John Alexander Art

American, 1680-1775

John Alexander was one of the leading Scottish artists of the 18th century. Born to an Aberdeen doctor, he boasted patrilineal descent from George Jamesone, a purported student of Rubens and Van Dyck, and the founder of a Scottish school of portraiture which found its highest expression in Ramsay and Raeburn in the following century. Alexander travelled to Rome in 1711 where he trained under Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari. He produced engravings after Raphael’s frescoes in the Vatican Loggia, and worked for the Marquess of Annandale to collect paintings and sculpture; he made drawings of the works, and collected some copies for himself, which he brought back to Scotland in 1720. Whilst in Italy, Alexander received commissions from the Medici in Florence, and the exiled Stuart court in Rome, who included the Lord Chief Justice Coke and the Earl of Mar. Lord Mar had arrived in Italy after the failed Jacobite rising of 1715, and even commissioned Alexander on behalf of the exiled Royal family: Alexander wrote to Mar, ‘You will receive from the post the Parnassus of Raphael […] I pray you anew to excuse my weak beginnings to the King’ (Holloway, p. 86). Alexander married Isobel Innes of Tillyfour in 1723 and their son Cosmo was born the following year. Their younger son Charles was sent abroad to the Scots Benedictine College at Ratisbon, and his daughter married George Chalmers, son to Roderick Chalmers and heir to an impoverished baronetcy. Alexander took a number of aristocratic commissions, which included the 4th Earl and Countess of Kinmore; James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton; and the 7th Earl of Wemyss. He was based in Edinburgh in his later career, painting figures of early Enlightenment Edinburgh, such as George Drummond, the Lord Provost who had envisaged the grid plan of Edinburgh’s New Town. Alexander was a close friend of the architect James Gibbs, and the engraver and antiquary George Vertue, who described the artist as ‘a merry dispos’d gent, [who] laughs eternally’ (Holloway, p. 85). Alexander was a signatory in 1729 of the charter of Scotland’s first art institution, the Academy of St Luke of Edinburgh.

Artist: John Alexander

John AlexanderLANDSCAPE

$18,000

LANDSCAPE

By John Alexander

Located in New York, NY

Fall landscape of field of wheat or long grass. yellow, beige and brown colors. American

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist John Alexander Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Alexander"Momma Always Wanted a Dancer" Black & White Surreal Etching of a Child & Fish, 1990

$1,500

"Momma Always Wanted a Dancer" Black & White Surreal Etching of a Child & Fish

By John Alexander

Located in Houston, TX

Black and white surreal aquatint and etching of a child by Texas artist John Alexander. The work features a child-like figure dressed in a tutu and crown holding a fish in outstretch...

Category

1990s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Paper, Etching, Aquatint

John AlexanderJohn Alexander (fl.1870-1892) - Framed Watercolour, Burnhouse Mill, Late 19th Century

$395

John Alexander (fl.1870-1892) - Framed Watercolour, Burnhouse Mill

By John Alexander

Located in Corsham, GB

John Alexander (fl.1870-1892), original watercolour on paper. Burnhouse Mill Near Castlecurgh. Well presented in a wash line mount and gilt effect frame. Signed with monogram to the ...

Category

Late 19th Century John Alexander Art

Materials

Watercolor

Salvador DalíSalvador Dali - Fight Before la Dame - Original Handsigned Etching, 1975

$1,903

H 17.72 in W 13 in D 0.4 in

Salvador Dali - Fight Before la Dame - Original Handsigned Etching

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Original Handsigned Etching From La Quête du Graal Dimensions: 45 x 33 cm Handsigned Edition: 38/100 (from the rare deluxe suite aside from the standard edition) Cat...

Category

1970s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Etching

Gregory FruxNorway III, dark blues and blacks, night sky, 2020

$950

H 9 in W 12 in

Norway III, dark blues and blacks, night sky

By Gregory Frux

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Dr. Rowland S. Russell PhD. writes about his experience directly witnessing Greg's practice as a “plein air” artist: Whether he’s portraying quiet scenes from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park or the Botanical Gardens, intriguing remnants of New York’s varied industry (grain silos...

Category

2010s American Realist John Alexander Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Salvador DalíSalvador Dali - The Violet Boot - Original Stamp-Signed Etching, 1968

$1,784

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in

Salvador Dali - The Violet Boot - Original Stamp-Signed Etching

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Violet Boot - Original Stamp-Signed Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12". Catalogue Raisonné : Field ...

Category

1960s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Etching

Salvador DalíSalvador Dali - Venus in Furs - Original Stamp-Signed Etching, 1968

$1,784

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in

Salvador Dali - Venus in Furs - Original Stamp-Signed Etching

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Original Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12". Catalogue Raisonné : Field 68-6 (p. 40-41). Salvador Dal...

Category

1960s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Etching

Salvador DalíSalvador Dali - The Woman of the Shoe - Original Stamp-Signed Etching, 1968

$1,784

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in

Salvador Dali - The Woman of the Shoe - Original Stamp-Signed Etching

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Woman of the Shoe - Original Stamp-Signed Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12". Catalogue Raisonné : ...

