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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 fishing boats at sunrise
By Adolphus Knell
Located in Woodbury, CT
Adolphus Knell (British, circa 1870) Coastal Vessels in Choppy Seas Oil on board, presented in its original gilt frame Signed lower right This atmospheric marine study by Adolphus Kn...
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1870s Victorian Adolphus Knell Art

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Oil, Board

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

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Oil, Panel

19th century English Warship at sea with the Sun rising or Setting
By Adolphus Knell
Located in Woodbury, CT
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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1880s Victorian Adolphus Knell Art

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Oil, Panel

Victorian Marine Oil Painting Sunset with Shipping and Row Boats off the Coast
By Adolphus Knell
Located in ludlow, GB
Victorian Marine Oil Painting of Sunset Scene with Shipping and Row Boats returning to Shore at the end of the day. A beautiful small framed Oil on Panel that is framed in a handmad...
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19th Century Victorian Adolphus Knell Art

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Oil

Victorian 19th century English sailing yacht off the English coast
By Adolphus Knell
Located in Woodbury, CT
English 19th century Victorian Sailing scene, with fishing vessels off of a landscape. Outstanding Victorian marine scene of a yacht at sail possible in the English Channel. Knell w...
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1860s Victorian Adolphus Knell Art

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Board, Oil

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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Canvas, Oil

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