Academy Fine Paintings

John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; Lot 11. Fine Art Society; Private Collection This marvellous up to scale Ewbank is full of light and warmth and almost certainly his greatest work of the sort rarely - if ever - seen on the market. John W. Ewbank (4 May 1799–28 November 1847), was an English-born landscape and marine painter largely operational from Scotland. The Humber river is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. Life Ewbank was born at Darlington on 4 May 1799, the son of Michael Ewbank, an innkeeper. He was adopted as a child by a wealthy uncle who lived at Wycliffe, on the banks of the River Tees, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Intended for the Roman Catholic priesthood, he was sent to Ushaw College, from which he absconded. In 1813 Ewbank was apprenticed to Thomas Coulson, an ornamental painter in Newcastle. In around 1816 he moved with Coulson to Edinburgh, where he had some lessons with Alexander Nasmyth. He found work both as a painter and a teacher. He was nominated in 1830 one of the foundation members of the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1833 he is listed as living at 7 Union Street on the eastern fringe of the New Town in Edinburgh. Works His sketches from nature were especially admired, and a series of 51 drawings of Edinburgh by him were engraved by W. H. Lizars for James Browne's Picturesque Views of Edinburgh (1825). He also made a reputation with cabinet pictures of banks of rivers, coast scenes, and marine subjects. As an illustrator he illustrated some early editions of Scott's Waverley Novels and one edition of Gilbert White...

This beautiful mid-19th-century landscape by British artist John Syer RI (1815-1885) depicts a group of travellers gathered beside a timber cart amid the mountains of North Wales. It...

Charles Cooper Henderson (1803–1877) A Mail Coach Setting Off; On the Road; Arriving at the Inn; and Changing Horses Signed with monogram CHC Oil on canvas Each 16½ x 25 in. (42 x 66...

English Naval Shipping Scene with Sailing Vessels at Sea Oil Painting English School, early to mid 19th century oil on canvas, in period gilt frame Framed: 29 x 39 inches Canvas: ...

This beautiful painting, due to its very high quality of execution, style and era, can be referred to the great artist Warren Sheppard, who specialized in seascapes. Of great evocati...

HENRY H. PARKER Picture Size: 20 x 30" (50 x 76cm) Outside Frame Size: 27 x 37" (67.5 x 92.5cm) Free Shipping A typical example of Henry Parker's work. Parker is a highly collecte...

Twentieth Century Marine Oil on Panel depicting the iconic Cutty Sark Tall Sailing Ship in dry dock at Greenwich by one of the undisputed Masters of the Mid Twentieth Century. Belov...

Framed oil on canvas. Signed S WALTERS Picture Size: 20 x 30" (50 x 76cm) Framed Size: 26 x 36" (66 x 92cm) 1811-1882 This is a typical piece by Samuel Walters. He typically placed...

Frank Moss Bennett British, (1874-1952) The Bowling Match Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1922, with original slip Image size: 13.5 inches x 19.5 inches Size including frame: 20.25 in...

Oil on canvas, signed lower right Image size: 28 x 36 1/2 inches (71 x 93 cm) Orientalist Gilt frame George Edward Robertson George Edward Robertson (born 1864) painted portraits, ...

Sunlit Highland Loch with Mountains Beyond at Sunset, Scottish Landscape "Glencoe" by Joel B. Owen (British, early 20th century) signed and dated 1925 Oil on canvas, framed Framed: 2...

Oil on original canvas Image size: 78 1/4 x 44 inches (199 x 112 cm) Contemporary style frame Provenance Sir Rowland Cotton, 1608 Family Descent Private Collection Sir Rowland Cot...

Frank Moss Bennett British, (1874-1952) In the Garden Oil on panel, signed & dated 1917 Image size: 11 inches x 13.5 inches Size including frame: 20 inches x 22.5 inches A charming genre scene of two gentlemen in 18th century costume in a garden by Frank Moss Bennett. The men are shown drinking wine and eating fruit at a linen covered table...

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...

Hubert Thornley British, (exh. 1858 -1898) Hay Barge on the Medway Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 23.5 inches x 17.5 inches Size including frame: 30.5 inches x 24.5 inches A fine...