William Stephen Coleman Paintings

A girl wearing a traditional German costume is carrying a rooster in a basket. The German painter Heinrich Ewers was born in Wismar 1817 and died in Duesseldorf...

This is a beautiful English antique oil on canvas painting "Near Llantwest, North Wales" by William Langley (English, 1852-1922), signed lower left and inscribed to verso. The decor...

This is a charming barn scene of a mother hen defending her chicks against a pair of small dogs derives its inspiration from the famous Dutch/Belgium animal painter Henriett Ronner-Knip (1821-1909). The fluffy little white guy is quite adventurous when considering the ferocity of the mother hen; while the little black dog is happy to hide behind his friend. This painting is in the tradition of Victorian dog...

A striking 19th-century British School academic study of a standing male nude, executed in oil on canvas and displaying the strong influence of William Etty R.A. (1787–1849) and the British academic figure-painting tradition. The male figure is shown almost life-size within the composition, standing in three-quarter profile while firmly grasping a staff with both hands. The restrained pose allows the artist to concentrate on anatomical structure, musculature and the effects of light across the human form. Warm flesh tones emerge dramatically against a loosely worked, dark atmospheric background, giving the figure considerable sculptural presence. The painting demonstrates confident observation and accomplished draughtsmanship, particularly in the modelling of the shoulders, arms and torso. Its direct study from the nude is characteristic of the academic life-room tradition that formed an essential part of formal artistic training during the Victorian period. The reverse bears a Winsor & Newton canvas stamp, providing an additional period detail associated with British artists' materials. Presented unframed, the painting retains an appealing untouched character. The surface displays age-related wear, abrasions and areas of paint loss, particularly around the margins, consistent with its age and history as an academic study. An imposing and highly decorative example of Victorian British figurative painting...

Signed lower right. Presented in a beautiful gilt frame.

Charming 19th century early impressionist English landscape of boats docked in a pond in the foreground with a gentleman standing along the bank, and Provençal buildings and a Victor...

Pair 19th Century Derby Porcelain Plaques with portraits by William Corden (1797 - 1867), both signed and dated (1828) on the reverse. The identity of the sitters has not yet been es...

A magnificent pair of Scottish cattle highland scenes by Henry Garland in modern gilt frames... Artist: Henry Garland (1834-1913), British Title: "Grazing Ground In The Highlands" Medium: Oil On Canvas Signed: Both Paintings (Lower Left) Dimension: Canvas: H: 29 in / 73.7 cm ; W: 49 in / 124.5 cm Framed: H: 38 1/4 in / 97 cm W: 58 in / 147.5 cm ; D: 3 1/4 in / 8.5 cm Artists Biography: Born in Hadlow, Kent in 1834, he died at Leatherhead, Surrey in 1913, aged 78. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Arts during 1853 -57 where he won the medal for 'The best drawing from the Life' in both 1854 and 1857. He actively exhibited between 1854 and 1890. He had 30 paintings exhibited at the Royal Academy and specialised in Highland Cattle and general genre paintings. He was also an accomplished portrait painter. He has paintings in the permanent exhibitions at Sunderland, York and Leicester Art Galleries and also in the Long Room at Lords Cricket...

A finely executed 19th century seascape depicting Dutch sailing vessels and figures in rowboats on a calm sea. Oil on canvas, signed bottom left, affixed to what appears to be its or...

A beautiful waterscape painting " A view on the Amstel " by William Raymond Dommersen (British, 1859-1927) Signed, Signed with initials, and Inscribed on reverse, late 19th Century in date. The painting has a captivating illuminating light with beautiful vibrant colours, it depicta a busy waterway with fishing and sailing boats in the foreground and the town of Amsterdam in the back ground. William Raymond Dommersen was a painter of genre and landscapes in and around Scotland and Northern England. His works are widely exhibited throughout the European and North American continents and are on show at many galleries worldwide. William travelled quite extensively in Europe on painting expeditions with his father Dommersen’s paintings have been much admired over a period of time and it is evident that he is now firmly established in the history of architectural painting as is refelected in the auction prices at Christies: Nineth century European Art: 12 September 2007, London South Kensington, Lot 29 £4,750 The Arthur Ackermann and Peter Johnson Collection: 8 May 2008, London, South Kensington, Lot 42, £4,000 Old Masters and 19th Century Art 9 November 2010, Amsterdam, Lot 110 £5,250 Nineth century European Art: 28 April 2010, London South Kensington, Lot 221 £5,250 Condition: In really superb condition the painting and frame having been beautifully cleaned, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 59 x Width 50 x Depth 7 - Frame Height 34 x Width 44 x Depth 7 - Canvas Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 3 inches - Frame Height 1 foot, 1 inch x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 3 inches - Canvas William Raymond Dommersen was born at the end of 1859 in Stratford, West Ham, London as the only son of the Anglo / Dutch fine art painter Pieter Cornelis Dommersen and Anna Petronella Synja. His parents had moved from the Netherlands in 1855 to London, England. His uncle, Cornelis Christiaan Dommersen, was also a painter in the Netherlands. It is possible that when his father received British nationality that they changed their family name – van Dommershuijsen – into the more English sounding surname Dommersen. Dommersen painted between 1875 and 1927 genre pieces, landscapes, marine scenes, village- and town-scenes of quality. His best known works are the European villages and towns along rivers and canals...

19th century English painting of ships. The painting is composed on canvas over wood, and is reminiscent of the 18th century style of painting. Th...

Oil on panel measuring 21" x 24.5" including the frame. The painting is signed in the lower right corner, but we cannot attribute the signature. The scene is a lively naval battl...