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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 fox hunt in landscape with huntsman and women with hounds
By Samuel Henry Alken
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to Samuel Henry Alken (British, 1810–1894)
Fox Hunting Scene, ca. 1850
Oil on canvas, housed in an antique maple frame
A spirited cavalcade of riders and hounds charges t...
Category
1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English mid century oil painting Portrait of Miniature Black Poodle
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Miniature Poodle
Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the 20th century. She also painted flower subj...
Category
1960s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
19th century English lake landscape, Ullswater, Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland UK
By Samuel Henry Baker
Located in Woodbury, CT
Samuel Henry Baker (British, 1824–1909)
Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland, late 19th century
Oil on canvas
In this sweeping view of Ullswater, nestled in the heart of the La...
Category
1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th C French Watercolor, botanical flowers from an University collection
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful watercolor depicting a plant/flower. These were used at a Belgium University to teach the students about botany. Dating from the early 20th century. They are watercolor on ...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
19th century French or Flemish Still life of fruit, original frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very High quality French or Flemish still life of fruit.
Framed in its original 19th-century hand-made counted corner frame the painting is a wonderful example of a late 19th-centu...
Category
1880s Victorian Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
29th century English, Portrait od a seated Siamese Cat
Located in Woodbury, CT
J. Foley (British, 20th Century)
Siamese Cat
Oil on canvas
Signed on the reverse
This elegant portrait captures the distinctive grace and poise of the Siamese cat, renowned for its ...
Category
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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29th century English, Portrait od a seated Siamese Cat
Located in Woodbury, CT
J. Foley (British, 20th Century)
Siamese Cat
Oil on canvas
Signed on the reverse
This elegant portrait captures the distinctive grace and poise of the Siamese cat, renowned for its ...
Category
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century English Folk Art portrait of a Bull in Maple frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
Anonymous (English School)
Prize Bull Portrait, mid-19th century
Oil on canvas, housed in a figured maple frame
This striking and endearing portrait of a prize bull stands as a test...
Category
1830s Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Impressionist French view of The Ponte Nerf, Paris, France
Located in Woodbury, CT
Y. Gonez (French, mid-20th century)
Pont Neuf, Paris, ca. 1950s
Oil on canvas, in a Montparnasse-style frame
In this evocative view of the Pont Neuf, Y. Gonez captures the quiet poe...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Impressionist French view of La Madeleine Paris, France
Located in Woodbury, CT
Y. Gonez (French, mid-20th century)
Flower Market at La Madeleine, Paris, ca. 1950s
Oil on canvas, in a Montparnasse-style frame
With bold strokes and a flourish of color, Y. Gonez ...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Impressionist French view of Montmartre, Paris, France
Located in Woodbury, CT
Y. Gonez (French, mid-20th century)
Market Scene, Montmartre with Sacré-Cœur, ca. 1950s
Oil on canvas, in a Montparnasse-style frame
In this lively street scene, Y. Gonez captures t...
Category
1950s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century English lake landscape, Ullswater, Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland UK
By Samuel Henry Baker
Located in Woodbury, CT
Samuel Henry Baker (British, 1824–1909)
Ullswater from Gowbarrow Park, Cumberland, late 19th century
Oil on canvas
In this sweeping view of Ullswater, nestled in the heart of the La...
Category
1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist City landscape view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower and the rooftops
Located in Woodbury, CT
Charles Bertie Hall (Anglo-American, b. 1980)
Paris Rooftops with Eiffel Tower, ca. 2020s
Oil on board.
Bathed in soft lavender light under a sky awash with delicate brushwork, this...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board