1880s Paintings

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...

This late 19th-century maritime painting by George Stainton captures the dramatic return of a fishing boat to harbor, skillfully portraying the power of the sea and the resilience of...

Wonderful French period copy of the famous painting by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Detaille, which the original is now in a museum in Paris. This piece came from a private collection in New Jersey where it had been since it was purchased in France back in the 1950s. The previous owner was an Art dealer in NYC during the 1950s-70s and she kept some of her favorite paintings, this being one of them. The piece was re-framed in the 1990s In 35 years of dealing in paintings, I have never seen another example of this scene, it is very rare.! History of the scene: In the Siege of Hüningen (27 November 1796 – 1 February 1797), the Austrians captured the city from the French. Hüningen is in the present-day Department of Haut-Rhin, France. Its fortress lay approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of the Swiss city of Basel and .5 miles (0.80 km) north of the spot where the present-day borders of Germany, France, and Switzerland meet. During the time of this siege, the village was part of the Canton of Basel City and the fortress lay in an area contested between the German states and the First French Republic. The siege occurred within the French Revolutionary Wars during which Revolutionary France ranged...

Amédée Elié Servin — (1829-1884) : Children playing in a forest A nice and confidently painted scene of three children playing in the midst of a dark forest. Through clever use of colour and light and dark effects, Elié Servin creates a mysterious and fairytale-like scene in which all attention is drawn to the playing children. Amédée-Élie Servin (1829-1884) Servin Amédée-Élie was a French painter and engraver, founder of the artistic community of Villiers-sur-Morin. Servin was born to a tanner, who, disappointed by his son's failure in his studies, apprenticed him to an upholsterer where he learned to draw cartoons. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts and studied under the painter Michel Martin Drolling. At this school, he befriended students of his generation, such as Jean-Jacques Henner, Benjamin Ulmann and Paul Baudry...

Original oil on mahogany wooden panel of a young gypsy woman in a colorful headdress and costume. Signed middle right and dated 1885, Brussels. Original inscription paper label vers...

A stunning, showpiece example of William Henry Mander's painted in Rhys, North Wales. The size is unusual and perfect for a mantlepiece as a statement piece. Picture Size: 22 x 36" ...

Félix-Henri Giacomotti (1828-1909) Portrait of a Lady - Marie-Antoinette fashion in 1783. Signed low left Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 92,5 X 73,5 cm Dim Oval view : 86 ...

Herman Hyneman (1849-1907) Untitled, 1885 Oil on wood panel 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. Framed: 23 x 20 x 2 in. Signed lower left: H.N. Hyneman 85 The following is from Peter Jung who credits "a friend named Jeff Gold on Long Island." Herman N. Hyneman (1849 - 1907) was born in 1849 to one of the most prominent Jewish families in Philadelphia. Unlike most Jewish families of the time, his embraced and encouraged his artistic talent. In 1874, Hyneman followed his first cousin Moses Ezekiel, National Academy member, to Europe to study. They first went to Germany and then to France where Hyneman began eight years of study with Leon Bonnat, the French Master. In Paris, the twenty-five year old Hyneman resided in a studio building at 75 Boulevard Clichy, with expatriates Frederic Arthur Bridgeman, Charles Sprague Pearce, Milne Ramsey, and Edwin Blashfield. Hyneman was clearly exposed to the works of these more experienced artists, as well as that of Walter Gay. In 1879, one of Hyneman's genre paintings, entitled "Desdemona", was accepted into the Paris Salon. That painting received favorable reviews both in Europe, and later in Philadlephia where it was exhibited alongside the works of other Philadelphia Artists exhibiting at the Salon that included Thomas Eakins, Pearce, Edward May...

This exquisite oil on canvas from 1880 captures a vibrant summer landscape in the Alps. It presents a picturesque nook: a small watermill with a grassy roof sits by a quiet river, a ...