Category

1960s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Etching

Salvador DalíSalvador Dali - Woman on Horse - Original Stamp-Signed Etching, 1968

$1,784

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in

Salvador Dali - Woman on Horse - Original Stamp-Signed Etching

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - Woman on Horse - Original Stamp-Signed Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12"....

Category

1960s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Etching

Salvador DalíSalvador Dali - The Torso - Original Stamp-Signed Etching, 1968

$1,784

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in

Salvador Dali - The Torso - Original Stamp-Signed Etching

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Torso - Original Stamp-Signed Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12". Catalogue Raisonné : Field 68-6 (...

Category

1960s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Etching

Hélène DuclosDemonstration #1 Hélène Duclos, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative art blue, 2020

$4,996

H 25.99 in W 40.16 in D 1.97 in

Demonstration #1 Hélène Duclos, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative art blue

By Hélène Duclos

Located in Paris, FR

Gouache, coloured pencil and graphite on paper Signed lower right Unique work 1 / Hélène DUCLOS, 2016 – Artist Statement “Questioning the human condition and the position of being ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary John Alexander Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Manuel Garza"Texas Hill Country Bluebonnet Landscape" Oil on Canvas Painting of Nature Scene

$3,120

H 16 in W 20 in D 0.5 in

"Texas Hill Country Bluebonnet Landscape" Oil on Canvas Painting of Nature Scene

By Manuel Garza

Located in Austin, TX

Manuel Garza (American; 1940 - 2022) Medium: Oil on Canvas Canvas size: 16" x 20" Frame Size: 20.5" x 24.5" Signed, Lower Left: "Manuel Garza"

Category

Late 20th Century American Realist John Alexander Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Salvador DalíLa Pieta Nera (Black Madonna), hand signed lithograph, 1974

$3,000

H 25.5 in W 18.75 in

La Pieta Nera (Black Madonna), hand signed lithograph

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Aventura, FL

From "Les Vitraux" portfolio. Lithograph in colors on arches paper. Hand signed lower right by Salvador Dali. Hand numbered E 12/175 lower left. Sheet Size: 25.5 x 18.75 inches....

Category

1970s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Salvador DalíSalvador Dali - The Winged Demon - Original Stamp-Signed Etching, 1968

$2,973

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in

Salvador Dali - The Winged Demon - Original Stamp-Signed Etching

By Salvador Dalí

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Salvador Dali - The Winged Demon - Original Stamp-Signed Etching Stamp signed by Dali Edition of 294 copies. Paper : Arches vellum. Dimensions : 16x12"....

Category

1960s Surrealist John Alexander Art

Materials

Etching

John MarinSunset, 1914

$38,315

H 25.4 in W 28.15 in D 0.79 in

Sunset

By John Marin

Located in London, GB

Maine became an important muse for Marin during his summer vacations, which is exampled in the present work ‘Sunset’. Marin first visited Maine in 1914, meaning ‘Sunset’ was one of h...

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern John Alexander Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Previously Available Items

John AlexanderModern Dark Toned Naturalistic Landscape Painting of a Forest of Trees, 20th Century

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H 26.5 in W 30.5 in D 1.5 in

Modern Dark Toned Naturalistic Landscape Painting of a Forest of Trees

By John Alexander

Located in Houston, TX

Modern dark toned naturalistic landscape painting by Texas artist John Alexander. The work features a cluster of trees in autumnal colors set against a black sky. Signed along right ...

Category

20th Century Modern John Alexander Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John AlexanderPortrait of George Gordon, 7th Laird of Buckie (1707-1756), 1743

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H 31.89 in W 30.01 in

Portrait of George Gordon, 7th Laird of Buckie (1707-1756)

By John Alexander

Located in Henley-on-Thames, England

John Alexander (Scottish, 1686-1766) Portrait of George Gordon, 7th Laird of Buckie (Scottish, 1707-1756), c. 1743 Oil on canvas In a carved ebonised frame, with gilded inner slight...

Category

1740s Old Masters John Alexander Art

Materials

Oil

John AlexanderFoxglove's Journey, 2016

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H 64 in W 70 in

Foxglove's Journey

By John Alexander

Located in San Francisco, CA

Alexander was born in Beaumont, Texas, in 1945. He received his B.F.A. from Lamar University in Beaumont in 1968 and his M.F.A. from the Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 19...

Category

2010s John Alexander Art

Materials

Oil

John AlexanderNight Heron Stalker

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H 35 in W 30 in

Night Heron Stalker

By John Alexander

Located in Austin, TX

Artist: John Alexander Title: Night Stalker Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 35" x 30" Framing: Framed Condition: Excellent

Category

Mid-20th Century John Alexander Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John AlexanderInk Drawing of a Man in a Mask, 1980's

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H 10.25 in W 8.25 in D 1 in

Ink Drawing of a Man in a Mask

By John Alexander

Located in Houston, TX

Delightful ink portrait drawing by John Alexander of a man in a mask.

Category

1980s Modern John Alexander Art

Materials

Pastel, Ink, Watercolor, Pen

John AlexanderLANDSCAPE 091

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H 44.5 in W 44.5 in

LANDSCAPE 091

By John Alexander

Located in New York, NY

oil painting on canvas framed in brown wood frame depicting an abstracted landscape.

Category

1990s Contemporary John Alexander Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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