Late 19th Century Paintings

SPANISH SCHOOL, 19th CENTURY ARTIST UNKNOWN oil on canvas 10-1/2 x 7-5/8 inches (26.5 x 19.3 cm.) framed: 15-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches (39 x 31.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Spanish Collector, Madrid...

Johann Jungblut (1860 - 1912) was born in Sarrebourg on the French/German border in April of 1860, although in 1885 he made the German city of Dusseldorf his home. Johann Jungblut wa...

Painting depicting Sun Inn or Sun Hotel, ca. 1880. Oil on academy board measures 8 x 10 inches. Signed lower right. Excellent condition. Unframed. The pai...

Original oil paint on wood panel painting by the well known American artist, George Thompson Hobbs. Signed lower left and dated 1899. Condition is good. The painting is housed in i...

Antique Dog Painting "The Bulldog and the Fly" Auguste Vimar (France, 1851-1916) Gouache on paper Circa 1900 7 1/4 x 9 3/4 (13 1/2 x 16 frame) inches An amusing study of a bulldog in a stable on a horse blanket staring at a bothersome fly. Auguste Vimar was a French painter, sculptor, designer and illustrator though he is best known for his talents as an illustrator. He illustrated great classics like La Fontaine's Fables or books by his friends, such as L'Arche de Noé by Paul Guigou...

A very striking image of the Pyramids of Giza at sunset with a felucca drifting by on the Nile. A most attractive palette and image with the ripples on the surface of the river and w...

French school around 1880 Oil on canvas 46 x 38 cm (57 x 64.5 cm with frame) Unsigned Beautiful carved wooden frame Portrait of the Archbishop of Algiers and future Cardinal Charles...

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...

Beautifully Painted Porcelain tile signed “Wagner” lower right. The work rests in an ornate gilded frame with a rose-colored velvet liner. The work is in mint condition with no repai...

Janos Vaszary (Hungarian, 1867-1939), View of Town at Dusk, Oil on Panel, signed "Vaszary J." lower left, carved giltwood frame. Image: 11.75" H x 16.75" W; frame: 16.75" H x 21.75" ...

Auguste Bouchet French, 1831-1889 Cervione, Valle di Campoloro Oil on canvas 35 by 46 in, w/ frame 38 by 49 ¼ in Signed lower left

Pair of antique Spanish orientalist oil paintings by Montenegro Spanish, 1886 Canvas: Height 36cm, width 29.5cm Frame: Height 56cm, width 49.5cm, depth 9cm This signed pair of 1886 ...

Inscribed, verso, with artist's name, Axel Helsted (Danish, 1847-1907) and painted circa 1895. Additionally titled, verso, 'Madonna'. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. ...

Introducing a stunning portrait by renowned French artist Léon Richet (1847-1907), depicting a young girl adorned with a beautiful floral wreath and a hat perched atop her head. This...

This original watercolor on paper features traffic on the River Humber in the City of Hull. Hull or Kingston upon Hull, is a port city in East Yorkshire, England. The painting is hig...

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...

William George Meadows (1825 - 1901). A painter of colourful Venetian scenes, and some stable views. He was the son of James Meadows and brother to Arthur, Edwin and James, all artis...

A charming, signed and dated 1883, oil on canvas painting of a soldier and his horse in period gilt-wood frame.

Work on paper mounted on cardboard

The Madonna & Child by J. Canava, Italian late 19th century miniature painting on ceramic, framed within velvet inset and frame image measures 3.2...

DE LAUNEY Fernand (19th Century) Break at the Inn for the Rural Policeman Oil on Wood Panel signed Low Left Old frame gilded with Leaves Dim wood : 33 X 41 cm Dim frame : 48 X 56 cm...

A pair of Victorian English oils on canvas, North Wales river landscape scenes. Walter Williams (1835-1906) was an English landscape painter who was active in the late 19th century....

