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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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Artist: Adolphus Knell
19th century English marine scene with boats at Sunrise
19th century English marine scene with boats at Sunrise

19th century English marine scene with boats at Sunrise

By Adolphus Knell

Located in Woodbury, CT

Adolphus Knell English, 19th century Shipping at Sunrise (or Sunset) Circa 1870 Oil on canvas Not Signed , though possible the remnant of a signature lower left. In an antique gilt f...

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Materials

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Pair of 19th Century seascape oil paintings of ships in the morning & at sunset
Pair of 19th Century seascape oil paintings of ships in the morning & at sunset

Pair of 19th Century seascape oil paintings of ships in the morning & at sunset

By Adolphus Knell

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

**PLEASE NOTE: EACH PAINTING INCLUDING THE FRAME MEASURES 15.5 INCHES X 18.5 INCHES** Adolphus Knell British, (b.1849, fl.1870-1890) Calm Morning & Calm Evening Oil on board, pair, ...

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19th Century Victorian Adolphus Knell Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Thames Barges (Pair)
Thames Barges (Pair)

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

Materials

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19th century English Warship at sea with the  Sun rising or Setting

19th century English Warship at sea with the Sun rising or Setting

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Adolphus Knell 19th-century English Warship at sea Owning in a 19th-century English fishing boat captured at sea circa 1880 by Adolphus Knell, with the sun rising or setting, offer...

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Adolphus Knell 19th-century English fishing boast at Sea. Owning in a 19th-century English fishing boat captured at sea circa 1880 by Adolphus Knell, with the sun rising or setting...

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Adolphus Knell 19th century English fishing boast at Sea. Investing in a 19th-century English fishing boat captured at sea circa 1880 by Adolphus Knell, with the sun rising or sett...

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Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea
Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea

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Located in Woodbury, CT

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1860s Victorian Adolphus Knell Art

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Oil, Board

Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea
Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea

Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea

By Adolphus Knell

Located in Woodbury, CT

Antique Victorian, Impressionist 19th century English oil, Fishings boat at Sea, At Moon Light One from a set of nine all painted at the same time and all from the same private coll...

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1860s Victorian Adolphus Knell Art

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Oil, Board

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