Sir Alfred East was born in Kettering in Northamptonshire and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. His romantic landscapes show the influence of the Barbizon school. In April 1888, he had shared an exhibition at the galleries of the Fine Art Society with T. C. Gotch and W. Ayerst Ingram and was commissioned the following year by Marcus Huish, Managing Director of the Society, to spend six months in Japan to paint the landscape and the people of the country. The exhibition of 104 paintings from this tour was held at the Fine Art Society in 1890, it was a spectacular success. East visited Spain in 1892. In 1906, he was elected President of the Royal Society of British Artists, a position he held until his death. In that year, he published his 107-page illustrated The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour; in its preface, he made the observation: “The greatest errors in landscape painting are to be found – contradictory as it may appear – not so much in the matter of technique as in the painter's attitude toward Nature”. In this book, he described his techniques using colors, half-tones and pencil sketches. He was awarded a Knighthood in 1910 by King Edward VII. His portrait was painted by Philip de László. The Alfred East Art Gallery in Kettering, designed by John Alfred Gotch opened on 31 July 1913 and is Northamptonshire's oldest purpose-built art gallery. East was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1899, having been a regular exhibitor since 1883 and elected to full membership in 1913. On 28 September 1913, East died at his London residence in Belsize Park. His body was taken back to Kettering and lay in state in the Alfred East Art Gallery, where it was surrounded by the pictures he had presented to the town, and attracted crowds of several thousand.
Morning Stroll, Marble Hill River Path
By Alfred East
Located in London, GB
Sir Alfred East 1844-1913 Morning Stroll, Marble Hill River Path Oil on board Image size: 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (37 x 47 cm) Period gilt frame This charming scene demonstrates perf...
Oil, Board
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Moonlit Night in Blue - Moonlight - Barbizon painters
By Alfred East
Located in Miami, FL
Sir Alfred East painted a series of moonlit landscapes that is reminiscent of the Barbizon school of painters, Corot, and some of the impressionists. This painting has two light sources. The moonlight and window light which is depicted by the artist in a deep yellow. Highlights from the window skim off the top of the shrubs. "East was one of the most acclaimed landscape painters of his time." Tate Gallery " His particular strength was in painting the effect of different lights on the landscape. " Fine Arts Museums San Francisco. Sir Alfred Edward East RA RBA (15 December 1844 – 28 September 1913) was an English painter. He studied in Paris with Bouguereau. In 1906 he was elected President of the Royal Society of British Artists. He was awarded a Knighthood in 1910 by King Edward VII. His portrait was painted by Philip de Laszlo...
Canvas, Oil
A River Landscape, 19th Century British Watercolour, Signed and Dated 1880
By Alfred East
Located in London, GB
Watercolour on paper, signed and dated '1880' bottom left Image size: 9 x 13 inches (23 x 30 cm) Hand made gilt frame Sir Alfred East Sir Alfred East was born in Kettering, Northa...
Watercolor
$125,000
H 18.5 in W 22 in D 1 in
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art
By Stuart Davis
Located in New York, NY
"NY Street Signs" Mid-20th Century WPA 1938 Modernist Abstract Realism Pop Art Stuart Davis (American, 1892-1964) "Street Signs" Modernist gouache and traces of pencil on paper in the proto-pop art style Davis is celebrated for, 1938, signed to lower right, framed. Image: 11 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches. Frame by Bark: 18 1/2 x 22 inches. LITERATURE: A, Boyajian, M. Rutkowski, Stuart Davis, A Catalogue Raisonne, Vol. 2, New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, vol. II, p. 632, no. 1232, illustrated. EXHIBITIONS: ACA Galleries, New York American Artists' Congress: Group Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, Dec. 3-16, 1939 (SDAB I, 12/3/39, p. 129). Outlines Gallery, Pittsburgh, Stuart Davis, Mar. 3-16, 1946. Coleman Art Gallery, Philadelphia, 5 Prodigal Sons: Former Philadelphia Artists: Ralston Crawford, Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Julian Levi, Charles Sheeler, Oct 4 - 30, 1947 (pamphlet), no. 12. PROVENANCE: The artist; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowles, New York, Apr. 3, 1956; thence by descent, Private Collection, New York. NOTES: According to the Catalogue Raissonne, "the title 'Street Signs' is recorded in the artist's account books...