Joseph THORS A very attractive piece by Joseph Thors who was one of the most sought after artists of the Victorian period. Perfect for any mantlepiece it has many of the most desira...

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 116 x 140 x 6 cm

Fabulous 19th Century oil on canvas portrait of a child with their dog. It is signed and dated 1872 underneath the gold matting. I cannot decipher the signature. Painting could be ei...

Artist/ School: Alfred Verstraeten (1858-1936) Belgian, signed Title: Giving Thanks Medium: oil painting, on canvas, unframed. Size: painting: 21.5”...

"Le Paysage Avec Une Eglise" by Louis Abel-Truchet is an original oil on canvas and measures 24x32 inches. The impressionistic landscape has a white church standing behind purple and...

Hermann Werner Samswegen 1816 – 1905 Düsseldorf German Painter ‘Meal Time for all’ Signature: signed lower right and dated ‘H. Werner. 1870
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French School, indistinctly signed/ inscribed dated 1890's oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 30 inches canvas: 15 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France the painting is ...

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 ...

This is an George Blackie Sticks Large 1897 Original oil Painting on canvas. Unbelievable painting even better in person. Measures 52x39x4 . Condition frame is very old and beautiful it has some chips...

Toulot Jules (1863-nc) Pianist officer in the Second Empire period Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame regilded with gold leaves Dim canvas : 65 X 43 cm Dim frame : 90 X 67 cm TOULOT Jules (1863-nc) French painter 19th century Born 11th November 1863 in Champeinx (Puy de Dôme...

Georgine Lara English Village landscape A painting by Georgina Lara depicting a 19th-century English village scene offers a charming and evocat...

I love the feisty attitude of the girl depicted! With her hand on her hip, she seems to be saying to the artist: "Whatya looking at anyway?" She looks like she has a good head on he...

One of my customers told me about a picture he bought from me that he "felt as if he had always known it... a painting that feels like returning home". For me, this present oil by St...

Gustavo De Rossi (1876-1946), "Interior of the Tribuna-Venere dei Medici," oil on canvas signed lower left. Gustavo De Rossi belonged for a time to that group called "the Copists of...

A. C. DOUGLAS HAMILTON, 1918 - 2001 Studied at the Lancaster School of Art under Walter Bayes and won his National Diploma in 1949. Original oil on canvas, 18.5 x 25.5 inches, Fra...

Picking Roses French School, late 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound condition

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower left. John Francis Murphy (1853 - 1921) John Francis Murphy is increasingly recognized today as one of the lead...

This lovely British Victorian landscape oil painting is by attributed to artist Keeley Halswelle. Painted in 1883 it is a large harvest scene with wheat sheaves in a field in the for...

An atmospheric oil landscape depicting sunset over the Strand Quay at Rye. Well presented in a heavy gilt frame and slip, with egg and dart running pattern to the inner window and la...

Oil on artist panel, signed and dated lower left. It measures 19.75" x 22.75" including the frame, which is likely the original. Benjamin Williams Leader RA (12 March 1831 – 22 March 1923) was an English landscape painter. The inspiration for these early works was the countryside around Worcester itself, "the cottages, farmhouses, lanes, hedgerows and churches, so exceedingly picturesque and beautiful". However, Leader did not finish his course of studies at the R. A, nor did he need to – his paintings proved to be in great demand by wealthy buyers and he achieved an enviable degree of commercial success within only a few years of his first sale. In 1857 he changed his name to Benjamin Williams Leader to distinguish himself from the many other painters with the surname Williams. In autumn of that year he travelled to Scotland, and painted A Quiet pool in Glen Falloch...

A characterful copy of Fred Barnard's illustration, Bill Sikes and Bullseye from the Charles Dickens novel 'The Adventures of Oliver Twist'. Much like Barnard's character study, this...

Henri MORAL Lille, 1840 – Lille, 1889 Milking the cows Oil on canvas 55 x 45 cm (67.5 x 58.5 cm with the frame) Signed lower right “MORAL” Beautiful painted wooden frame from the 192...

