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Elizabeth Taggart - 20th Century British Painting - An Outside Performance
By Elizabeth Taggart
Located in London, GB
Ireland. She trained under John Luke and Romeo Toogood in Belfast’s College of Art. Painting highly
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Horse & Carriage in Old English Village Lane 20th Century British Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) signed original gouache painting on board, unframed size: 10.75
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Early 20th Century English Oil Painting of a Chapel by Frank Moss Bennett
By Frank Moss Bennett
Located in London, GB
early 20th century British painting is a compelling addition to any collection focused on historical
Category

Early 20th Century Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Twentieth Century Watercolour Portrait and Equine Study
By Edward Seago
Located in ludlow, GB
and by the Travelling community. Edward Seago is a giant of 20th Century British paintings. He was
Category

Early 20th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Mid 20th Century British Portrait of a Man with Mustache in a Hat oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Man in the Hat British School, mid 20th century period oil on thin curved board, unframed board
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude Lady Reclining Model Sketchy 20th century Beige Earthy Tones oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nude Model British School, circa 1970's oil on board, unframed board: 20 x 28 inches provenance
Category

20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Garden View - Mid 20th Century Modern British Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
. Presented in a painted frame. Artist: British School, mid 20th century Title: View from a Garden Medium
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Founded on Sand, Gouache and Ink Artwork, British School Mid-20th Century
Located in London, GB
Gouache and ink on board, inscribed on reverse Image size: 12 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches (31.75 x 37 cm)
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Board

Ink and Watercolour Sketches, Wigan School, 20th Century British
Located in London, GB
Ink and watercolour on paper Image size: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (26.75 x 26.75 cm) Framed Created in 1958 by the artist as evidence for study in their 'Examination in Art' at Wigan...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson Signed British Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lord Nelson British school, late 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 16.5 x 13.5
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ginger & White Cats Original British Signed Oil Painting Feline Friends
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ginger & White Cats English School, 20th century signed with artists monogram oil on board, framed
Category

Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Imperial Beauty, British School 20th Century Pastel Portrait
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper on canvas, initialled lower left "ND" Image size: 13 ¾ x 22 ½ inches (35 x 57 cm) Gilt frame This fine Art Nouveau picture executed around 1900, depicts an auburn ha...
Category

Early 1900s Art Nouveau Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Portrait of Emma Hamilton Lord Nelson's Mistress British Oil Painting framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Lady Emma Hamilton British School, late 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 16.5 x
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Mid 20th Century Signed Oil Painting Still Life Flowers in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British mid 20th century, signed Title: Still life of flowers within an interior
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large 1970's British Oil Painting Portrait of Seated Lady Black Dress Pearl Neck
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady, Black Dress and Pearl Necklace circa 1970's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: good and sound condi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

The Art Model, 20th Century Oil Painting, Nude
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 24 x 20 inches (61 x 51 cm) Original silver frame With her back turned
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Pale Green Gavotte, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 35 3/4 x 35 3/4 inches (91 x 91 cm) Entitled, monogrammed, dated 'November 1974' and inscribed on reverse
Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique British Signed Oil Painting Pastoral Highland Landscape Sheep Grazing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sheep in the Highlands Frank Clark (British, late 19th/ early 20th century) signed oil painting on
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge 20th Century British Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Flowers Garden Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flower Garden British Impressionist artist, late 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Man - Modern British Impressionist Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's Modern British oil on board portrait of a young man wearing a blue jacket
Category

1950s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of a Young Man - Large Modern British Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
centre right. Presented in a fine painted wood frame and ready to hang. Artist: British School, mid 20th
Category

1960s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Horse in a Farmyard - Early 20th Century Modern British Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
. Excellent quality work, presented in a fine antique gilt frame. Artist: British School, early 20th century
Category

1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The New Hat, 20th Century British Oil Portrait Interior
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas on board Image size: 15 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches (40 x 55 cm) Contemporary style frame This sensitive portrait captures the use of contemporary dress of this lady beautifu...
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Showstopper, 20th Century Ink and Watercolour Sketch, Wigan School
Located in London, GB
Ink and watercolour on paper Image size: 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (35.25 x 24.25 cm) Framed Created in 1958 by the artist as evidence for study in their 'Examination in Art' at Wigan A...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Mid Century British Oil Painting - WW2 Plane in Field - Spitfire?
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: British School, mid 20th century Title: Spitfire (?) plane in field Medium: oil painting
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

British Impressionist 20th Century Signed Oil Sludgy Green River Landscape Boat
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
30.5 inches canvas: 20 x 26 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition
Category

Late 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Green Abstract Circle Landscape British Contemporary Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Modern British contemporary Title: abstract composition Medium: oil on canvas
Category

19th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary British Abstract Painting Light Open Field Mountain Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Kathleen Crow (British, contemporary), signed with monogram Title: Mountain
Category

