William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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.

Artist: William Baptiste Baird

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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Oil

Adolf SchreyerArabian Rider at Dusk

$5,900

H 8.5 in W 15.5 in

Arabian Rider at Dusk

By Adolf Schreyer

Located in Austin, TX

Adolf Schreyer's "Arabian Rider at Dusk" is a stunning oil painting on canvas that depicts an Arabian rider in a golden sunset. By Adolf Schreyer 8.5" x 15.5" Oil on Canvas Framed...

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19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

English School (19th century)Victorian English Oil Painting Horse & Rider in Rural Landscape with River

$1,308Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 26.5 in

Victorian English Oil Painting Horse & Rider in Rural Landscape with River

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pausing for Refreshments English School, circa 1870's oil on canvas, framed, unsigned framed: 18 x 26.5 inches canvas : 13 x 21.5 inches Provenance: private collection, England Condi...

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19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Oil

Antique English Oil Antique English Oil Preparing the Ships Marine Scene Figures & Sailing Vessels, 1833

$1,373

H 10.75 in W 14.5 in

Antique English Oil Preparing the Ships Marine Scene Figures & Sailing Vessels

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Preparing the Ships Coastal Marine Scene with Figures and Sailing Vessels English, mid 19th century oil on board, framed in a gilt moulded frame Framed: 10.75 x 14.5 inches Board: ...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Oil

English Victorian Oil Figures outside Thatched Woodland Tavern English 19th Century Oil Painting, 1833

$1,863

H 22 in W 18.25 in

Figures outside Thatched Woodland Tavern English 19th Century Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures Outside Thatched Country Inn English Rural Genre Scene by English School (British, mid-19th century) oil on canvas, framed in an ornate gilt moulded frame Framed: 22 x 18.25...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Oil

English School 19th Century19thC English Rural Farmyard Horse & Cart Country Landscape Oil Painting, 19th Century

$1,925

H 26 in W 36 in

19thC English Rural Farmyard Horse & Cart Country Landscape Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Victorian Rural Farmyard Horse and Cart Country Landscape Oil Painting English School, 19th century indistinctly signed and dated Oil on canvas, framed. Framed: 26 x 36 inches Canvas...

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19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Oil

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

$39,446

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 Paintings

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Oil

F. E. JamiesonAntique Welsh Highland Landscape Oil Painting Golden Warm Sunset Cottage, 1920's

$2,112

H 25 in W 35 in D 1 in

Antique Welsh Highland Landscape Oil Painting Golden Warm Sunset Cottage

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Old Cottages, North Wales by F. E. Jamieson (1895-1950) signed with the artists pseudonym, "Henry Cooper" oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 35 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenan...

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Early 20th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Scottish 1800'sFine Large Antique Scottish Oil Painting Mother & Daughter in Highland Landscape, 1830's

$2,429Sale Price|20% Off

H 26 in W 30 in D 1 in

Fine Large Antique Scottish Oil Painting Mother & Daughter in Highland Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Highland Path Scottish School, circa 1830's, unsigned Oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 20 inches condition: very good and ready to hang provenance: from a private co...

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Early 19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dolores A. BaxterCherry Blossom Tree Mother & Child Cottage Garden Landscape Antique English Oil, 19th Century

$1,566

H 17 in W 23 in

Cherry Blossom Tree Mother & Child Cottage Garden Landscape Antique English Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Cherry Blossom Tree and Figures in a Cottage Garden Landscape by Dolores A. Baxter Oil on canvas, framed. Framed: 17 x 23 inches Canvas: 15 x 21 inches Provenance: Private Collection...

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19th Century Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Oil

Terry Elkins”Pearl” realist oil painting, oyster shell & rare gemstone, neutral toned, 2025

$3,150

H 9 in W 12.5 in

”Pearl” realist oil painting, oyster shell & rare gemstone, neutral toned

By Terry Elkins

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

An oil painting by Terry Elkins (b. 1951, Vicksburg, Mississippi) of a humble mollusk and it's rare and beloved offering, a perfectly round, white pearl. A chalky white ground resem...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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Linen, Oil

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 Paintings

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Oil

William Frederick WitheringtonLarge 19th Century Royal Academy Oil Painting of the Yorkshire Dales in Summer, 1859

$10,989Sale Price|20% Off

H 33 in W 43 in D 3 in

Large 19th Century Royal Academy Oil Painting of the Yorkshire Dales in Summer

Located in Gerrards Cross, GB

‘A Day in the Country’ by William Frederick Witherington R.A. (1785-1865). The painting – which depicts a group of Victorian figures on a summer’s day before an extensive landscape ...

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1850s Victorian William Baptiste Baird Paintings

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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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Oil

William Baptiste BairdFrench chickens in a landscape with chicks, 1900

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H 12 in W 10 in

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 Paintings

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Oil

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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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