'Travellers in the Desert,' A large Orientalist painting by C. J. Theriat American, Late 19th Century Canvas: 80cm x 126cm x 2cm Frame: 95cm x 141cm x 5.5cm Executed in oil on canvas in a giltwood frame, signed, inscribed and dated lower left 'C. J. Theriat Biskra. (18)95,' this excellent Orientalist painting shows a desert scene with two figures, one riding a mule, in the Algerian Desert at Biskra. It was made by the American artist Charles James Theriat...

Continental painter (19th century) - Landscape with flock at sunset. 61 x 81 cm without frame, 78 x 97 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a wooden frame and gilded p...

Artist/ School: Charles E Flowerdew (British exh.1885), signed & dated 1903. Title: Whitby Fishermen standing on the East Pier harbour Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed. Size...

Harry Humphrey Moore led a cosmopolitan lifestyle, dividing his time between Europe, New York City, and California. This globe-trotting painter was also active in Morocco, and most importantly, he was among the first generation of American artists to live and work in Japan, where he depicted temples, tombs, gardens, merchants, children, and Geisha girls. Praised by fellow painters such as Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, and Jean-Léon Gérôme, Moore’s fame was attributed to his exotic subject matter, as well as to the “brilliant coloring, delicate brush work [sic] and the always present depth of feeling” that characterized his work (Eugene A. Hajdel, Harry H. Moore, American 19th Century: Collection of Information on Harry Humphrey Moore, 19th Century Artist, Based on His Scrap Book and Other Data [Jersey City, New Jersey: privately published, 1950], p. 8). Born in New York City, Moore was the son of Captain George Humphrey, an affluent shipbuilder, and a descendant of the English painter, Ozias Humphrey (1742–1810). He became deaf at age three, and later went to special schools where he learned lip-reading and sign language. After developing an interest in art as a young boy, Moore studied painting with the portraitist Samuel Waugh in Philadelphia, where he met and became friendly with Eakins. He also received instruction from the painter Louis Bail in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1864, Moore attended classes at the Mark Hopkins Institute in San Francisco, and until 1907, he would visit the “City by the Bay” regularly. In 1865, Moore went to Europe, spending time in Munich before traveling to Paris, where, in October 1866, he resumed his formal training in Gérôme’s atelier, drawing inspiration from his teacher’s emphasis on authentic detail and his taste for picturesque genre subjects. There, Moore worked alongside Eakins, who had mastered sign language in order to communicate with his friend. In March 1867, Moore enrolled at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, honing his drawing skills under the tutelage of Adolphe Yvon, among other leading French painters. In December 1869, Moore traveled around Spain with Eakins and the Philadelphia engraver, William Sartain. In 1870, he went to Madrid, where he met the Spanish painters Mariano Fortuny and Martin Rico y Ortega. When Eakins and Sartain returned to Paris, Moore remained in Spain, painting depictions of Moorish life in cities such as Segovia and Granada and fraternizing with upper-crust society. In 1872, he married Isabella de Cistue, the well-connected daughter of Colonel Cistue of Saragossa, who was related to the Queen of Spain. For the next two-and-a-half years, the couple lived in Morocco, where Moore painted portraits, interiors, and streetscapes, often accompanied by an armed guard (courtesy of the Grand Sharif) when painting outdoors. (For this aspect of Moore’s oeuvre, see Gerald M. Ackerman, American Orientalists [Courbevoie, France: ACR Édition, 1994], pp. 135–39.) In 1873, he went to Rome, spending two years studying with Fortuny, whose lively technique, bright palette, and penchant for small-format genre scenes made a lasting impression on him. By this point in his career, Moore had emerged as a “rapid workman” who could “finish a picture of given size and containing a given subject quicker than most painters whose style is more simple and less exacting” (New York Times, as quoted in Hajdel, p. 23). In 1874, Moore settled in New York City, maintaining a studio on East 14th Street, where he would remain until 1880. During these years, he participated intermittently in the annuals of the National Academy of Design in New York and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, exhibiting Moorish subjects and views of Spain. A well-known figure in Bay Area art circles, Moore had a one-man show at the Snow & May Gallery in San Francisco in 1877, and a solo exhibition at the Bohemian Club, also in San Francisco, in 1880. Indeed, Moore fraternized with many members of the city’s cultural elite, including Katherine Birdsall Johnson (1834–1893), a philanthropist and art collector who owned The Captive (current location unknown), one of his Orientalist subjects. (Johnson’s ownership of The Captive was reported in L. K., “A Popular Paris Artist,” New York Times, July 23, 1893.) According to one contemporary account, Johnson invited Moore and his wife to accompany her on a trip to Japan in 1880 and they readily accepted. (For Johnson’s connection to Moore’s visit to Japan, see Emma Willard and Her Pupils; or, Fifty Years of Troy Female Seminary [New York: Mrs. Russell Sage, 1898]. Johnson’s bond with the Moores was obviously strong, evidenced by the fact that she left them $25,000.00 in her will, which was published in the San Francisco Call on December 10, 1893.) That Moore would be receptive to making the arduous voyage across the Pacific is understandable in view of his penchant for foreign motifs. Having opened its doors to trade with the West in 1854, and in the wake of Japan’s presence at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, American artists were becoming increasingly fascinated by what one commentator referred to as that “ideal dreamland of the poet” (L. K., “A Popular Paris Artist”). Moore, who was in Japan during 1880–81, became one of the first American artists to travel to the “land of the rising sun,” preceded only by the illustrator, William Heime, who went there in 1851 in conjunction with the Japanese expedition of Commodore Matthew C. Perry; Edward Kern, a topographical artist and explorer who mapped the Japanese coast in 1855; and the Boston landscapist, Winckleworth Allan Gay, a resident of Japan from 1877 to 1880. More specifically, as William H. Gerdts has pointed out, Moore was the “first American painter to seriously address the appearance and mores of the Japanese people” (William H. Gerdts, American Artists in Japan, 1859–1925, exhib. cat. [New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 1996], p. 5). During his sojourn in Japan, Moore spent time in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Nikko, and Osaka, carefully observing the local citizenry, their manners and mode of dress, and the country’s distinctive architecture. Working on easily portable panels, he created about sixty scenes of daily life, among them this sparkling portrayal of a young woman dressed in a traditional kimono and carrying a baby on her back, a paper parasol...

