William Paton Burton

Arab Marketplace (Souk) in Tanta, Egypt 1874 Orientalist watercolor by W. Burton

1874

Lucius Rossi (1846-1913) was an Italian portrait and figurative painter who worked and lived in Paris. He was a friend and painter of many of the High Society people in Paris. A pain...

An amazing, 1977 photorealist watercolor painting by Photorealism artist, Hilo Chen, of a nude woman in Bathtub with her reflection seen in the wall m...

Kostia Terechkovich, known as Constantin Terechkovich, was born on May 1, 1902 in the suburbs of Moscow, and died on June 12, 1978 In Monaco. He was a French painter and engraver of ...

Sanguine on paper. Signed and dated upper left. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist at his home in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 1969.

Alice Kent Stoddard 1885-1976 Sledders (circa 1950-1960) Black chalk on card Image Dimensions: 19.75 x 16 inches (50.2 x 40.6 cm) Framed Dimensions: 26.5 x 22.3 inches Signed lower...

Steinlen was Born in Lausanne, Switzerland on November 10, 1859. He moved permanently to Paris at age 23 and became a French citizen. Steinlen studied art at Lausanne and later beca...

A charming rural scene painted in the style of Thomas Girtin with good strong colours. Circle of Thomas Girtin Sheep in a hilly pasture with a farmhouse Signed with initials and dated "AP (18)05' Watercolour, with attractive washline mount 6¾ x 9¾ inches with frame 14 x 17 inches including frame Thomas Girtin was born in London in 1775, the same year as J.M.W. Turner, and died in 1802, at the age of twenty-seven. The art of watercolour was transformed during Girtin's brief life. This was especially marked in landscape watercolours, which grew in scale and ambition. Led by Girtin and Turner, watercolourists abandoned careful stained drawings for a more dramatic style of painting that captured moods and a range of light and weather effects. Not everyone welcomed the rapid technical changes, especially as revolution and war threatened the established political order. For a brief period, however, watercolour painting was the epitome of modern art, and the landscapes of Girtin and Turner were welcomed as a national triumph. Girtin was apprenticed at the age of 14, in the year of the French Revolution, and by the age of 19 he was exhibiting at London's Royal Academy, and producing watercolour landscapes for private patrons. However, unlike Turner, Girtin remained something of an outsider to the art establishment: he did not study at the Academy's schools, and was rumoured to have radical, or even revolutionary sympathies. He also tried to break away from the traditional reliance on the patronage of the wealthy, partly by trying to sell his work on the open market, and partly through two larger projects aimed at a mass audience: a group of twenty printed Views of Paris and an enormous 360 degree panorama of London...

A delightful composition by this master watercolourist. William Payne (1760-1830) Figures and cattle by a river Watercolour 7¾ inches, circular, unframed 15 x 14½ inches with the fr...

A charming scene of a figure by a loch with a ruined castle and homestead in the background by one of Queen Victoria's favourite artists. William Leighton Leitch (1804-1883) Figure ...

A very atmospheric scene of a religious ceremony in a Cathedral or church interior Harry Willson (1813-1852) A candlelit cermony in a cathedral Signed Watercolour with gouache and g...

A fascinating 19th century view of Chinese Sumo wrestlers in a mountainous landscape Circle of George Chinnery (1774-1852) Chinese wrestlers in a land...

This is an engaging work with masterful detail that will unfold for an intent viewer, particularly in the area of the figure's well-worn hands, and her traditional clothing. The image depicts a Bavarian woman deep in thought while winding a skein of wool. She is seated outside of her home, where she has brought her yarn swift...