Dominic Serres Landscape Paintings

A fine & large antique maritime oil painting of the war ship HMS Britannia, by Robert Strickland Thomas (1787-1853), the painting circa 1835. The painting depicts HMS Britannia broadside with several other war ships of the British fleet, most likely returning from the Mediterranean. In the foreground are several small boats with sailors variously occupied attending to them. A yacht with a crowded deck is visible on the left. In the center foreground there is a barrel or possibly a buoy in the water, a device commonly employed in some of Thomas's paintings. To the verso is an old auction label from the 1920s and another partial label, there are also some annotations on the stretcher with details of photographic images of the painting. There is also an old label of ownership "Mrs. Strange 6 Elvaston Place", this address was a large Georgian house in the prestigious London borough of South Kensington. The painting is in very good condition, this investment quality antique maritime painting...

This idyllic scene with the reflections in the water is of Rye Windmill in East Sussex, an area which was frequented by Duncan Grant and his Bloomsbury friends and associates. Circl...

Twentieth Century Marine Oil on Panel depicting the iconic Cutty Sark Tall Sailing Ship in dry dock at Greenwich by one of the undisputed masters of the Mid Twentieth Century. Belov...

Vibrant coastal village scene by Ramoz (Ramos) (20th Century). The setting sun casts an orange glow across a coastal village. Two people carry baskets on their heads as they unload a...

Portrait of the Long-Haired Black Labrador, 19th Century, English School This distinguished portrait of a long-haired black Labrador is attributed to the circle of John Ferneley (18...

A fine & important oil on canvas maritime ship's painting by Thomas Buttersworth (1768-1842), "A French Frigate Driven Ashore in the Gale after Trafalgar, 22nd October, 1805". This c...

John Bentham Dinsdale depicted historical warships, including The Centaur, famously associated with Admiral Samuel Hood. HMS Centaur was a prominent British warship, a 74-gun third-r...

This late 19th-century oil painting by English artist Edward Robert Smythe (1810-1899) depicts a picturesque bay with buildings, fishing boats, figures and horses. Smythe was a maste...

Lovely landscape painting of sunset titled Shere, Surrey by George Vicat Cole, RA (1833-1893). The painting is in the tradition of plein art, monogrammed VC lower right and dated 187...

Signed lower right "Nasmyth" leading to one of the whole pleiad of renowned Scottish artists starting with Alexander Nasmyth (1758 -1840). This painting showcases a scene of a landscape with shallow water, where a family is seen wading through a river ford in knee-deep water. The presence of a shepherdess on a high bank, observing the travelers with keen interest, adds a sense of pastoral charm to the composition. One of the focal points of the painting is a picturesque tree that has fallen into the river, adding a touch of drama to the overall scene. The contrast between the lush woodland and bushes on the right side of the foreground and the rolling valley on the left side further enhances the depth and perspective of the painting and superbly illustrates the traditions of the early 19th century British Art...

Interesting view of the Pool of London, an area known on the Thames near Tower Bridge where freight was loaded and unloaded from the earliest times of the City of London through the ...

A very good antique 19th century British oil on canvas painting, seascape coastal scene by Samuel C. Bird, circa 1870. This very attractive oil on canvas painting depicts a coastal s...