William Baptiste Baird Art

American, 1847-1899

William Baptiste Baird was a well-known American painter of landscapes and genre scenes, who lived and exhibited almost exclusively in France and England. Born in Chicago in 1847, Baird began his professional artistic career in 1866 as a draftsman for a wood-engraver. At the same time, he studied painting and exhibited several of his small works in storefront windows. Baird’s inherent talent and his nascent career as a local artist caught the attention of two Chicagoan philanthropists, Mr. W. B. Howard and General John M. Corse, who provided the funds for Baird to travel and study in France for three years. Baird settled in Paris and studied at the studio of the Academic history painter Adolphe Yvon, whose monumental nationalistic military scenes were favored by Emperor Napoleon III during the Second French Empire. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1872 with a historically themed genre scene entitled, Le retour du prisonnier (i). Baird quickly found much professional success in France, continuing to exhibit at the Salon for the next 20 years, especially peasant genre scenes and landscapes depicting the rural areas outside of Paris, such as the village of Barbizon and the Forest of Fontainebleau. Baird was a very versatile artist, and although he is known for his Barbizon-style landscapes and peasant genre scenes in France, the artist also exhibited in London and the United States. From 1877 to 1899, Baird exhibited Victorian-themed domestic genre scenes at the Royal Academy of Arts, including titles such as The Cares of a Family, “Catch me if you can,” Take Care! and Taking Life Easy. During the same years, he exhibited in Paris and London, Baird also participated in annual exhibitions in the United States. At the National Academy of Design in New York and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Baird exhibited pictures of cattle and poultry and cock-fighting scenes. These animal paintings were coveted by American collectors, including the Philadelphian Harrison Earl, who owned a series of five cock-fighting pictures. By 1879, Baird had settled into a studio in Paris at 3 rue d’Odessa in the neighborhood of Montparnasse. He last exhibited at the Salon and the Royal Academy of Arts in 1899 and died in Paris that same year. His artworks are a part of the collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California; the Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, Florida; the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore; the Sheldon Swope Museum, Terre Haute, Indiana; the Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York; the Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Wisconsin; the Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota and the Wadsworth Athenaeum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut.

William Baptiste BairdFrench 19th century Fall River landscape, with later afternoon sunlight, circa 1880

$2,765Sale Price|30% Off

French 19th century Fall River landscape, with later afternoon sunlight

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in Woodbury, CT

French 19th century Fall River landscape, with later afternoon sunlight, Autumn trees and River bank flowers. William Baptiste Baird was born in Chicago, moving to Paris in the 1870s where he spent most of his working life. He exhibited both in Paris, at the Salon des Beaux-Arts and at the Royal Academy in London from 1877 to 1899. In 1877 he gave his address as 47, Bloomsbury Square, London; in 1879 as 20 Cheyne Row...

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1880s Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

William Baptiste BairdWilliam Baptiste Baird Mother Feeding Her Chicks

$4,900

William Baptiste Baird Mother Feeding Her Chicks

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in San Francisco, CA

William Baptiste Baird: 1847-1917. Well listed American painter with auction records over $16,000 for similar size and subject. He was born in Chicago and lived in Paris for most of ...

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Late 19th Century American Realist William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

Frank Moss BennettHistorical genre oil painting of two gentlemen sat in a garden, 1917

$4,719

H 20 in W 22.5 in D 3.5 in

Historical genre oil painting of two gentlemen sat in a garden

By Frank Moss Bennett

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Frank Moss Bennett British, (1874-1952) In the Garden Oil on panel, signed & dated 1917 Image size: 11 inches x 13.5 inches Size including frame: 20 inches x 22.5 inches A charming genre scene of two gentlemen in 18th century costume in a garden by Frank Moss Bennett. The men are shown drinking wine and eating fruit at a linen covered table...

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Early 20th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil, Panel

John Rogers HerbertDavid with the Head of Goliath, 19th Century Victorian Oil, 1850

$38,475

H 33.5 in W 23.5 in

David with the Head of Goliath, 19th Century Victorian Oil

By John Rogers Herbert

Located in London, GB

John Rogers Herbert RA 1810- 1890 Oil on canvas, dated '1850' lower right on sword strap Image size: 33 ½ x 23 ½ inches Gilt Watts frame This striking painting, depicts David as a y...

