Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Alfred Duke was an animal and sporting painter believed to have been born in Lancashire around 1863. He spent most of his life in Manchester and exhibited regularly at the Manchester City Art Gallery. Duke also exhibited at the Royal Society of Artists, Birmingham and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. The Victorian era was an age of dog portraits, which were made popular by Queen Victoria. The obsession of the ruling classes with field sports led to a demand for artists such as Duke, who was one of a band of painters celebrating sporting dogs. He was influenced by his contemporaries such as Thomas Blinks and George Derville Rowlandson. Duke’s works are beautifully painted and show an excellent understanding of the animation and movement of dogs. Examples of his work can be found at Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum and Turton Tower.
19th Century Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1910s Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1890s Realist Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Photorealist Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Romantic Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Impressionist Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Modern Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Victorian Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Victorian Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Victorian Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Victorian Alfred Duke Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil