CAMPBELL MELLON

British impressionist en plein air scene of the Wye Valley

A lovely, impressionistic oil of ducks in the sunshine in a Norfolk broads landscape. Frederick George Cotman (1850-1920) Acle Bridge, circa 1915 Inscribed verso Oil on board 10 x 16 inches Provenance: Cotman family collection Frederick George Cotman was born in Ipswich on 14 August 1850. His uncle, John Sell Cotman, was one of the cornerstones of the Norwich school and a very influential watercolourist. Frederick's first tuition came from William Griffiths, headmaster of Ipswich School of Art. In 1868 he enlisted at the Royal Academy Schools and his proficiency as a draughtsman and painter in oils and watercolours was rewarded with four silver and a gold medal for The Death of Eucles now at the Ipswich Town Hall. His teachers in London were Frederick Leighton (1830-1896) and Henry Tanworth Wells (1828-1903). Cotman became established as a London society portrait painter, for which he could command a fee of 300 guineas and also produced homely genre scenes. Elected a member of both the Royal Institute of Painters in...

An idyllic scene on an impressive scale of sheep grazing in Constable country. Algernon Mayow Talmage (1871-1939) ​Sheep grazing in a summer landscape Signed and dated 1927 Oil on c...

"Sunlight and Shadows" is a beautifully composed pastoral landscape with cattle by a stream. An American Impressionist, Voelcker utilized broken brushstrokes and a warm and cool colo...

This dynamic oil painting by MJ Kotwas captures the energy and speed of a racehorse mid-stride, depicting Cribnote during his victory at Saratoga Race Course on July 27, 2008. The jo...