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Period: Late 19th Century
Antique Italian Female Portrait Oil Painting 1890
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3289 Oil on canvas applied to a board
Set in a gilt wood frame.Signed by H.K. Mann Image size 19 H x 15 .Wear on canvas
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Courtship", Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Sapnish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ
Spanish, 1857 - 1930
COURTSHIP
signed "Alonso Pérez" (lower left)
oil on canvas
23 x 12-1/8 inches (58 x 30.7 cm.)
framed: 28...
Category
Romantic Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique British Marine Oil Painting Tantallon Castle Scotland Coastal Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tantallon Castle, Scotland *see notes below
by William Anslow Thornely (British, 1847-1907)
signed oil painting on panel, framed
framed: 14.5 x 18.5 inches
panel: 8 x 12 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: overall very good condition
William Anslow Thornley (1847–1907) was a British maritime and landscape painter known for his atmospheric seascapes and coastal scenes. He worked primarily in oils and watercolors, often depicting harbors, ships, and the changing moods of the sea. Thornley was skilled at capturing the effects of light and weather, particularly in twilight and moonlit settings, which added a romantic and serene quality to his works.
Although not much is widely known about his personal life, Thornley's style reflects the influence of British Romanticism and the Victorian...
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Mythological Motifs - Oil Painting - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life with Mythological Motivs is an original artowork realized by European Master in the Late 19th Century.
Mixed colored oil on Canvas
Includes a coeval wooden frame.
Category
Modern Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lavenders on the Edge of the River
Located in Pasadena, CA
Beveled wood painting depicting a landscape of river banks with lavandieres by a painter from Spain.
He works in Paris and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français
Very good co...
Category
Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
KPM Porcelain Tile Female Portrait Signed Wagner - 19th Century
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautifully Painted Porcelain tile signed “Wagner” lower right.
The work rests in an ornate gilded frame with a rose-colored velvet liner.
The work is in mint condition with no repai...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ceramic
Surprised by the Hero
By Howard Pyle
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1886
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions: 14.00" x 17.00"
Signature: Signed at Bottom Right Corner
Wide Awake Magazine, Oct., 1886.
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Halmstad Harbour Seen From the North, 1889
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting "Halmstad Harbour Seen From the North" by Oscar Ohlson is a captivating snapshot of daily life and historical architecture, frozen in time from the year 1889. With a meticulous eye for detail, Ohlson has rendered approximately 25 boats in the harbor, each brimming with the quiet bustle of daily chores. The painting invites viewers to step into a moment where people converse, work, and seek respite from the sun under shared umbrellas, while wisps of smoke subtly rise from several boats, suggesting the presence of life and activity beyond the canvas.
In this vibrant scene, a man carries a sack, perhaps fresh merchandise from one of the docked vessels, while others engage in conversation, highlighting the social tapestry of the harbor. Ohlson's masterful use of light reflects on the water, creating a shimmering path that leads the eye to the majestic Halmstad Castle, which adorns the right side of the painting. This historic building, beautifully situated by the Nissan river and not far from the sea, is a testament to Halmstad's past as a Danish territory. Constructed in the early 17th century during the reign of King Christian IV, the castle stands as a reminder of the town's rich history and cultural heritage.
The first building to the right, once part of this historic tableau, has been removed to accommodate modern necessities, replaced by a road that now runs through its former site. This juxtaposition of past and present is a poignant commentary on the evolution of cities and the sacrifices made in the name of progress.
Halmstad itself, a town that straddles the Nissan river, retains much of its early 20th-century character in its city core. Low brick and half-timbered houses, some dating back to the 17th century, dot the landscape. The town center on the west side of Nissan is bordered by remnants of early 17th-century fortifications, including the 1600s castle, Norre Port from 1601, and King Charles XI's path along the old fortress wall. At the heart of the town is Stora Torg with Carl Milles' Europa and the Bull fountain from 1926, and the town hall built in 1938. The city layout, influenced by Renaissance planning, converges at Stora Torg, which is also home to the town's sole medieval building, the brick hall church of St. Nikolai from the 14th century.
