Imogen Mary Collier was born in 1873 at Whitchurch, Devon, England. She was the daughter of Mortimer John Collier and Sophia Luddington Whipple. Known by the family as Dena, she lived her life in the family home Foxhams built by her father some years before in Horrabridge on the edge of Dartmoor. The family included painters of note, one of her uncles was A.B. Collier a well known West Country artist and another, the honorable John Collier, a painter and writer on art. Further her mother’s friend was Lady Elizabeth Butler, (painter of Scotland for Ever and other well-known paintings), so surrounded as she was by artists and horses it is not surprising that her life followed a certain course. Imogen’s mother Sophy was known to drive a trap, of unspecified type, with some skill and speed around the local district, and the stud at Foxhams was thought to have come into being in 1888 when Imogen was about 15. Later, Imogen Collier studied art at the well-known school founded by Mr. W. Frank Calderon, (son of Philip R.A.) The School of Animal Painting, in Baker Street, which no longer exists. His best-known painting was the Horse Fair (Royal Academy 1894). A fellow student at the school was Lionel Edwards. Collier carried off two art scholarships, but she is believed to have spent some time in Paris, where the family says she knew Gwen John, sister to Augustus John. She also journeyed to Egypt and India, leaving paintings of camels as well as ponies to be enjoyed. Collier had two paintings hung in the Royal Academy, which are In the Old Barn in 1899, and Rocket - weight-carrying hunter at grass in 1904. Later, she painted two presentation pictures, one of the late Mr. Masheter, Master of the Essex Hunt and one of the late Mr. Penn Sherbrook, Master of the Synington (Yorks) Hunt. She also painted several famous racing ponies for Baroness Burton of Douchfour Inverness. All this activity was brought abruptly to an end when the Great War broke out. In 1914, all her stock was taken, fortunately, one or two ponies were considered too highly strung for the army and were allowed to stay for breeding purposes. However, all this and general restrictions brought about by the war, necessitated a change of direction. Imogen Mary Collier now considered buying a thoroughbred stallion and breeding her ponies. She bought the thoroughbred stallion Arthur’s Pride and the mare Old Love, and a very propitious decision this turned out to be because in 1917 she bred the mare New Love and in 1918 she bred her stallion Love Song, who was to become the center of Foxhams Stud until 1938 when he died aged 20. During this time Imogen Mary Collier had met and married Joseph Oscar Muntz in 1916. Sadly Muntz was killed in 1918 and Imogen carried on the stud at Foxhams. When Love Song died in 1938, she decided to sell most of her stud, keeping a few of the older mares for sentimental reasons. Imogen Mary Collier died in 1952.
19th Century Portrait of Jerry and Dot a Pair Two Naughty Friends
By Imogen Mary Collier
Located in London, GB
Imogen Mary Collier (1873-1952) Portrait of Jerry and Dot Circa. 1895-1900 Oil on Canvas 49 X 42.5 Imogen Mary Collier (1873-1952) was born in 1873 at Whitchurch, Devon, England. She was the daughter of Mortimer John Collier...
Oil
$5,489
H 18 in W 23.25 in D 2 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of figures with Highland Cattle
By George Turner
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Turner British, (1843-1910) A Highland Drove Oil on board, signed, further signed & inscribed verso Image size: 12 inches x 17.25 inches Size including frame: 18 inches x 23...
Oil, Board
$4,734
H 13.5 in W 17.5 in D 2 in
19th Century landscape oil painting of sheep grazing on a clifftop
By Charles Jones (b.1836)
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Charles Jones British, (1836-1892) Sheep Grazing on a Cliff Top Oil on canvas, signed with monogram Image size: 7.5 inches x 11.5 inches Size including frame: 13.5 inches x 17.5 inches A lovely landscape painting of sheep on a coastal cliff by Charles ‘Sheep’ Jones. The sheep and her two lambs are depicted against the backdrop of the sea with shipping and chalk cliffs in the distance. The location is likely to be the Devon coast, an area Jones visited often. Charles Jones was an animal painter who was born in Stepney, London in 1836. He was the son of the artist Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797-1861) and Dinah Jones. He lived with his parents and 9 siblings in Mile End and was a pupil of his father. In September 1859, he married Frances Rosalinda Downe, who was born in America. His son Arthur Bertram Loud (1863-1930) also became an artist. They lived at 12 Hayes Place, Lisson Grove from where he made his debut in London at the Royal Academy in 1861. He also exhibited at the British Institution, Suffolk Street, New Watercolour Society, Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. By 1867, he had become a successful artist and had moved to 7 Paragon Place, Brixton Hill. From 1874, he lived at Heathercroft, Balham Hill where he spent the rest of his life. As well as the major London galleries, he also exhibited provincially at various locations including: the Royal Cambrian Academy where he was elected a member in 1886, the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, Manchester City Art Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Birmingham and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Some of the smaller more intimate galleries he exhibited at were Arthur Tooth & Sons and Thomas Richardson...
