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.
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
$3,113Sale Price|20% Off
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
Impressionist Summer River Landscape with Boats
Located in Houston, TX
Summer themed impressionist landscape of a river with boats. Has the artist signature in the bottom right hand corner. Framed in a wooden frame. Dimensions without frame: H 15.5 in....
Oil
$1,650
H 19.25 in W 3 in D 25.5 in
J.E. Stuart (1852-1941) "Sugar Maple Grove Near Exeter Center
Located in San Francisco, CA
J.E. Stuart (1852-1941) "Sugar Maple Grove Near Exeter Center" 1906 new Hampshire landscape painting noted #1318 From Original Sketch. Oil On Canvas. 12 x 18 unframed, 19.25 x 25.5 f...
Canvas, Oil
$1,700
H 12.75 in W 8.75 in
Pretty Woman in a Red & White Dress with Flowers in Her Bonnet (Impressionist)
By Lucius Rossi
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Lucius Rossi (1846-1913) was an Italian portrait and figurative painter who worked and lived in Paris. He was a friend and painter of many of the High Society people in Paris. A pain...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$2,200
H 22.45 in W 22.45 in D 0.79 in
Mémoire du Rivage Contemporary Coastal Abstract Painting by Sophie Dumont
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont is known for her textured oil paintings exploring memory, landscape, and the passage of time through layered abstract compositions. Born in P...
Oil
$5,566Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.32 in W 25.6 in
Lamentation Christ Van Dyck Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lamentation of Christ Follower of Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) Late 17th-early 18th century Oil on canvas (64 x 51 cm. - Framed 77 x 65 cm.) This is a very...
Oil
$9,771Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.08 in W 38.98 in
Myth Apollo Issa De Lairesse Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Gérard de Lairesse (Liège 1641 - Amsterdam 1711) workshop The Myth of Apollo and Issa (from Ovid, Metamorphoses, book VI, 122-124) Oil on canvas 65 x 82 cm. - Framed 84 x 99 cm...
Oil
$1,080Sale Price|20% Off
H 21 in W 24.75 in D 1.5 in
Snowy Creek in Hope Valley - Landscape in Oil on Masonite
By Dean Packer
Located in Soquel, CA
Snowy Creek in Hope Valley - Landscape in Oil on Masonite Detailed winter scene by American artist Dean Packer (b. 1933). Light shines down on the snowy b...
Masonite, Oil
$2,250
H 19.75 in W 23.875 in
Contemporary watercolor landscape mountain trees forest sky signed
By Craig Lueck
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Canadian Rockies - Misty Morning Calgary, Alberta, Canada" is an original watercolor painting on Kilimanjaro watercolor paper. These petite watercolo...
Watercolor
$856
H 10.24 in W 14.97 in D 0.08 in
Morning in a Forest . Horizontal landscape painting, snow trees, winter, sun
By Olga Ibadullayeva
Located in Oslo, NO
"Morning in a Forest" is a serene and masterfully delicate watercolor that captures the first light of dawn filtering through a quiet, snow-covered woodland. The painting evokes a se...
Paper, Watercolor
$2,800
H 11 in W 14.25 in
Storm Clouds Over Douarnenez, France — British Impressionist Signed Watercolor
By Hayley Lever
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Hailey Lever 'Storm Clouds Over Douarnenez, Brittany, France', watercolor, 1904. Signed 'HL' in pencil, lower left. Titled and dated in pencil, on the original mat backing. A fine sp...
Watercolor
$2,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.25 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"City Harbor" Mid Century Modern Oakland Seascape in Oil on Linen
By Carol Sideman
Located in Soquel, CA
"City Harbor" Mid Century Modern Oakland Nautical Seascape in Oil on Linen Vibrant seascape by California artist Carol Sideman (American, b. 1925). Seve...
Linen, Oil
$1,427
H 10.24 in W 14.97 in D 0.08 in
Winter Landscape. Horizontal landscape painting, snow forest, impressionism
By Olga Ibadullayeva
Located in Oslo, NO
"Winter Landscape" is a watercolor that captures the stark, moody transition of light over a frozen plain. The painting explores the "blue hour" of a winter evening, where the cold e...
Paper, Watercolor