Oscar Ohlson (1847-1912), a native of Linneryd, Småland, was a multifaceted individual. Beginning his career with a legal degree from Uppsala University in 1870, Ohlson's passion for the arts led him to pursue music studies before dedicating himself to art under the guidance of Alfred Wahlberg...
Category
Realist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunrise Over A Fishing Port French Impressionist Art Nouveau period oil
Located in Norwich, GB
The 1903 painting by Henri Louis Ottmann (1877-1927) which is in the Musée d'Orsay depicts vast train station with all its dynamism. Our painting, created three years earlier, shows ...
Category
Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian English Dog Painting Oil on Canvas Head Portrait of Terrier
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Head Portrait of a Terrier Dog
by W. Mitchell (English, late 19th Century)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 12 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and ...
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Reading Room
By Howard Pyle
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date; 1890
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions: 14.00" x 20.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Harper’s Magazine May 1890
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Military on Horseback
By Jules Delaunay
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1893
Medium: Oil on Panel
Dimensions: 14.50" x 21.00"
Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right: J. Delaunay. 1893
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Carriage Ride by The River", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Francisco Miralles
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO MIRALLES Y GALUP
Spanish, 1848- 1901
CARRIAGE RIDE BY THE RIVER
signed and dated "F. Miralles, 1881" (lower left)
oil on canvas
12-3/4 X 1...
Category
Realist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Sketch for the Painting "Gustavus II Adolphus before the Battle of Lützen"
Located in Stockholm, SE
This is an oil sketch for the famous painting "Gustavus II Adolphus before the Battle of Lützen" today in the Göteborgs Konstmuseum's collection.
There is something special with an ...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of Soldier with His Horse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming, signed and dated 1883, oil on canvas painting of a soldier and his horse in period gilt-wood frame.
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Glen Cloy Arran - Scottish Victorian art Landscape oil painting man and dog
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Madonna', Paris Universal Exposition, Danish Academy Fine Arts, Palestine, Rome
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Inscribed, verso, with artist's name, Axel Helsted (Danish, 1847-1907) and painted circa 1895. Additionally titled, verso, 'Madonna'. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
...
Category
Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
"Washerwomen", 19th Century Spanish School Oil on Canvas of Washerwomen at Work
Located in Madrid, ES
SPANISH SCHOOL, 19th CENTURY
ARTIST UNKNOWN
oil on canvas
10-1/2 x 7-5/8 inches (26.5 x 19.3 cm.)
framed: 15-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches (39 x 31.5 cm.)
PROVENANCE
Spanish Collector, Madrid...
Category
Romantic Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Antique British River landscapes, with waterfalls, mountains and trees
Located in Woodbury, CT
A pair of Victorian English oils on canvas, North Wales river landscape scenes.
Walter Williams (1835-1906) was an English landscape painter who was active in the late 19th century....
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Girl with Flowered Hat with Impressive Sfumato Technic by Leon Richet
By Leon Richet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Introducing a stunning portrait by renowned French artist Léon Richet (1847-1907), depicting a young girl adorned with a beautiful floral wreath and a hat perched atop her head. This...
Category
Barbizon School Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th Century Italian Miniature Painting The Madonna & Child, Signed original
By J. Canava
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna & Child
by J. Canava, Italian late 19th century
miniature painting on ceramic, framed within velvet inset and frame
image measures 3.2...
Category
Renaissance Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Óleo sobre tabla - Pareja conversando
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior
El estado de la obra es bueno
Se presenta enmarcada la obra
Medidas de la obra: 22 cm. altura x 10 cm. ancho
Medidas de la obra enmarcada: 31 cm. altura x 19 cm. ancho
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Biografía del artista (Valencia, 1842-Madrid, 1920)
Pintor español. Estudió en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia, en el taller de Rafael Montesinos y en la Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando de Madrid. En 1864 obtuvo una mención honorífica especial en la Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes por el cuadro Los moriscos valencianos pidiendo protección al beato Juan de Ribera. En 1866 fue galardonado con tercera medalla en la Exposición Nacional por el cuadro Un lance en el siglo XVII, y al año siguiente con medalla de oro por la misma obra en la Regional valenciana, lo que le proporcionó una pensión a Roma en 1868. El año anterior había pintado Interior del estudio de Muñoz Degrain en Valencia, que atesora el Museo del Prado, en el que el pintor se retrata recostado en un sofá. En Roma acudió al taller de Eduardo Rosales...