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
$1,784
H 51.19 in W 38.19 in
"Ô de la nuit", Night Blue Forest Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
By Françoise Duprat
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This large artwork figures a bamboo forest in the night. The artist impasto technique is light, with textured painting and a few small reliefs. This artwork is not framed. Françoi...
Canvas, Oil
$2,974
H 31.89 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
"The Naked Soil", Sweeping Ochre Farmland Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By Yves Calméjane
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A deep ochre warmth spreads across this generously scaled oil on canvas, measuring H 31.9 in x W 39.4 in x D 0.8 in, pulling the eye across an undulating rural landscape that breathe...
Canvas, Oil
$892
H 15.75 in W 18.9 in D 0.79 in
Untitled - Blue Landscape With Trees, XX Century Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Hallein, AT
Alina Dobrowolska - artist from Gdańsk; graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk at the Faculty of Painting. She took part in collective and individual exhibitions in Poland...
Canvas, Oil
$2,750
H 30.5 in W 27 in D 1 in
“St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, SC" 1937 by Sandor Bernath Signed Watercolor
By Sandor Bernath
Located in Yardley, PA
About this work: “St. Michael’s Church, Charleston, SC" 1937 by Sandor Bernath (1892-1984). This beautiful view of St. Michael’s Church by Bernath captures one of Charleston’s great...
Paper, Watercolor
$5,500
H 19 in W 25 in
NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
NYC Cityscape American Scene Social Realism Mid-Century Max Arthur Cohn (1903-1998) New York City Skyline 14 x 21 1/2 inches Watercolor on paper, c. 1...
Paper, Watercolor
$5,829
H 47.25 in W 31.5 in
Untitled Jacques Rouby (1953-2019) Contemporary abstract art painted cardboard
By Jacques Rouby
Located in Paris, FR
Painted sculpted cardboard Unique work Coming from the artist's studio Jacques ROUBY, the aesthetics of mystery "Experimental dreamer, passionate about graphic adventures, delibera...
Oil, Cardboard
$4,164
H 20.08 in W 28.75 in D 1.19 in
Italian Impressionist Oil on Board Marine Landscape Painting Naples Bay View
By Francesco Coppola Castaldo
Located in Firenze, IT
Everyday fishermen life is captured in this wonderful Italian impressionist late 19th century oil painting on thin board titled fishermen ashore. We love the neutral and natural colo...
Oil, Board
$2,117
H 23.63 in W 28.75 in
"Autumn Road", Rural Landscape with Cows Impressionist Oil Painting
By Yves Calméjane
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork depicts a rural landscape, with cows in a prairie, a fence in the foreground, a farm in the background, and fall colors. Yves Calméjane usually uses light impasto techn...
Canvas, Oil
$6,500
H 21.5 in W 25.5 in
"Snowy Maine Landscape" Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Realism WPA Era
Located in New York, NY
"Snowy Maine Landscape" Mid-20th Century Modern American Scene Realism WPA Era Carl Sprinchorn (1887-1971) Snowy Maine Landscape Watercolor on paper, c. 1940s 13 x 17 1/2 inches Sig...
Paper, Watercolor
$55,000
H 9 in W 10 in
"Barns" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Realism Excellent Provenance
By Arthur Dove
Located in New York, NY
"Barns" Watercolor Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Realism Excellent Provenance Arthur Dove (1880-1946) "Barns" 5 x 7 inches Watercolor on paper, 19...
Paper, Watercolor
Pair of Abstract Landscapes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Andrew Bucci gouache on paper works, pencil signed at bottom
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H 9.45 in W 11.82 in
Alfred East RA Original antique oil painting English rural landscape
By Alfred East
Located in Cirencester, GB
ARTIST: Sir Alfred East RA RBA (1844-1913) British TITLE: "A Country Road" SIGNED: verso MEDIUM: oil on board SIZE: cm x cm inc frame CONDITION: very good PRICE: £380 DETAIL:...
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H 24.5 in W 35 in
The Kindling Gatherers, 1890 (knighted Royal Academy member, Antique Landscape)
By Alfred East
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sir Alfred East was both a full member of the Royal Academy and president of the Royal Society of British Artists, so his pedigree is impeccable. He be...
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H 28 in W 32 in D 2 in
Hayle - Cornwall - British 19thC Impressionist oil painting estuary landscape
By Alfred East
Located in Hagley, England
A very fine and delicately painted oil on canvas by Alfred East RA which depicts Hayle estuary Cornwall. It is a marine boating scene with the church in the distance. It was painted...
Oil