19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Midnight Blue Forest Landscape 20th Century British Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Midnight Blue Abstract by John Horwill, ARCA (British, 1927-1997) signed oil on canvas, framed
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Classic English Fox Hunting Horses Riders & Hounds in Landscape, British Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Michael Constable (20th Century British School) oil on canvas, framed framed: 28.5 x 34 inches
Category

Late 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage British Impressionist Oil Painting Tiny House on Coastal Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: British School, latter part of the 20th century Title: The Coastal House Medium: oil
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

An Abandoned Journey
Located in London, GB
An Abandoned Journey 20th Century British School Oil on canvas Image size: 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fine Equestrian Horse Portrait British Oil Painting - Horse standing
By British Sporting Art
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Horse British School, 20th century oil painting on panel, unframed paintings size: 8
Category

20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fine Equestrian Horse Portrait British Oil Painting - Horse standing
By British Sporting Art
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Horse British School, 20th century oil painting on panel, unframed paintings size: 8
Category

20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Fine Equestrian Horse Portrait British Oil Painting - Horse standing
By British Sporting Art
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Horse British School, 20th century oil painting on panel, unframed paintings size: 8
Category

20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

A Frost, Bristol Savages CT, 20th Century Signed British Watercolour
Located in London, GB
exhibition of paintings was held at the premises of George Nichols & Co., an auctioneer in Broad Street
Category

1930s English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Antique British Oil Painting Borrowdale Lake District River Valley Cottages
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Borrowdale" * see notes below British School, early 20th century oil on board, unframed board: 7 x
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Writer's Retreat, 20th Century British School Pen and Ink
By Modern British
Located in London, GB
British School 1940's The Writer's Retreat Pen & ink Image size: 10 1/2 x 9 inches Hand made frame
Category

20th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Large British Sporting Art Oil Painting - Huntsman on Horseback with Hounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, mid 20th century, signed lower corner Title: Huntsman on horseback
Category

Mid-20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oval Antique British Oil Painting Village Lane Cottage with Figure Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Village Lane British artist, early 20th century oil on board, framed framed: 7 x 8.5 inches
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge British Sporting Art Oil Painting Hunting Scene Horse & Riders Before House
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Meet at Rearsby Grange British School, indistinctly signed titled and inscribed verso oil on
Category

20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century British Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superbly colorful mid-20th century British Impressionist oil painting on canvas, depicting this
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Surreal Landscape with Cliffs and Viaduct - 20th Century British Pastel
Located in London, GB
BRITISH SCHOOL (20th Century) Landscape with Viaduct and White Cliffs Signed with monogram l.r
Category

Mid-20th Century Symbolist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Set of 4 Hunting Scenes British Oil Paintings Signed - 4 x original paintings
By British Sporting Art
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Set of Four (4) Hunting Scenes British School, 20th century signed Hallard 4 x oil on board
Category

20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

British Impressionist Oil Rural Landscape at Dusk
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape British Impressionist School, second half 20th century oil painting on board , unframed
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century British Abstract Painting Blues & Pinks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning array of strong colorss stand out in this original mid-20th century British abstract
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

MID CENTURY SIGNED OIL PAINTING - MOODY DUSKY MUTED LANDSCAPE TREES & HAYSTACKS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: British School, first half mid 20th century, signed with initials to the lower corner
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large British Sporting Oil Painting Jockey on Racehorse in Landscape Gilt Frame
By British Sporting Art
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jockey on Horseback British School, 20th century painted after an earlier style oil on canvas
Category

20th Century English School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Very Large British Oil depicting famous Naval battle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, second half 20th century, signed lower left 'Champion' Title: a
Category

20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

20th Century British Modernist Abstract Painting Prepared Hay Bails
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Hay Bails by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) gouache painting on artist paper, unframed
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

20th Century British School
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bit of a mystery painting here. Nicely painted busy street English street scene, People and
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century British Modernist Abstract Painting Town Roof Tops
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Town Abstract by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) oil painting on thin board, unframed board
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

20th Century British Modernist Painting Boys Messy Gaming Room
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Boy's Messy Room by Helen Greenfield (British 20th century) gouache painting on thin board
Category

20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century British Oil Painting The Nude Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb Post-Impressionist mid-20th century British oil painting on canvas (laid on board
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large 1960's British Modernist Oil Painting Tall Nude Lady Standing in Studio
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Studio Nude Modern British artist, 1960's label verso oil on board, unframed board: 21.5 x 12
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mountain Lake Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century British Artist
By Charles Wyatt Warren
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century British Artist, Charles Wyatt Warren
Category

Mid-20th Century Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Framed British Abstract Composition 1998 Coastal Town Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
S.Becker signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 13 x 18.5 inches canvas: 11 x 16 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mountain Lake Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century British Artist
By Charles Wyatt Warren
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century British Artist, Charles Wyatt Warren
Category

Mid-20th Century Land Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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