Art

Augustus van Hier 1834 -1905 While art records occasionally spell his surname as "Van Heir", his works are officially signed and recognized under the Dutch spelling Van Hier. He wa...

Cupid Carving His Bow (After Parmigianino) and we believe to be within the circle of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), This rare, double-sided sheet features a line drawing ex...

William Walcot 1874 - 1943, was one of the most celebrated architectural draughtsmen and printmakers working in England between the two World Wars. Known as "the architects' etcher,"...

Rosa Maud / MIranda Banks ( 1883 - 1943 ? ), was an English watercolourist and draughtswoman. Rosa Banks was a amateur artist, a British painter who was active during the late 19th a...

This picture is sold as ' circle of ' Xul Solar. This captivating, whimsical work presents a densely clustered hillside town executed in the artist’s signature avant-garde, neo-pri...

Portrait of a Woman in a Red Dress, Lady in Red. The artwork features a young woman captured in a dramatic three-quarter profile facing right, set against a heavily textured, low-to...

This painting has been produced by a European 19th Century painter who is noted to be working in the style of Rudolf Jordan. This picture is produced in the Romantic style depictin...

Unknown artist. This painting oil on board laid on heavy weave canvas we believe dated from the third quarter of the 20th Century, around the 1970's. The portrait looks like an elder...

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli 1824-1886, was a French painter and influencer of Vincent van Gogh. Monticelli was well known to Theo and Vincent Van Gogh, Theo acted as agent for ...

Henriette Louise Robert 1872 - 1938 was a French female painter, her full historical identity generally appears in records as Henriette Louise Robert (with "Félicité" appearing on s...

This painting is titled Still Life Artist Studio and it has been previously attributed to the British painter Gerald Norden (1912–2000). Gerald Norden ( sometimes his name was spel...

Circle of Sir Alfred Munnings, 1878 - 1959. Munnings was an English born painter, draughtsman and illustrator of predominantly, horses, mostly race horses. He was probably the fines...

Federico Bencovich 1677 - 1753, was a Croation born Italian painter who painted in the late Baroque period and whose works were effectively rediscovered and valued, in the demand sen...

Christopher Pemberton 1923 -2010, was an English painter, draughtsman and teacher at the Camberwell School of Art. He was a student at the school and later became a teacher of art, h...

Onofrio Palumbo 1606-1656, was an Italian artist born in Naples and he was a painter of the Baroque Period. He studied under Caracciolo and later Gentileschi. He painted a number of...

John Constable 1776 - 1837, was an English painter born in Suffolk and is known for his most famous landscapes of East Anglia. His father was a wealthy corn merchant and this enabled...

Patricia Willis 1914 - 1969, was a Canadian born artist who lived in London and painted several urban landscapes, depicting areas well known to the overseas viewers. This painting w...

George Errol Fleming 1941 - is a Northern Irish born artist and lecturer, who is known for his social pictures of the Belfast region including an ability to draw in the manner of William Coldstream, without direct imitation. His early career was spent in the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy later he attended Ulster University where he eventually became a tutor. This picture is unsigned. Below is a brief biography of the artist which I have listed for your information. The picture is in very good original condition and we are cataloguing the picture as unsigned . George Errol Fleming (born 1941) is a Northern Irish painter and lecturer whose work is deeply rooted in the social and historical landscape of Belfast. He is particularly noted for his figurative style, often executing charcoal drawings in the manner of William Conor...

Frank Dobson (1886–1963) was a pioneer of British modernist sculpture. He led the transition from Victorian academicism to "pure form" and direct carving. There is another drawing ...

James Simon Bolivar Manson 1879 - 1945, was an English born London artist who worked at the Tate Gallery London for 25 years and became the Director of the Gallery from 1930 to 1938....

Edward Ardizzone 1900 - 1979, was a painter , printmaker , illustrator and war artist. He was born in French Indo-China, his mother was English and his father was a Naturalised Frenc...

Arnold Marc Gorter 1866 - 1933, was a Dutch landscape painter who preferred the calm tranquility of the Eastern Netherlands and the change of the seasons, grading light and ambience ...

Adriaan Van De Ploeg 1939 - 2002, was a South African born, Bloemfontein, landscape painter who depicted his works as Dutch style landscapes . He attended Roosevelt High School and ...

Adriaan Van De Ploeg 1939 - 2002, was a South African born, Bloemfontein, landscape painter who depicted his works as Dutch style landscapes . He attended Roosevelt High School and ...

