the period 1600-40 and was a variant of the Spanish ‘ropa’ and served as a trademark of well-to-do married burgher women. Girls and unmarried woman, including beguines, wore a bouwen (a dress with a fitted bodice and a skirt that was closed all round) instead. This clear distinction between apparel for married and unmarried women is clear not only from inventories and trousseau lists, but also from contemporary sources such as the Dutch Spanish dictionary published by Juan Rodrigues in 1634. In it, a bouwen is described as a ‘ropa de donzella’ (over-gown worn by a virgin) and a vlieger as a ‘ropa de casada’ (overgown worn by a married woman). It is striking how few women are depicted wearing a bouwen, unless they are part of a group, family or children’s portrait and it can therefore be assumed that independent portraits of unmarried women were seldom commissioned. It is also believed that the clothing worn in these portraits existed and were faithfully reproduced when cross-referenced with the few exact documents. These sources also demonstrate that clients wanted their clothing to be depicted accurately and with this in mind precious garments and jewels were often left in the painter’s studio. The prominent white lawn molensteenkraag (or millstone ruff) is held up by a wire supportasse and was reserved only for the citizens that could afford this luxurious item that often required 15 meters of linen batiste. The fabulous wealth of this sitter is also evident by the elaborate lace coif and cuffs which have been exquisitely depicted; lace was often literally copied by artists in thin white lines over the completed clothing. The gold bracelet with jewels is a type that was evidently fashionable as it is seen in a number of portraits during the 1610s and 1620. Clothing and jewellery were prized possessions and were often listed in inventories of estates and passed down from generation to generation. There were a great number of jewellers of Flemish origin working at all the courts and cities of Europe, competing with the Italians, and then the French, adapting themselves to the tastes and positions of their patrons and the raw materials available in the country where they worked. The fashion for jewels “in the Flemish style” succeeded that of the Italian style. Cornelis van der Voort, who was probably born in Antwerp around 1576, came to Amsterdam with his parents as a child. His father, a cloth weaver by trade, received his citizenship in 1592. It is not known who taught the young Van der Voort to paint, but it has been suggested that it was either Aert Pietersz or Cornelis Ketel. On 24 October 1598 Van der Voort became betrothed to Truytgen Willemsdr. After his first wife’s death he became betrothed to Cornelia Brouwer of Dordrecht in 1613. In addition to being an artist, Van der Voort was an art collector or dealer, or both. In 1607 he bought paintings from the estate of Gillis van Coninxloo, and after an earlier sale in 1610 a large number of works he owned were auctioned on 7 April 1614. Van der Voort is documented as appraising paintings in 1612, 1620 and 1624. In 1615 and 1619 he was warden of the Guild of St Luke. He was buried in Amsterdam’s Zuiderkerk on 2 November 1624, and on 13 May 1625 paintings in his estate were sold at auction. Van der Voort was one of Amsterdam’s leading portrait painters in the first quarter of the 17th century. Several of his group portraits are known. It is believed that he trained Thomas de Keyser (1596/97-1667) and Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy (1588-1650/56). His documented pupils were David Bailly (c. 1584/86-1657), Louis du Pré...

Glazed Delft Pottery Diameter: 8 1/2 inches (22cm) Height: 3 3/4 inches 9.5cm A small delftware bowl from 18th century England, painted in blue on the exterior with flower sprays. ...

Yoshitomo Nara Love from the Sea, 2021 Fine bone china 26.7 cm Edition of 250 Yoshitomo Nara, a celebrated contemporary artist hailing from Japan, has captivated audiences worldwide...

Martha Winter employs a unique technique to create visually stunning 3 dimensional pieces where painting meets sculpture. By building textures and patter...

"Immersion" by Roman Goss is an original abstract painting that captivates viewers with its intricate composition and vibrant use of color. Through a combin...

The Linthorpe Vase, from York Vases, Woodblock Painting by William Tillyer B. 1938, 1981 Additional information: Medium: Woodblock Dimensions: 106 x 75 cm 41 3/4 x 29 1/2 in

Yoshitomo Nara, Too Young to Die, Glazed Ceramic Ashtray, 2002 Glazed Ceramic ashtray Produced in a limited quantity. Now long sold out. Plate signed and publisher stamp, verso. 24....

"Looking down towards Ludlow Castle" and "View of Bridgnorth" Oils on Canvas laid on board 9 by 12 inches, Signed and Framed (Framed in handmade gold leaf frames 14 by 17 inches) £28...

In 1607, the Delft city council decided to commission a portrait of Stadholder Maurits of Nassau for the town hall, with Michiel van Mierevelt as the chosen artist due to the passing...

"Looking down towards Ludlow Castle" and "View of Bridgnorth" Oils on Canvas, laid on board 9 by 12 inches, Signed and Framed (Framed in handmade gold leaf frames 14 by 17 inches) £2...

"Flying Dutchman" by Roman Goss is an original abstract painting that mesmerizes viewers with its intricate composition and dynamic use of color and texture...

"Congo" by Roman Goss is an original abstract painting that captivates viewers with its dynamic composition and bold use of color and texture. Through a com...

Farmyard, Acrylic on Canvas Painting by David Pearce B. 1963, 2016 Additional information: Medium: Acrylic on canvas Dimensions: 100 x 120 cm 39 3/8 x 47 1/4 in Signed with initials...

A Trip to the Hills, Oil on Canvas Painting by Richard Ballinger B. 1957, 2023 Additional information: Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 x 50 cm 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in Signed, titled...

Amy Winehouse Turquoise by BATIK Archival pigment pop art print signed & limited edition. paper size 30x30" inches / 76 x 76 cm signed and numbered by the artist on front edition...

"Sommer's Glow" captures the essence of a tranquil seaside moment, rendered in the vibrant strokes of impressionism by the talented Lia Madsen. This diptych masterpiece consists of t...