William Logsdail was born in 1859 in the close of Lincoln Cathedral, where his father was verger. He was educated at Lincoln Cathedral School and then Lincoln School of Art. Initially intending to become an architect, his rendering of buildings and topographical scenes encouraged him to divert his attention to painting. After winning a Gold Medal in a competition against students of other English art schools, Logsdail continued his glittering career at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Antwerp, winning first prize – the first Englishman to do so. His promise recognized by the Royal Household, his 1880 picture, The Fish Market, was purchased for Osborne House. Spending the next 20 years in Venice, he focussed on the architecture, his The Piazza of St Mark’s Venice, painted in 1883, being described by the Royal Academy as picture of the year. By 1912, following a change in direction, he was elected to the Society of Portrait painters. Before this, however, he made quite a number of pictures of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges and sold them all at 40 and 35 Guineas each. Skilled as he was at old buildings, portraiture suited his lifestyle better. Logsdail’s clients would come to him, he did not need to spend hours sketching in the outdoors. Moreover, they would pay up front and he did not need to sell the pictures after painting them. Old buildings were not so obliging. In 1903, he moved to No 5 St Paul’s studios, Talgarth Road, Barons Court and moved to Islip in Oxfordshire in 1922.
$11,168
William Logsdail, Trinity College Gateway, Oxford, Oil painting c. 1900
By William Logsdail
Located in London, GB
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William Logsdail New College Oxford Cloisters oil painting
By William Logsdail
Located in London, GB
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$7,000
H 36 in W 48 in
Chico Basin, San Luis Valley, Colorado, Original Oil Painting
By David Shingler
Located in Denver, CO
"Chico Basin, San Luis Valley, Colorado" by David Shingler (United States) is a handmade landscape painting that is unframed, but ready to hang. David S...
Oil
$3,736
H 32 in W 44 in D 3 in
Swedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist
By Jens Christian Bennedsen
Located in Preston, GB
Swedish Hamlet in a Snowy Winter Landscape with Birch Trees by Danish Artist, Jens Christian Bennedsen (1893-1967). Art measures 38 x 26 inches Frame measures 44 x 32 inches An oi...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,345
H 13.4 in W 19.5 in D 0.5 in
After Eugene Verboeckhoven Antique Belgian Pastoral Oil Painting Passing Brook
By Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exceptional mid-19th century pastoral oil painting, after Eugene Verboeckhoven's celebrated composition "Passing the Brook," depicts a serene rural scene where cows and sheep cr...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Beach
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Beijing. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Paintin...
Canvas, Oil
$7,000
H 36 in W 48 in
"Nymph Lake, Rocky Mountain Park, CO" – Colorado Pines Landscape Oil
By David Shingler
Located in Denver, CO
David Shingler’s "Nymph Lake, Rocky Mountain Park, CO" is a striking original oil painting capturing the serene beauty of a high-altitude lake nestled wi...
Oil
$10,189
H 16.5 in W 20 in
Bateaux sur la mer - Ciel nuageux - Realist Seascape Oil by Alfred Stevens
By Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel seascape circa 1890 by Belgian realist painter Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens. The work depicts sail boats at sea under a cloudy sky. Signature: Signed lower left ...
Oil, Panel
$4,500
H 36 in W 36 in
"Kenosha Skies" - Western Landscape and Skyscape, Oil Painting on Linen
By Michael Magrin
Located in Denver, CO
Artist Statement: This painting captures the luminous midday atmosphere above Colorados Kenosha Pass, where expansive skies stretch endlessly above the Continental Divide. Using a co...
Linen, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Qiang Lang
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Beijing. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Paintin...
Oil, Cardboard
$4,700
H 15.36 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Marti Alsina oil canvas signed Original Painting
By Ramon Marti Alsina
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Marti Alsina oil canvas signed Original Painting Ramón Martí Alsina, also Ramon Martí i Alsina (Barcelona, August 10, 1826 - December 21, 1894), was a Spanish realism painter. S...
Canvas, Oil
Venice I
By Juan Álvarez Cebrián
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
A view of the walkways to the Gondola services in Venice, where the painter places us at dawn with the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in the background, submerged in the mist produce...
Linen, Oil
$2,900
H 21 in W 19 in
Morning Chickens, American, Oil, Pastoral, Rural Landscape, Farmyard
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in New Jersey, George Washington Nicholson moved to Philadelphia in the 1860s to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and to pursue his career as an artist. Nicholson t...
Canvas, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Ship
By Su Yu
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Beijing. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Painting In...
Canvas, Oil
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H 32 in W 23 in D 2 in
Compo de L'Abazia Venice - British Victorian art Venetian square oil painting
By William Logsdail
Located in Hagley, England
This gorgeous British 19th century Fine Art Society exhibited oil painting of Venice is by noted artist William Logsdail. It was painted circa 1885 when Logsdail visited Venice in 1880 and stayed 20 years, clearly entranced with the place. In those early years he particularly focused on painting architecture and what better architecture than the Compo or square de L'Abazia. The pinks of the buildings under a bright blue sky, then reflected in the water is just stunning. Logsdail has perfectly captured the architecture, colouring and even the heat of the day. This quiet little square is off the beaten track in the district of Cannaregio. In 936 the Confraternity of Miseriocorida founded the church on one side and the Scuola or School on the other side. Canals run down either side of these two buildings. The vantage point for our painting is across the water from the square, facing the school. An excellent example of Logdail's work and a rather special Victorian Venetian oil painting. Signed lower left. Provenance. Fine Art Society label verso. Condition. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 15 inches unframed and in good condition. Frame. Housed a gilt frame, 32 inches by 23 inches framed and in good condition. William Logsdail (1859-1944) was a prolific English landscape, portrait, and genre painter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Grosvenor Gallery, the New Gallery (London), and others. He is notable for his realistic London and Venice scenes and his plein air style. He was born in the Close of Lincoln Cathedral, in Lincoln, England, May 1859. He was one of seven children, six boys and one girl. His father was a verger at the cathedral. As a boy, William attended Lincoln School (now Lincoln Christ's Hospital School), and also earned money by guiding visitors up the central tower of the cathedral. Logsdail attended the Lincoln School of Art, where he initially showed an aptitude for architecture, but with the encouragement of his art master, Edward R. Taylor, (who was also Head of the School) he took to painting. While there, he won the Gold Medal for his work in competition with students at other English art schools...
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H 13.39 in W 9.45 in
The Huntsman William Logsdail Oil Painting Fox Hunting in England
By William Logsdail
Located in London, GB
William Logsdail (1859-1944) The Huntsman Signed lower left W Logsdail Oil on board 34 x 24 cm An oil sketch for an as-yet unidentified fox hunting portr...
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