1870s Art

Attributed to John Alfred Wheeler 1821 – 1903 Picture Size: 13 x 16.5" (33 x 42cm) Framed Size: 17.75 x 21.25" (45 x 54cm) Oil on panel. Unsigned Provenance: Bonhams Sporting Sale ...

Etching and aquatint on laid paper. Additional plate from the Series "Los Proverbios", realized in 1815 and printed by François Liénard in the posthumous paris Edition of 1877. Pub...

White earthenware sculptural group - The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne - Capodimonte Manufactory, second half of the 19th century. 73 x 35 x h 55 cm. White earthenware sculptural ...

Medium: original etching. This impression on cream laid paper was printed by Lienard and published in Paris by L'Art in 1879. The plate size is 7 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (200 x 300 mm). ...

This moonlit harbor scene is painted with remarkable spontaneity and freedom. A dark sailing vessel rises against a glowing path of reflected moonlight, while the surrounding boats, ...

Etching and Aquatint, from the Series "Los Proverbios, 1815.  This copy belongs to the edition of "L'Art", printed by FranLois Liénard in 1877.  With the name, title, printer and p...

William Hughes British, 19th Century Study of Apples, circa 1870 Oil on panel Monogrammed lower right A finely observed and intimate still life by William Hughes, painted circa 1870, depicting a small grouping of apples arranged upon a simple wooden surface. Executed with quiet restraint and technical assurance, the composition reflects the enduring appeal of Victorian still life painting, where humble subjects are elevated through careful observation and painterly sensitivity. The apples, shown attached to a slender branch with leaves, are rendered with particular attention to texture and natural variation. Subtle transitions of colour—soft greens, warm russets, and touches of golden ochre—capture the ripeness and individuality of each fruit. The surfaces are delicately modelled, with highlights and imperfections thoughtfully described, lending the work both realism and charm. Set against a rich, dark background, the fruit is brought into sharp relief, a compositional device that enhances both depth and focus. The contrast between the illuminated forms and the shadowed ground creates a sense of quiet drama, while the horizontal line of the wooden ledge anchors the composition with stability and balance. Hughes’ handling is confident yet controlled, combining fine brushwork with a painterly softness that avoids excessive detail. The leaves and stems are treated with a lighter touch, providing a natural counterpoint to the more solid forms of the apples. This balance between precision and atmosphere is characteristic of well-executed 19th-century British still life painting...

* No US duty or taxes to pay on works of art * A very beautiful signed and dated 1875 oil on panel depicting a river landscape, by Belgian artist Vital de Gronckel. Excellent quali...

“Portrait of a North African Man, 1872” by August Holmberg (1851-1911) This striking oil painting by the German painter, August Holmberg, depicts a richly detailed and intimate port...

signed and dated Otto Sinding Karlsruhe 1873 lower right oil on relined canvas framed 59 × 101 cm (23.2 × 39.8 in) unframed 41 × 83.5 cm (16.1 × 32.9 in) Provenance: The collection ...

William Hughes British, 19th Century Still Life of Apples, Grapes and Insects on a Garden Ledge, circa 1870 Oil on panel Monogrammed lower right A richly coloured and finely observ...

Paul Cézanne Young girl, 1873 Original etching and roulette Signed in plate "P. Cézanne" and dated 1873 in lower right corner On vellum 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10") REFERENCES : - Cat...

English artists, circa 1870 oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 36 x 31 inches canvas : 30 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: overall very good and pr...

Countryside, 1876 Oil on canvas 13 1/2 x 11 in. Framed: 17 1/2 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower left and dated 1876

Antique American barnyard chicken grazing oil painting by August Laux (1853 - 1921). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 18 by 22 inches overall, and 10 by 14 painting alone. E...

Vincent De Vos Belgian, 1829–1875 Les Saltimbanques (The Acrobats): Portrait of Three Dogs and a Monkey, circa 1870 Oil on panel Signed lower right Original frame A charming and hi...

Etching on paper. Image dimension cm. 24.5x15. Not signed. as issued. Etching. 310x175 mm. Sheet: 470x338 mm. "WL" on the plate at the top right. Title and "Je veux chanter Pallas ...

Claude MONET (after) Windmills in Holland, 1873 Original Etching Engraved by Gaucherel under the supervision of Monet Printed signature in the plate (with misspelled signature Monnet) On laid paper 20,5 x 30 cm (c. 8 x 12 in) INFORMATION : This etchings was edited in 1873 by Galerie Durand Ruel...

"Illustrations of the Book of Job" Engraving "The Fire of God is Fallen From Heaven...And the Lord said unto Satan Behold All that he hath is in thy Power" Engraving, third printing...

French 19th century Chickens in a landscape Charles-Emile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of animals (animalier) and engr...

About this work: Painted when Weeks was just twenty-four years old, this is a remarkably atmospheric work from the formative years of one of America’s greatest traveling artists. Loo...

William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, architecture, and landscapes as well. A number of the landscapes were of Belgium, Holland, Italy, and Norway. However, it is for his seascapes that he is best remembered. Thornley’s works are beautifully detailed and show a masterful understanding of the moods of both weather and sea. They are often small in size and put together with fine detail and great artistic merit. Thornley’s fishing scenes are spirited and similar in style to those of “Jock” Wilson, and are often painted in pairs. Thornley’s works have always been popular when they appear on the art market. He was believed to have first exhibited marines at the Royal Academy in 1859 from an address in Paddington, London and also at the British Institution from 1861 until it closed in 1867. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1898. Thornley also exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honorable mention in 1881 and a third-place medal in 1888. William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...

Antique American landscape oil painting. Oil on paperboard. Framed. Measuring: 10 x 14 inches overall, and 7 x 10 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

Incredible signed early American dog portrait painting. Oil on board. Signed. Housed in a period gold giltwood frame.

‘A Welsh Hillside Path’ by Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923). The painting is signed and dated by the artist and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1874. We only offer origin...

A magnificent 19th-century Italian painting. Oil on canvas, first canvas, painting depicting a young woman absorbed in thought, of extraordinary pictorial quality. The girl with long...

Incredible signed early American dog portrait painting. Oil on board. Signed. Housed in a period gold giltwood frame.

The painting – which depicts three young Victorian ladies and their dogs on Bournemouth beach after a swim – is signed by the artist and dated 1872. In October of that year the eng...

A very well-painted Dutch 19th century marine scene. The small boat is full of men who are rowing hard to get to the larger vessels, possibly to either take goods on or off the large...

Etching and Aquatint on laid paper, from the Series "Los Proverbios, 1815. This copy belongs to the edition of "L'Art", 1877, printed by François Liénard. With the name, title, prin...

The Petition to the King by Viktor von Schubert-Soldern (Austro-Bohemian, 1833/34–1912) A richly staged historical genre scene, The Petition to the King exemplifies the literary and...

Médecine Expérimentale (Experimental medicine), is an original etching, soft ground, on Japanese paper realized by Félicien Rops in 1854, signed in the ...

RAMÓN MARTÍ ALSINA (Barcelona, 1826–1894). "Coastal Seascape with Sailing Boats." Circa 1860 Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 137 × 97 cm (53.94 × 38.19 in). ; 154 × 1...

Here for your consideration is an outstanding example of the landscape mastery of American artist, Edmund Darch Lewis. Fabulous light and clarity of the bucolic scene. Signed lower right and dated 1870. Recently cleaned. Several old patches verso with corresponding in paint. Condition is very good The painting is framed in its original gold leaf period frame which is in fine condition. Overall measurements are 35 by 46.5 inches. Edmund Darch Lewis was born in Philadelphia, the son of a prominent businessman. According to family tradition he was educated at a private school...

California landscapist William Keith was born in Scotland in 1838. He immigrated to New York with his family in 1850 and began training as a wood engraver in 1856. Keith moved to San...

Wonderful Hudson River School oil on board of a fisherman in a peaceful River scene. Monogram and dated on reverse. 9.25" x 12.25" housed in a carved frame measuring 11.5" x 14.5".

Carl Skånberg (1850-1883) Sweden A Barbizon Garden (1879) oil on wood panel signed C. Skånberg, dated 1879 (lower front) unframed: 19 × 24 cm (7.5 × 9.4 inches) framed: 40 × 45 cm ...

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Une de Mai Lithograph from 1972. The edition of 49/150. Dimensions of work: 120.5 x 78 cm Publisher: Edition Waintrop, Paris. Reference: Michler/Löps...

A fine pair of antique Italian oil on panel paintings Nature Morte of two pairs of gamebirds, in the Trompe-l'oeil style, by Michelangelo Meucci (1840-1909), signed & dated Firenze 1...

This late 19th-century oil painting by Danish artist Harald Foss (1843-1922) depicts the gentle surroundings of Ørslev Monastery in Jutland, where fresh Spring leaves begin to unfurl...