Christopher Hankey 1963- , is an English born painter, a living artist born in Lancashire who painted landscapes in a variety of locations throughout Europe and at home in Kent....

Cecil Rochfort D'Oyly John. 1906-1993. Was a South African born, British painter who lived in England later in his life and eventually where he died. This picture depicts the town o...

Edward Hopper 1882-1967, was an American painter and printmaker. He is known as a realist painter who depicted modern American life and landscapes. This picture is drawn in ink and...

John Brakewell Baldwin 1885-1915, John Brake Baldwin or Brake Baldwin as he was known was an English born painter. He enrolled at the Heatherley School of Fine Art aged 21. Distingui...

Jacques Maret 1900-1980 Jacques Maret was born on 27th September 1900 in Nantua, France. He was a French painter, illustrator, engraver and poet. This painting is signed , lower right. Maret studied under the French painter, sculptor and engraver Victor Prouvé and attended the Académie Julian, Paris, in the early 1920's when it was located in Montmartre. Maret was mobilized during both WW1 and WW2 - and was taken prisoner during WW2. Maret's illustrations were published in the surrealist and poetic magazine 'Feuillets Inutiles' between 1928 and 1977. The other contributors included the photographer Georges Pillement, the avant-garde poet and dramatist Pierre Albert-Birot, the journalist and poet Pierre Andreu, the cubist painter and teacher André Lhote and the Belgian sculptor Michel Seuphor. The French poet Max Jacob described Maret as 'a very great painter' in 1933. The poet André Salmon has been quoted as saying (of Maret) 'Il a beaucoup inventé, on il a beaucoup pillé avant la célébrité' (He invented a lot, and was frequently plundered before he became famous). The Bénézit Dictionary of Artists describes Maret as 'one of the greatest scholarly engravers of his time' Maret exhibited at various galleries in France including Galerie Zak - a Parisian art gallery (1928-60) that specialised in modern European and South American art; Galerie de Paris and the 'Salon des Tuileries' was an annual art exhibition of painting and sculpture, organized in opposition to the Academy's official Salon system, that ran from 1923 until the early 1950s. Maret had a solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago...

Pierre Grisot 1911-1995, was a French Painter who painted in the post impressionist manner, he was well known for his depictions of pretty French ladies in various settings. This p...

Alexander Tickhonovich Pushnin 1921 - 1991, was a Russian painter and Professor of Art at the Repin Institute of Arts and was known for teaching impressionist painting. He lived and ...

19th Century watercolour, Dutch view, unsigned. The picture is in ink and watercolour and displays the view of a Harbour with a distant town in the background which at this point i...

Marcel Dyf 1899-1985, was a French, still life, portrait and landscape painter in the post impressionist manner. This picture is a monochrome watercolor and wash and is a typical sce...

In the manner of Jan Davidsz De Heem. This painting is in the Dutch Golden Age manner and is catalogued as such, however we believe the picture dates around the 18th Century and cou...

