George Sheridan Knowles

George Sheridan Knowles (1863-1931) - Framed Watercolour, Mother

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A wonderful study of a man sitting in a small boat reading a newspaper. One leg hangs out of the boat and his fishing nets lie on the beach beside him. Distant figures play in the wa...

A fine gouache and watercolour painting by the artist William Carlaw RSW. The scene depicts a seascape with four fishermen handling a large net. The skilful application of colour and...

A softly painted coastal watercolour showing a beach, curving away along the shoreline into the hazy distance. Figures can be seen strolling along the sands. The artist has signed an...

A delightful watercolour painting by Judith Caulfield Walshe, depicting three nuns wearing white cornettes. Signed to the lower right-hand corner. There is an artist's label on the r...

A dynamic depiction of the 1919 Birthday Honours (The 1919 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by cit...

A coastal scene with a flock of sheep grazing in the foreground and a gaff sloop sailing in the middle distance. The composition was perhaps influenced by William Holman Hunt...

Galien-Laloue is known and widely collected as a School of Paris or Belle Epoque painter. Most people are familiar with his Parisian street scenes that are similar to those by Luigi ...

Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) created the watercolor entitled “Schooner St. Croix” in 1952. This piece is signed in pen at the lower right and titled on the verso. The paper size is 16.88 x 22.25 inches. Stamped on verso "Estate of Emilio Sanchez." Good to very good condition. “Best known for his architectural paintings and lithographs, Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) explored the effects of light and shadow to emphasize the abstract geometry of his subjects. His artwork encompasses his Cuban heritage...

AMERICA'S CUP - 1967. WING MARK. INTREPID - DAME PATTIE [AUS]. This Joseph Webster Golinkin watercolor of the 1967 America's Cup depicts the...

Gordon Hope Grant (1875-1962) created the watercolor entitled “The Lumber Wharf” in circa 1947. It is signed in the lower left 1 inch above the paper edge. The watercolor paper size ...

Trompe l'oeil. [Punch and Judy]. Watercolor and drawing, undated, circa 1830. Paper size 10.25 x 14" (26.1 x 35.6 cm). On "J. Whatman" watermarked paper. Unidentified artist. A 19th-century visual montage of Cruikshank's "Punch & Judy." The images are taken from the book "The Tragical Comedy, or Comical Tragedy of Punch and Judy." As told to John Payne Collier by Giovanni in 1827, illustrated by George Cruikshank and published by S. Prowlett, London 1828. The central circle illustrates a drawing showing two allegorical female figures with two putti. The text under this image: “E Musao Hugonis Howard Armig, from Guercino.” On top of that illustration is a handsome painting of a flintlock pistol. Trompe l’oeil is an art of illustration – the name translates to ‘Trick of the Eye.” The puppet show of Pulcinella or Punch and Judy has a long and fascinating history. “A puppet play that would have featured a version of Punch was first recorded in England in May 1662 by the diarist Samuel Pepys. He noted seeing it in Covent Garden, London, performed by the Italian puppet showman Pietro Gimonde from Bologna, otherwise known as Signor Bologna. The earliest script of a Punch and Judy show...

Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) created [untitled] “STREET SCENE WITH FRUIT VENDOR” in circa 1950. This unsigned watercolor and came to us directly from the Sanchez estate. It is stamped on the verso "Estate of Emilio Sanchez." This piece is in good to very good condition and painted to the paper's edge. The paper size is 14.88 x 15.25 inches (37.6 x 38.6 cm). “Best known for his architectural paintings and lithographs, Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999) explored the effects of light and shadow to emphasize the abstract geometry of his subjects. His artwork encompasses his Cuban heritage...