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19th Century Oil - The Fortune Teller

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This evocative painting depicts a tender scene of maternal care, with a woman in elegant attire standing near three children huddled together. The composition is framed by a richly g...

A charismatic continental scene depicting two female figures in Medieval dress. The artist shows a mother and daughter in a dramatic exchange which appears to be the result of the mo...

A charming genre scene depicting a young man bidding farewell to his wife in a tavern. Next to him, two soldiers look on, amused at the apparent nerves of their latest recruit. Unsig...

A charming early 19th-century genre scene depicting figures having an altercation in a tavern interior. Unsigned. Presented in a wooden frame with a gilt-painted inner window. On can...

Herbert Ashwin Budd The Fortune Teller 1881-1950 Oil on canvas, signed 'H.A Budd' lower right Image size: 18 ½ x 14 ¾ inches (47 x 37.5cm) Original frame Rendered in an almost autumnal colour palette with Darnley Fine Art, Budd’s oil painting depicts a Romani Gypsy engaging in the practice of fortune-telling whilst an enraptured crowd watches on. Clasped in the fortune-teller’s hand is a crystal ball, whilst behind him is a wall on which a deck of cards is pinned. Crystallomancy and cartomancy are two ways in which fortunes have historically been told, and are two practices particularly associated with Roma communities.In communities where Romani people have historically been confined to the periphery, fortune-telling - or dukkering, as it is called in the Romani language - provided an opportunity to earn money whilst practicing their own culture. Budd was known for his paintings depicting scenes of life from London, so it is likely that the setting of this painting is an anonymous London street. It is easy to see a continuity between the performer depicted in this work from the early 20th century, and the variety of magicians and acrobats enticing crowds in today’s world. Herbert Ashwin Budd Herbert Ashwin Budd was born in Staffordshire in 1881. In his twenties, he was an apprentice lithographer at Allbut & Stanley, and was eventually elected a member of the Amalgamated Society of Lithographic Artists in 1901. Between 1903 and 1907, Budd studied at the Hanley School of Art before winning a scholarship to study at South Kensington’s Royal College of Art. Budd was an Associate of the Royal College of Arts and a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. His works were exhibited at the Royal Academy, the New English Art Club, and the Ipswich Art Club - he was also given an Honourable Mention at the 1927 Paris Salon. In the 1930s, he worked for London Transport and designed their travel posters, whilst also teaching at St Martin’s School of Art until 1949.Herbert Ashwin Budd passed away in 1950, leaving behind a wonderful artistic legacy with his striking oil paintings of London...

Charming 19th Century painting of two boys chatting while one enjoys a smoke & another sneaking up from behind to steal their basket of food. No visible signature

Beautiful 19th century oil on canvas. Probably European but not sure. I do not see a signature. Housed in lovely burl wood frame which measures 30 1/4 inches wide by 22 1/2 high. Pai...

A Visit To The Fortune Teller, 19th Century ERNEST GUSTAVE GIRARDOT (FRENCH, 1840-1904) Large 19th Century French interior of two wealthy young women visiting a fortune teller, oil...