1880s Landscape Paintings

Frederick Hatfield Clark (American, 1862-1947), Autumn Landscape Scene, Oil on Canvas, 1888, signed and dated lower center, unframed. 32" H x 44" W.

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...

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...

This charming Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted prolific exhibited British artist George William Mote. Mote was very fond of painting landscapes in Surrey and this is a pa...

An English river landscape with Swans, boats, barges on the banks of the Thames. A very interesting river landscape composition of figures working on a boat, near a barge on the River Thames, London, circa 1885. Robert Hamilton...

Of Germanic descent, the painter Jean Krillé was born in 1923 in Switzerland. His father, writer and poet, oriented him towards art and culture. From the age of 16, he enrolled at th...

Work on paper mounted on cardboard

This lovely British Victorian Impressionist coastal landscape oil painting is by noted artist Robert Finlay McIntyre. Painted circa 1880 it is a view along the cliffs towards Cromer,...

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...

Signed lower right, 'D. Styles' for Darwin Styles (American, 1827-1909) and dated 1885. Portrait, animal, and landscape painter, Darwin Styles, was, by 1846, living and working in a...

Well painted English Victorian scene of two boats in a battle at night time, off the coast of England. Though signed little is known about the painter. The piece is typically English in its style and the scene looks like the coast of the South of England. The painting has a sort of folk art quality, which maybe why the artist is not a listed painter...

Paul-Louis MARTIN des AMOIGNES (Saint Benin d’Azy 1850 – Nevers 1925) The Bohemians Oil on panel H. 37 cm; W. 23 cm Monogrammed lower left "PLM" Circa 1886 Provenance: Private colle...

Paul ARMANDI (19th Century) Wood Landscapes by the river Oils on canvas in pair signed low right New golden frames Canvas : 65 X 40 cm Frame : 83 X 58 cm Paul ARMANDI is one of ...

Asa Coolidge Warren (1819 - 1904) Oil on Canvas Sight Size: 18x20 Overall frame size: 26x28 Signed and Dated left: 1884 Housed in original gold gilded frame Overall very good conditi...

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...

Artist: Frank Dicey (English, c. 1838-1888) Title: "Promenade en Bateau en Soirée (Evening Boat Ride)" *Signed by Dicey lower left Circa: 1880 Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas Framing: Recently framed within a black and gold Baroque style moulding with linen liner from Holland and and a gold filet Framed size: 24.75" x 30.75" Canvas size: 18.25" x 24.25" Condition: Relined. Minor craquelure. In excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Boston, MA. Biography: Frank Dicey (English, c. 1838-1888) was a figure painter born in London. He exhibited between 1880 and 1888 at the Royal Academy, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and Grosvenor Gallery in London, as well as at the Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Manchester City Art Gallery. Dicey also exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists, a society which nominated James Whistler its President in 1886. He was elected a member of The Arts Club in 1866 and a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1883. In 1874/1876, Dicey's name was included by James Whistler in a list which may have been a guest list for the private view of Whistler's Pall Mall exhibition of 1874, or a subscription list for Whistler's Venice etchings...

WILLIAM HENRY PIKE, 1846 - 1908 London painter of South-Welsh landscapes, he exhibited at the Royal Academy, Institute, Society and Hibernian Academy in Dublin. Both original on boa...

ANTHONY DAY, born 1922 A true painter of the Fens, he studied at the Cambridge School of Art and began showing locally at Kettles Yard and Heffers. He also exhibited at the Royal Aca...

James Edward Grace R.B.A. 1851 - 1908 Studied at the Liverpool Institute and Royal College of Art. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and Royal Society of British Artists, where he wa...

Charles Henry Miller (American, 1842-1922) Untitled (Cows and Trees), c, 1885 Oil on canvas 18 x 24 in. Signed lower left: Chas. H. Miller, N.A. Charles Henry Miller was a noted artist and painter of landscapes from Long Island, New York. The American poet Bayard Taylor called him, "The artistic discoverer of the little continent of Long Island." Miller was educated at Mount Washington Collegiate Institute, and graduated in medicine at the New York Homeopathic Institute in 1864. Before his graduation, he had occasionally painted pictures, and in 1860 he exhibited The Challenge Accepted at the National Academy of Design, in New York City. He lived in Queens at the summer estate, Queenslawn, originally purchased by his parents. He went abroad in 1864 and again in 1867, and was a pupil in the Bavarian Royal Academy at Munich under the instruction of Adolf Lier...

Charles Henry Miller (American, 1842-1922) Untitled (After Troyon), c, 1885 Oil on canvas 9 x 12 in. Framed: 14 x 17 x 3 1/2 in. Signed lower left, inscribed verso Charles Henry Miller was a noted artist and painter of landscapes from Long Island, New York. The American poet Bayard Taylor called him, "The artistic discoverer of the little continent of Long Island." Miller was educated at Mount Washington Collegiate Institute, and graduated in medicine at the New York Homeopathic Institute in 1864. Before his graduation, he had occasionally painted pictures, and in 1860 he exhibited The Challenge Accepted at the National Academy of Design, in New York City. He lived in Queens at the summer estate, Queenslawn, originally purchased by his parents. He went abroad in 1864 and again in 1867, and was a pupil in the Bavarian Royal Academy at Munich under the instruction of Adolf Lier...

Oils Pair, John Mulcaster Carrick. "At Combourg Brittany, Chateaubriand in the Distance" and "In the Market Place, Pontion, Brittany" John Mulcaster Carrick 1833 - 1896. Son of a mi...

Lucien Abrams (1870 - 1941) Image Size: 7 x 9 Frame Size: 12 x 14 Medium: Oil "In the Market Place" Algiers Signed on verso. Painted on chamfer...

SCHULTZ Adrien (1851-1931) The Four Seasons Four oils on wood signed low right and left Framed by Gault (Fbg St Honoré - Paris) Dimensions wood (each) : 63 X 27 cm Dimensions frame (each) : 75 X 38 cm SCHULTZ Adrien (1851 / 1931) French painter - Barbizon School The son of a Parisian bookseller-publisher, he began working in his father's company, while practicing drawing and painting, often on the banks of the Marne. Noted by landscape artist Louis Émile Dardoize, he continued his apprenticeship in his studio, then in that of painter Hector Hanoteau. He is very close to Narcisse Diaz de la Pena...

Louis-Alexandre CABIE (Dol-de-Bretagne 1853 - Bordeaux 1939) Landes in Pessac - Gironde Oil on panel H. 31 cm; L. 55 cm Signed lower right Louis Cabié, re...

Erland Oscar Otto Leonard Ohlsson, born September 19, 1847 in Linneryd, Småland, died May 22, 1912 in Borås, was a Swedish singing teacher and landscape painter. He was the son of bank teller Gustaf Mauritz Ohlsson and Carolina Wickström and married to Hanna Carlsson. After Ohlsson took the oath. degree in Uppsala in 1870, he switched to studying music. He then studied art with Alfred Wahlberg...

Artist: Henry Stannard, British (1844 - 1920) Title: Burning the Weeds Year: circa 1885 Medium: Watercolor on Board, signed Size: 9.5 in. x 13.5 in. (24...

Watercolor on paper, signed lower right Agustus Knoller and dated 1884. Inscribed on the reverse in pencil "This trotting came off Aug 15th 1884 at Belmont Park...

Alfred Godchaux (1835-1895) An accomplished painter, he was interested in depicting multiple Venetian scenes. He was influenced by the Impressionists a...

COUSIN Charles (1807-1887) Venice With Characters Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 65 X 54 cm Dim frame : 91 X 80 cm COUSIN Charles (1807-1887) French painter 19th century Portraits, Landscapes, Waterscapes He was a frequent of the Leon Bonnat...

MOSNY Henry (19th Century) Landscape of Mountains Oil on canvas signed below and dated 1882 Black and Golden wood Frame Dim canvas : 73 X 92 cm Dim Frame : 92 X 112 cm MOSNY Henry (...

Period yacht racing is a rare and desirable subject for marine paintings, and a 19th century work from Australia of this prime subject is among the rarest finds we may offer. The artist, Charles F. Gerrard, shows up in 1882 on the Sydney professional trade list as a painter, then as a marine artist and finally as simply 'artist'. He exhibits his first works with the Royal Art Society in Sydney in 1884, consisting of coastal scenes. He is extremely well received by his contemporaries according to newspaper reports. The recognizable features of "The Rocks", along the western shore of Sydney cove near the harbor bridge, stands forth as a superb background for the racing yachts. This historic location is the foundation of the British Australian empire, and today is the oldest preserved colonial district in the country, described as "Sydney's outdoor museum". Fine-lined cutter yachts compete over a sailing course, with two shown in great close detail while five more hold their positions in the regatta, as the rhythmic small swells are evidence the wind favors the leaders running on close reaches with the crossing tide. The crew and yachts are very much in the British formal yachting manner, with full uniforms and the plum-bow hulls. Note that there is one crew attired in red, possibly a naval marine team, and the sail steam ship anchored in the center flies the Australian Colonial...

Louis-Auguste AUGUIN Rochefort-sur-Mer 1824 - Bordeaux 1903 Charente landscape (near Bordeaux), sky study Around 1880-1890 Oil on canvas Signed in red lower right 35 x 45.5 cm A sm...

Follower of Emile Jean Horace Vernet (French, 1789–1863) Marine Harbour With Characters Oil on canvas signed low left - Signature to read Old frame gilded with leaves Size canvas : 4...

MOSNY Henry (19th Century) Landscape by the mountain Stream Oil on canvas signed below and dated 1882 Black and Golden wood Frame Dim canvas : 73 X 92 cm Dim Frame : 94 X 113 cm MOS...

PAIL Edouard (1851-1916) Landscape with pond and gooses. Oil on canvas signed lower left and dated 1884 Old frame gilded with leaf Frame size: 50 X 65 cm Dim frame: 70 X 85 cm. PAIL Edouard (1851-1916) School of Crozant - Post-Impressionist. French painter born in Corbigny, October 17, 1851 and died in Villeneuve-le-Roi on December 6, 1916. Student of local painter and engraver Hippolyte Lavoignat at the School of Fine Arts in Nevers. He exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1870, at the age of nineteen, two landscape paintings: Le Ruisseau de Varennes near Corbigny and Les Chaumes de Corbigny. In 1877, he became a professor at the School of Fine Arts in Nevers. Then he abandoned this position to join Paris in 1880. He then undertook trips to England, Egypt, Palestine and Algeria. He exhibits every year at the Paris Salon. In 1888, he was a member of the Salon des Artistes Français. He obtained a medal in 1893. In 1896, he was appointed Academy Officer. In 1903, he became an Officer of Public Instruction. In 1912, he exhibited at the Salon Le soir at Mont Sabot and in 1914 L'Éang aux bruyères. His favorite subjects are pastures and heather, backyards, shaded rivers, pink and misty panoramas. They are treated in clean tones and a palette dominated by greens and browns. Museums : Brest, Clamecy, Clermont-Ferrand, Nevers, Perpignan, Cannes. Bibliography : Bellier and Auvray, General Dictionary of Artists of the French School, Paris, Renouard, 1885. - E. Bénézit, Dictionary of painters, sculptors, designers and engravers, Paris, Grund - C. Rameix, L'École de Crozant: The painters of Creuse and Gargilesse. 1850-1950, - Marion Vidal...

GARAT Francis (1870 - NC) The Farm of The Donkey Oil on canvas signed and dated 1883 low right Frame guilded Size canvas : 50 X 76 cm - Size frame : 60 X 76 cm GARAT Francis (1870 -...

LEVIGNE Théodore (1848-1912) Landscape With Washerwoman Oil on canvas signed low right Old Frame regilded with leaves Dimensions canvas : 55 X 73 cm Dimensions frame : 70 X 85 cm LE...

Henri Duvieux French, 1855 – 1920 Vue De Venise Oil on canvas 15 ¾ in. by 25 ½ in. W/frame 25 ¾ by 35 ½ in. Signed lower right Henri Duvieux was an artist influenced by the intere...

CLARY Jean Eugène (1856-1930) Winter Landscape by the River Oil on canvas signed low right Frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 46 X 80 cm Dim frame : 68 X 103 cm CLARY Jean Eugèn...

George Inness (1825 - 1894) A Cloudy Day, 1886 Oil on canvas 25 x 30 inches Signed and dated lower center Provenance: The artist Estate of the above Fifth Avenue Galleries, New York, Executor's Sale of Paintings by the Late George Inness, N.A., February 12 - 14, 1895, Lot 132 Joseph H. Spafford, acquired from the above Mrs. Spafford, by bequest from the above Leroy Ireland, New York, 1951 Ernest Closuit, Fort Worth, Texas Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, circa 1960 Private Collection Shannon's Fine Art, American and European Fine Art Auction, October 27, 2016, Lot 42 Exhibited: New York, American Fine Arts Society, Exhibition of the Paintings Left by the Late George Inness, December 27, 1894, no. 90.  Literature: LeRoy Ireland, The Works of George Inness: An Illustrated Catalogue Raisonne, Austin, Texas, 1965, p. 336, no. 1324, illustrated. Michael Quick, "George Inness: A Catalogue Raisonne," Vol. II, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 2007, pp. 282-83, 311, no. 966, illustrated.  George Inness, one of America's foremost landscape painters of the late nineteenth century, was born in 1825 near Newburgh, New York. He spent most of his childhood in Newark, New Jersey. He was apprenticed to an engraving firm until 1843, when he studied art in New York with Regis Gignoux, a landscape painter from whom he learned the classical styles and techniques of the Old Masters. In 1851, sponsored by a patron, Inness made a fifteen-month trip to Italy. In 1853 he traveled to France, where he discovered Barbizon landscape painting, leading him to adopt a style that used looser, sketchier brushwork and more open compositions, emphasizing the expressive qualities of nature. After working in New York from 1854 to 1859, he moved to Medfield, Massachusetts, and four years later to New Jersey, where through a fellow painter he began to experiment with using glazes that would allow him to fill his compositions with subtle effects of light. Duncan Phillips remarked on Inness’s mellow light as a unifying force, saying, “…he was equipped to modernize the grand manner of Claude and to apply the methods of Barbizon to American subjects." At this time also, Inness developed an interest in the religious theories of Emanuel Swedenborg...

James Fairman "Sunset" c. 1880 Oil on Canvas Signed Lower Left Site: 32.5 x 29.5 inches Framed: 46 x 42 inches James Fairman worked as a landscape painter, critic, lecturer, musicia...