Category
Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English village scene with cottages, horses landscape and people
Located in Woodbury, CT
Georgine Lara
English Village landscape
A painting by Georgina Lara depicting a 19th-century English village scene offers a charming and evocat...
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Oil on Canvas, A. C. DOUGLAS HAMILTON, "Portrait of a Lady"
Located in Mere, GB
A. C. DOUGLAS HAMILTON, 1918 - 2001
Studied at the Lancaster School of Art under Walter Bayes and won his National Diploma in 1949.
Original oil on canvas,
18.5 x 25.5 inches,
Fra...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Belgian Realist Oil Painting - Young Lady Saying Grace at Supper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Alfred Verstraeten (1858-1936) Belgian, signed
Title: Giving Thanks
Medium: oil painting, on canvas, unframed.
Size: painting: 21.5”...
Category
Realist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Signed Oil Tavern Cook Plucking Bird Flirting with Cavalier, Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, indistinctly signed/ inscribed
dated 1890's
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 23 x 30 inches
canvas: 15 x 22 inches
provenance: private collection, France
the painting is ...
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
S.J.H - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, The Strand Quay, Rye
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric oil landscape depicting sunset over the Strand Quay at Rye. Well presented in a heavy gilt frame and slip, with egg and dart running pattern to the inner window and la...
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Capuchin monk in his garden
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
116 x 140 x 6 cm
Category
Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gathering wild red poppies: woman in a poppy field French Impressionist painting
By Stephen Jacob
Located in Norwich, GB
One of my customers told me about a picture he bought from me that he "felt as if he had always known it... a painting that feels like returning home". For me, this present oil by St...
Category
Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Bonnet with Basket Roses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Picking Roses
French School, late 19th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 22 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound condition
Category
Romantic Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Naturalistic Continental painter - 19th century landscape painting - Countryside
Located in Varmo, IT
Continental painter (19th century) - Landscape with flock at sunset.
61 x 81 cm without frame, 78 x 97 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a wooden frame and gilded p...
Category
Realist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique English Victorian Harvest time river landscape, with figures and dog
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding Late Victorian English river harvest landscape.
John Horace Hooper lived in London. Landscape painter. English School. A prolific artist evidenced by the frequent appea...
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
VICTORIAN SIGNED OIL PAINTING - WHITBY FISHERMEN STANDING ON EAST PIER HARBOUR
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Charles E Flowerdew (British exh.1885), signed & dated 1903.
Title: Whitby Fishermen standing on the East Pier harbour
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed.
Size...
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Deux vieillards aux chatons - Impressionist Figurative Oil by J F Raffaelli
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in interior oil on panel by French impressionist painter Jean-Francois Raffaelli. The piece depicts two old men seated in an interior. One is reading his paper as the other naps and there are several kittens on the floor. Painted in the artist's distinctive style.
Signature:
Signed lower left
Dimensions:
Framed: 9.5"x8"
Unframed: 5.5"x4"
Provenance:
Brame & Lorenceau have confirmed the authenticity of this work and it will be included in the digital catalogue raisonne of the painter which is under preparation
A certificate of authenticity fromBrame & Lorenceau accompanies this painting
Private collection - United States
Original artists label verso
Jean-François Raffaëlli's father was a failed Italian businessman and Raffaëlli himself was, among other things, a church chorister, actor and theatre singer. He then studied under Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He travelled to Italy, Spain and Algeria and on his return to France settled in Asnières.
In 1876, on a trip to Brittany, he first saw the potential of realist subject matter, if treated seriously. He became involved in meetings of artists at the Café Guerbois, where the Impressionist painters used to gather. As a result, Degas, contrary to the advice of the group, introduced Raffaëlli to the Impressionist exhibitions - according to one uncertain source as early as the very first exhibition, at the home of Nadar, and certainly to those of 1880 and 1881.
