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Period: 1880s
Huge Victorian 1880's English Coastal Shipwreck Dramatic Seascape Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Shipwreck
English School, indistinctly signed
dated 1884
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 29.5 x 48 inches
canvas : 26 x 44.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condition: v...
Category
Victorian 1880s Art
Materials
Oil
Antique Portrait of a woman, original antique oil painting by Eugene Smits
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique oil on wood portrait of a woman by Belgium artist, Eugine Smits 1800s. This delightful painting in its rich and powerful tones and scultured impressionist paint layers is ve...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Oil
FRENCH SCHOOL Cat Curled up Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
☀️Cat curled up☀️
In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild.
Artists often use animals as symbols to convey dee...
Category
Tonalist 1880s Art
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$456 Sale Price
75% Off
FRENCH SCHOOL Skate Dachshund Street Art Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
☀️Dachshund All Star☀️
In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild.
Artists often use animals as symbols to conve...
Category
Tonalist 1880s Art
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
$527 Sale Price
75% Off
"In the Forest of Fontainebleau" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression on laid paper was printed in 1880 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's very scarce "Etching and Etchers". Plate size: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (237 x 1...
Category
1880s Art
Materials
Etching
FRENCH SCHOOL Into the wild Dachshund Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
⏩Into the Wild⏪
This work blends playful portraiture with an experimental mixed-media approach. At first glance, the image of a dachshund bright-eyed, with an inquisitive head tilti...
Category
Tonalist 1880s Art
Materials
Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$447 Sale Price
75% Off
Sunset at Kullen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sunset at Kullen near Mölle in the very south of Sweden.
Between two steep cliffs, a narrow stony beach unfolds, offering a tranquil vantage point over a still sea toward Denmark. T...
Category
Romantic 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,656 Sale Price
20% Off
"Fishing Boats on the Beach at Scheveningen" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed in 1883; this is a rich, dark impression on heavy cream wove paper, from the "Original Etchings by American Artists" portfolio, published in 1883 b...
Category
1880s Art
Materials
Etching
Spring at the Summer House in Hyde Park
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful John Joseph Enneking painting, iconic view of his The Summer House at Hyde Park. 10" * 14" oil on canvas by one of the fathers of American Impressionism. Signed Enneking lo...
Category
American Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Oil
'Evening Light, Rocky Shore', American School Impressionist Seascape, Pacific
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A late 19th century, American School seascape showing a lyrical view of sunlit waves flowing in towards a rocky beach. The unknown artist shows exceptionally sensitive handling of li...
Category
American Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Board
19th century Scottish Lock landscape scene with cows watering with sun setting
Located in Woodbury, CT
Alfred Fontville de Breanski (British, 1877–1957)
Scottish Loch Scene, oil on canvas, circa early 20th century
This luminous Highland landscape by Alfred Fontville de Breanski captu...
Category
Victorian 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Leith Docks" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression on Arches laid paper printed in 1880 for Philip Gilbert Hamerton's very scarce "Etching and Etchers". Plate size: 8 x 5 inches (200 x 127 mm...
Category
1880s Art
Materials
Etching
Antique 19th century English fishing vessels In the English Channel
By William Henry Williamson
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Henry Williamson (British, fl. mid to late 19th Century)
Fishing Boats off the English Coast
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
Circa 1870–80
Presented in a period gilt frame ...
Category
Victorian 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist: Springtime, a sunny path in France 19thC oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
This beautiful and light filled painting testifies of a new dawn: in the 1880s the landscape and animalier artist William Baird turns to Impressionism. Our Sunny Path, with looser brushwork and lighter colours, convey the fleeting nature of the present. Our lovely oil on canvas may well be homage to Claude Monet - according to Baird's inscription on the stretcher, it was painted in Mantes, which is only about 6 miles from Vétheuil, where Monet was living and working in the 1880s!
William Baptiste Baird was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1847, but as an adult moved to Paris to perfect his painting technique. In Paris, Baird studied under Adolphe Yvon...
Category
American Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The pensive country girl, Impressionist child study, Swedish artist in Paris
Located in Norwich, GB
A beautiful and sensitive study of a country girl by William Feron.
William Feron was born in 1858 in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of the famous jeweller Ludwig Constantin Fero...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Moonlit Reflections, Heyst-sur-Mer. Painted 1884
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elias Erdtman (Sweden, 1863–1945)
Moonlit Reflections, Heyst-sur-Mer
oil on canvas laid on board
signed E. Erdman och daterad -84
unframed: 29 x 18.5 cm (11.4 x 7.3 inches)
framed:...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
The Glow of the Past: Lundström’s Stockholm with a Touch of Mystery
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to present this painting by Ernst Lundström, dedicated to the esteemed sculptor Per Hasselberg. The dedication on the front of the painting makes this piece particular...
