Sam Dodd

Sam Dodd - 2002 Oil, Muscovy Ducks

2002

A dynamic 20th Century oil scene showing a valiant knight on horseback, slaying a writhing green serpent with his spear. The artist has signed illegibly to the upper right corner. On...

A cheerful depiction of two cheeky donkey standing together in a large paddock with roaming hens and clucking cockerel. Signed and dated to the lower left. Presented in a gilt-effect...

A fine late 19th Century French School equine oil, showing a group of handsome young studs in a paddock. The artist has signed to the lower right and the painting has been presented ...

An original work by contemporary artist Kerstin McGregor (1962-2012)., depicting two young cats in a conflict. Unsigned. Acquired with a collection of signed works by the artist. On ...

A fine oil study of a Burmese Cat. Well-presented in a modern frame with linen slip. Signed. On canvas on stretchers.

A striking depiction of flamingos and waterfowl standing peaceful in a lake. Signed and dated to the lower left. Beautifully mounted in a contemporary frame. On canvas.

It was Henry Cross's portraits of horses belonging to the prominent breeders and trainers of the second half of the nineteenth century that won the artist renown as an animal painter. Born and raised in upstate New York, Cross's proficiency in both drafting and caricature was revealed while he was still a student at the Binghamton Academy, New York. In 1852, when he was only fifteen years old, Cross joined a traveling circus that took him to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and to the first of many Indian encampments that he would draw upon for subject matter throughout his career. Biographers differ as to the year Cross left for Europe, however, he was in Paris from 1852 to 1853 or 1854, where he studied with Rosa Bonheur, a highly esteemed French painter of horses. Upon Cross's return to the United States he was commissioned to paint the studs of wealthy horsemen, including those of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert Bonner, the owner-publisher of The New York Ledger, and "Copper King" Marcus Daly, whose 18,000 acre stock farm was reputed to be the greatest and most valuable horse ranch in the world. Although Cross received the highest pay of any equine artist of his day (up to $35,000. for one order, according to The Horse Review of April 10, 1918, p. 328), he frequently joined traveling circuses and painted the locales where they visited. He also painted portraits of notable contemporaries, such as President Abraham Lincoln, ex-president Ulysses S. Grant, King Edward VII of England, W. F. "Buffalo Bill...

ARTIST: Frederick Charles Herrick (1887-1970) English TITLE: "Stylised Horses In A Landscape" SIGNED: verso MEDIUM: oil on SIZE: 73cm x 57cm inc frame CONDITION: very good DETAIL...

Jackie, 2022 Oil on Wood Black outline bunny, yellow Frame collected by the artist

"The constant use of plastic is tampering with the environment. Today our magnificent surroundings are covered by plastic all around. These human made plast...

The ideal family life is like a fairy tale where parents give love to their children unconditionally. A harmonious family environment can be described as one full of flowers in the b...

Florence Cadène’s artwork is like a natural history, a sensitive memory in the heart of animal nations, a possible communion between the eyes of humans and all dimensions of life. ...