Loch Maree, Scotland By Alex Fraser, Scottish School, late 19th century inscribed verso Oil on board, framed Framed: 10 x 19 inches Board: 8.5 x 17 inches Provenance: Private collect...

Work on wood Golden patina wooden frame 60 x 50 x 3,5 cm

Thomas Ralph Spence’s "A Thunder Shower on Lago Maggiore, North Italy" captures a dramatic moment of nature’s power over the serene landscape of Lago Maggiore. Known for his architec...

Signed, verso, on attached fragment, 'L. Verite' for Lucien Henri Alphonse Verite (French, 1866-1926) and painted circa 1890. Verite studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris bef...

Artwork on canvas Empire style frame in plaster and gilded wood 49.7 x 58 x 5.5 cm

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...

A beautiful 19th century French oil on panel portrait of a lady wearing a red hat. Finely painted and unusual portrait, presented in its original ornate frame. Artist: French School...

Work on canvas

Mountain Landscape, Betws-y-Coed Wales by Thomas Morris Ash (British 1851-1935) signed and inscribed verso Oil painting on board, framed Framed: 14 x 19 inches Board: 10.5 x 15.5 inc...

"Leading them Home" British School, late 19th century indistinctly signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 14 x 18 inches board: 10 x 13.5 inches Provenance: private collection...