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The Virgin and Child with the Infant St John, 20th Century British Oil on Canvas

William Henry Hunt 1790 - 1864 Bird's Nest Oil on canvas Image size: 11½ x 8⅜ inches William Henry Hunt was a painter and watercolourist of fruit and flowers, landscapes and rust...

Oil on canvas, signed and titled on reverse Image size: 12 x 16 inches (31 x 40 1/2 cm)

Oil on canvas Image size: 13 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (34.25 x 29 cm) Original Giltwood frame It is likely that this work was inspired by Matthew Smith's wor...

Oil on canvas, inscribed on reverse Image size: 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (47 x 47 cm) This abstract still life has been painted intuitively by the artist in a limited palette of soft ...

Oil on canvas Image size: 23 1/4 x 19 1/2 inches (59 x 50 cm) Dutch Ripple frame PROVENANCE Private Collection, London Here a glass vase containing an exuberant display of flowers stands on a ledge. With only one known exception, Verelst included vases in all of his flower paintings. The asymmetrical arrangement of the flowers fills most of the canvas and the vibrant bouquet contains peonies, a bearded iris and a poppy set amidst a perfusion of twisting leaves and stems. Poppies were one of Verelst's favourite flowers and were commonly featured in his still life's. This painting shows a superb understanding of light and colour that is consistent with Verelst's other works. Indeed, the strong contrast between the brightly lit, the colourful blossoms and the surrounding darkness lends to the flowers and foliage a hyper realistic quality and a strong sense of three-dimensionality. The Artist Verelst was born in The Hague in 1644 and came from a family of painters. His brothers Johannes and Herman also became painters and, like Simon, were trained by their father. In 1663 Simon became a member of the Confrérie Pictura, the painter's association in The Hague, and soon afterwards moved to nearby Vooburg with his brother Herman, who also painted flowers. In 1668 Simon he moved to London where the Duke of Buckingham became his principle patron and on 11 April 1669 he met with Samuel Pepys. He was enormously successful in London and his elegant portraits became popular for a time during the 1670s among court circles. He painted this portrait of Prince Rupert, son of Frederick V, Count Palatine and Elizabeth Stuart...

John Bulloch Souter 1890 - 1972 Still Life of Pink Roses Oil on canvas, signed lower left Image size: 11 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches (28.5 x 39.5 cm) Period Gilt frame This still life shows...

Oil paint and mixed on canvas Hand signed on the back Visual artist in oil painting & calligraphy, Corine Lescop has been working on Chinese paper for almost 30 years. She uses Chin...

Oil paint and mixed on canvas Hand signed on the back Visual artist in oil painting & calligraphy, Corine Lescop has been working on Chinese paper for almost 30 years. She uses Chin...

Oil paint and mixed on canvas Hand signed on the back Visual artist in oil painting & calligraphy, Corine Lescop has been working on Chinese paper for almost 30 years. She uses Chin...

Oil paint and mixed on canvas Hand signed on the back Visual artist in oil painting & calligraphy, Corine Lescop has been working on Chinese paper for almost 30 years. She uses Chinese...

Oil paint and mixed on canvas Hand signed on the back Visual artist in oil painting & calligraphy, Corine Lescop has been working on Chinese paper for almost 30 years. She uses Chin...

Oil paint and mixed on canvas Hand signed on the back Visual artist in oil painting & calligraphy, Corine Lescop has been working on Chinese paper for almost 30 years. She uses Chin...