1880s Figurative Paintings

Cottages in North Wales indistinctly signed, oil on canvas, framed dated 1888 framed: 16 x 22 inches canvas : 12 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good ...

A beautiful oil painting on canvas from the second half of the 19th century. It depicts a church interior with rare intensity. The attention to detail, the quality of the brushwork, ...

F. A. Fraser (British, 19th century) Autumn Woodland with Figure and Terrier Signed and dated 1881, lower left Oil on canvas Presented in a giltwood frame A finely observed and atmo...

Late 19th century English landscape by Edwin Buttery. This exquisite late Victorian English landscape by Edwin Buttery is a masterful example of the period’s romanticized appreciatio...

Carl Johansson's "Summer Landscape with Road" is an exquisite landscape that encapsulates the serene beauty of the Swedish countryside. Painted in 1889, the same year Johansson showcased his work at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, one can't help but wonder if this very painting was among those displayed at the fair. "Summer Landscape with Road" offers a glimpse into the idyllic Swedish countryside through its masterful depiction. The scene is bathed in the distinctive light of the sun positioned at 30 degrees north-northwest, a unique aspect of Johansson's artworks. The viewer's eye is drawn along a winding dirt road that meanders through a tranquil pastoral landscape. Birch trees, with their white bark and tender green leaves, stand tall and sway gently, marking the passage toward a distant homestead nestled beside a calm lake. The rustic wooden fences and the clear sky, dotted with soft, billowing clouds, evoke a sense of peaceful solitude. Johansson's meticulous attention to detail and colour is evident in every brushstroke, from the lush greenery to the soft, earthy path leading to the horizon. The artist's signature use of light not only highlights the natural beauty of the North but also enhances the sense of depth and realism in the painting. Johansson's early works, such as this one, are exceedingly rare, making "Summer Landscape with Road" not only a visual delight but also a collector's gem. The painting's magnificent gold frame enhances the bright, vivid colours of the small-format artwork, creating an impactful presence. Carl Johansson's blue impressionistic depictions of Northern Sweden earned him the nickname "Ultramarine Johansson", and his paintings are celebrated in prestigious collections, including the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Kalmar Art Museum, and the municipality of Hudiksvall. oil on canvas signed and dated Carl Johansson . 89 . unframed 27 x 39 cm framed 41,5 x 53 cm Provenance: The previous owner bought it in 1988 at Åmells Stockholm...

Late 19th Century Upstate New York Oil Painting Landscape by Frances B. Clark Moody rural Hudson River School style painting of Upstate ...

We are pleased to present this painting by Ernst Lundström, dedicated to the esteemed sculptor Per Hasselberg. The dedication on the front of the painting makes this piece particular...

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William John Hennessy Thomastown 1839 - Rudgwick 1917 Portrait of the Artist's Daughters Circa 1880 Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard Signed bottom left 33 x 23.5 cm canvas 44 x ...

Alfred Fontville de Breanski (British, 1877–1957) Scottish Loch Scene, oil on canvas, circa early 20th century This luminous Highland landscape by Alfred Fontville de Breanski captu...

Few painters of the Orientalist school brought such theatrical precision to their work as Ludwig Deutsch. Trained in Vienna and later based in Paris, Deutsch became one of the great ...

Owning a 19th century English Victorian landscape by John Duvall, particularly one featuring sheep resting circa 1880, offers a unique opportunity to own...

The Shipwreck English School, indistinctly signed dated 1884 oil on canvas, framed framed: 29.5 x 48 inches canvas : 26 x 44.5 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: v...

This impressive Victorian French Orientalist oil painting is attributed to an artist from the French School. It was painted in 1882 and is indistinctly signed. The composition is of...

William Merritt Chase Portrait of Louis Prang, 1884 Signed center right "WM M Chase" Oil on canvas 41 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches Provenance The artist Louis Prang Gift from the sitter to R...