In 1904, Raffaëlli founded the Society for Original Colour Engraving. He first exhibited at the Salon de Paris in 1870 and continued to exhibit there until he joined the Salon des Artistes Français in 1881, where he earned a commendation in 1885, was made Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1889 and in the same year was awarded a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle. In 1906 he was made Officier of the Légion d'Honneur. He was also a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. In 1884, a private exhibition of his work cemented his reputation.
He contributed to several newspapers such as The Black Cat (Le Chat Noir) in 1885 and The French Mail (Le Courrier Français) in 1886 and 1887. He published a collection entitled Parisian Characters, which captured his favourite themes of the street, the neighbourhood and local people going about their lives. In 1880 he participated, with Forain, on the illustration of Joris Karl Huysmans' Parisian Sketches (Croquis Parisiens). He also illustrated Huysman's Works. As well as working as an illustrator, he also made etchings and coloured dry-points.
His early attempts at painting were genre scenes, but once he was settled in Asnières he started to paint picturesque views of Parisian suburbs. From 1879 onwards, his subject matter drew on the lives of local people. These popular themes, which he treated with humanity and a social conscience, brought him to the attention of the social realist writers of the time such as Émile Zola. In addition to his realist style, Raffaëlli's dark palette, which ran contrary to the Impressionist aesthethic, helped to explain the opposition of those painters to his participation in their exhibitions. More concerned with drawing than colour, he used black and white for most of his paintings. Towards the end of his life, he lightened his palette, but without adopting any other principles of the Impressionist technique.
After painting several portraits, including Edmond de Goncourt and Georges Clémenceau, he returned to genre painting, particularly scenes of bourgeois life. Later in his career, he painted mainly Breton-inspired sailors and views of Venice. His views of the Paris slums and the fortifications, sites which have almost completely disappeared, went some way towards establishing a genre in themselves and perpetuated the memory of the area: The Slums, Rag-and-Bone Man, Vagabond, Sandpit, In St-Denis, Area of Fortifications. His realistic and witty portrayal of typical Parisian townscapes accounts for his enduring appeal.
Born in Paris, he was of Tuscan descent through his paternal grandparents. He showed an interest in music and theatre before becoming a painter in 1870. One of his landscape paintings was accepted for exhibition at the Salon in that same year. In October 1871 he began three months of study under Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; he had no other formal training.
Raffaëlli produced primarily costume pictures until 1876, when he began to depict the people of his time—particularly peasants, workers, and ragpickers seen in the suburbs of Paris—in a realistic style. His new work was championed by influential critics such as J.-K. Huysmans, as well as by Edgar Degas.
The ragpicker became for Raffaëlli a symbol of the alienation of the individual in modern society. Art historian Barbara S. Fields has written of Raffaëlli's interest in the positivist philosophy of Hippolyte-Adolphe Taine, which led him to articulate a theory of realism that he christened caractérisme. He hoped to set himself apart from those unthinking, so-called realist artists whose art provided the viewer with only a literal depiction of nature. His careful observation of man in his milieu paralleled the anti-aesthetic, anti-romantic approach of the literary Naturalists, such as Zola and Huysmans.
Degas invited Raffaëlli to participate in the Impressionist exhibitions of 1880 and 1881, an action that bitterly divided the group; not only was Raffaëlli not an Impressionist, but he threatened to dominate the 1880 exhibition with his outsized display of 37 works. Monet, resentful of Degas's insistence on expanding the Impressionist exhibitions by including several realists, chose not to exhibit, complaining, "The little chapel has become a commonplace school which opens its doors to the first dauber to come along."An example of Raffaëlli's work from this period is Les buveurs d'absinthe (1881, in the California Palace of Legion of Honor Art Museum in San Francisco). Originally titled Les déclassés, the painting was widely praised at the 1881 exhibit.
After winning the Légion d'honneur in 1889, Raffaëlli shifted his attention from the suburbs of Paris to city itself, and the street scenes that resulted were well received by the public and the critics. He made a number of sculptures, but these are known today only through photographs.[2] His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. In the later years of his life, he concentrated on color printmaking. Raffaëlli died in Paris on February 11, 1924
Museum and Gallery Holdings:
Béziers: Peasants Going to Town
Bordeaux: Bohemians at a Café
Boston: Notre-Dame; Return from the Market
Brussels: Chevet of Notre-Dame; pastel
Bucharest (Muz. National de Arta al României): Market at Antibes; Pied-à-terre
Copenhagen: Fishermen on the Beach
Douai: Return from the Market; Blacksmiths
Liège: Absinthe Drinker...
