James Ward was influenced by many people, but his career is conventionally divided into two periods: until 1803, his single greatest influence was his brother in law George Morland; from that time, it was Rubens. From 1810 or so, Ward started to paint horses within landscapes; slightly later, he turned to very large-scale landscapes, of which Gordale Scar (Tate, London), completed in 1814 or 1815 and depicting Gordale Scar (Yorkshire) as an example of the sublime, is considered his masterpiece and a masterpiece of English Romantic painting. He was one of the outstanding artists of the day, his singular style and great skill set him above most of his contemporaries, markedly influencing the growth of British art. Regarded as one of the great animal painters of his time, Ward produced history paintings, portraits, landscapes and genre. He started as an engraver, trained by William, who later engraved much of his work. The partnership of William and James Ward produced the best that English art had to offer, their great technical skill and artistry having led to images that reflect the grace and charm of the era. He was admitted for membership into the Royal Academy in 1811. One of Ward's best-known paintings, The deer stealer was commissioned in 1823 for the sum of 500 guineas by Ward's patron Theophilus Levett. When the work was finished, Levett pronounced himself delighted with the results and consequently raised the remuneration to 600 guineas. Subsequently Ward was said to have been offered 1,000 guineas for the painting by 'a nobleman,' which he declined. The painting now hangs at Tate in London.
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James ward landscape oil Bringing in the Catch
By James Ward
Located in York, GB
James ward landscape oil Bringing in the Catch A charming scene of a family "bringing in the catch" showing figures outside a cottage, man pullng in the boat with his dog watching by...
Oil
$131,874Sale Price|20% Off
Village Scene Figures & Animals - British Old Master exh pastoral oil painting
By James Ward
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning British Old Master exhibited pastoral oil on panel is by noted artist James Ward. Painted circa 1815 with superb provenance, it was e...
Oil
$5,870Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.18 in W 12.21 in
Madonna Molinari Paint 17th Century Oil on copper Old master Religious Art Italy
By ANTONIO MOLINARI (Venice, 1655-1704)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Antonio Molinari (Venice, 1655-1704) attributable Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist Oil on copper (24 x 20 cm - In frame 36 x 31 cm) This exquisite copper paint...
Oil
$5,733Sale Price|25% Off
H 22.05 in W 20.87 in
Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape by Jan Frans Soolmaker
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jan Frans Soolmaker (Flanders 1635‑1685) Shepherd with Sheep, Cows and a Goat in a Landscape oil on relined canvas canvas size 56 x 53 cm frame i...
Canvas, Oil
$8,242
H 30 in W 36 in
19th Century Oil painting of horses - Mares and Foals in a Landscape
By Daniel Clowes
Located in London, GB
Daniel CLOWES (1774-1829) after George Stubbs Mares and Foals in a Landscape oil on canvas 29 x 33 inches, inc.frame Daniel Clowes lived and worked in Chester all his life and ...
Oil
$3,296
H 23 in W 27 in D 1 in
Large 17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Shepherd in Ancient Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Berger with Animals in Classical Landscape 17th Century Italian Old Master, we cannot see a signature oil painting on canvas, unframed 23 x 27 inches condition: very old reline, mino...
Canvas, Oil
$8,746Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 40 in D 1 in
Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures & Animals Arcadian
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Arcadian Landscape Italian School, 18th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 32 x 40 inches condition: excellent condition for its age, fully restored. provenance: from a private collection in Paris, France. Large scale classical 18th century Italian Old Master...
Canvas, Oil
$5,228Sale Price|40% Off
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in
Landscape See Paint Oil on canvas Flemish Old master 18th Century Italian Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Flemish painter active in Italy in the eighteenth century Coastal landscape of the Mediterranean with architectures and figures Oil painting on canvas (69 x 88 cm., in frame 80 x 100 cm.) The suggestive view proposed depicts a coastal view with a bay and the ruins of an ancient building, probably a monastery or a church, and in the background another building with a garden surrounded by high walls close to the shore. The type of landscape, typical of the southern Italian environment, and the intimate atmosphere that welcomes the scene, attributes the authorship of the work to a landscape painter active in the eighteenth century, presumably in Italy in this period, with immediate references to the Dutch school , and in particular to the production of Jacob de Heusch and above all of Gaspar van Wittel, considered the progenitor of Italian landscape painting. In fact, in the rendering of the architectural details, in the purity with which the buildings have been reconstructed, as well as in the atmosphere that encompasses the entire landscape, a marked correspondence to the so-called "Vanvitellian realism" can be seen: in fact, a comparison with a certain series of views which the Dutchman...
Oil
$7,967
H 12.2 in W 15.7 in
17th Century Classical Oil Painting - Diana With Her Attendants in a Grotto
By Abraham van Cuylenborch
Located in London, GB
Abraham van CUYLENBROCH (1620-1658) Diana With Her Attendants in a Grotto 1651 signed oil on panel 12.2 in x 15.7 inches, inc. frame; 31 x 40 cm Provenance: Sale of Sotheby's Lo...
Oil
$24,726
H 34 in W 41.5 in
18th Century Lanscape Oil Painting of Matlock High-Torr
By Thomas Smith (b.1720)
Located in London, GB
Thomas Smith of Derby Matlock High-Torr Landscape Oil on canvas 27 x 34.5 inches unframed 34 x 41.5 inches including frame Thomas Smith of Derby (died 12 September 1767) was an Engl...
Oil
$7,950Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.08 in W 40.16 in
Apollo Marsyas Batoni Paint 18th CEntury Oil on canvas Old master Mythological
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Apollo and Marsyas Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca 1708 – Rome 1787) circle oil on canvas (65 x 83 cm. - framed 84 x 102 cm.) Provenance: Private collection, Rome The subject...
Oil
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H 39.38 in W 51.97 in
Diana Boullogne Mythological Paint Oil on canvas old master 17/18th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Bon Boullogne (Paris, 1649 - Paris, 1717) workshop of Episodes from the myth of Diana oil painting on canvas Dimensions: 84 x 114 cm. with antique frame 100 x 132 cm. The beautiful painting proposed shows a series of episodes taken from the myth of the divinity Diana, the Roman divinity of hunting, forests and wild animals, masterfully captured in this valuable painting, which shows a luxuriant wood, a favorite place of the divinity, as a theater of his adventures. The composition opens, on the left, with a sort of presentation of the divinity, portrayed as an attractive young girl, surrounded by her faithful Nymphs, one of whom holds her quiver with arrows, and by one of her beloved dogs. hunting her. The 'story' continues in the central part where we can see the divinity during a wild boar hunt...
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Mingyan Li Floral Original Oil On Canvas "Lotus With Bird"
By Mingyan Li
Located in New York, NY
Title: Lotus With Bird Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19.5 x 11.75 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: Thi...
Canvas, Oil
$11,925Sale Price|35% Off
H 29.93 in W 37.01 in
Landscape Marina See Van Der Velde Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Quality work attributed to the painter Peter Van Der Velde (Antwerp 1634 - c.1714) Coastal view with fortified city and boats (city of Antwerp?) Oil pa...
Oil