Category
Romantic 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,579 Sale Price
25% Off
Rooster and Hens in the Barnyard William Baptiste Baird (U.S./France 1847-1917)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Rooster and Hens in the Barnyard
William Baptiste Baird (U.S./France 1847-1917)
Oil on panel
Signed lower right "W. Baird"
12 1/4 x 9 inches
A stunning example of William Baptiste...
Category
Barbizon School 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Victorian period view of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, wife of William Shakespeare
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Young (British, late 19th century)
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Circa 1890
This beaut...
Category
Victorian 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Expressive Plein Air Study from Engelsberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
This intimate plein air study by Olof Arborelius captures the quiet beauty of a sunlit forest edge reflected in still water. The confident, spontaneous brushwork and delicate handlin...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American Hudson River School Luminous Coastal Sunset Seascape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed and dated K. W. Newhall 1881, this luminous seascape by American painter Kate White Newhall (1840–1917) captures a dramatic coastal scene at sunset with refined academic techn...
Category
Hudson River School 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Ya es Hora - Etching and and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1881
Located in Roma, IT
Ya es Hora. is a black and White aquatint, drypoint and etching printed in blue-black ink on laid paper from Caprichos realized after Francisco Goya in 1881-1886.
6th Edition.Very g...
Category
Modern 1880s Art
Materials
Etching
Napoli
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Golden wooden frame
25 x 31 x 3,5 cm
Category
Italian School 1880s Art
Materials
Oil
$1,055
"Junitag" by Jakob Wagner - Oil on Canvas - 88x125 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (101 x 140 cm)
Jakob Wagner (1861–1915) was a Swiss painter known for his serene landscapes, tranquil waterscapes, and evocative scenes of European nature. ...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fetch It, Sir" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression was printed in 1888 for the "Ten Original Etchings by the Best American Artists" portfolio and published by Estes and Lauriat. Image size: 1...
Category
1880s Art
Materials
Etching
“Le Chapeau Epingle”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original etching and drypoint on wove paper. This is the third version and the second edition printed in 1921 of Le Chapeau Epingle. Condition is very good...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Golden Sunrise on the Maas – Arthur J. Meadows’ Tranquil Masterpiece (1884)
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Golden Dawn on the Maas
In this refined marine painting, Arthur Joseph Meadows captures a tranquil sunrise on the river Maas just below the historic city of Dordrecht (“Dort”). The...
Category
Romantic 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Sailboats off the Coast”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on academy board by the well known American marine artist, Franklin Dullen Briscoe. Signed lower right. (Under gold liner) Circa 1885. C...
Category
Academic 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Set of 2 French antique dog paintings 19th Century watercolour dog paintings
Located in AIGNAN, FR
An authentic pair of watercolours featuring hunting dogs in their original frames, untouched since the 1880's. Very delightful and expertly drawn. The first, larger painting is of ...
Category
Art Nouveau 1880s Art
Materials
Watercolor
$378 Sale Price
39% Off
"Sketch" Walter Elmer Schofield, Impressionist Coastline, Philadelphia Artist
Located in New York, NY
Walter Elmer Schofield
Sketch, circa 1880s
Oil on panel
12 x 14 inches
Walter Elmer Schofield is regarded as a leader of the Philadelphia Impressionists and central to the broader ...
Category
American Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Lord Leighton (1830-1896), Studies for Captive Andromache
Located in Oxford, GB
Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, P.R.A. (1830-1896)
Studies for Captive Andromache
With the artist studio stamp (Lugt 1741a) (lower left); inscribed 'Andromache' (lower right)
...
Category
1880s Art
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
Antique American 19th Century Forest Pond Interior Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely framed 19th century forest interior landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Ready to hang. Image size, 13"L by 17"H inches painting alone.
Category
Hudson River School 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
19th-century Orientalist Reclining Odalisque Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Was she a gift to the Sultan, deliciously bejeweled and enrobed in the finest embroidered silks? By this time, resigned to her fate, the once Christian Circassian girl would have bee...
Category
French School 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Impressionist Painting of Cows and Trees by C.H. Miller, Long Island
Located in New York, NY
Charles Henry Miller (American, 1842-1922)
Untitled (Cows and Trees), c, 1885
Oil on canvas
18 x 24 in.
