Thomas Gray

Oil painting Pair by Thomas Gray “The Love Letter” and “The Serenade”

1891

"Field Fare" and "Sea Fare" Pair by Benjamin Blake. Benjamin Blake and his studio produced a number of fine quality larder scenes in the regency period. Bo...

Oil Painting by John J Hall "Pair of Pantry Scenes" 1921 - 2006 Studio labels verso. Hall went to college of Arts and Crafts and taught at the Cambridge school of arts. Oil on board....

Oil Painting by Henry Archibald Major "Black and White Grapes" 1829- 1902 Shropshire and London painter of still life, animals and portraits . He exhibited at the Royal Academy Brit...

Oil Painting Pair by Charles Thomas Bale "Fruit and Game Larder Scenes" 1849-1925. Popular still life painter who exhibited at the Royal academy and 14 tim...

Oil Painting by Leopold Pascal "Flowers" 1900 - 1957 Leopold Pascal R.O.I, N.E.A.C, French painter of landscapes and still-life. painter for the free French during the war. Member of...

Oil Painting by Francis Murray Russell Flint "Flowers and Lushe" 1815 - 1977 R.O.I, V.P.R.W.S, R.S.W, R.S.M.A. Fine painter in his own right, Francis was the son of the eminent Sir ...

Edward LADELL Picture Size: 20 x 16" (50 x 40cm) Outside Frame Size: 26 x 22" (65 x 55cm) An exquisite example of Ladell's painting. Signed with his traditional stylistic monogram,...

A beautifully painted study of grapes by a very competent hand; superb detailing of the light captured on the succulent fruit. This would look very at home in a dining room or study ...

Harold Clayton British, (1896 - 1979) Still Life of Flowers Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 21.5 inches x 25.5 inches Size including frame: 30.25 inches x 34.25 inches Harold Er...

Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville French, (1852-1941) Still Life of Fruit in a Basket Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 14.5 inches x 17.5 inches Size including frame: 23.25 inches x ...

Edward Ladell British, (1821–1886) Still Life of Fruit & Flowers in a Basket Oil on canvas, signed with monogram Image size: 13.5 inches x 11.75 inches Size including frame: 20.75 inches x 19 inches An exquisitely painted still life of roses and fruit by Edward Ladell. Pink and yellow rose blooms are depicted with black and white grapes and a pear on a marble topped table. Behind them, a basket of fruit containing plums and a nectarine can also be seen. Edward Ladell was born in Hasketon, Suffolk on 12 April, 1821 the son of Christmas Ladell a coachbuilder and his wife Mary Birch. He was a self-taught artist and initially worked in his father’s business in Colchester as an engraver. He is also believed to have worked as a pattern designer for a Flemish textile company in Colchester. In 1848 he married Julianna Roofe and they spent their married life living at East Hill in Colchester. During his spare time he began producing still life paintings in the Dutch traditions and in 1856 made his debut at the Royal Academy with a ‘Study from Nature’. He also exhibited at the British Institute from 1857 and the Royal Society of British Artists from 1858. Ladell’s exposure at the London galleries began earning him commissions and by 1861, he had become a full time artist. He was highly successful in his lifetime, earning many commissions and commanding high prices for his work. He became one of the best known still life painters of his generation. During the late 1860’s, after the death of his first wife and child, he began teaching art. One of his pupils was Ellen Maria Levett who he later married in 1878 and together they had a son. His wife Ellen Ladell...

Oliver Clare British, (1853-1927) Still Life of Apples, Grapes & Other Fruit Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 17.5 inches x 13.5 inches Size including frame: 23.5 inches x 19.5 inches A lovely still life painting of fruit by Oliver Clare. Apples, black grapes and plums can be seen together with a strawberry and gooseberries. The fruit is shown lying amongst foliage and trailing ivy on a woodland bank. Oliver Clare was born in Birmingham in 1853, the son of the flower artist George Clare (1839-1890) and his wife Elizabeth Bowen. His brother Vincent Clare (1856-1917) also became an artist and both would have received tuition from their father who influenced their style and subject matter. At the age of 18 he enlisted as a soldier in the Kings Own regiment, but gave this up to become a full time artist. Like his father, Clare specialised in still life paintings, containing fruit and garden flowers, often on mossy banks. Sometime after 1871, he moved to London where he married Emma Mary Webb...