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1850s Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

Octavious T ClarkA Figure on a Path. An English landscape signed O T Clark. Oil on canvas

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H 32 in W 50 in D 3 in

A Figure on a Path. An English landscape signed O T Clark. Oil on canvas

Located in St. Albans, GB

Octavius Thomas CLARK Oil on canvas Picture Size: 24 x 42" (60 x 105cm) Outside Frame Size: 32 x 50" (80 x 125cm) Signed bottom left An impressive example of O. T. Clark's work. Su...

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Late 19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

James WebbVictorian Maritime Oil Painting Shipping and Fisherfolk off Rotterdam Coast, 19th century

$6,337

H 21 in W 27 in D 2 in

Victorian Maritime Oil Painting Shipping and Fisherfolk off Rotterdam Coast

By James Webb

Located in ludlow, GB

Nineteenth Century Victorian Marine Oil Painting on Canvas of Boats and Fisherfolk off the Coast at Rotterdam. "Fishing Boats, Rotterdam" 14 by 20 inches, Oil on Panel, Signed and Framed. JAMES WEBB...

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19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

Walter Williams19th Century landscape oil painting of a Sussex harvest field at sunset, C1865

$6,194

H 21.5 in W 29.5 in D 2.5 in

19th Century landscape oil painting of a Sussex harvest field at sunset

By Walter Williams

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Walter Williams British, (1834-1906) Harvest Field at Sunset, Clayton near Brighton Sussex Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including frame: 21.5 inc...

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19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Canvas, Oil

Luke AutreyFour Sheep in the Field, Realist, Light/ Shadow Oil Painting 36" x 24" Farm, 2023

$3,060

H 36 in W 24 in D 1 in

Four Sheep in the Field, Realist, Light/ Shadow Oil Painting 36" x 24" Farm

By Luke Autrey

Located in Houston, TX

Four Sheep in the Field, Realist, Light/ Shadow Oil Painting 36" x 24" Farm The third and fourth photos show thow this painting will look after being professionally taken by 2/23...

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2010s American Realist William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil, Panel

Luke AutreyTexas Longhorn and Sheep Realism 20" x 16" oil Bovine Landscape Animals, 2023

$2,400

H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in

Texas Longhorn and Sheep Realism 20" x 16" oil Bovine Landscape Animals

By Luke Autrey

Located in Houston, TX

Texas Longhorn and Sheep Realism 20" x 16" oil Bovine Landscape Animals The Duo is an 20 X 16 oil on canvas painting of a sheep and a longhorn who look as if they are in searc...

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2010s American Realist William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil, Panel

Paul Beckert'The Hunter waiting with his gun'. A framed antique oil painting on canvas

$3,775

H 37 in W 27 in D 3 in

'The Hunter waiting with his gun'. A framed antique oil painting on canvas

Located in St. Albans, GB

'The Hunter waiting with his gun'. Paul Beckert A framed antique oil painting on canvas. On the reverse is the original exhibition label. The painting shows a hunter with a cape w...

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1890s Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

Edward Henry Holder19th Century coastal townscape oil painting of Cannes, France, 1895

$6,270

H 21.5 in W 47.25 in D 3.25 in

19th Century coastal townscape oil painting of Cannes, France

By Edward Henry Holder

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Edward Henry Holder British, (1847-1922) The Port of Cannes Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18)95 Image size: 14 inches x 39.75 inches Size including frame: 21.5 inches x 47.25 inche...

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19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil, Canvas

Lani Vlaanderen"Medicine Hat" Oil painting

$2,700

H 20 in W 24 in

"Medicine Hat" Oil painting

By Lani Vlaanderen

Located in Denver, CO

Lani Vlaanderen's (US based) "Medicine Hat" is an oil painting that depicts a small group of wild horses grazing peacefully in golden sunlit meadow Bio/artist statement: Living in the mountains near Rocky Mountain National Park Lani is never lacking something inspiring to paint, be it a grand sunrise on Long's Peak or a small sparrow perched on a pine branch. All fill her with the desire to put paint to canvas. Her goal is not to replicate what she sees, but to express her emotional response from the source of inspiration visually in paint and convey it to the world. She wants to communicate the awe she feels when in the natural world and the joy she experiences from seeing even the seemingly most insignificant moment in time that will never come again. She strives to convey her belief that all things, all beings, all life and non-life, share equal significance and are essential to the whole. "I began my art quest by taking a few classes at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, then enrolled in Kim English's class at the Art Student's Leaque of Denver. After four years with Kim and functioning as his class monitor, I had the opportunity to participate in a painting group with Richard Schmid in Loveland Colorado. I painted there with him for six years. I have taken workshops from such masters as David Leffel, Sherrie McGraw...

