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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 antique English fishing boats by the White Cliffs of Dover
By J.H.Watson
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very pretty late 19th-century English marine scene of fishing boats beached after being out to sea and bringing in their catch for the day.
This was a subject that was very popul...
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1880s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,720 Sale Price
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18th century portrait of a Spaniel dog with fruit in a wooded landscape.
By Tobias Stranover
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding early 18th-century portrait of a seated Spaniel dog in a landscape with an array of fruits.
Attributed to the work of Tobias Stranover.
Tobias Stranover or Toby Strano...
Category
1730s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
$31,600 Sale Price
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French 19th century Fall River landscape, with later afternoon sunlight
By William Baptiste Baird
Located in Woodbury, CT
French 19th century Fall River landscape, with later afternoon sunlight, Autumn trees and River bank flowers.
William Baptiste Baird was born in Chicago, moving to Paris in the 1870...
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1880s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English River landscape with figures, horses, cottage, sheep
By John Frederick Tennant
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted and very interesting composition attributed to the English landscape painter john Frederick Tennant.
His work is very similar to this piece in the use of many differen...
Category
1840s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,760 Sale Price
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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
19th Century English, Shipping at moonlight
By Adolphus Knell
Located in Woodbury, CT
This evocative marine painting by Adolphus Knell, son of the distinguished marine artist William Adolphus Knell, demonstrates the family’s mastery of atmospheric seascapes. Here, a l...
Category
1870s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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19th Century Portrait of a Jack Russel dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
This handsome late Victorian dog portrait by S. Weldon depicts a terrier in profile, its alert expression and attentive gaze beautifully captured with painterly sensitivity. The arti...
Category
1890s Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Impressionist view of Notre-Dame, Paris
Located in Woodbury, CT
This atmospheric watercolour by Edouard Leverd captures an iconic view of Paris along the River Seine, with the soaring spire and twin towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral rising prominent...
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century Impressionist town scene
Located in Woodbury, CT
This lively composition by Harold Fletcher Trew captures the bustling atmosphere of a continental marketplace, painted with bold colour and expressive brushwork. The scene is structu...
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
19th Century English Portrait of a Jack Russell dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
This finely observed dog portrait, attributed to Richard Aistrop, captures the alert intelligence and character of a Jack Russell Terrier. Shown in profile against a dark, subdued ba...
Category
1880s Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century French Impressionist town scene
Located in Woodbury, CT
This charming composition by Harold Fletcher Trew captures the quiet dignity of an old European street, rendered with his characteristic clarity of line and subtle tonal palette. A t...
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
20th Century Still Life of fruits and insects on a ledge
Located in Woodbury, CT
This jewel-like still life by contemporary English artist Katalin Némethy shows her hallmark precision and luminous handling of fruit subjects. Against a rich, deep red background, t...
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
19th Century Shepherd with sheep and horse in a river mountain landscape
By Charles Towne
Located in Woodbury, CT
This finely painted pastoral scene is attributed to Charles Towne, one of the leading animal and landscape painters of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The composition depicts...
Category
1830s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
