Richard Whittlestone

Richard Whittlestone - 1987 Gouache, A Pheasant

1987

A beautiful 20th Century gouache on cotton silk, showing colourful parrots entwined in flowers and foliage. The painting is unsigned and presented in a 20th Century silver frame with...

Perched on an open cage door, is this charming study of an African grey by mid-century artist Austin Taylor (1908-1992). Unsigned. Smartly mounted in a complimenting chocolate-grey f...

An original gouache scene by wildlife artist Martin Knowellden, depicting a bird of prey landing in a covered landscape. Signed with the artist's monogram to the lower right. Well-pr...

A colourful and intricate Persian scene in gouache, picked out in gilt. The scene shows a several figures of royalty carried in howdah on the back of elephants. The image is filled w...

William Lewin (1747–1795) was an English naturalist and illustrator. By 1776 he was earning a living as a pattern drawer, and by 1783 was describing himself as a painter. Lewin spec...

Early 20th century watercolour of a gentleman on horseback with other riders in the background apparently signed or titled 'Count A de Monthaus'. Signed or titled bottom left. Presented in fine period gilt frame under glass. The artist has captured a moment of pause, the gentlemen rider in his fine clothes and bowler hat regarding his surroundings as his fellow riders continue the chase behind him, possibly a 'point to point'. Monthaus has captured the stance of the standing horse as well as the movement of the other horses. He has used white to give light and definition to the costume of the rider and the background. A lovely atmospheric and dynamic watercolour very much of its period and in the spirit of equine portraiture made famous by the likes of Sir Alfred Munnings. Sir Alfred James Munnings, KCVO PRA RI (8 October 1878 – 17 July 1959) was known as one of England's finest painters of horses, and as an outspoken critic of Modernism. Engaged by Lord Beaverbrook's Canadian War...

This is a masterfully rendered and brilliantly designed scene from the Arabian Nights. page 33 from Random House. We are not sure if this is by Gustaf Tenggren. However, there are su...

Mother Goose is a French fairy tale and later of English nursery rhyme. In this illustration, we see an oversized Goose in a yellow bonnet elevated on a step and engaging with an attentively curious young girl and young boy. Large vases of flowers frame them. Titled in pencil center bottom: "Goosey, Goosey Gander. Where do you wander? Signed Margaret Evans Price...