Attributed to, Alessandro Longhi 1733-1813, Longhi was a prominent Venetian portrait painter, printmaker, and biographer. The son of the famous genre painter Pietro Longhi, he is known for his detailed oil portraits of the Venetian aristocracy and his valuable book on contemporary Venetian painters. Longhi early life and training : Born: Alessandro Longhi was born on June 12, 1733, in Venice. He received his initial training from his father, Pietro Longhi. He later studied under Giuseppe Nogari, a respected portraitist in Venice during the 18th century, and was elected to the Venetian Academy in 1759. Longhi specialized in portraiture, primarily depicting the nobles and officials of the Republic of Venice. His paintings are a valuable record of the social and political structure of 18th-century Venice. Rococo aesthetic: Working in the Rococo style, he was adept at capturing the elegance and social status of his subjects. He paid meticulous attention to the elaborate robes, wigs, and emblems of office that signified his subjects' power. While his official state portraits could be stiff and formal, his portraits of less noble patrons demonstrated a greater sense of realism and psychological insight. Longhi was also an accomplished printmaker, particularly in etching. His etching technique showed an awareness of Rembrandt's work, and he used this skill to reproduce his and his father's paintings. In 1762, he published Compendio delle vite de' pittori veneziani istorici più rinomati del presente secolo, a biographical dictionary of contemporary Venetian painters that is still an important resource for art historians. Longhi illustrated the book with etched portraits of the artists. The portrait of Carlo Goldoni: One of his most celebrated paintings is his portrait of the Venetian playwright and librettist Carlo Goldoni. For his election to the Venetian Academy, he painted this allegory, which features a personified figure of Painting. His known portraits include Portrait of a Lady (Uffizi Gallery, Florence), Portrait of a Musician, and various portraits of Venetian nobles and officials. I have included further albeit identical biographies of Alessandro Longhi. Alessandro Longhi (born June 12, 1733, Venice—died 1813, Venice) was a painter, etcher, and biographer of Venetian artists, and was the most important Venetian portrait painter of his day. The son of the painter Pietro Longhi, he was given his first training by his father, who quite soon put him to study under the portrait painter Giuseppe Nogari. In 1759 he was elected a member of the Venetian academy, for which he painted one of his rare allegorical pictures, “Painting and Merit.” In 1762 Longhi issued his book Compendio delle Vite de’ Pittori Veneziani Istorici piu rinomati del presente secolo con sui ritratti dal naturale delineati ed indisi, one of the most important source books for the history of Venetian 18th-century painting. Both portraits and text were printed from plates he etched. Longhi’s facilely rendered portraits are largely generalized likenesses lacking any acuity of character observation. He mainly portrayed the leading Venetian luminaries and dignitaries of his day in a style that drew upon his father’s Rococo manner and 16th-century traditions of Venetian Renaissance portraiture. The personal details available for the painter Alessandro Longhi are limited, but his biography is intertwined with that of his family and the city of Venice. He was the son of a successful painter, which set his artistic path, and is known for creating sensitive and realistic portraits that captured the social atmosphere of 18th-century Venice. Alessandro was born in Venice in 1733 to the celebrated genre painter Pietro Longhi. He received his early training from his father before studying under another prominent portraitist, Giuseppe Nogari. A contrast to his father: While his father was known for painting scenes of everyday Venetian life, Alessandro focused almost exclusively on portraiture. His skill enabled him to capture the intimate psychology and character of his subjects, a quality especially evident in his portraits of less noble patrons. Election to the academy: In 1759, Alessandro was elected to the Accademia dei Pittori, the Venetian Academy of Painting. His election solidified his reputation as a master of the Rococo style. Beyond painting, Longhi was an accomplished printmaker, primarily producing etchings that reproduced his own works and those of his father. In 1762, he published the Compendio delle vite de' pittori veneziani, a collection of biographies of contemporary Venetian painters, which is an important historical resource. He became a prominent portraitist for Venice's upper class, including nobles and state officials. His official state portraits featured grand, full-length depictions of his subjects in their elaborate robes and emblems of office. Emphasis on realism: In contrast to the stylized nature of official portraits, Alessandro was praised for the "reality" he captured in works featuring common people. For example, his 1760 portrait of an innkeeper was celebrated for its realistic subject matter and "nuova maniera" (new manner). The art historian Olimpia Theodoli noted that Longhi's etching technique showed he had a firsthand knowledge of Rembrandt's work. Among his more famous works are a sensitive portrait of playwright Carlo Goldoni and the painting Portrait of a Wine Butler. He also produced religious and allegorical works, including paintings of the "Apostles" for the church of San Pantalon in Venice. This painting has been carefully conserved and the frame also, the frame looks to be original to the picture but we have no way of confirming this but we believe it to be so. 18th Century Italian portraits...

Born in Ukraine and celebrated in Paris, the painter Eli-Anatole Pavil earned a "Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur" for capturing the lively atmosphere of Belle Époque Paris. He was s...

Augustus Jules Bouvier (1827–1881) was a French-born English painter active in London. He exhibited at the British Institution and the Royal Academy. He is best known for oil paintin...

This urban landscape is certainly a British city possibly Bristol, the picture is in the manner of Harold Gilman but after detailed investigations the artist is believed to be John William Ashton, known as Will Ashton. The painting dates from around 1900, before WW1, there is a pillar box for post to the rear of the picture which displays certainly a British town or city and in our opinion almost certainly Bristol, England. This is a very small but well executed paining in oil by an accomplished artist, the painting itself measures 4.5 x 6.5 inches and has been mounted in a new and suitable frame by our professional framer who's decision to mount the picture as shown was clearly an admiral choice. I have enclosed a biography of Will Ashton. This painting is unsigned. Sir John William Ashton, OBE, ROI (20 September 1881 – 1 September 1963) was a prolific Australian Impressionist artist and director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 1937 to 1943. Early life Ashton was born in Clifton, York, England, the only son of artist James Ashton, and his wife Mary Elizabeth Ashton. His father immigrated to Australia, arriving at Adelaide, South Australia in January 1884 and founding a school of painting in "unpretentious but commodious" premises on The Parade, Norwood in 1885. His wife and son arrived at a later date, but generally given as in 1884. Ashton attended Prince Alfred College, where his father was art teacher, from 1889 to 1897. Neither academically nor athletically inclined. On leaving school, he received further training from his father; Hans Heysen was a fellow student. He left for London in 1900, where he studied at the Olsson-Talmage studios, then in 1902 at the Académie Julian in Paris for a year. Ashton had several paintings accepted by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, around which time he adopted the name "Will Ashton" to avoid confusion with his father or Julian Ashton (no relation). In 1905 he returned to Adelaide, where his "Boulevard Montparnasse, Paris" was hailed as a masterpiece, and purchased by the Art Gallery of South Australia. After holding exhibitions in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, in 1908, he won the Wynne Prize for landscapes. In the years 1912–1914 he painted in Britain, Europe, and Egypt. He returned to Australia for a year, but was back in London with his family 1915–1917. He made other trips in company with Lionel Lindsay...

