William Skilling Paintings

Impressive modern Golf Portrait, William Laidlaw Purves. Large oil on canvas of Dr. William Laidlaw Purves after the original oil painting by the Hon. John Collier (1850 - 1934), a prominent London artist. The painting is un-framed but is stretched and ready to hang, artist of this particular painting is unknown. The original painting now hangs at Royal St. George's, Sandwich. William Laidlaw Purves, oculist and obsessive golfer, was an Edinburgh born surgeon who worked in London, but remembered by most for his contributions to the golfing world. A very influential man, he was one of the key figures behind the spread of the game of golf in England towards the end of the 19th century. He won many important club trophies, the last being in 1914, aged 71 with a handicap of 3. He died at his home Hardwick Cottage, Wimbledon Common on 30th December 1917, and at the time he was a member of no fewer than 32 golf clubs. As a student Purves had played golf at Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh and by the time of his London appointment he was a member of both the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Upon his move to London in 1874 he joined the London Scottish and Wimbledon Golf Club. The two clubs shortly separated into two separate clubs, The London Scottish Golf Club and the Wimbledon Golf Club, but both continued to play on Wimbledon Common. In 1882 the Wimbledon became the Royal Wimbledon Golf Club and Purves became an active committee member, later being elected Captain. As the two clubs also shared the Common with the public play was restricted, so together with a fellow Scot and keen amateur golfer (Henry Lamb...

An English oil on canvas landscape painting by William Widgery (1822–1893) from the late 19th century depicting Lydford Gorge, in carved frame. Created in England during the second h...

Original, large-scale painting of Tumacacori Mission , Arizona by William Norris Dakin (Will Dakin) dated 1952. Painted from a sketch done in 1936. Original frame. William Norris Dakin: Born in San Francisco, CA on Nov. 5, 1910. Dakin graduated from Burlingame High School and studied for three years on scholarships at the CSFA under Macky, Randolph, and Poole. During the 1930s he worked for Disney Studios and in the 1940s was a staff artist at Eimac Corporation. He died in Burlingame, CA on Dec. 16, 1992. His oils and drawings include urban and rural scenes, old mansions, marine vessels, and Mexican genre. Member: SWA; Peninsula AA; Society for Sanity in Art. Exh: Calif. State Fair, 1933 (1st prize); SFAA, 1935; SFMA, 1935; San Mateo Co. Fairs. In: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley). Tumacacori Mission: Founded by Jesuit Father Eusebio Francisco Kino in January 1691, Mission San Cayetano...

This pair of art pieces depicts the fantasy of two royal monkeys on horseback as is they were part of the sixteen century aristocracy. Each panel is hand painted on a non-woven pape...

Decorative silver painting by William Kozar, 2008, Canada.

Antique Thai painting depicting an Aspara or dancing nymph in the forest with perhaps Hanuman, The Monkey God, recognized in both Hindu and Buddhist religio...

Signed at the reverse monogram 70. Double-sided painting - one scene on front and one scene on the back. William Hansen was a Danish painter who...

'Les Lavandieres' William Samuel Henry LLEWELLYN (1858-1941) Sir (Samuel Henry) William Llewellyn (1858-1941) was a noted and important English painter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and served as President of the Royal Academy from 1928 to 1938, and was awarded the Albert Medal (Royal Society of Arts) in 1933. Llewellyn has 67 paintings in British national collections, including a portrait of industrialist and philanthropist Sir Alexander Grant...

oil painting on canvas of two playful dogs in mid frolic and executed in a tongue in cheek Victorian parlor painting style with contrived aging, distressed finish, and a faux tortois...

Beautiful original landscape painting featuring a pair of giraffe's grazing in charming tropical setting. Size of image is 9.25 x 10.5.

Original orientalist oil painting of a reclining harem beauty by William Gale Artist: William Gale (British, 1823-1909) signed with artist monogram 'WG' (L/L) Medium: oil on can...

Watercolor painting mother & baby by William Joseph Carroll Carroll, William Joseph (British, 19th/20th C) Watercolor painting of mother with baby...