Category
Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mountainous Landscape Loch Maree Scotland with Boats Serene Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Loch Maree, Scotland
By Alex Fraser, Scottish School, late 19th century
inscribed verso
Oil on board, framed
Framed: 10 x 19 inches
Board: 8.5 x 17 inches
Provenance: Private collect...
Category
Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Japanese Girl Promenading
Located in New York, NY
Harry Humphrey Moore led a cosmopolitan lifestyle, dividing his time between Europe, New York City, and California. This globe-trotting painter was also active in Morocco, and most importantly, he was among the first generation of American artists to live and work in Japan, where he depicted temples, tombs, gardens, merchants, children, and Geisha girls. Praised by fellow painters such as Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, and Jean-Léon Gérôme, Moore’s fame was attributed to his exotic subject matter, as well as to the “brilliant coloring, delicate brush work [sic] and the always present depth of feeling” that characterized his work (Eugene A. Hajdel, Harry H. Moore, American 19th Century: Collection of Information on Harry Humphrey Moore, 19th Century Artist, Based on His Scrap Book and Other Data [Jersey City, New Jersey: privately published, 1950], p. 8).
Born in New York City, Moore was the son of Captain George Humphrey, an affluent shipbuilder, and a descendant of the English painter, Ozias Humphrey (1742–1810). He became deaf at age three, and later went to special schools where he learned lip-reading and sign language. After developing an interest in art as a young boy, Moore studied painting with the portraitist Samuel Waugh in Philadelphia, where he met and became friendly with Eakins. He also received instruction from the painter Louis Bail in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1864, Moore attended classes at the Mark Hopkins Institute in San Francisco, and until 1907, he would visit the “City by the Bay” regularly.
In 1865, Moore went to Europe, spending time in Munich before traveling to Paris, where, in October 1866, he resumed his formal training in Gérôme’s atelier, drawing inspiration from his teacher’s emphasis on authentic detail and his taste for picturesque genre subjects. There, Moore worked alongside Eakins, who had mastered sign language in order to communicate with his friend. In March 1867, Moore enrolled at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, honing his drawing skills under the tutelage of Adolphe Yvon, among other leading French painters.
In December 1869, Moore traveled around Spain with Eakins and the Philadelphia engraver, William Sartain. In 1870, he went to Madrid, where he met the Spanish painters Mariano Fortuny and Martin Rico y Ortega. When Eakins and Sartain returned to Paris, Moore remained in Spain, painting depictions of Moorish life in cities such as Segovia and Granada and fraternizing with upper-crust society. In 1872, he married Isabella de Cistue, the well-connected daughter of Colonel Cistue of Saragossa, who was related to the Queen of Spain. For the next two-and-a-half years, the couple lived in Morocco, where Moore painted portraits, interiors, and streetscapes, often accompanied by an armed guard (courtesy of the Grand Sharif) when painting outdoors. (For this aspect of Moore’s oeuvre, see Gerald M. Ackerman, American Orientalists [Courbevoie, France: ACR Édition, 1994], pp. 135–39.) In 1873, he went to Rome, spending two years studying with Fortuny, whose lively technique, bright palette, and penchant for small-format genre scenes made a lasting impression on him. By this point in his career, Moore had emerged as a “rapid workman” who could “finish a picture of given size and containing a given subject quicker than most painters whose style is more simple and less exacting” (New York Times, as quoted in Hajdel, p. 23).