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2010s American Realist William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

Alexis De Leeuw19th Century winter landscape oil painting of figures on a frozen lake, C1870

$6,203

H 18 in W 22 in D 2.5 in

19th Century winter landscape oil painting of figures on a frozen lake

By Alexis De Leeuw

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Alexis De Leeuw Belgian, (1822-1900) A Winter’s Day Oil on panel, signed Image size: 10.25 inches x 14.25 inches Size including frame: 18 inches x 22 inches Provenance: Cooling Gall...

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19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil, Panel

Alexis Auguste Delahogue"Algerian Market" Antique Orientalist Oil Painting of North African City Street, 1911

$5,000

H 20 in W 26 in

"Algerian Market" Antique Orientalist Oil Painting of North African City Street

By Alexis Auguste Delahogue

Located in Austin, TX

Canvas Size: 20 x 26 in. Frame Size: 27 x 33 in. Signed and dated, bottom left. A masterful example of Orientalist art, capturing the sun-drenched atmosphere of North Africa with an...

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Early 20th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items

William Baptiste BairdOn the Seine - Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting by William Baird, 1890

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H 13 in W 17.5 in

On the Seine - Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting by William Baird

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed and titled oil on board circa 1890 by American impressionist painter William Baptiste Baird. The piece depicts boats sailing and moored on the River Seine in Paris, France. Th...

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist William Baptiste Baird Art

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Board, Oil

William Baptiste Baird19th Century View, Les Roches Rouges and Coast at Agay in the South of France., 1880's

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H 14 in W 16 in D 2 in

19th Century View, Les Roches Rouges and Coast at Agay in the South of France.

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in Cotignac, FR

Late 19th Century, Barbizon School, oil on canvas view of the coast at Agay in the South of France by William Baird. Signed bottom right, presented in gilt frame. William Baptiste B...

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1880s Barbizon School William Baptiste Baird Art

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Canvas, Oil

William Baptiste BairdFrench 19th century River landscape, with cottage , punt and Wear, circa 1880

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H 18.5 in W 23.5 in

French 19th century River landscape, with cottage , punt and Wear

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in Woodbury, CT

French 19th century River landscape, with a cottage , punt, and Wear William Baptiste Baird was born in Chicago, moving to Paris in the 1...

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1880s Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

William Baptiste BairdFamily of sheeps resting under Apple Blossom Tree, 1870's

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H 18 in W 24 in

Family of sheeps resting under Apple Blossom Tree

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in New York, NY

Barbizon Landscape, with a family of sheeps resting under an Apple Blossom Tree by William Baptiste Baird (1847-1899). Oil on canvas, circa 1860's. Sig...

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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

William Baptiste BairdFrench chickens in a landscape with chicks, 1900

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French chickens in a landscape with chicks

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in Woodbury, CT

William Baptiste Baird was born in Chicago, moving to Paris in the 1870s where he spent most of his working life. He exhibited both in Paris, at the Salon des Beaux Arts and at the Royal Academy in London from 1877 to 1899. In 1877 he gave his address as 47, Bloomsbury Square, London; in 1879 as 20 Cheyne...

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1890s Victorian William Baptiste Baird Art

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Oil

Four William Baird American, 1847-1899 Paintings of Cocks Fighting

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Four William Baird American, 1847-1899 Paintings of Cocks Fighting

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in Shippensburg, PA

A fine set of four Barbizon paintings by the American artist William Baptiste Baird and executed in Paris in oil on panel, each successively depicts a pair of cock roosters in confro...

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19th Century American Barbizon School Antique William Baptiste Baird Art

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Paint

William Baptiste BairdGrazing Near a River, 1900

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H 19 in W 22 in D 1 in

Grazing Near a River

By William Baptiste Baird

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressionist landscape of sheep grazing near a river. Oil on board by William Baptiste Baird (1847-1917). Signed lower right. Image size, 19"L x 16"H

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19th Century American Impressionist William Baptiste Baird Art

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Canvas, Oil

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