Joseph Paulman

Extensive English River Landscape

1890

John Stewart was a Scottish painter of rustic subjects and landscapes. HE exhibited 20 works at the Suffolk Street Exhibition location in London and 4 wor...

English School Farmyard Scene with Horses and Goat Oil on panel, unsigned The Circle of John Frederick Herring Sr. Circa 1880 Presented in a later gilt and painted frame This finely rendered 19th-century English farmyard scene captures the quiet dignity of rural life, with a group of three horses—white, chestnut, and black—gathered beneath a tree in the warm light of late afternoon. A small goat stands to one side near a rustic stable, adding a note of charming domesticity to the composition. The surrounding landscape, with its distant hills and careful play of shadow and cloud, speaks to the artist’s sensitivity to atmosphere and detail. Though unsigned, the painting is executed in a manner closely aligned with the work of John Frederick Herring Senior, one of Britain’s most celebrated animal painters of the Victorian era. The careful modelling of the horses, their distinctive postures and anatomy, and the tranquil farm setting are all hallmarks of Herring’s influence. Painted in oils on a wooden panel, the surface retains a fine, even gloss and a warm palette typical of the period. The composition is both balanced and lyrical: the interplay of form and gesture among the animals invites the viewer into a moment of repose between work and activity, emblematic of Victorian ideals of harmony between man, beast, and the land. A delightful example of 19th-century English rural painting...

F. Walters (British, 19th Century) Cottage Landscape with Figures and Pond Oil on canvas, signed lower left English School, circa 1880 Presented in an ornate 19th-century carved and gilded frame This serene and expansive rural landscape by 19th-century British artist F. Walters captures the gentle charm of the English country...

J. Heal The Pool of London on the Thames, oil on canvas, circa 1890 This finely detailed oil on canvas by J. Heal, painted circa 1890, captures the industrious grandeur of the Pool ...

Charles Towne (1763-1840) Riders and dogs on a country path Oil on canvas 28 5/8 x 36 1/8 in 72.6 x 91.8 cm Provenance With Thomas McLean, London; With Arthur Ackermann & Sons, Lond...

Charles Towne (1763-1840) London : A distant view of the city from the south with a herdsman and cattle in the foreground Oil on canvas laid on panel Canvas Size - 14 1/2 x 19 in Fra...

Charles Towne (1763-1840) A wooded landscape with a traveller on a path Signed "By CT" lower left Oil on canvas 23 1/8 x 19 1/2 in Provenance Private Collection, West Sussex Charle...

John Willes Johnson (1793-1863) Boates moored, with tide going out Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1830 lower right Canvas Size - 15 x 15 in Framed Size - 16 x 18 1/2 in John Samuel...