M. W. Downes

Naturalistic Cockatoo with Butterfly Painting

1970's

Early naturalistic wildlife rendering by the English artist Peter Paillou. The work features a delicately rendered depiction of a possible capuchin monkey from an 18th century specim...

Naturalistic animal painting by contemporary artist Matthew Paoletti. The work features a brown and white cow standing in an abstract field of grey tones. Signed and dated by the art...

Naturalistic animal painting by contemporary artist Matthew Paoletti. The work features a brown and white spotted cow standing in an abstract green field and set against a blue sky. ...

Naturalistic animal painting by contemporary artist Matthew Paoletti. The work features a black and white spotted cow standing in an abstract green field and set against a blue sky. ...

Naturalistic animal painting by contemporary artist Matthew Paoletti. The work features a group of brown and tan horses running through an abstract green field. Signed by the artist ...

Mare and foal subjects painted with a seascape in the background. Artist has signed the painting in the bottom right corner and dated it. Framed in a gold vintage frame. Dimensions...

Artist Commentary: I collect organic objects because I find them to be fascinating and beautiful. Keywords: Nature Artist Biography: Judith grew up 15 miles north of Milwaukee in ...

Charles Frederick de Brocktorff (1775–1850) ‘Camelopard – a present from the Pacha of Egypt to the King – at Malta on its way to England’ Signed and dated C.F. de Brocktorff. / 1827. lower right, inscribed as titled in the painted margins lower centre. Pencil and watercolour heightened with gold paint and gum arabic on paper, 36.8 x 27.9 cm A gift so majestic, it made kings blush, and a gift so grand, it would startle Europe into a craze. Pasha Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1805-1848) did it in 1827: he sent to Europe three magical spotted, horned creatures, each with a neck reaching the skies and legs as long as a house is high. One giraffe to King Charles X of France, one to Francis I of Austria and the most fabled one to King George IV of England. A curious sight for Europeans, who had not seen such a beast since the Medici giraffe in 1487. Few animals created more of a stir in Europe than these royal...

Artist: Robin Hill Title: Black Vulture Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed Paper Size: 58.5 x 39 in. (148.59 x 99.06 cm) Frame size: 74 x 54 inches

A Rare, Original Watercolour by Archibald Thorburn, Depicting a Woodcock Among The Dunes. This is an excellent example of his work, presented in fantastic condition. An opportunity n...

WILHELM KUHNERT German, 1865 - 1926 NIALAS AT REST signed "Wilhelm Kuhnert" (lower lright) Watercolour on cardboard 11 X 15-3/8 inches (28 X 39 cm.) framed: 16-1/4 X 20-3/4 inches (41.2X 52.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Private Collection, Munich, Germany Private Spanish Collection, Madrid Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert (September 18, 1865 – February 11...

The work is part of a recent series with images taken from an old bird species book