Fine painting of iconic Iona Island coast by celebrated Scottish artist Duncan Cameron (1837-1916). Renowned for his landscape paintings, this work captures the natural light on the sea, sand and rocks with splashes of rich color under a big sky. Iona off the west coast of Scotland, has attracted artists for for its dramatic scenery and northern light, including the Scottish Colourists who favored the fresh pure light. The cliffs and coastal rocks are reminiscent of works by Samuel Peploe, John MacLauchlan Milne, Francis Cadell, and Duncan Fergusson of this fabled island. In 1876 Cameron won a Gold Medal for landscape painting, at the Crystal Palace exhibition. The year after this painting (circa 1870s) Cameron began exhibiting in the Royal Academy, Society of British Artists, and Royal Scottish Academy, showing his work consistently from 1880. Other venues for exhibiting his work include the Glasgow Institute, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, Manchester City Art Gallery, and the Royal Hibernian Academy. His work is sold today in Fine Art Galleries in the UK and in Saltire Gallerie, USA. His landscape paintings are widely acclaimed, and this landscape painting of considerable size and detail is a fine example. Born in Perthshire, Cameron studied in Dundee and in South Kensington, London. He later died in Edinburgh. The highest auction sale of his work reached nearly 20,000 GBP. He was widely acclaimed as a landscape artist, painting Scottish farmlands and haystacks, coastal scenes and lochs. In this work the colors of the sea change from blue to green with white crests of waves. The rocks have splashes of red, rust and orange, and the beach has red and green in the sand. Water laps at the edge of beach and rock. A sailboat is a focal point, with distant sailboats on the water, and a rowboat by the central sailboat. A hill rises behind the beach painted...

"Portrait of elegant little girl" , extraordinary oil painting on wood panel signed and dated at upper left "A. Robert 1879" for Alexandre Robert. A Belgian painter of great talent...

Paul Cezanne (1939-1906) "Paysage à Auvers entree de ferme rue St. Remy" (Landscape at Auvers) Etching, 1873 Unsigned (as issued) Printed by Daniel Jacomet, Paris, 1914, published ...

Circa 1875 Maritime San Francisco Pilot Schooner by Gideon Jacque Traditional San Francisco Bay maritime painting by Gideon Jacque Denny (American 1830-1886) depicting a pilot scho...

William Hart (1823 - 1894) Pastoral Landscape, 1877 Oil on canvas 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches Signed and dated lower left Born in Paisley, Scotland, William Ha...

Impressive early American Hudson River School landscape oil painting by Jasper Holman Lawman (1825 - 1906). Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 10H by 16L.

Jean Francois MILLET (after) The Angelus, 1873 Original Etching Engraved by Martinez under the supervision of PUVIS DE CHAVANNES Printed signature in the ...

Antique American rare woman artist Hudson River School waterfall landscape by Susan E. W. Fuller (1831 - 1907). Oil on canvas. Signed. Large and impressive painting. Handsomely fr...

Racing Yacht "Comet" Off New York, 1879 Oil on canvas 14 x 24 inches (35.6 x 61 cm) Framed dimensions: 24 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches Signed lower left: A. Cary Smith 79 Provenance Private...

Double Portrait: Grand Griffon Vendéen Hunting Dogs Jules Chardigny (France, 1842-1892) circa 1870 Oil on canvas, signed 21 3/4 x 18 1/4 (29 1/8 x 25 frame) inches Though pairs of G...

Original antique American school oil painting on canvas dated 1887, depicting a peaceful riverside landscape with a rustic waterside building nestled among trees. The composition cap...

A beautiful nishiki-e trpicht depicting scenes of life in Tokyo in the first Meiji period. The triptych depicts the Western-style Mitsui building in Suruga-cho, with Mount Fuji visi...

Oil Painting by John Watkins Chapman "King Charles II and the Lord Mayor, Sir Robert Vyner"  1832-1903 Sunderland painter of genre scenes and marines. Studied at Leighs Academy in Lo...

I actually prefer this painting to the very slightly larger one by Murillo that sold for $11,600 at auction (Hargesheimer & Günther) in 2009. Another couple of paintings sold at auct...

Adolphus Knell (1795–1875) Boats at Anchor off the English Coast Oil on artist’s board, signed verso Circa 1870 A refined and beautifully atmospheric nineteenth-century marine paint...

Beautiful and timeless portrait .It represents a half-length male portrait, with the sitter seated in a chair, slightly in profile. He is a young man, belonging to a prominent politi...

Edward Gentle (fl. late 19th century) Coming Out of Port Oil on artist’s board, signed lower right Circa 1870 A finely executed Victorian marine painting by the English maritime art...

Edwin Hughes Signed and dated 1875 Framed oil on canvas Picture Size: 14 x 20" (36 x 51) Framed Size: 20 x 26" (51 x 66cm) Exhibited 1875 – 1895 Figure and portrait painter Edwin H...

Antique German landscape oil painting with a cow by Thomas Ludwig Herbst (1848 - 1915). Oil on board. Unsigned. Framed. Measuring: 22 x 2...

Etching realized by Giovan Battista Piranesi in 1775. Image dimension: 40.5x52 cm. Sheet dimension  68.5x74.3 cm. Signed on the plate lower right. Plate from Views of Rome. Excell...