J.S. Harrison

J.S. Harrison - 1908 Watercolour, Pastoral Scene

1908

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An original watercolour by contemporary artist Michael Davies (b.1947), depicting two colourful goldfinch socialising in the garden. The watercolour has been well-presented in a wash...

A charming watercolour study attributed to the well-listed artist John Murray Thomson RSA RSW (1885-1974). Well presented in a simple wood frame. On watercolour paper.

A charming watercolour study attributed to the well-listed artist John Murray Thomson RSA RSW (1885-1974). Well presented in a simple wood frame. On watercolour paper.

With watercolour. Bears signature, date and title. Presented in a card mount and in a bird's eye maple veneer frame. On wove.

Stanislaw Sobolewski (born in 1952) Studied philology at the Jagiellonian University (1971-1976) and painting under prof. Zbigniew Grzybowski at the Academy of Fine Arts (1974-1979)....

JÓZEF WILKOŃ (born in 1930) Polish illustrator, painter and art historian. He studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (diploma in 1955) and at the F...

ALFRED ADALBERT BOESE (1875-1923) The Polar Bears at Home Indistinctly signed and dated l.r.: B Boese/01; signed, dated, inscribed with title and the artist’s address on the revers...

Attributed to Francesco Casanova (1727-1803), A Mamluk fighting on his horse, watercolor and ink on paper 35 x 26 cm In quite good condition : yellowed by time as visible on the photographs. Vintage frame with little damages (see photographs please), the mat and the back have been recently changed. 54 x 44 cm The first indication about attribution was given by the name indicated on the vintage frame with what could look as a mistake about the date of death of the artist, if the exact date of Francesco Casanova'death was not known with certainty. It's estimated he died at the beginning of the 19th century, Maybe in 1803, 1805 or as late as 1807. The style and execution are really close to the artist's known compositions, the way he draws the horse for example. Francesco Giuseppe Casanova was an Italian painter who specialised in battle scenes. His older brother was Giacomo Casanova, the famous adventurer, and his younger brother was Giovanni Casanova; also a well-known painter. He was born in London, and returned to Venice when he was still young,upon his brother Giovanni's advice, he went to Paris and became an apprentice of Charles Parrocel. As a result of favourable criticism from Denis Diderot, he began to receive commissions from the aristocracy. His fame soon spread eastward and he received commissions from Catherine the Great for the Hermitage, beginning in 1768. Two years later, he produced his four famous "disaster paintings...

ABOUT THIS PIECE: Original watercolor work on paper Hand signed by artist 11x14 inches Framed in white wood (frame included in price) This lion is tough but he's seen a lot of carna...

Red Rooster by Sandy Scott Wildlife Hand-colored Etching 14x11" image 24x20" framed, archival matte, under glass circa 1970's, numbered 76/100, titled, si...