michael barnfather

Herefordshire Farm

1968

A beautiful and large Impressionist Oil painting of Lake Como in Italy. Inspired by recent commissions for the Lake District in the UK, Rene has approached this Oil in much the same way, the focus is on the swirling low mist which appears to be floating just above the water and of course the iconic building in the background. Villa Balbianello is one of the most famous landmarks in the Italian Lakes and is renowned for its beauty. Much of Rene's recent work has been whilst on location in Italy where he spends much of his time, he starts with a series of small pencil sketches...

"Harbour at Night" Oil on Canvas, Signed and Framed. Rodney Charman is a British Painter who specialised in marine scenes. He first began painting at ...

"Washerwomen on the River Paillon, Nice in France" Oil on Canvas on original stretchers, Signed and Framed in handmade gilt and painted frame. Another splendid impressionist pain...

Herbert St John Jones, British artist, 1872-1939. Born in 1872 in Shrewsbury, St John Jones moved to Nantwich, Cheshire, as a young child, and lived ther...

oil on canvas, signed and framed. Another wonderful oil from Frits who paints in the traditional Dutch style. His work is in important collections all over the world. He has won awards for his marine paintings in particular from the mystic seaport...

William Norman Gaunt British (1918 - 2001) - Appleby Horse Fair Oil on Canvas, Signed and Framed (canvas size 20 by 28 inches) William Norman Gaunt was born in Leeds In 1918 and studied at Lancaster School of Art under Walter Bayes...

This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...

"Houses And River" Signed A. Huntington (English School) Oil on canvas Measures: Canvas - 60x110 cm (Gilt Wood Frame - 76x126 cm) Private collection. Framed

This very fine quality 19th century oil on canvas in dark brown wood frame with gold leaves details throughout is signed by Joseph Brunner (Vienna 1826-...

A luxuriant forest is the romantic and lyrical landscape where the dance of the nude nymphs takes place in this joyful 19th Century antique oil on canvas painting featuring a mythological scene. Dance of the Nymphs and Naiads is a myth inspired by the tales of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, a subject already much loved in the Renaissance period as an allegory of rebirth - as in one of the most famous paintings in the world the Spring by Sandro Botticelli- then reproduced throughout the neoclassicism by academic painters -due to the renewed interest in classical artworks following the discovery of archaeological sites- and taken up later, with ecological purposes and meanings, also by the Barbizon school and Impressionist artists. The present artwork – signed Vagner low left and datable to the second half of the 19th century - is closely inspired by an important work by the great Camille Corot, which is now housed at the Musée d'Orsay (Paris). This historical oil on canvas painting, featuring a joyful scene with the three graces and other dancing nymphs...

Everyday fishermen life is captured in this wonderful Italian impressionist late 19th century oil painting on thin board titled fishermen ashore. We love the neutral and natural colo...

Fascinating mythological story of Diana and Actaeon can be found in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Very important provenance from a royal collection. Fabulous finely carved gilt wood coeval frame . Giovanni Battista Viola...