This impressive painting by Edward Moran does justice to the epic America’s Cup Challenge of 1885. Moran’s point of view captures the day’s enormity to the world’s yacht racers and designers. This account portrays PURITAN’s second and decisive victory of the match on the 40-mile course, 20 miles leeward from the Sandy Hook Lightship and back. PURITAN reached the line a scant 1 minute 38 seconds in front, the closest margin of victory to date. Well publicized and awaited on both sides of the Atlantic, the race held the public’s interest while knowledgeable yachtsmen waited to see if Boston’s Edward Burgess had innovated the centerboard sloop design to a degree capable of holding off the challenge of a true English cutter. GENESTA was designed by John Beavor-Webb, for her owner, Sir Richard Sutton...

Marti Alsina oil canvas signed Original Painting Ramón Martí Alsina, also Ramon Martí i Alsina (Barcelona, ​​​​August 10, 1826 - December 21, 1894), was a Spanish realism painter. S...

A splendid painting from the second half of the 19th century. Oil on board artwork, signed C. Huber on the lower left, attributed to the Austrian painter and graphic artist Carl Rudo...

LEVIGNE Théodore (1848-1912) "Genre scene in 18th century" Oil on canvas signed low right Old original frame Dim canvas : 72 X 100 cm Dim frame : 103 X 127 cm LEVIGNE Théodore (1848...

After the original by Henrika Langus (Slovenian, 1836-1876) and painted circa 1880. Unsigned. Framed dimensions: 17.25 x 1 x 15.5 inches. A charming and antique study of a young, f...

This charming British male portrait oil painting is of a gentleman in an iconic bowler hat. Painted circa 1880 it is a wonderful soft focus realistic image of a man in a suit with a wide pale blue tie and handkerchief in pocket. We can also just see the chain of his pocket watch. He is positioned again a wall with wonderful brushwork. A really fantastic painting in a stunning gilded oak frame...

STEVENS Agapit (1848 – 1924) Reception at the Salon Oil on wood signed low left New Golden Frame Dim wood panel : 24 X 39 cm Dim Frame : 49 X 63 cm STEVENS Agapit (1848 – 1924) Be...

'A Young Parisienne' by Christine Sundberg, 1888. Royal Academy of Arts, Academie Colarossi, Jeu-de-Paume ---- Signed center left, 'Christine Sundberg' (Swedish, 1837-1892) and date...

A gorgeous floral still life which marries the depth and the richness found in the work of the Flemish old masters with the elegance and light of French painting. As you will see, th...

FRANCISCO MIRALLES Y GALUP Spanish, 1848- 1901 CARRIAGE RIDE BY THE RIVER signed and dated "F. Miralles, 1881" (lower left) oil on canvas 12-3/4 X 1...

George Henry Smillie East Hampton, New York, 1884 Signed lower left Dated lower right Oil on canvas 15 x 24 inches Provenance Cigna Museum and Art Collection Questroyal Fine Art T...

Title: Portrait of a Young Man with a Straw Hat Artist: Josep Cusachs i Cusachs (1851-1908) Year: 1884 Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unframed): 18.1 x 15 inches Dimensions (fr...

A dramatic, one of a kind oil study. Certainly not your run of the mill 19th Century portait! Depicted is a young man, whose face is brightly lit from what is likely is an open fire....

Owning a 19th century English Victorian landscape by John Duvall, particularly one featuring sheep resting circa 1880, offers a unique opportunity to own...

