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I'm a big fan of Winsor and Newton and buy the best quality paint you can afford, and if your painting in watercolor the best brushes and paper.
David Brooker Fine ArtMay 13, 2021
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19th century English landscape with man waiting for a plough team
By John White
Located in Woodbury, CT
John White was a Cornish painter from the 19th century.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and also at the British Institute, in London.
His work is Victorian in its com...
Category
1880s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,712 Sale Price
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English 19th century figure scene with fisherman helping ladies on to a boat
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding quality Victorian Genre scene of some fishermen helping some high-class ladies on to their small boat.
The style is a type of the High-end Victorian Genre scene. Painter...
Category
1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Scottish Highland landscape with pony, setter dogs, Red Grouse, day shooting
By Robert Cleminson
Located in Woodbury, CT
Scottish Highland landscape scene with English Setter gun dogs, the day's bag, and Red Grouse, after a day shooting.
M. Fawcett was a pseudo name for Robert Cleminson a well-known ...
Category
1880s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern British portrait of a Bassett Hound in oils
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful late 20th century portrait of a Bassett Hound dog.
Painted in England circa 1996 the artist was capable of painting the most amazing character in this portrait.
Oils on...
Category
1990s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th century Spanish Cafe scene with dancing and drinking figures in a bar
By Alfredo Opisso
Located in Woodbury, CT
This captivating mid-century Spanish painting by Alfredo Opisso immerses the viewer in the lively atmosphere of a café or bar, where figures gather to drink, sing, and dance. Rendere...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Modernist Mid century Swedish tram and figure scene in Fauvist colors
Located in Woodbury, CT
Acquiring a mid-20th-century Fauvist painting by Wilhelm Henning is an opportunity to own a piece of art that captures the vibrant spirit and expressive color palette of the Fauvist ...
Category
1950s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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19th century English dog portrait, wire haired Jack Russell in original frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to Richard Aistrop (British, active 1880–1910)
Portrait of a Wire-Haired Jack Russell Terrier
Oil on board, circa 1890
In its original gilt frame
This finely rendered Vi...
Category
1890s Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Portrait of Wire Fox Terrier or Westie, English in a landscape in three images
By Florence Mabel Hollams
Located in Woodbury, CT
Francis Mabel Hollams (British, 1877–1963)
Three Portraits of “Scrap,” a Wire-Haired Terrier
Oil on wood panel, monogrammed lower left “FMH”
Circa 1940–1950
A delightful and charac...
Category
1940s Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
English Antique 'The last Shoot' Dog with hunter in moorland
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wylam Gowdy (British, Early 20th Century)
Huntsman Out Shooting with Gundogs on Moorland
Oil on canvas, circa 1905, inscribed on the reverse
Signed lower left
This evocative moorla...
Category
Early 1900s Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English Barnyard, Chickens, Horse, Donkey and Goats in a landscape
By John Frederick Herring Jr
Located in Woodbury, CT
John Frederick Herring, Junior (British, 1815–1907)
English Barnyard with Horse, Goat, Chickens and Donkey
Oil on canvas, circa 1870
Indistinctly signed lower right
This superbly d...
Category
1870s Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cats at play, portrait of a cat and a Kitten playing with a glove in a landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Gabriella Rainer-Istvanffy (Austrian, 1886–1963)
Cats at Play
Oil on canvas, circa 1950
26 x 30 inches (framed)
signed lower right
This charming composition by Gabriella Rainer-Istv...
Category
1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English Mid century oil of a cafe or Pub interior, people seated and drinking
Located in Woodbury, CT
M. Ricket (British, mid-20th century)
Café Interior
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Presented in a carved gilt frame
This engaging mid-century scene by M. Ricket captures the war...
Category
1930s Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century portrait of a Irish Setter or Spaniel dog laying down
Located in Woodbury, CT
Raymond J. Cress (American, mid-20th century)
Portrait of a Resting Irish Setter or Spaniel, circa 1950
Pastel and mixed media on paper, signed lower right
Presented in an ornate ca...
Category
1950s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Oil