In 1874, Moore settled in New York City, maintaining a studio on East 14th Street, where he would remain until 1880. During these years, he participated intermittently in the annuals of the National Academy of Design in New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, exhibiting Moorish subjects and views of Spain. A well-known figure in Bay Area art circles, Moore had a one-man show at the Snow & May Gallery in San Francisco in 1877, and a solo exhibition at the Bohemian Club, also in San Francisco, in 1880. Indeed, Moore fraternized with many members of the city’s cultural elite, including Katherine Birdsall Johnson (1834–1893), a philanthropist and art collector who owned The Captive (current location unknown), one of his Orientalist subjects. (Johnson’s ownership of The Captive was reported in L. K., “A Popular Paris Artist,” New York Times, July 23, 1893.) According to one contemporary account, Johnson invited Moore and his wife to accompany her on a trip to Japan in 1880 and they readily accepted. (For Johnson’s connection to Moore’s visit to Japan, see Emma Willard and Her Pupils; or, Fifty Years of Troy Female Seminary [New York: Mrs. Russell Sage, 1898]. Johnson’s bond with the Moores was obviously strong, evidenced by the fact that she left them $25,000.00 in her will, which was published in the San Francisco Call on December 10, 1893.) That Moore would be receptive to making the arduous voyage across the Pacific is understandable in view of his penchant for foreign motifs. Having opened its doors to trade with the West in 1854, and in the wake of Japan’s presence at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, American artists were becoming increasingly fascinated by what one commentator referred to as that “ideal dreamland of the poet” (L. K., “A Popular Paris Artist”).
Moore, who was in Japan during 1880–81, became one of the first American artists to travel to the “land of the rising sun,” preceded only by the illustrator, William Heime, who went there in 1851 in conjunction with the Japanese expedition of Commodore Matthew C. Perry; Edward Kern, a topographical artist and explorer who mapped the Japanese coast in 1855; and the Boston landscapist, Winckleworth Allan Gay, a resident of Japan from 1877 to 1880. More specifically, as William H. Gerdts has pointed out, Moore was the “first American painter to seriously address the appearance and mores of the Japanese people” (William H. Gerdts, American Artists in Japan, 1859–1925, exhib. cat. [New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 1996], p. 5).
During his sojourn in Japan, Moore spent time in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Nikko, and Osaka, carefully observing the local citizenry, their manners and mode of dress, and the country’s distinctive architecture. Working on easily portable panels, he created about sixty scenes of daily life, among them this sparkling portrayal of a young woman dressed in a traditional kimono and carrying a baby on her back, a paper parasol...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
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Oil, Wood Panel
John Scott British Artist Oil on Board, Young Seamstress
By John Scott
Located in Phoenix, AZ
John Scott (1850-1918) British figure and genre painter. Oil on board in good condition, framed under glass.
Measures: 12 7/8" H x 9 5/8" W. Frame: 19" H x 15 1/2" W. Original frame,...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
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Paint
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) Mother and daughter at a fountain, signed oil painting
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920)
Mother and daughter at a fountain
Signed on the lower left
Oil on canvas transfered on cardboard
25.5 x 34 cm
In good condition
In a modern frame : 44 x 52 ...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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By William Henry Williamson (1820-1883)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Off the Harbour
by William Henry Williamson (British 1820-1883)
signed and dated 1874
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 12 x 18 inches
fr...
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Canvas, Oil
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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English school (late 19th/ early 20th century)
A river scene with figure in a punt,
oil painting on board: 11.5 x 17 inches
framed: 18 x 25 inches
condition: very good and presentabl...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
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Oil
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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mountain Landscape, Betws-y-Coed Wales
by Thomas Morris Ash (British 1851-1935)
signed and inscribed verso
Oil painting on board, framed
Framed: 14 x 19 inches
Board: 10.5 x 15.5 inc...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
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Oil
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Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
William Arthur Breakspeare.
English ( b.1855 - d.1914 ).
A Rendezvous In The Park In The Autumn Fall.
Oil On Panel.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size 12.6 inches x 7.3 inches ( 32cm x 1...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
19th century French or Basque 'Young Lovers', a Courting Couple in a landscape
By Maxime Dastugue
Located in Woodbury, CT
Stunning oil on canvas, scene of two young courting lovers in an extensive landscape.
A French painter from the middle to late 19th century. Dastugue was a portrait and genre painter...
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Naturalistic Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pilgrims Fairwell
By Frank T. Marrill
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1880
Medium: Oil on Board
Dimensions: 18.20" x 24.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
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Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique British Oil Painting Sunset Woodland Pathway Man Returning Home, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Close of Day
British School, late 19th century
signed, 'Harvey'
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 19 x 27 inches
canvas: 16 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
co...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Located in Woodbury, CT
Early 20th Century English Autumn river landscape with a Norman Church.
