William Sidney Cooper

19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle by a Kent stream

1920

Sydney Kendrick British, (1874-1955) Going for a Walk Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 25.75 inches x 19.5 inches Size including frame: 32.75 inches x 26.5 inches Provenance: Jack & Boyle, 23 Market Street, Brighton, Sussex A lovely genre painting of a woman with a dog outside a country house by Sydney Kendrick. A young woman can be seen dressed for a wintry day in a green velvet cloak over a brown dress and holds a fur muffler in her hands. She is shown walking down the snow covered stone steps of a country house followed by a black and tan rough collie. Sydney Percy Kendrick was born on 17 September, 1874. Little is known about his early life, however he is believed to have studied art in Paris. By the early 1900’s he was living in London where he set up a studio at 3D Warwick Avenue, Maida Vale known as Fulthorpe Studios. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1903 and later at the New Society of Artists in Suffolk Street. Kendrick became known for his genre paintings featuring women and also painted portraits of well-known people including the Duke of Devonshire, Marquess of Lansdowne, Dame Sybil Thorndike, Cecil John Rhodes...

Charles Jones British, (1836-1892) Sheep Grazing on a Cliff Top Oil on canvas, signed with monogram Image size: 7.5 inches x 11.5 inches Size including frame: 13.5 inches x 17.5 inches A lovely landscape painting of sheep on a coastal cliff by Charles ‘Sheep’ Jones. The sheep and her two lambs are depicted against the backdrop of the sea with shipping and chalk cliffs in the distance. The location is likely to be the Devon coast, an area Jones visited often. Charles Jones was an animal painter who was born in Stepney, London in 1836. He was the son of the artist Samuel John Egbert Jones (1797-1861) and Dinah Jones. He lived with his parents and 9 siblings in Mile End and was a pupil of his father. In September 1859, he married Frances Rosalinda Downe, who was born in America. His son Arthur Bertram Loud (1863-1930) also became an artist. They lived at 12 Hayes Place, Lisson Grove from where he made his debut in London at the Royal Academy in 1861. He also exhibited at the British Institution, Suffolk Street, New Watercolour Society, Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours. By 1867, he had become a successful artist and had moved to 7 Paragon Place, Brixton Hill. From 1874, he lived at Heathercroft, Balham Hill where he spent the rest of his life. As well as the major London galleries, he also exhibited provincially at various locations including: the Royal Cambrian Academy where he was elected a member in 1886, the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, Manchester City Art Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Society of British Artists, Birmingham and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Some of the smaller more intimate galleries he exhibited at were Arthur Tooth & Sons and Thomas Richardson...

Edward Benjamin Herberte British, (1830-1896) The Meet Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1890, embossed makers mark to stretcher Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including fra...

Edward Benjamin Herberte British, (1830-1896) On the Scent Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1890, embossed makers mark to stretcher Image size: 15.5 inches x 23.5 inches Size including...

A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of multicolor oil pai...

In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in a vase beside a lamp, a painted horse figurine, tea cup, pla...

Artist Statement: ​ Diana Tremaine’s paintings are inspired by the natural world around her and informed by her own life’s experiences. With her subjects - horses, birds, wildlife, ...

Whale Painting 100% Original Art one of kind by OlgaNikitinArt Oil painting on canvas. 12X16 inches 30x40 cm Sunset painting with humpback whale tail is a bright addition to your original oil painting collection. Original art is painted on stretched canvas. The sides are painted. READY to HANG. Ocean art is signed both sides - in front and at the back by OlgaNikitinArt. Impasto painting with using a palette knife gives an incredible deep texture and makes the artwork alive. Whale artwork...