Irene Scheinmann

ORIGINAL LARGE MID CENTURY Semi Abstract Female Figure Study OIL PAINTING

1970

ARTIST: John Dalzell Kenworthy ARCA (1958-1954) British TITLE: "The Head Gardener" SIGNED: lower right corner MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 52cm x 41cm inc frame DETAIL: A most interesting unuusal and characterful mid Century portrait of a man mowing the lawn. The painting initialled lower right for Kenwrothy. John Dalzell Kenworthy ARCA (5 Nov 1858 - 4 Mar 1954) was an internationally acclaimed artist, sculptor and writer who was born at Whitehaven into a prominent West Cumbrian family. JD Kenworthy was a noted Cumberland artist, who lived at Seacroft House, St Bees, a coastal village south of Whitehaven. He painted both portraits and landscapes, in oil and watercolour in the 50 years centred on the turn of the twentieth century. He was an associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy (1914) and he exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, as well as at galleries across Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. He travelled to paint in Scotland and France, where he became particularly well known. He also was a keen angler, and wrote a book in 1933 called 'Fisherman's Philosophy', in which he discusses Scottish salmon and loch trout, and fishing on the French Mediterranean coast. Kenworthy's works are held in the public collections of the Beacon Museum and Helena Thompson Museum. JD Kenworthy's portraits include two of 1st World War veterans, AJ Wandless a Master Mariner and Whitehaven war hero Abraham Acton. He also painted portraits of other notable people, including the Mayor of Whitehaven, Reverend Rees Keene, Dr James Irving Lace,[6] Justices of the Peace James Gibson Dees and Alderman Joseph Braithwaite and one of the aero chocolate...

ARTIST: Attributed to Francis Wynne Thomas (1907-1989) British TITLE: "Portrait Of An Artist" SIGNED: appears unsigned - later inscribed verso MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 73cm x 6...

ARTIST: Scottish School (19th Century) TITLE: 'Portrait of Betsy Scobie" (born 1831) SIGNED: unsigned - labels verso MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 54cm x 47cm incl. frame CONDITION: ...

ARTIST: Scottish School (19th Century) TITLE: 'Portrait of Catherine Scobie" (born 1832) SIGNED: unsigned - labels verso MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 57cm x 52cm incl. frame CONDITI...

Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in Red - Expressive Contemporary Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 14 (height) x 10.75 (width) (Mo...

Title: Portrait of a Gentleman with Glasses - Contemporary Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 13.75 (height) x 10.75 (width) (Moun...

Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue with Glasses - Expressive Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 14 (heig...

Title: An Artist at Work on a Study of Doves - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 10...