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
$1,580
H 19.69 in W 22.84 in D 1.78 in
No Ordinary Winter's Tale: Resilience, the War 1943, German Expressionist oil
Located in Norwich, GB
This is no ordinary winter scene. It is the story of prosecution and survival; of resolve and resilience during World War 2, as it was experienced by German Expressionist Heinz Lohma...
Oil, Board
$3,450Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 30 in D 2 in
Welsh Landscape - Nightingale - abstract art oil painting flowers moon birds
By Glyn Morgan
Located in Hagley, England
Glyn Morgan, a Welsh artist, studied at Cardiff College of Art under Ceri Richards. He was a renowned imaginative artist and friend of Cedric Morris. He was influenced by the Benton ...
Oil
Meditation
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
Willard Dixon is widely recognized for his calm, contemplative landscapes and skyscapes, paintings that hold stillness, clarity, and a quiet reverence for nature. In this exhibition,...
Canvas, Oil
$1,950
H 24.13 in W 20.13 in
Contemporary landscape oil painting cows pastoral mountain field grassland sky
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sheridan Herd" is an original oil painting on masonite by Heather Foster. The artist initialed the work in the lower right. This painting depicts a herd of cows in a yellow hilly me...
Masonite, Oil
$10,816Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.86 in W 57.49 in
Port Moonlight See Landscape Grevenbroeck Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giovanni Grevenbroeck, called the Solfarolo (Netherlands, c. 1650 - Milan, post 1699) Port View in Moonlight Oil on canvas 70 x 132 cm Framed 86 x 146 cm Critical apparatus: Exper...
Oil
$5,939Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 47 in D 2 in
Glasgow West End River Kelvin Townscape - Scottish 1950's landscape oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Scottish Impressionist townscape oil painting is by noted Slade School trained artist Sir Harry Jefferson Barnes. Originally from Sheffield Barnes was very involved with ...
Oil
$7,547Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 37 in D 2 in
Coastal Seascape with Children - Scottish Victorian figurative art oil painting
By Joseph Henderson
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely Scottish Impressionist Victorian coastal oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Henderson. Painted circa 1880, the composition is a coastal seascape with three children i...
Oil
$3,239Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 32 in D 2 in
Landscape with Village - Scottish Edwardian Impressionist art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This charming Scottish Impressionist Edwardian summer landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish artist Sir Charles Lawton Wingate RSA. Painted circa 1910, the composition is a view...
Oil
$450
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.25 in
Red Cardinal, Violet Petals, Golden Light contemporary study
By Katherine Kean
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A crimson cardinal is poised gracefully atop a slender brown branch. I was inspired by the brief, captivating moment when the bird paused on the Queen’s Wreath vine. His feathers unf...
Oil, Panel
$3,239Sale Price|20% Off
H 47 in W 35 in D 2 in
Celebrations at Marienplatz, Munich French 1900 art city landscape oil painting
By Jacques Emile Blanche
Located in Hagley, England
This superb French Impressionist city landscape oil painting is attributed to Jacques Emile Blanche and has his characteristic brushwork. It was painted circa 1900 and portrays a civ...
Oil
$12,958Sale Price|20% Off
H 46 in W 47 in D 2 in
Italian Harbour with Figures on Quay - Italian 18thC art marine oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb large early 18th century Old Master Italian marine oil painting is attributed to a follower of Dutch artist Abraham Storck. Painted circa 1700, the composition is an Ital...
Oil
$1,400
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.5 in
Golden Sail 13, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Golden Sail 13, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure) by Robert Goldstrom 10 x 8 inches, oil on cradled panel This original, contemporary oil painting by Rober...
Oil