Abraham Hulk Junior was born in the Netherlands in 1851 to renowned Dutch ...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Walk in the Park, Alfred Martin, Luik 1888 – 1950 Stavelot, Belgian Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
A Walk in the Park
Martin Alfred
Luik 1888 – 1950 Stavelot
Belgian Painter
Signature: Signed bottom right
Medium: Pastel on board
Dimensions: Image size 34 x 50 cm, frame size 45,5...
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Pointillist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique French Women Wispering to Each Other
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5071 Antique French oil painting set in a ornate gilt frame
Image size 10x7.5"
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Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920) La Ferme du Pré, Oil on canvas
By Paul Lecomte
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Lecomte (1842-1920)
La Ferme du Pré
Oil on canvas
signed on the lower right
38 x 55 cm
Framed : 49 x 66.5 cm
In good condition: a small repair visible on the reverse (see pictu...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life - Oil Painting by Edward Ladell - 1870 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a superb original oil painting on panel, realized around 1870 by the British artist Edward Ladell (1821-1886), the best known English still-life artist.
The artwork r...
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Modern Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
19th century Dutch figures by boats on a canal or river in a Summer landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Raymond Dommersen was a painter of genre and landscapes in and around Scotland and Northern England. His works are widely exhibited throughout the European and North American...
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Victorian Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Everyday Life Scene From Sevilla, 1893, Watercolor by Allan Österlind
Located in Stockholm, SE
Allan Österlind, a Swedish artist who became a well known figure in French art circles, beautifully captures the essence of Andalusian culture in his 1893 watercolor painting, "Sevil...
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Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn" Eastman Johnson, Prominent Gentleman Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Eastman Johnson
John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn, 1883
Initialed and dated lower left
Oil on canvas
28 x 18 inches
For many years the foremost genre painter in the United States, Eas...
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Academic Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Motif From Långälven in Värmland, Sweden.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This enchanting Swedish painting, dated circa 1890, is believed to depict the tranquil waters of Långälven in Värmland, a testament to Ohlson's prowess in capturing the essence of the Swedish countryside.
The scene is a gentle narrative, where we witness a family moment frozen in time. Parents stand by their daughter on a wooden dock, poised to embark on a journey across the reflective waters. The young girl, dressed in period attire, appears eager and curious, a universal symbol of youth's anticipation for adventure. Her parents, dressed in the fashion of the late 19th century, exude a sense of calm and assurance.
Ohlson's brushwork brings the scene to life with a delicate interplay of light and shadow, mirroring the cloud-speckled sky on the lake's surface. The background is dotted with other vessels, suggesting the shared pleasure of the day's end on the water.
Oscar Ohlson (1847–1912), born in Linneryd, Småland, and later settling in Borås, was a multifaceted artist who, after pursuing law, found his true calling in the arts. A student of Alfred Wahlberg...
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Realist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bord de mer animé
Located in Columbia, MO
Eugène-François Deshayes (1808–1875) was a French artist known for his landscape and marine paintings. He was born in Paris and initially trained as a lawyer, but his passion for art...
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Post-Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
“The Swordsman”
Located in Southampton, NY
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...
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Academic Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flower Garden
By Ramon Chirinos
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Flower garden with children.
Ramon Chirinos Venezuelan was born in 1950.
Painter and draftsman. He studied drawing and painting with Professor Andrés Guzmán. In the mid-seventies, he obtained the title of professor of physics at the Pedagogical Institute of Barquisimeto, a profession he held for a time until he decided to dedicate himself completely to art. In its beginnings, its pictorial theme shows a deep interest in landscaping and traditional scenes such as cockfights, processions of the Divina Pastora...
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Impressionist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
When I Was A Boy Framed Upper Class Country Pursuits And Interior Oil Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
John Arthur Lomax.
English ( b.1857 - d.1923 ).
When I Was A Boy.
Oil On Panel.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size 9.5 inches x 11.4 inches ( 24cm x 29cm ).
Frame size 17.3 inches x 1...
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Realist Late 19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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