Gorgeous tonalist oil painting woman walking in field by pond with home in background by Willis Seaver Adams (American, 1844-1921), circa 1880. Trees and an amazing sky in the background add depth and interest to this beautiful piece. Signed "W. S. Adams" lower right corner. Condition: Previous restoration includes relining of canvas. Frame is vintage gilt molded and wood frame and shows previous repair of molding losses. Image size: 20"H x 24"W. Auctions records for the artist exceed $6,000. Willis Seaver Adams was known for his landscapes of the Connecticut River Valley. A relative recluse for much of his artistic life, his loneliness can be seen in much of his works. Oil miniatures were the focus for almost all of his later works. He is credited with over 425 oils, watercolors, and drawings. Willis Seaver was born in 1844 on a farm in Suffield, near the Connecticut River. He intermittently attended the Suffield Academy, and always wanted to be a painter. A wealthy doctor became his patron, and financed his studies in 1868 at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. When the doctor passed away, Adams returned home and struggled to make a living painting. After working for a photographer for three years, he opened his own studio. Adams helped organize Cleveland's first watercolor exhibit in 1876. Soon thereafter, he completed a portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes, then governor of Ohio, prior to his becoming President of the United States. This portrait enhanced Adams notoriety. In 1878, Adams traveled to Italy where he opened a studio in Venice, and became friendly with neighbor James Whistler. Prior to returning to Springfield, Adams lived in Florence, Italy for three years. He returned to became an instructor for the Springfield Art Association, and began to exhibit his works at the galleries of James D. Gill. His first one-man exhibit was held there in 1894. Other successful exhibitions took place in Chicago, New York, and Boston. Although his works garnered respectable prices and reflected his success, Adams felt he was due more recognition. In 1906, he moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts and converted a barn into a studio. There, he fell into relative obscurity, accompanied mainly by his dog, Collie. In 1921, Adams passed away. Examples of Willis Adams works can be seen at the Kent Memorial Library, the Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Suffield Academy. Several Suffield residents are thought to own Adams paintings.

⏩Into the Wild⏪ This work blends playful portraiture with an experimental mixed-media approach. At first glance, the image of a dachshund bright-eyed, with an inquisitive head tilti...

Gustaf Theodor Wallén (1860–1948) Swedish  Afternoon Mood, c. 1886-1887 oil on canvas signed G.T.Wallén unframed 100 x 150 cm (39 ⅜ x 59 in) framed 130 x 180 cm (51 ⅛ x 70 ⅞ in) ...

Walter Elmer Schofield Sketch, circa 1880s Oil on panel 12 x 14 inches Walter Elmer Schofield is regarded as a leader of the Philadelphia Impressionists and central to the broader ...

Victorian English Landscape, Haymaking near Hazlemere, Surrey A Victorian English harvesting landscape by John Seymour Adams captures the essence of a bygone era, offering more than...

Original oil on canvas painting of a young woman in a red rocker with a tub of cherries enjoying a beautiful summer’s day. The artist of this painting is the well known American art...

“Guitar Player in Recife, Brazil, 1886” by Ferdinand Piereck (1844-1925) An extremely rare 19th century painting of a Brazilian guitarist by Austrian-Brazilian artist Ferdinand Pier...

William Young (British, late 19th century) Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon Oil on canvas, signed lower right Circa 1890 This beaut...

Alfred Thörne was born in 1850 in Horn, Östergötland, and belongs to a generation of Swedish painters whose formation was grounded in the academic tradition but increasingly shaped b...

Wonderful French period copy of the famous painting by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille, which the original is now in a museum in Paris. This piece came from a private collection in New Jersey where it had been since it was purchased in France back in the 1950s. The previous owner was an Art dealer in NYC during the 1950s-70s and she kept some of her favorite paintings, this being one of them. The piece was re-framed in the 1990s In 35 years of dealing in paintings, I have never seen another example of this scene, it is very rare.! History of the scene: In the Siege of Hüningen (27 November 1796 – 1 February 1797), the Austrians captured the city from the French. Hüningen is in the present-day Department of Haut-Rhin, France. Its fortress lay approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the Swiss city of Basel and .5 miles (0.80 km) north of the spot where the present-day borders of Germany, France, and Switzerland meet. During the time of this siege, the village was part of the Canton of Basel City and the fortress lay in an area contested between the German states and the First French Republic. The siege occurred within the French Revolutionary Wars during which Revolutionary France ranged...

