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Enrico Vizzotto Alberti (Oderzo 1880 - Padua 1976) - The 7th regiment of Milan l...

Antique Victorian English 19th Century, three Spaniel dogs in an Interior. George Armfield was a mid-Victorian ...

George Earl was a painter, primarily of sporting dogs and other animals. He was also the father of Maud Earl and Percy Earl...

Artist/ School: English School, 19th century Title: Cattle Watering from Woodland Pool Medium: oil painting on...

This charming late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Alfred Augustus Glendening (1840-1921) depicts a picturesque woodland view with sheep. Glendening was a distinguished painter of landscapes. Amid the gentle golden glow of British summertime, sheep graze on a country track flanked by several mature trees. It’s likely to be a view in Sussex or Kent and possibly painted at Knole Park near Sevenoaks. Born in Hampton on Thames, London, Glendening was raised in an area popular with Victorian artists. The river, with its zig-zagging steamboats and silvery waters, provided ample inspiration for a young impressionable mind. This fascinating environment delivered the building blocks for his artistic development, and one can imagine him sketching on the riverbank along with other painters. It would take a little time before he turned to art as a career but, once he pursued his calling, success was inevitable. Travel during the mid-19th century was becoming a little easier thanks to the emerging rail network, and Glendening filled his sketchbooks on various cross-country trips. In 1864, he debuted at The Royal Society of British Artists with a view from Cumbria’s picturesque Lake District. The following year, exhibiting ‘A Cornfield, Kent’ at the Royal Academy. Many of his works were centred around shimmering water with the Isle of Wight another frequent destination. Soon, the rising middle classes took note and he became a firm favourite - views in North Wales, the Highlands, Surrey, and Devon captured with a deft touch. His approach was predominantly naturalistic and lacked the grandiosity of many early Victorian painters. His tranquil vignettes are skilfully observed with dapples of light dancing across reflected foliage. The occasional bird picked out with weight and movement. Glendening’s exquisite draughtsmanship was matched by a keen understanding of tone and value, resulting in balanced compositions with blissful moods. By 1903, he’d exhibited 47 works at the Royal Academy - quite an achievement for a late starter. Today, various museums hold examples including at Southampton and Newport. Signed/dated lower left and held within a later frame. Provenance: Private collection, UK. Artist’s auction maximum: £32,000 for ‘Bramber Castle’, Oil on canvas, Christie’s, 19th Century Pictures...

This late 19th-century oil painting by British artist Walter Waller Caffyn (1845-1897) depicts cattle by a strea...

!9th century English portrait of a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel Wonderful portrait study of this very popular...

This is the left panel of what was originally a diptych, hence the name, but the right panel is no longer availa...

Little Bear is a traditional Landscape painting by Harold Skene (1883-1978). The mid...

Title: "Spring Garden" Artist: Attributed to Rafael Durán Benet Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions (unfra...

“Temptation” (Cat) 10" x 10" gouache on Aquabord, sealed with Renaissance Wax.Also shown are other animal pain...

Late 19th/early 20th century oil on canvas painting in the manner of Abraham Hulk the Younger (1851-1922), this painting was acquired by Saltire Gallerie with a larger painting signed by Hulk the Younger, (just SOLD). Presented in a period decorative gilt frame, the painting is of a cottage in a woodland with cattle by a pond, a little black dog and man and a woman standing by. In the distance is a glimpse of a river and grasses, framed by trees and an overcast sky. Hulk is renowned for his treatment of the changing season from summer to autumn, and the golden leaves and fading greens in this painting suggest this changing time of year. Hulk is the son of a well known Dutch maritime...