Canvas, Oil
$23,193
H 30.5 in W 42.5 in D 3.25 in
19th Century landscape genre oil painting of farmworkers with horses & a dog
By George Cole
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Cole British, (1810-1883) Rick Making, Lunchtime Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1883 Image size: 23.5 inches x 35.5 inches Size including frame: 30.5 inches x 42.5 inches Prove...
Canvas, Oil
$8,234Sale Price|29% Off
H 12 in W 16 in D 3 in
Arthur Wardle, British oil painting of leopard basking by a river
By Arthur Wardle
Located in Harkstead, GB
An incredibly captivating image of a leopard basking on a rock by a river. Not only is this a very striking study of a magnificent feline but there is also a narrative here with a py...
Canvas, Oil
$1,369Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.5 in W 9 in D 1.5 in
Wonderful Victorian oil of cows grazing in the Welsh or English hills
Located in Harkstead, GB
An idyllic view of cattle and sheep grazing in a pasture before an oak tree with a blue sky with bollowing clouds beyond. William S Rose (1810-1873) Cattle and sheep grazing in rou...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,264
H 9.25 in W 9.25 in D 2 in
Edward Aistrop, Victorian oil painting of a terrier's head
By Edward Aistrop
Located in Harkstead, GB
A beautifully painted character study of a terrier dating from the Victorian era. Edward Aistrop specialised in such intimate portraits of dogs and clearly held them in great affecti...
Oil, Board
$5,477
H 22.75 in W 28.5 in D 2.25 in
Horse portrait oil painting of a fleabitten grey horse in a stable
By George Wright
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Wright British, (1860-1944) Fleabitten Grey Horse in a Stable Oil on canvas, signed, old label verso Image size: 15.5 inches x 21.25 inches Size including frame: 22.75 inche...
Canvas, Oil
$9,469
H 30 in W 34 in D 3.5 in
Sporting horse portrait oil painting of the racehorse Diamond Jubilee
By Alfred Wheeler
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Wheeler British, (1852-1932) Diamond Jubilee with Jockey Up Oil on canvas, signed, inscribed & dated 1900 Image size: 19.25 inches x 23.5 inches Size including frame: 30 inches x 34 inches Provenance: T Richardson & Co, Piccadilly, London A wonderful sporting horse portrait by Alfred Wheeler of the racehorse Diamond Jubilee with Jockey Up. A bay stallion is depicted standing side on in a landscape, most likely Newmarket Heath, with another racehorse and jockey in the distance. The horse’s head is slightly turned towards the viewer to reveal a white diamond shape mark on his forehead running into a line down his face. On his lower forelegs can be seen leg wraps which were used during training and exercise. Research has identified the jockey as being Herbert Jones...
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Painting of Dogs or Terriers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting oil painting on board of two fox terriers in a hunting pose executed in the traditional English style. Illegibly signed and presented in a carved wood frame.
Oil
$7,273
H 21.75 in W 29.75 in D 2.25 in
Sporting oil painting of a hunter & hounds
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
John Sanderson-Wells British, (1872-1955) Gone Away Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including frame: 21.75 inches x 29.75 inches An animated sporti...
Canvas, Oil
$4,460
H 19.25 in W 26.25 in D 2.5 in
19th Century animal oil painting of calves & ducks at a river
By Claude Cardon
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Claude Cardon British, (1864-1937) Farm Friends Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 13.5 inches x 20.5 inches Size including frame: 19.25 inches x 26.25 inches A tranquil scene of ca...
Canvas, Oil
$5,489
H 22.75 in W 28.5 in D 2.25 in
Horse portrait oil painting of a chestnut hunter in a stable
By George Wright
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Wright British, (1860-1944) Chestnut Hunter in a Stable Oil on canvas, signed, old label verso Image size: 15.5 inches x 21.25 inches Size including frame: 22.75 inches x 28...
Canvas, Oil
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H 32 in W 38 in D 2 in
Honeys - Race Horse - British 20th century art horse portrait oil painting
By Imogen Mary Collier
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely race horse oil painting is by female horse artist and horse breeder Imogen Mary Collier, of Foxhams Stud, Dartmoor. The horse's name is Hone...
Oil