David Cowan Dobson, referred to as 'Cowan' Dobson, was a leading Scottish portrait artist of his day. Dobson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, the second son of the Scottish portrait painter Henry John Dobson. Dobson started his career in Scotland. He was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh and studied art in Edinburgh, London and Paris. In 1918, he was working in his father's studio at Dalry. Around 1920, he moved to London and from then on he worked and resided mainly in London. Occasionally, he would work in and around Glasgow. He is said to have rented Kenmure Castle in New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, in the 1930s and 1940s to entertain and paint fashionable sitters. Dobson mainly worked in oils but also painted some fine watercolor scenes. He painted in the tradition of the nineteenth century with mostly a rather darker color scheme, while his brother Henry, influenced by the Modernist movement in Edinburgh, painted more colorful portraits. He painted some fine portraits of well-known men, like Earl Attlee, Earl Beatty and Harold Wilson. Dobson also portrayed fashionable London ladies. Dobson was married to Phyllis Bowyer, who was the brains behind his financial success. She made Dobson one of London's leading society portrait painters. She herself sat for the photographer Alexander Bassano, the resulting portrait now at the National Portrait Gallery, London. During World War I, Dobson was commissioned by the Royal Air Force section of the Imperial War Museum to paint portraits of three recipients of the Victoria Cross. Dobson painted portraits of Lt. Col. L.W. Brabazon Rees, Sergeant Mottershead and Lt. A.W. Beauchamps-Proctor. Dobson first exhibited at Royal Academy when aged only 19 and began showing at the Royal Scottish Academy four years later. Dobson's works were also exhibited at the Royal Society of Arts, Royal Watercolour Society, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Cambrian Academy, Fine Art Society and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. He passed away in 1980.
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Portrait of a Lady in Green Dress - Scottish 1930's Art Deco oil painting
By David Cowan Dobson
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Art Deco British portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson, better known as Cowan Dobson. Painted in 1931, it is a portrait of a striking darkh...
Oil
$4,372
Portrait of Mr R H Sinclair - Scottish 1914 art male portrait oil painting
By David Cowan Dobson
Located in Hagley, England
This impressive large portrait realist oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson. One of a pair, the sitter is Mr R H Sinclair and dates to 1914. He is beautifully ...
Oil
French Art Deco Portrait 1920s Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
French Art Deco Portrait 1920s Oil Painting A captivating French Art Deco–era portrait, possibly portraying a dancer, silent film star, or flapper girl. Her striking dark eye makeup ...
Oil
$1,309
H 9.85 in W 7.09 in
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) Portrait of Lady, oil sketch signed
By Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola ( 1871 – 1950) Portrait of a lady, a sketch signed lower right Oil on canvas transfered on cardboard 25 x 18 cm oval Framed : 31 x 24.5 cm This port...
Oil
Madame Bonnel with a cat 1918
Located in London, GB
François Pycke (Belgian, 1890-1960) Madame Bonnel 1918 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right, 'FPycke, 17-4 au 21-5, Londres' Dimensions: (Frame) 55 in. (H) x 41 in. (W) (Can...
Canvas, Oil
The Water Carrier
By Louis Buisseret
Located in Stamford, GB
Binche is in the Belgian province of Hainault and it was here that Louis Buisseret was encouraged to pursue his love of painting and drawing by his parents. He began his studies at t...
Canvas, Oil
$2,745
H 18.12 in W 14.97 in
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) Portrait of his wife, oil signed
By Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) Portrait of his wife, Marie-Thérèse Pierat signed upper left oil on canvas 46 x 38 cm Framed : 57,5 x 49,5 cm The intensity and unique...
Oil
$1,006
H 22.84 in W 16.15 in
1940s. Portrait Of A Woman Wearing A Veiled Hat, French School, Signed Vanier
Located in Firenze, IT
ARTIST – Claude Vanier (Simon Abramovitch, 1903–1958) // PERIOD – Circa 1940 // ORIGIN – France // MEDIUM – Oil on Canvas // STYLE – Post-Fauvism, French Modernism // SUBJECT – Portr...
Canvas, Oil
$38,000
H 30 in W 50 in
Catcher Boat Painting, Marine Art, Signed, 30x50 Inches, Coastal Whaling Scene
By Jack L. Gray
Located in Marco Island, FL
Fangst Bat by Jack Gray The rough waters of the Scotia Sea are captured in this painting by famed marine painter, Jack Gray. The boat is a fangst bat or catcher boat used for whali...
Canvas, Oil
Art Deco Portrait of a Redhead Woman
By Laura Greenwood
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Laura Greenwood (1897-1951) Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1925 Oil on canvas, measuring 16 x 20 inches Signed lower right. Condition: the piece will require some minor conserva...
Oil
$84,000
H 28 in W 29 in
Couple on Rocks, Art Deco Oil Painting, Framed, Circa 1920-1929
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Miami, FL
Fact: There is no one alive today who can paint and draw as good as Dean Cornwell. Why? It takes a lifetime of training, work and commitment to be a great academic artist. Unfortunat...
Oil
The Sophisticate
By Alexander Rosenfeld
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to have recently discovered, “The Sophisticate”, by American artist Alexander Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld was classically trained in fine ...
Oil
Portrait of Marelen Dietrich
By Jean Dominique van Caulaert
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jean Dominique Van Caulert, (1897-1979), although most often associated with his celebrity portraits and works for the theater, he was also a true symbolist in the tradition of the B...
Oil
$2,745
H 12.21 in W 10.24 in
FRANCOIS VAN SEVERDOCK. Portrait of Eugène de Zereso de Cejada. Oil on panel
By Francois Van Severdonck
Located in Paris, FR
Portrait of Eugène de Zereso de Cejada. Oil on mahogany panel. Eugène de Zereso de Cejada was a Belgian politician and Baron.
Oil