Claude Joseph Vernet Paintings

This special large drawing on wood board (ready to hang) created by Shizico in early autumn where her Cat and the garden take centre stage. The pictorial language in this series pays...

VERY IMPORTANT DRAWING BY JACQUES DUMONT called « LE ROMAIN" (Paris 1701-1781) Preparations for the fireworks display held in Piazza Navona in Rome on November 30, 1729, for the bi...

Title: French Village Street Scene Ink Wash Architectural Drawing Bernard Labbe Artist: Bernard Labbe (French mid 20th century) Medium: Ink and wash on artists paper, unframed Size: ...

French Barbizon School watercolour on paper view of a church tower in a landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is unsigned but was acquired from the artist's atelier with other sign...

A very attractive and meticulously executed view of a rocky landscape within the woods dating to 1823. This would suit a library or study with its muted tones and skifull draughtsmanship. William Nicholson (1781-1844) Near Croxdale Hall Signed with initials and inscribed with title and date 1823 Pen, ink and grey wash 11 x 8 inches, image only 17 x 13 inches without frame The portrait-painter and etcher William Nicholson was born in Ovingham-on-Tyne, Northumberland, on Christmas Day 1781. His family transferred to Newcastle when his father was appointed Headmaster of the city's Grammar School. At an early age, though, Nicholson appears to have moved to Hull where he made his artistic debut, painting miniatures of officers garrisoned there. He was almost entirely self-taught, learning his craft through the close study of artworks in private and public galleries. He subsequently returned to Newcastle where he received many commissions to paint portraits of the old families of Northumberland. In 1808, he began to exhibit at the Royal Academy, continuing to do so until 1822. By 1814, Nicholson, whose mother was a Scot, had moved to Edinburgh where he set up as a miniaturist and painter in oils. Soon, however, he began to specialize in watercolour portraits. Early subjects included the actor Daniel Terry and the poet and novelist James Hogg. In 1818 he began to publish a series of Portraits of Eminent Scotsmen, etched from his own portraits and those of other painters. Besides Scott and Hogg, the subjects included the writers Robert Burns, John Wilson ('Christopher North'), and Lord Jeffrey, the painters Sir Henry Raeburn, the divines Alexander Carlyle and Alexander Cameron, the engineer James Watt, the architect John Playfair, and the song-collector and composer George Thomson...

OSKAR BERGMAN (1879–1963) Sweden BAGGENSFJÄRDEN, STOCKHOLM, 1922 signed and dated lower right pencil on paper unframed 18 × 26.5 cm (7.1 × 10.4 in) framed 23.5 × 32 cm (9.3 × 12.6 ...

Artist Charles Perry Weimer employs thin black horizontal lines that intersect with thin black vertical lines. The result is a triumph of design w...

French Barbizon School watercolour on paper view of a church and its tower in a landscape by Henri Clamen. The painting is unsigned but was acquired from the artist's atelier with ot...

Title: Modernist Landscape Colour Ink Drawing Trees Field Church Spire Study Medium: Coloured ink on artists paper, unframed Size: 9.75 x 6.75 inches (height x width) Condition: good...

A historically important watercolour painting, Calcutta 1841 Francis Meynell (1821-1870) Calcutta from Garden Reach; HMShip Calliope Saluting Watercolour on paper Date: 1841 Signe...

Title: French Fishing Boat Maritime Harbour Ink Drawing Mid Century Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Ink and pencil on paper, unframed Size: 8.25 x 11.75 inches...

Title: French Pyrenees Mountain Village Garden House Ink Watercolour Landscape Artist: Bernard Labbe, French mid 20th century Medium: Watercolour and ink on paper, laid to mount card, unframed Size: 15.75 x 11.75 inches Signature: Signed and dated lower left Stamped verso: Stamped verso with the artist’s atelier stamp Provenance: The artist’s atelier studio, France, stamped verso Condition: Good vintage condition overall. The work is presented on mount card, with light foxing, age toning and handling marks visible to the outer mount. There is brown tape verso from previous mounting, visible in the photographs. The image itself remains bright, detailed and well presented. Description: A charming original French watercolour and ink landscape by Bernard Labbe, depicting a quiet village garden scene in the Pyrenees Orientales. The verso inscription appears to locate the scene near Mollo in the Pyrenees Orientales, although the exact wording is slightly indistinct. The composition shows a stone terrace, steps, garden wall, gate and small house set among bare winter branches, evergreen trees and mountain village architecture. The subject has strong appeal for collectors of French Pyrenees landscapes, village views, garden paintings, architectural watercolours and original mid century works on paper. The painting is full of lively detail and atmosphere. Labbe combines delicate ink drawing with fresh watercolour washes, using warm ochres, soft blues, greens and browns to describe the textures of stone, foliage and architecture. The foreground path and angular shadows draw the eye into the composition, while the steps, gate and upper garden create a pleasing sense of depth. The balance between precise draughtsmanship and loose painterly colour is particularly attractive, giving the work both structure and spontaneity. Bernard Labbe was based around the Laval and L’Huisserie areas of Mayenne in the Pays de Loire. Many works from this collection bear his atelier stamp and were originally kept within the artist’s studio archive. Labbe exhibited with the Société des Artistes Indépendants from 1951 and was associated with the Centre de Liaison des Artistes Paris from 1982. He also appeared in L’Annuaire National des Beaux Arts from 1970, including French, German and American editions. His exhibitions included Paris, Barcelona, Brussels, New York, Deauville, Aix en Provence, Arles, Avignon and Marseille. This original work reflects Labbe’s interest in regional French architecture, village streets and intimate landscape views. The Pyrenees Orientales connection gives the piece added geographical interest, while the garden wall, house, gate and trees make it especially appealing as a decorative French village scene. Unframed and ready for sympathetic presentation, this is a lovely original French Pyrenees watercolour and ink landscape by Bernard Labbe, ideal for collectors of French village paintings...