Signed lower left: Chas. H. Miller, N.A.
Charles Henry Miller was a noted artist and painter of landscapes from Long Island, New York. The American poet Bayard Taylor called him, "The artistic discoverer of the little continent of Long Island."
Miller was educated at Mount Washington Collegiate Institute, and graduated in medicine at the New York Homeopathic Institute in 1864. Before his graduation, he had occasionally painted pictures, and in 1860 he exhibited The Challenge Accepted at the National Academy of Design, in New York City.
He lived in Queens at the summer estate, Queenslawn, originally purchased by his parents. He went abroad in 1864 and again in 1867, and was a pupil in the Bavarian Royal Academy at Munich under the instruction of Adolf Lier...
Category
American Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Child's Winsdor Chair, antique, ca. 1880, American (Maine), original red wash
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Rare child's Windsor chair, ca. 1880s. American antique, crafted in Maine. Original red wash. Seat is 22" from the floor. Originally made for a child. (Does not conform to today's sa...
Category
Folk Art 1880s Art
Materials
Wood
Connais-tu le Pays (Primavera) apres J. Rolshoven (Do you Know the Country)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Connais-tu le Pays (Primavera) apres J. Rolshoven
(Do you Know the Country -Spring)
Etching, 1889
Signed "Julius Rolshoven" in pencil...
Category
Barbizon School 1880s Art
Materials
Etching
Antique American Impressionist Young Girl and Pug Dog Portrait Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist oil painting by Frederick Stuart Church (1842 - 1924). Gouache and watercolor on board. Framed. Measuring: 17 by 23 inches overall, and 10 by 16 painti...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Pair of Romantic Bavarian Paintings by Karl Adolf Wilhelm Chelius - 1889
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of romantic Bavarian paintings is an old master artwork realized in 1889 by the master Karl Adolf Wilhelm Chelius (1856-1923).
Mixed colored oil panting on...
Category
Modern 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Museum Quality American School School Young Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible quality American school portrait painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
Realist 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French village landscape and church scene by French artist, Paul Mallet
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique landcape oil painting on board of a woman walking near a church by French artist Paul Mallet (1845-1911) under the pseudonym Paul Jolly and signed and dated 1888 in the botto...
Category
Art Nouveau 1880s Art
Materials
Oil
"Near Bourron, France" Gilbert Munger, Barbizon School, Countryside Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Gilbert Munger
Near Bourron, France, circa 1886
Signed lower left
Oil on panel
13 x 18 inches
Gilbert Munger was born on April 14, 1837 in Madison, Connecticut. He showed interest ...
Category
Barbizon School 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Tree Peony and Blue and White Flycatcher — 19th century woodblock print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Imao Keinen, 'Tree Peony and Blue and White Flycatcher' from the series 'Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons', color woodblock Oban dipty...
Category
Naturalistic 1880s Art
Materials
Woodcut
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
“Diana”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautiful golden brown patina bronze of Diana, the goddess of the moon by the French sculptor, Emmanuel Villanis. Signed on her shoulder. Impressed foundry stamp on base, “Society de...
Category
Academic 1880s Art
Materials
Bronze
$2,600 Sale Price
25% Off
Oyster and a Copper bowl with other Crustaceans
Located in St. Albans, GB
Alfred Arthur BRUNEL DE NEUVILLE
A wonderful painting for any situation whether it is as a statement, piece due to the undoubted quality, or as a piece for a kitchen/dining area due...
Category
French School 1880s Art
Materials
Oil
The Apparition - Large, Fine 1884 French Oil Painting - MAKE OFFER
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunningly dramatic and well-rendered oil on canvas painted by French artist Antoine Marie Roucole in 1884. With the ornate antique gilt plaster frame, and with its size, it has t...
Category
Academic 1880s Art
Materials
Oil
“Guitar Player in Recife, Brazil, 1886” Pernambuco Brazilian Coast Oil Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
“Guitar Player in Recife, Brazil, 1886” by Ferdinand Piereck (1844-1925)
An extremely rare 19th century painting of a Brazilian guitarist by Austrian-Brazilian artist Ferdinand Pier...
Category
Realist 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'La Taverne Pausset, Paris', Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'La Taverne Pausset, Paris' by Edouard-Jean Dambourgez.
Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants, Benezit
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Signed lower right, 'Dambourgez' for Edouard-Jean Dambourgez (French, 1844-1931), inscribed, 'Paris' and painted circa 1880. Titled with inscription, verso, on old backing, ''Taverne Pausset', grands boulevards a Paris".
