Adolphus Knell Art
British, 1830-1900
Adolphus Knell
British flourished 1890
“Shipping at Dawn and Dusk”
Pair of Oils on panel, signed and framed
Adolphus Knell is a member of the famous Knell family who specialised in maritime subjects, a brother to William Callcott Knell and most probably the son of William Adolphus Knell.
Originally a decorator of furniture in Bath, he moved to Bristol where he specialised in small marines in the late nineteenth century.
In these two pictures he uses a strong source of light transfusing the picture from the horizon towards the viewer, a device he often employed – see Plate 98 in Brook Harts “British Nineteenth Century Marine painting”.
His work remains highly collectable; these are two fine examples of his oeuvre.
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19th century English Fishing boat at sea with Sun rise or Sunset
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Adolphus Knell
19th-century English fishing boast at Sea.
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**PLEASE NOTE: EACH PAINTING INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 15.5 INCHES X 18.5 INCHES**
Adolphus Knell
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19th century English Warship at sea with the Sun rising or Setting
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Adolphus Knell
19th-century English Warship at sea
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Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea.
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By Adolphus Knell
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Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea.
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1860s Victorian Adolphus Knell Art
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Located in Woodbury, CT
English 19th century Victorian Sailing scene, with fishing vessels off of a landscape.
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Fishing Boats on The Shore & Shipping off The Coast (Pair)
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Oil on board
Board size: 9 x 12 inches each
Framed size: 16 x 20 inches each
Signed
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Thames Barges (Pair)
By Adolphus Knell
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 8 x 12 inches each
Framed size: 14.25 x 18.5 inches each
Signed lower right
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19th Century Adolphus Knell Art
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