Edward Chalmers Leavitt (1842 - 1904) Rhode Island Artist Image Size: 36 x 28 Frame Size: 42.5 x 34.5 Newcomb Macklin Frame. Medium: Oil Dated 1889 "Duck Hunt" Mergansers Edward Chalmers Leavitt (1842 - 1904) Edward Chalmers Leavitt, artist, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, March 9, 1842, the son of Rev. Jonathan and Charlotte Esther (Stearns) Leavitt. His paternal ancestor was John Leavitt, who came to Massachusetts Bay in the first ship and settled in Hingham. On the maternal side, he is descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullens, who came to Plymouth in the Mayflower. Leavitt was educated in private schools in Providence, and at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire. During the Civil War in 1862 and 1863, he served in the navy on the U.S.S. Galena. In his profession of artist, Mr. Leavitt is especially noted as a painter of fruit, flowers and still life. He exhibited in the National Academy for several years and has made many successful exhibitions in Providence and Boston. He was a member of the Boston and Providence art clubs, and the Providence Press Club. He was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics his proclivities are mainly Republican. He has been twice married: first, May 19, 1877, to Ellen M. Fuller; and second, April 22, 1880, to Elizabeth S. Chace. Submitted November 2004 by Edward Bentley, Art Collector and Researcher from Lansing, Michigan. Source is the publication "Men of Progress: Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Leaders in Business and Professional Life from the State of Rhode Island." New England magazine. 1896. Edward C. Leavitt, born in 1842, has been described as "Providence, Rhode Island's leading still-life painter" in the late 19th Century. (Zellman 324) His teacher, James Morgan Lewin, was a prominent still-life painter in Fall River, Massachusetts, a neighboring town. Leavitt, a detailed, sharp-focused, realistic painter, was in love with texture and light, and was prolific and successful, painting a variety of still life subjects including flowers, fruit and even fish and dead game animals. His objects, including costly antiques and household decorative items, were often placed on ornamental, gleaming surfaces. He was a frequent exhibitor at the National Academy of Design in the 1870s and 1890s. The artist, who died in 1904, moved from a position of success and popularity to being ignored for many years until the publication of William H. Gerdts and Russell Burke's American Still-Life Painting in 1971. It is uncertain whether this disastrous loss of respect took place because Leavitt's work declined in quality during the last decade of his life, or because he was a victim of the periodic shifts in taste and fashion that afflict the arts. Sources: Michael David Zellman, 300 Years of American Art Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art Biography from Roger King Fine Art Edward Leavitt was one of the leading still life artists of nineteenth century New England. He lived and worked in Providence, and studied with James Morgan Lewin, a leading painter of the Fall River School, which, in the late 19th Century, was one of the most important centers of still life painting. While Lewin branched out into other types of painting, Leavitt remained devoted to the art of the still life. His paintings are sharply focused, realistic, and carefully finished. Ornate objects such as urns, ewers, platters, cut glassware...

Pierre BILLET Cantin (North), 1837 – Cantin, 1922 Oil on canvas 38.5 x 28.5 cm (48 x 36.5 cm with frame) Signed lower left “Pierre Billet” Stamp of the c...

An exceptional tonalist landscape of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, California by Scottish American artist William Keith (1838-1911). Keith was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and came to New York with his family and apprenticed to a wood engraver. In 1859, he moved to San Francisco where he worked for an engraver and later set up his own engraving business. Studying with Samuel Marsden Brookes in 1863, he was determined to become a painter. He married artist Elizabeth Emerson and did watercolor painting with her guidance. In 1868, he became a full-time painter, and that same year was commissioned to paint scenes along the Columbia River including Mount Hood. By August 1869 he had sold enough paintings to finance an extended journey to the East Coast and Europe including Dusseldorf, Germany throughout most of 1870, studying with Albert Flamm...

Work on paper

Wonderful and very unique English Victorian Village scene, with figures, animals, a Pub, and lots more . John Holland Senior was a painter of landscapes and coastal scenes who was bo...

On the Moors - England Original Watercolor 19th Century Mid 19th century watercolor of the North York Moors in Spring by David Cox (English, 9 July 1809 – 6 December 1885), known as...

