Lawrence Booker

Lawrence Booker - Framed Contemporary Oil, Quiet River

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A sunny depiction of snowy mountain peaks, viewed from the foothills. A small house can be seen in the foreground among pine trees and rocks. The artist has signed indistinctly to t...

An expansive contemporary oil landscape showing a rustic wheat field, cut down to the stubble. A dark treeline breaks the field away from the sky. The artist has signed to the lower ...

A charmingly quaint scene from the British countryside, showing a rustic village church with sheep grazing in the graveyard. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right corner...

A painting with impasto depicting a farm nestled in a valley among mountains. Presented in a distressed gilt-effect wooden frame. Signed to the lower-right edge. On board.

A striking panoramic view of the meandering River Durance as it winds its way through the Southern Alpine Parpaillon mountain pass. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right...

A large oil with impasto depicting the view across rooftops in a mountain village. Signed and dated to the lower-right corner. There is a label inscribed with the title on the verso....

A beautiful signed and dated 1928 French naïf oil on canvas depicting an unusual archery match. The two competitors appear to be aiming at a target which is directly above their head...

A beautiful 1925 post-impressionist oil on canvas depicting the banks of the river Seine in Paris, by Georges Pacouil. Excellent quality early work by this interesting French artist....

This charming oil on board by Lord Paul Ayshford Methuen RA depicts the Hotel d'Aligre at 30 Rue Damiette, Rouen in Normandy, France. The building, which is a 16th century mansion in the centre of the city, still exists today. The painting shows the back wing of the building with the access porch to the main courtyard. Please see final image for a present day view with the addition of windows in the roof. The work was most likely painted during or just after WW2, when Methuen was serving as a captain in the British Army. He wrote a book ''Normandy Diary'' recounting his experiences with the Procurement and Fine Art branch, which was set up to protect works of art during the invasion of the continent. A finely painted and atmospheric work which clearly shows the influence of Methuen's one time teacher Walter Sickert. Signed on the reverse and presented in a beautiful gilt frame. Artist: Lord Paul Ayshford Methuen RA (English, 1886-1974) Title: Hotel d'Aligre, Rouen Medium: Oil on board Size: 22 x 16.5 inches (56 x 42 cm) including the frame Lord Methuen (Paul Ayshford Methuen, 4th Baron), RA, RWS, PRWA (1886-1974) was a well known painter in oil, watercolour and pastel of landscapes, town scenes and figures subjects. Born at Corsham in Wiltshire he studied art under Sir Charles Holmes and later under Walter Sickert. He had his first one man show at the Warren Gallery in 1928 and later had several shows with The Leicester Galleries and Colnaghi's. He exhibited extensively at the major galleries, and was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy 1951, full RA 1959, member of the Royal Watercolour Society 1952, Royal Society of British Artists 1939, New English Art Club 1943, and President of the Royal West of England Academy. His work is represented in a number of major collections, including the Tate Gallery (five examples), the Victoria & Albert Museum, and several collections in the provinces. He lived in London and at the family home at Corsham Court in Wiltshire, where he established an influential art school in 1946. Further information The Hôtel d'Aligre is a private mansion located in Rouen , France. The first body of building on this location was called the Hôtel des Presses or Hôtel des Étuves , owned by the wealthy Dufour manufacturing family. Mentioned for the first time in 1446, it was rebuilt in the second half of the 16th century by Guillaume de Fieu. Guillaume Le Fieu (November 9, 1584) was treasurer-secretary to Catherine de Medici then receiver general of the Generality of Rouen and finally ordinary master of the Chamber of Accounts of Normandy. His daughter Marie married Pierre de Couldray, sieur de Féville, king's secretary. It was in this hotel that resided at the end of the 16th century Lord Clarendon, minister in exile of the King of England. The property then became the possession of the Dambrays, Sieurs de Montigny, then in 1729 to the Godefroy de Senneville...

A beautiful large 1950's French expressionist oil on canvas depicting locals taking an afternoon stroll, by Paris painter André Beaucé. Excellent quality ...

A beautiful c.1950 oil on board by French artist Lucien Potronat depicting a view of the Cote d'Azur / French Riviera from a balcony. Excellent quality...

A beautiful signed and dated 1966 cubist oil on board depicting the sun setting over a Spanish landscape, by Francisco Ramos. Excellent quality work wi...