Sue Read (b. 1941) is an English watercolourist known for her contemplative, small-scale still-life paintings. A member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI), her ...

Le Pho 1907 -2001, was a Vietnamese born painter who lived and worked in Paris and was considered to be of the School of Paris. From 1925-1930 he studied art at the Ecole des Beaux A...

In the manner of Claude Monet, 1840 - 1926. Monet was a French impressionist painter. In 1870 as a result of the Franco- Prussian War he moved to London where he carried out a numbe...

In the manner of Francis Hodgkins 1869 - 1947, was a New Zealand born painter and teacher of art. She was a strong colorist of art and painted in a somewhat abstract simple manner th...

Louis - Leopold Boilly 1761 - 1845, was a French painter and draughtsman of portraits and genre subjects. His career spanned one of the most important eras of the French Revolution a...

Evelyn de Morgan 1855 - 1919, was an English painter. She was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement. She was born Mary Evelyn Pickering in London into a wealthy family her fath...

Bartolome Esteban Murillo 1617- 1682, was a Spanish Baroque painter best known for his Religious works. This painting of Christ giving water to a lamb is in the manner of Murillo and...

Julien Dupre 1851 -1910, was a French realist landscape painter. Dupre was a realist painter of the working classes including unskilled manual farm labourers which included both men ...

Ursula Vivian McCannell 1923 - 2015, was a English born artist who painted in an impressionist style. Both her Father and Mother were painters. Ursula studied under her Father at th...

Auguste Serrure 1825 - 1903, was a Flemish born painter. The description of his birthplace is generally described as Belgium, however the Flemish nationality became Belgian in 1830 a...

French post impressionist school, this painting which is oil on canvas laid on board is in the French style of the post impressionist era. It depicts a lady and a hansom cab a very t...

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon 1821-1906, was an English watercolour painter. He was born Hercules Brabazon Sharpe his father was Hercules Sharpe and his father in-law was Sir Anthony B...

Denis William Dring R.A. 1904 - 1990, was an English artist who served in the second World War as an official War Artist recording portraits of serving soldiers. There are 3 portrait...

Kate Wyatt 1956, is a living artist based in The United Kingdom. She is predominantly a wildlife artist who has sold something in the region of 100,000 prints. This painting in wate...

Ferdinand Alexander Wust 1837-1876, was a Dutch born American painter. Wust learnt to paint from his father Christoffel Wust 1801 -1853, he emigrated to America in the 1850's but ret...

Unidentified painter, this is a portrait of Margaret Betts 1924-2023 who was recruited into Bletchley Park to assist with the codebreaking of German and Japanese codes, she played do...

Roland Suddaby 1912 -1972, was an English watercolourist and oil painter. Suddaby predominately painted in watercolour and mostly landscapes form his home in Suffolk. However he won ...

Thomas Brooks 1819- 1891, was an English painter who was born in Kingston upon Hull, his works were deemed typical of the 19th Century depicting genre scenes of the times, including ...

James Herve d'Egville c1810 - 1880, d'Egville was an British born watercolourist the exact date of his birth is currently under research by our authoritative colleagues and further i...

William Fisk 1796 -1872, was an English born portrait and history painter. Although born in 1796 he didn't start his artistic career until after 1826, after the birth of his son Will...

After Andrea Del Sarto 1486 - 1530, who was an Italian Renaissance painter and draughtsman. Del Sarto worked in Fresco decorating, portrait painting and as a painter of alter pieces,...

Thomas Creswick R.A. 1811 - 1869, was an English landscape painter and illustrator. Creswick was one of the leading members of the Birmingham School of landscape painters and exhibit...