Very well executed portrait of Jacob Dolson Cox. See the sitter’s biography below. Signed top right and dated 1881. Relined canvas, very good condition. The portrait is housed in a contemporary replica of a period frame. Overall framed measurements are 33.25 by 28.25 inches. Provenance: A East Hampton, Long Island collector. Biography George Peter Alexander Healy was born in Boston on July 15, 1813, the first of five children of William Healy, an Irish immigrant and captain of a merchant vessel, and his wife Mary Hicks. Healy showed an early artistic interest: by 1830 the self-taught painter had opened a portrait studio from which he hoped to help to support his family. Although commissions were at first sparse, young Healy received important encouragement from Thomas Sully (1783-1872)) who advised him to make painting his profession. His fortunes also improved in 1831 when Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, a leader in Boston society, granted him permission to paint her portrait and recommended his talents to other potential patrons. In 1834 Healy went to France where he studied with Baron Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835). A year later he traveled through Italy, visiting museums and churches in the company of Lady and Sir Arthur Faulkner who soon provided his introduction to London society. It was in England that Healy met and, in 1839, married Louisa Phipps. The couple settled in Paris where Healy embarked upon the beginning of a long and happy marriage and thriving career. His diplomatic and affable demeanor, together with his obvious skill, brought him tremendous success throughout Europe and the United States. Prolific, as well as talented, he had by 1867 produced more than six hundred portraits. The constant stream of commissions included dignified, imposing portraits of such celebrated figures as Pope Pius IX and Queen Elizabeth of Romania, the latter of whom developed a warm friendship with Healy and his family. Although Healy, sometimes accompanied by his wife, traveled to the United States several times during the 1840s and early 1850s, it was not until 1856 that the entire family settled in America. They took up residence in the booming city of Chicago, which Healy used as a base for his work in Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and other cities. During the Civil War years he often traveled to Washington to paint military figures and members of the President's cabinet. The family returned to Europe in 1867, but George Healy...

Portrait of a seated man , oil on canvas painting from the 19th century Wonderful and large oil on canvas of a seated man, Flemish school from the end of the 19th century. Sold with...

A fine signed and dated 1880 Spanish oil on panel portrait of a man wearing a white shirt and waistcoat by Manuel Pla y Valor. The work is superbly ...

"Venetian Scene with Gondoliers" is an evocative portrayal of Venice, capturing the essence of the city’s romantic allure and bustling waterways. Created during Allan Österlind’s stu...

A fine small river landscape "Silverån" painted "en plein air" by Elias Erdtman, (1862-1945). Signed E. Erdtman and dated 1883. Oil on canvas mounted on board. This is a rare work f...

Late 19th Century Original English Landscape of a Cottage in Cambria Wonderful original antique painting of a thatched cottage in Cambria by...

La obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1889 Estado de conservación aceptable el de la obra La obra se presenta sin enmarcar Medidas obra: 51 cm a...

oil on panel signed 45 x37,5x 3 cm Theodor von der Beek (1838–1921) was a German painter, primarily known for his portraits and genre subjects, and a member of the Düsseldorf School...

P. B. Hebblethwaite "Whitby Bay, Evening" Popular beauty spot and haven for artists. Whitby was regularly visited by painters. Hebblethwaite seems to have been a local painter in the...

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...

Charming late 19th century landscape of English country Tudor style houses and chickens in style of Edward Wilkens Waite (English, 1854-1924) and...

Stunning oil on canvas landscape of the River Conway in Wales by British artist R. Ellis Wilkinson. Painted in 1881 and signed lower right. In what apears to be the original period f...

Wonderful late 19th Century Brittany scene of fishermen and fishwives on the dock collecting fish and folding nets by French artist S. Louis de Breze (French, 19th Century), circa 18...

Outstanding painting depicts a small boy with a serene face and mischievous gaze, holding a ball in one hand while, with the other, he strokes or holds a large dog, probably a Saint ...

Exquisite, vibrant original oil on canvas painting of a French swordsman in an interior. Very finely done with exacting detail. Circa 1880. Signed lower left “Jean Lamaire”. Conditi...

A wonderful three quarter portrait of a boy in a straw hat peeling a piece of fruit, probably an orange, by Italian artist Eugene Von Blaas (1843-1942). Von Blaas was born to Austria...