Signed and dated oil on canvas landscape by French impressionist painter Victor Alfred Paul Vignon. The piece depicts a view of scenery in Oise, a department in the north of France, ...

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Was she a gift to the Sultan, deliciously bejeweled and enrobed in the finest embroidered silks? By this time, resigned to her fate, the once Christian Circassian girl would have bee...

The painting up for sale is probably one of the nicest first tier paintings any collector can purchase on firstdibs! The quality and the detail of this painting is in the same leagu...

Very pretty English 19th century River landscape with sailboats, a Paddle Steamer, and a crew rowing. Possibly a view on the Thames in London, this piece ...

Edouard Jacques Dufeu, born in Marseille on March 27, 1836, and died in Grasse on December 1, 1900, is a French painter and engraver.Hailing from a family originally from Egypt, Dufe...

Additional information: Title: Coastal scene - Nightfall on the North Sea Medium: oil on canvas Signature: signed lower right Provenance: Private collection Brussels Canvas dimensio...

Attributed to Edwin Loder (British, fl. mid–late 19th Century) Mother Dog and Puppies in a Stable Interior Oil on canvas, unsigned English School, circa 1880 Presented in a period-st...

French 19th century Fall River landscape, with later afternoon sunlight, Autumn trees and River bank flowers. William Baptiste Baird was born in Chicago, moving to Paris in the 1870s where he spent most of his working life. He exhibited both in Paris, at the Salon des Beaux-Arts and at the Royal Academy in London from 1877 to 1899. In 1877 he gave his address as 47, Bloomsbury Square, London; in 1879 as 20 Cheyne Row...

After the original by Henrika Langus (Slovenian, 1836-1876) and painted circa 1880. Unsigned. Framed dimensions: 17.25 x 1 x 15.5 inches. A charming and antique study of a young, f...

Julien Dupré devoted much of his career to the rural laborers of France, painting them with an unusual combination of dignity, strength, and close observation. Born in Paris in 1851,...

Gilbert Munger Near Bourron, France, circa 1886 Signed lower left Oil on panel 13 x 18 inches Gilbert Munger was born on April 14, 1837 in Madison, Connecticut. He showed interest ...

William Henry Williamson (British, fl. mid to late 19th Century) Fishing Boats off the English Coast Oil on canvas, signed lower left Circa 1870–80 Presented in a period gilt frame ...

A beautiful and sensitive study of a country girl by William Feron. William Feron was born in 1858 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of the famous jeweller Ludwig Constantin Fero...

This lovely Scottish Impressionist Victorian coastal oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Henderson. Painted circa 1880, the composition is a coastal seascape with three children i...

Robert De Rouge Canvas Size: 55 x 38" Outside frame Size: 65 x 48" Signed and dated 1881 Oil on canvas This was painted as a private commission with the crest of arms visible at the...

This painting titled "Portrait of a Girl" by the Danish realist painter Peder Mørk Mønsted captures an enigmatic young woman whose identity remains unknown. The girl, elegantly posed...

"Harvest Scene With Farmer and Scythe, 1886" is a captivating painting by the Swedish artist Alfred Thörne. Created during his travels through Germany, France, Italy, and Belgium bet...

William Formby Halsall Crashing Waves at Sunset Signed lower right Oil on canvas 18 x 30 inches Marine painter William Formby Halsall was born in Kirkdale, England, in 1841. He was...

This charming 1880s American genre scene, “At the Gates of Pinehurst,” depicts a couple driven by a coachman in horse-drawn Phaeton carriage approaching the gates of an estate just g...

Arthur Parton Cows in a Stream, 1880 Signed and dated lower left Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Along with his younger brother Ernest Parton, Arthur Parton was a prominent figure wit...

James Kerr-Lawson (1864-1939) The Generaliffe seen from the Alhambra, Granada, oil on wood panel 30 x 24.5 cm Title on the Hazlitt Gallery label on the back Framed 43 x 38 cm Pro...

Signed oil on canvas portrait circa 1890 by French academic painter Tony Robert-Fleury. The work depicts a young red-headed woman wearing in a white dress with blue trim. She is stti...

