About Academy Fine Paintings
Academy Fine Paintings is an international fine art dealership based in Buckinghamshire, England. We specialise in 19th century British and European oil paintings by some of the most important artists of the period; from Victorian landscapes and subject pictures to Belle Epoque portraits and Orientalist scenes. We are members of LAPADA, the Association of Arts & Antiques Dealers and CINOA, the International Confederation of Art and Antique Dealers. My name is Gavin Claxton and in addition to being an art dealer I also appear on BBC television as a fine art expert. Inspi...Read More
Established in 20121stDibs seller since 2017
Associations
LAPADA - The Association of Arts & Antiques Dealers
International Confederation of Art and Antique Dealers' Associations
VAT ID
GB294355083
Featured Pieces
Amor et Pietas - Important 19th Century Royal Academy Exhibition Oil Painting
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Amor et Pietas’ by Ursula Wood S.W.A. (1868-1956).
The painting – which depicts a group of children laying to rest their pet dog – is signed and dated by the artist. Ursula Wood’s ...
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1890s Aesthetic Movement Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
River Thames at Leigh by Moonlight - 19th Century Oil Painting Nocturne 1851
By Henry Pether
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The River Thames at Leigh by Moonlight’ by Henry Pether (1800-1880).
The painting is signed by the artist and dated 1851 and is presented in a bespoke gold metal leaf frame.
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1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Perdu dans la Poesie - 19th Century French Oil Painting of Belle Epoque Beauty
By Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
'Perdu dans la Poésie’ by Alfred Stevens (1823-1906)
The painting - which depicts a young Parisian society beauty reading beside an open window – is signed by the artist and present...
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1870s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Golden Egg - Early 19th Century Oil Painting of the Lovers from Mother Goose
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The Golden Egg’ by Richard Morton Paye F.S.A. (1750-1820).
The painting – which depicts the moment the young lovers in Thomas Dibdin’s Georgian pantomime discover the solid gold eg...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Couronne de Margherite - Belle Epoque Oil Painting Portrait French Flower Girl
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘La Couronne de Marguerite’ by Édouard-Louis-Lucien Cabane (1857-1942).
The painting – which depicts a young French beauty wearing a crown of daisies – is signed by the artist and ...
Category
1910s French School Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fabbriche di Careggine - Mid 19th Century Oil Painting of Tuscany Hills Italy
By Edmund John Niemann
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Fabbriche di Careggine’ by Edmund John Niemann (1813-1876).
Fabbriche di Careggine is the name of a Italian ghost village that today lies beneath Vagli di Sotto, a man-made lake in...
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1840s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
The River Wye at Chepstow - 19th Century Oil Painting English Summer Landscape
By Frederick William Watts
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The River Wye at Chepstow’ by Frederick William Watts (1800-1870).
Frederick Watts entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1817 where he was awarded two medals of excellence. During ...
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Mid-19th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 18th Century Oil Painting Marine Seascape of British Navy Fleet off Dover
By Dominic Serres
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘The British Fleet with a Vice-Admiral of the Red off Dover’ by Dominic Serres R.A. (1722-1793).
French-born Dominic Serres didn’t just paint the drama of...
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Late 18th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century English Impressionist Oil Painting Girls & Dogs on Beach in Spring
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Breeze after a Bathe’ by Walter Duncan ARWS (1847-1932).
The painting – which depicts three young Victorian ladies and their dogs on Bournemouth beach after a swim – is signed b...
Category
1870s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venice by Moonlight - 19th Century Oil Painting of the Grand Canal by Full Moon
By Henry Pether
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
'Venice by Moonlight' by Henry Pether (1800-1880).
The painting – which depicts an extensive nocturnal view of the Grand Canal with the Palazzo Pisani Gritti to the left and the Dor...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spectacular Large 19th Century Italian Oil Painting of Jerusalem & Crucifixion
By Pietro Sassi
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
'Calvary' by Pietro Sassi (1834-1905).
This monumental exhibition oil painting – which depicts the Light of Heaven shining upon Christ at Calvary with thousands of people outside t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil Painting English Summer Landscape of the River Arun in Sussex
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘On the Arun, Sussex’ by George Vicat Cole RA, RBA (1833-1893).
The painting is signed with the artist’s monogram and dated 1869, in which year Vicat Cole was elected an Associate ...
Category
1860s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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