A fine and detailed, cabinet-size oil painting showing an elegant Parisian cafe and bar, the interior lit by luminous, floor-to-ceiling stained-glass windows and filled with fashionably-dressed patrons drinking and socializing beneath a haze of pipe and cigar smoke. A minor, period masterpiece, providing an animated view of the city's fin-de-siècle nightlife, and characterised by finely observed and fully-realized figures showing an unusual degree of both social commentary and psychological penetration.
Edouard-Jean Dambourgez first studied with Jules Lefebvre and, subsequently, as an engraver and chromo-lithographer under Gustave Boulanger. In 1880, Dambourgez commenced exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français, and, in 1883, was elected a member of the Society. Throughout the 1880's, he exhibited frequently and with success at the major Paris salons including the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Independants and the Salon des Champs-de-Mars. In 1884, he was commissioned by the Louvre to engrave all illustrations for the catalog to the Thiers Collection, recently bequeathed to the Museum. The recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards, Dambourgez was awarded an honorable distinction by the Salon in 1888, and an honorable mention in 1891.
In 1888, the critic Albert Wolff recommended his painting, 'A Cheese Shop', for inclusion at the Salon des Artistes Français. In 1891, the city of Paris bought his large canvas, 'The Cream and Cheese Market...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Postcard, Oil
Oil painting on canvas coastal scene "Nightfall on the North Sea " ca. 1880
Located in Gavere, BE
Additional information:
Title: Coastal scene - Nightfall on the North Sea
Medium: oil on canvas
Signature: signed lower right
Provenance: Private collection Brussels
Canvas dimensio...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Late 19th Century Oil Painting of Upstate New York Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Late 19th Century Upstate New York Oil Painting Landscape by Frances B. Clark
Moody rural Hudson River School style painting of Upstate ...
Category
Post-Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
GUILLOT French Academic Painting Interior Pianist 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Gabriel Paul GUILLOT
Reims, 1850 - 1914
The Servant's Judgment
Oil on canvas
65 x 81 cm (77.5 x 97 cm with frame)
Signed and dated on the left "P. Guillot / 1880"
Wax seal on the bac...
Category
French School 1880s Art
Materials
Oil
"Beach Scene at Dieppe" James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Tonalist Watercolor
Located in New York, NY
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Beach Scene at Dieppe, 1885-86
Watercolor on paper, mounted on board
8 1/2 x 5 inches
Signed on the reverse
Provenance:
Miss Annie Burr Jennings
Mrs. ...
Category
Impressionist 1880s Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Félix Ziem (1821-1911) Studies of Landscapes and Seascapes, original Drawing
By Félix Ziem
Located in Paris, FR
Félix Ziem (1821-1911)
Studies of landscapes and seascapes
graphite on paper,
14 x 22 cm
Stamp of the Ziem Estate bottom left
Framed : 25 x 33 cm
A rare exemple of mutiple studies ...
Category
Romantic 1880s Art
Materials
Graphite
Gottfried Keller, Modern Etching by Karl Stauffer-Bern
By Karl Stauffer-Bern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Karl Stauffer-Bern, Swiss (1857 - 1891) - Gottfried Keller, Year: 1887, Medium: Etching, signed, dated, titled in the plate, Image Size: 15 x 11 inches, Size: 24 x 17.5 in. (60....
Category
Modern 1880s Art
Materials
Etching
Late 19th Century Oil Painting San Francisco Bay Sunset
By William Alexander Coulter
Located in Soquel, CA
San Francisco Bay Sunset Hudson River School circle of William Alexander Coulter
Luminous San Francisco Bay 1870s landscape of sunset over water with red buoy in foreground and sail...
Category
Hudson River School 1880s Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Halmstad Harbour Seen From the North, 1889
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting "Halmstad Harbour Seen From the North" by Oscar Ohlson is a captivating snapshot of daily life and historical architecture, frozen in time from the year 1889. With a meticulous eye for detail, Ohlson has rendered approximately 25 boats in the harbor, each brimming with the quiet bustle of daily chores. The painting invites viewers to step into a moment where people converse, work, and seek respite from the sun under shared umbrellas, while wisps of smoke subtly rise from several boats, suggesting the presence of life and activity beyond the canvas.
In this vibrant scene, a man carries a sack, perhaps fresh merchandise from one of the docked vessels, while others engage in conversation, highlighting the social tapestry of the harbor. Ohlson's masterful use of light reflects on the water, creating a shimmering path that leads the eye to the majestic Halmstad Castle, which adorns the right side of the painting. This historic building, beautifully situated by the Nissan river and not far from the sea, is a testament to Halmstad's past as a Danish territory. Constructed in the early 17th century during the reign of King Christian IV, the castle stands as a reminder of the town's rich history and cultural heritage.