Signed oil on panel cattle and figures in landscape by French impressionist painter Jean-Francois Raffaelli. The work depicts oxen being loaded onto ships in Honfleur, France en rout...

Alessandro La Volpe (Italian, 1820-1887) View of Mt. Etna From the Ruins of the Theatre at Taormina, 1883 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 29.5 x 52.5 inches 39 x 62 inches...

This superb Victorian Scottish landscape oil painting is by noted landscape artist John MacWhirter. Painted circa 1880 the location is Glen Cloy, Arran, a very popular walking and holidaying destination along with the Fairy Glen. The composition is a stream in the foreground with a man and his dog approaching. Either side of them are rolling hills giving way to cloud enveloped mountains in the background. The palette of greens and brown of the flora and fauna is so rich and varied. An excellent example of Scottish Victorian art and of MacWhirter's work. Signed lower right. Provenance. Sotheby's 26.8.86 lot 694. Condition. Oil on canvas, 38 inches by 24 inches unframed, in good condition. Frame. Housed in a gilt swept frame, 50 inches by 37 inches in good condition. John MacWhirter RA (27 March 1839 in Slateford, Edinburgh - 28 January 1911 in London) was a Scottish landscape painter. John was the third of four children. One of his elder sisters, Agnes MacWhirter was also a noted artist of still lifes. He attended a school in Colinton, and after his father's death was apprenticed to Oliver & Boyd, booksellers in Edinburgh. He stayed there for only a few months and then in 1851 enrolled at the Trustees Academy under Robert Scott Lauder and John Ballantyne (1815–97). He spent long periods sketching and studying nature outdoors. His first painting to be exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy at age 14, was 'Old Cottage at Braid'. In 1880, he was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Scottish Academy. Exploring and painting abroad he visited Italy, Sicily, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, Norway and the U.S.A. - the Alps being a great inspiration. Of a drawing of wildflowers, Ruskin wrote i have never seen anything like it. Some of these sketches were later purchased by Ruskin and bequeathed to the Ashmolean, Oxford. He moved to London in 1867 and on 4 May 1893 was elected a Royal Academician. MacWhirter specialised in romantic landscapes with a great fondness for trees, spending much time in the hilly countryside of Perthshire. Initially, under the influence of John Everett Millais, he experimented with the detailed images of the Pre-Raphaelites, but later adopted a more sweeping style. His friendship with William McTaggart shows in his freedom of brush. With John Pettie...

John F. Pasmore (British, 19th century) Young Woman by a Cottage Door with Cat, Dog and Bird, circa 1880 Oil on panel, signed lower left A finely observed late-Victorian genre paint...

Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844-1931), titled, 'Paris' and painted circa 1890. A fine and detailed, late-nineteenth century view of a cou...

Exquisite, vibrant original oil on canvas painting of a French swordsman in an interior. Very finely done with exacting detail. Circa 1880. Signed lower left “Jean Lamaire”. Conditi...

A Golden Dawn on the Maas In this refined marine painting, Arthur Joseph Meadows captures a tranquil sunrise on the river Maas just below the historic city of Dordrecht (“Dort”). The...

Hebe with Zeus mythological nude by Eduard Buchler 19th Century Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and his sister-wife Hera. Pindar in Nemean Ode 10 refers to her as the most beautiful of...

Georges Ferré (1853-1924) Portrait of a friend, 1886, signed, dated, and dedicated "à son ami P. Jallanchouze" on the uper right oil on wood panel 23.8 x 17.9 cm Framed : 37.5 x 32...

A finely detailed oil painting of a horse and French military rider with bugle by French artist Edouard Jean Baptiste Detaille (1848-1912). Detaille was born in Paris, France into a...

Charles Day Hunt From Nature, Adirondacks, circa 1880 Signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse Oil on canvas 10 x 8 inches Provenance Linda Peet, Glen Head, New York C...

Emile Auguste Wery (1868-1935) Au lit, 1889 oil on canvas 32 x 40 cm 43.5 x 52 cm with frame Signed 'E. Wery', dated and dedicated lower right: 'A l'ami Émile Bernard, souvenir affec...