Henry Stacy Marks

Oil Painting by Henry Stacy Marks "The Lady's Tailor"

1860

ROY GARGETT, 1931 - 2015 Joined the RAF in 1945 as a flying cadet and flew Tiger Moths. Later joined the Royal Observer Corps and developed his love of pain...

Oil Painting by Alfred Henry Green "The Midday Break" 1822 - 1878 Handsworth painter of rustic genre riverscapes and castles. Exhibited 12 at the Royal B...

Oil Painting by Robert William Wright "Making the Easter Cross" who exhibited 1871 - 1900 London painter of domestic genre scenes, regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy , Royal soc...

Oil Painting Pair by Alessandro Sani "Flirtation" 1856 - 1927. Italian painter of domestic and historical scenes and professor of Art. Based in Flore...

6014 Impressionist figurative seascape a woman sitting by the sea seeing her reflection Image size 9.5x11.5" Signed Framed

This exceptional oil on canvas by master Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein is an exceptional and unique example of his early pre-pop work. It is signed by the artist, upper right. After m...

John William Godward 1861-1922 British A Pompeian Lady Signed and dated "J.W. Godward 1904" (lower right, partially covered by frame) Oil on canvas One of the last and greatest Victorian neoclassical painters, John William Godward is celebrated for his flawlessly executed images of graceful women posed in idealized ancient settings. In this work, entitled A Pompeian Lady, a classical beauty is caught idling in a moment of quiet, solitary reflection. Godward's elegant subjects are depicted with a degree of technical mastery that remains unsurpassed, and the work's dramatic palette, luxurious fabrics and classical vision are all characteristics of his unique take on the neoclassical style. Godward was unmatched in terms of his technical skill and attention to detail. A master of contrasting textures, he paints a diaphanous gown draping against the model’s smooth, milky white skin, which sits against the painstakingly rendered individual hairs of a tiger’s pel. Scintillating color permeates the canvas as well, energizing the otherwise static scene. Each element is given careful attention, and the overall effect is one of both immaculate technique and sensual tactility. Along with his contemporary and mentor, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Godward set the tone for the Victorian neoclassicist movement. He built his career upon creating images of idealized feminine beauty infused with a Greco-Roman-inspired style. Though greatly influenced by Alma-Tadema, Godward distinguished himself through his predilection for the solitary female figure. His fame rose dramatically in the first few years of the 20th century, when the present work was completed, due to the burgeoning strength of the British Empire and the Victorian society’s preoccupation with ancient Rome. To many of the newly affluent, Roman society was, as Iain Gale writes, “a flawless mirror of their own immaculate world.” The sensuality and mystery of Godward’s maidens, combined with his impressive antique backdrops...

Summer Nights is a small painting, oil on copper, depicting a dark blue sky over a green landscape, in Fiesole, Italy. Melissa Franklin Sanchez softly merges warm tones with cool ton...