Frederick William Jackson, or simply known as Fred Jackson, was liked and respected in his day, praised as an artist and renowned for his landscape and marine paintings. It was generally felt that he could have achieved the distinction of RA had it not been for his reticence and modesty. Jackson was born in 1859 in Middleton Junction, Oldham, and was one of three children, whose father was a photographer. His two brothers were Vincent Jackson, a musician trained at Leipzig Conservatoire, and Charles Arthur Jackson, an art dealer and Manchester gallery owner. Charles supported his brother during his career, helping with both money and materials. Many of Jackson's pictures bear labels inscribed with the address of his brother's gallery, 7 Police Street, Manchester.
Jackson had relatively little formal training, however, his interest in painting was evident from an early age. As a boy he went on sketching tours with his friend, the future architect, Edgar Wood. After leaving school, he attended evening classes at Oldham School of Art, where he studied painting under John Houghton Hague. John Hague's brother, Joshua Anderson Hague, was the leader of a group of young artists known as the 'Manchester School.' This group was making a considerable impact in the mid-1870s and Jackson was drawn towards them. Nearly all these artists had been trained at Manchester Academy of Fine Art and they met together in Wales in the early 1870s at the studio of the self-taught Joseph Knight. They were influenced by the Barbizon school of painters, who were mid-19th century painters working in and around the village of Barbizon on the outskirts of the forest of Fontainebleau, southeast of Paris. The Manchester School artists, of which Jackson was also a member, were also influenced by Dutch painters, Anthonij (Anton) Rudolf Mauve and Jozef Israëls, at a time when, in Britain, Dutch paintings were in demand.
Fred Jackson died in 1918, aged 59, and was buried in his native Middleton.
Fishing Boats Venice - British 19thC Impressionist painting Staithes School Art
By Frederick William Jackson
Located in Hagley, England
A fresh and vibrant watercolour which is signed and dated to circa 1890 by Frederick William Jackson - the Yorkshire Staithes Impressionist who travelled in Europe in the 19th century. It depicts fishing boats in Venice...
Watercolor
Frederick William Jackson (1859-1918) - Late 19th Century Oil, The Chicken Coop
By Frederick William Jackson
Located in Corsham, GB
This pastoral landscape painting depicts a rural farm scene with chicken coops nestled among towering trees under a soft, cloudy sky. The artist employs loose, impressionistic brushw...
Oil
New York City Street Scene
Located in Greenville, DE
Blam's style of painting can best be described as "fractured realism", in the style of Edward Loper Sr. She painted en plein air, in NYC and in/around Wil...
Oil, Masonite
Home Safe
By James Gale Tyler
Located in Greenville, DE
Very well executed seascape. Alternate title "In Point" inscribed on the rear. 17 x 15in in frame, including linen liner. ...
Oil, Board
$745
H 5.52 in W 3.15 in
VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Woman in a garden. Oil sketch on cardboard.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
Woman in a garden. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1] After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-Elysées" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...
Oil
Coming Home at Sunset
By William Harnden
Located in Greenville, DE
Very well executed work by American artist William Harnden who specialized in Native American subjects. 23 3/4 x 29 1/2 in excellent condition frame. Signed lower right.
Oil, Board
Dogs on point
By Camille Merlaud
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Camille MERLAUD (Verteillac 1877–1957) Pointing Dogs Oil on panel H. 22 cm; W. 33 cm Signed lower left. Dated 1909 Provenance: Private collection, Périgord/Charente Born i...
Oil, Wood Panel
$550
H 12.21 in W 14.77 in D 0.91 in
Cattle, Goats, and Sheep Grazing: Signed Orientalist Watercolor
By Aiveill
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th century orientalist watercolour of cattle grazing signed Aiveill bottom right. In art history, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects in the Eastern world. ...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Balloons over Manhattan
By Shay Kun
Located in Jerusalem, IL
A beautiful painting by Israeli artist Shay Kun. Featuring a colorful display of hot air balloons floating above Manhattan.
Canvas, Oil
$974
H 26.78 in W 32.09 in D 0.4 in
An Impressionist Mediterranean Garden in Summer. Gouache & Watercolor on Paper.
By Songa
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century French watercolour of a Mediterranean garden. The painting is signed bottom right, Songa, and is presented under a hand coloured custom mount in a plain wood frame under glass. This is one of a pair of paintings the other is also available in our store on 1stdibs. A charming representation of a garden in early summer. A line of majestic Cyprus trees...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$33,986
H 17.25 in W 21.25 in
A pair of Military Encampments with Horses
Located in Taunton, GB
A Military Encampment with Horses held by a Groom, and A Military Encampment with a Grey Horse and a Hound Oil on canvas in carved wood frames 17 ¼ x 21 ¼ in A Pair (2) THE ARTI...
Oil
$450
H 8.5 in W 11 in
Pine trees in a river valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains - American School
Located in Middletown, NY
An unfinished but spirited plein-air composition of what appears to be the Shenandoah or Potomac River valley with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance. Watercolor on board with...
Crayon, Watercolor, Board
Grey House. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
Raf Peeters is a Belgian artist represented by Boycott Gallery.
Oil
$859
H 5.52 in W 3.55 in
View of Ostend. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
View of Ostend. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jule...
Oil