Colonel Barton Art

'The Mill', watercolour and graphite on paper, adhered on canvas, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930s). A colourful wintery scene, the bare trees are like wireless ...

Rare Engraving "Cabane Des Hold, Terres Artiques, Fig CII," 1st edition "Description de l’Univers, page 281 This rare image depicts the Willem Barentsz expedition of 1597 to Novaya Zemlya, Russia. The engraving, with later hand-coloring, shows the cabin and ship of the Dutch arctic expedition of Barentsz on Novaya Zemlya (Nova Zembla), with the party being attacked (and in some cases apparently eaten) by bears and wolves. Dutch explorer, Willem Barentsz, reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya in 1594, and in a subsequent expedition of 1596 rounded the northern point and wintered on the northeast coast. Barentsz died during the expedition, and may have been buried on the northern island. This artwork is a page from a book by 17th century cartographer and engineer, Allain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706), "Description de L'Univers, contenant les differents systêmes du monde, les cartes générals et particulières de la géographie ancienne et modern." Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683. Presented in an cream colored mat. Text on verso shown in images. Mat Size: 11.5"H x 9.07"W Paper Size: 8.25"H x 5.44"W Image Size: 5.63"H x 3.75"W Alain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706) was a 17th century cartographer and military engineer. He started his career as a musketeer in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He later served under Alfonso VI, King of Portugal...

Judd Mercer's (US based) "076 - Plein Air-Flat Irons Vista, CO" is a gouache painting depicting a landscape. Artist bio/statement Judd Mercer is a contemporary landscape painter an...

Neapolitan gouaches appeared in the eighteenth century when tourism in the Naples area was developing: the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii made this city a mandatory stop on the Grand Tour, the journey made by wealthy Europeans to complete their education. Generally small in size for ease of transport and affordable in price, these gouaches were the ideal travel souvenir that these tourists of the early days were bringing back to capture the idyllic landscapes they had discovered during their journey and to share them with family and friends upon their return at home. The Bay of Naples and the eruptions of Vesuvius are the favourite themes of these views. Here we have a view of the Ovo Castle, which was rebuilt on the island of Partenope, in the middle of the Bay of Naples and about a hundred metres from the shore by the Normans in the 12th century on antique ruins...

This contemporary watercolour painting by Pat Service has a summer theme. In this serene painting, Pat Service illustrates a classic summer image—the backyard swimming pool. The tur...

This contemporary watercolour painting by Pat Service has a summer theme. In this serene painting, Pat Service illustrates a classic summer image—the backyard swimming pool. Here, t...

Lush watercolor landscape by unknown artist Erazo (20th Century). In a small village, a lone figure walks down the street, away from the viewer. A large, snowcapped mountain rises dr...

"Leeward", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor. In a surreal scene, an orchid stem sprouts from a paper lantern in a boat. The calmness of the water and soft...

Albert Ernest Bottomley was an English Impressionist and traditional painter of landscapes and animal scenes. Painter born in Leeds who studied art with the landscape artist William...

Italian, 1857-1932 The Entrance of a Mosque Signed and inscribed Giusep Signorini/ Paris _307 (lr) Watercolor, gouache and pencil on heavy paper Dimensions:34.5 x 25.8 inches Fr...

William Minshall Birchall was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but immigrated with his family to London in 1891 and received his art education there. Though details on his schooling are ...

Earth-toned brown tree trunks and little pine trees line the forest in March in this rich, highly detailed contemporary landscape. The many shades of brown are offset by luminous ver...