The first building to the right, once part of this historic tableau, has been removed to accommodate modern necessities, replaced by a road that now runs through its former site. This juxtaposition of past and present is a poignant commentary on the evolution of cities and the sacrifices made in the name of progress.
Halmstad itself, a town that straddles the Nissan river, retains much of its early 20th-century character in its city core. Low brick and half-timbered houses, some dating back to the 17th century, dot the landscape. The town center on the west side of Nissan is bordered by remnants of early 17th-century fortifications, including the 1600s castle, Norre Port from 1601, and King Charles XI's path along the old fortress wall. At the heart of the town is Stora Torg with Carl Milles' Europa and the Bull fountain from 1926, and the town hall built in 1938. The city layout, influenced by Renaissance planning, converges at Stora Torg, which is also home to the town's sole medieval building, the brick hall church of St. Nikolai from the 14th century.
Oscar Ohlson (1847-1912), a native of Linneryd, Småland, was a multifaceted individual. Beginning his career with a legal degree from Uppsala University in 1870, Ohlson's passion for the arts led him to pursue music studies before dedicating himself to art under the guidance of Alfred Wahlberg...
Category
Realist 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century European Realist Art Nouveau Young Woman Portrait Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique European realist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang ...
Category
Realist 1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Executed by Tissot for the "Rene Mauperin" suite of etchings, published in Paris in 1884 by Charpentier in a limited edition of 550. This is a nice impressi...
Category
1880s Art
Materials
Etching
Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape -- Afternoon by the Pond
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous tonalist oil painting woman walking in field by pond with home in background by Willis Seaver Adams (American, 1844-1921), circa 1880. Trees and an amazing sky in the background add depth and interest to this beautiful piece. Signed "W. S. Adams" lower right corner. Condition: Previous restoration includes relining of canvas. Frame is vintage gilt molded and wood frame and shows previous repair of molding losses. Image size: 20"H x 24"W.
Auctions records for the artist exceed $6,000.
Willis Seaver Adams was known for his landscapes of the Connecticut River Valley. A relative recluse for much of his artistic life, his loneliness can be seen in much of his works. Oil miniatures were the focus for almost all of his later works. He is credited with over 425 oils, watercolors, and drawings.
Willis Seaver was born in 1844 on a farm in Suffield, near the Connecticut River. He intermittently attended the Suffield Academy, and always wanted to be a painter. A wealthy doctor became his patron, and financed his studies in 1868 at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. When the doctor passed away, Adams returned home and struggled to make a living painting. After working for a photographer for three years, he opened his own studio.
Adams helped organize Cleveland's first watercolor exhibit in 1876. Soon thereafter, he completed a portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes, then governor of Ohio, prior to his becoming President of the United States. This portrait enhanced Adams notoriety.
In 1878, Adams traveled to Italy where he opened a studio in Venice, and became friendly with neighbor James Whistler. Prior to returning to Springfield, Adams lived in Florence, Italy for three years. He returned to became an instructor for the Springfield Art Association, and began to exhibit his works at the galleries of James D. Gill. His first one-man exhibit was held there in 1894. Other successful exhibitions took place in Chicago, New York, and Boston. Although his works garnered respectable prices and reflected his success, Adams felt he was due more recognition.
In 1906, he moved to Greenfield, Massachusetts and converted a barn into a studio. There, he fell into relative obscurity, accompanied mainly by his dog, Collie. In 1921, Adams passed away.
Examples of Willis Adams works can be seen at the Kent Memorial Library, the Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Suffield Academy. Several Suffield residents are thought to own Adams paintings.
Category
Hudson River School 1880s Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
$3,160 Sale Price
36% Off
Horse & French Military Rider
Located in Milford, NH
A finely detailed oil painting of a horse and French military rider with bugle by French artist Edouard Jean Baptiste Detaille (1848-1912). Detaille was born in Paris, France into a...
Category
1880s Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Woodland Scene
By William Bliss Baker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Woodland Scene, 1885
Oil on canvas, 38 x 50 inches (96.5 x 127 cm)
Framed dimensions: 49 3/8 x 61 3/8 inches
Signed and dated lower left: W Bliss Baker 1885
Provenance
Albert E Clue...
Category
Hudson River School 1880s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil