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...

1880 cottage interior oil on canvas 14.75 x 19.25 unframed, 18.25 x 22.75 framed Signature indecipherable

The Fishing Port of Les Treport Pierre Jacques Pelletier French 1869 - 1931 15 x 22" 21 x 28" Signed and dated 1888 bottom right Provenance: The William McInnes collection and thence by decent The Late Margaret Chase, niece of William McInnes Oil on Canvas Born 12th November 1869 at Clermont- Ferrand and died on the 4th October 1931 in Paris. He was a painter of landscapes and pastels. He studied under Charles Beauverie in Paris. In 1902 he became a member of the highly prestigious ‘Salon des Artistes Francais’ where he received an honourable mention in 1907. He also exhibited at the ‘Salon des Independants’. This painting was formerly part of the William McInnes collection (d. 1944). McInnes, a Glasgow ship owner and close friend of the Scottish Colourist painter George Leslie Hunter...

This stunning British Victorian floral still life is by 19th century born artist Henry John Livens. Painted in 1880, the setting for this colourful floral arrangement is the forest f...

A fine copy after "Une Bacchante" by William Bouguereau (1825-1905), oil on canvas, 115 x 185 cm. The original of "Bacchante playing with a goat", dating from 1862, is now part of th...

A refined 19th-century interior scene. Oil on canvas, first canvas, painting signed G. Spangerberg lower right and dated 1886, attributed to the German painter Gustav Adolf Spangenbe...

A view of Stockholm painted from the Royal Park of Djurgården and overlooking the small island of Kastellholmen painted by Alfred Bergström (1869-1930) The church visible in the background is Katharina church, built in 1695, located in Södermalm, Stockholm. Signed: Alfr. Bergström, 1887. Oil on canvas. A very early work by Bergström when he was only 18 years old. Painted en plein air, probably during the late autumn or early winter of 1887 when he did his first year of study at the Royal Art Academy. Alfred Maurits Bergström was a Swedish artist and professor at the Royal Academy of Arts. He was a painter, watercolorist and etcher. During the years 1887–1891 he studied at the Academy and won the Royal Medal...

William Raymond Dommersen was a painter of genre and landscapes in and around Scotland and Northern England. His works are widely exhibited throughout the European and North American...

Signed and dated oil on canvas riverscape painting by French impressionist painter Maxime Maufra. The piece depicts washerwomen on the edge of a river on a sunny spring day washing l...

Oil on panel, measures 17" x 21" painting and with frame 24" x 27.5". Signed and dated 1885 lower left. Charles Green studied at Leigh’s School of Fine Art and under the engraver, J W Whymper, before quickly establishing himself as a painter and illustrator. Specialising in genre pieces, he joined the Langham Sketching Club and was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (ARI 1864; RI 1867). His elder brother, Henry Towneley Green, was also a member. His contribution of contemporary subjects to the early numbers of The Graphic were admired by Van Gogh, but he was best known for his depiction of period settings and for his illustrations to The Old Curiosity Shop...

Portrait and history painter Charles Webber was born in New York State and moved to Cincinnati in the later 19th century. There he became a leader in that city’s art circles. He is ...

This superb 19th century portrait oil painting is by noted Manchester artist Annie Louisa Swynnerton. Her works have previously been bought by artists such as George Clausen and John...

Highly textured acrylic on canvas painting by Susan Wilmarth. Signed verso and dated 1981. Untitled. Condition is excellent. Unframed. Provenance: A Long Island, New York collector. Susan Wilmarth was born in 1942 and is known for her abstract paintings. She exhibited at MoMA in 1972 and her paintings are in many private collections. She was the wife of Christopher Wilmarth...

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...

Louis-Alexandre CABIÉ (Dol-de-Bretagne 1853 - Bordeaux 1939) Farmyard in Andernos Oil on panel H. 39 cm; L. 52 cm Signed lower right and dated 1889 Louis Cabié, renowned artist in F...