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20th Century Oil - Steady Drinker

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A truly charming mid 19th Century scene in oil, showing a trio of men at a tavern, each smoking their clay pipes. The artist has wonderfully captured three ...

A charismatic portrait of an elderly gentleman clutching a bottle of red wine and a full fiasco. Signed' S. Maresca' to the lower right. Copied from the artist's original work. On ca...

This evocative portrait features a figure wearing a distinctive grey hat adorned with vibrant red feathers, set against a muted background. The artist's skilful use of light and shad...

A charming 19th-century portrait depicting a solitary female figure standing in a pastoral landscape. The artist has captured their subject gazing into the distance with a hand raise...

A skilfully rendered oil painting on board by Austrian artist Adolph Reich skifully expresses the careful consideration and focus of a vintner or distiller as they study and are abou...

This 19th-century oil on canvas portrait depicts a distinguished male figure—probably Russian and possibly an artist or a dignitary—with a striking resemblance to the renowned Russia...

Oil on panel Panel size: 5.5 x 7.5 inches Framed size: 12 x 10.5 inches Signed upper right

Oil on board, signed and dated '44 lower right Image size: 15 x 19 inches (38 x 48.25 cm) Contemporary style hand made frame This portrait of an unknown man certainly captures the personality of the chosen sitter. With hat tilted to the side, eyebrow lifted and a half smile of the man's face, one gets the impression that he is finding the whole process of having his portrait painted rather amusing. Still in Ireland at this time, the sitter is likely to have been a friend of the artist, from Belfast. In 1944 there was a group exhibition in Belfast held at the textile business of William Ewart & Sons on Bedford Street. Here Smith showed his works alongside the artists Colin Middleton...