Giovanni (Nino) Costa Art

George Augustus Wallis (1761 Merton (London) - 1847 Florence): Italian landscape with village, 19th century, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Date: 19th century Description: View...

This late 18th-century gouache by British artist John Inigo Richards RA (1731-1810) depicts a picturesque landscape with track, figures and distant cottages. Immersed in the raucous drama of London’s 18th-century theatre scene, Inigo Richards sought solace in the British countryside. As the principal scene painter at Covent Garden Theatre, his bucolic backdrops brought colour and context to numerous plays featuring leading actors. For inspiration, he’d escape to the delights of rural England...

Mid 19th century pastel drawing view of the Chapel Bridge and river Reuss in Lucerne, Switzerland by Hercules Brabazon Brabazon. The work...

A delightful rustic scene dating to circa 1800 with the sailor returning to his thankful wife and the domestic idyll of his country cottage. The harbour with sailing ships ferrying c...

Elizabeth Chalmers Lady Cottage in Nottgrove Watercolour on paper Size: H 21 x W 30cm Signed by the artist Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may...

A delicately painted view of figures by a beached fishing vessel on the coast Follower of Richard Parkes Bonington, 19th Century Figures on the shore by a beached vessel Watercolour...

This late 18th-century gouache by British artist John Inigo Richards RA (1731-1810) depicts a picturesque landscape with track, figures and distant cottages. Immersed in the raucous drama of London’s 18th-century theatre scene, Inigo Richards sought solace in the British countryside. As the principal scene painter at Covent Garden Theatre, his bucolic backdrops brought colour and context to numerous plays featuring leading actors. For inspiration, he’d escape to the delights of rural England, often sketching in Kent and the home counties. Charming cottages and churches accompany dappled trees and far-reaching views. All brought back to the studio before working up a design. Alongside his ‘day job’, Inigo Richards produced landscapes in watercolour and gouache. His beautifully rendered views capture a pastoral idyll in miniature, each composition rendered with dexterity and fine detail. Note the weight of the figures here, the cattle drover...

Dutch Watercolour classical building portrait by Tineke Goedhart. The painting is signed and dated bottom left and resigned, dated and located on t...

Mid 19th Century watercolour drawing of Frederiksborg Castle by noted Danish artist Thorald Læssøe. The work is monogram signed to the back of the paper where there is another drawin...

Jatin Das - Untitled - 5 x 8 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. Style : The multi-faceted Jatin Das has been a part of the Indian art scene for more than four decades, with his paintings, murals and sculptures. The human body holds an endless fascination for him and he pursues his quest for dynamic figures tirelessly, using a linear structure and quick brushwork. The man-woman relationship, in particular, with all its attendant pain and joy is a constant source of inspiration to him. He believes that painting is an intensely personal experience, the results of which cannot always be shared with others. About the Artist and his work : Born : Jatin Das is one of India's most prominent painters. He was born in Mayurbhanj Orissa in 1941. Education : He has completed his education in 1962 from Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai. He has been also involved with art institutions, in several capacities as a teacher at the College of Art, New Delhi, and at the National School of Drama, New Delhi; as a consultant for the Handicrafts Board, and for the Folk Art Museum, Orissa, to mention a few of the positions he held. Solo exhibition : He has held many solo exhibition including : 2010-11 'Hand-held Space', Museum Gallery; Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai, 2009 The Artists Alley Gallery, San Francisco, USA, 2009 Chelsea Arts Club, London, 1976 Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1975 Gallery de Sfinx, Amsterdam, 1975 Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, UK, 1975 Schloss Bellevue, Kassel, West Germany, 1975 City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK. Group exhibition : He has participated in many group exhibition including : 1982 ‘Moderene Kunst Heute’, Museum of Modern Art, Darmstad, Kunsthalle, West Germany, 1980 Contemporary Paintings in Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1979 All India Exhibition of Prints, Chandigarh, 1979 Asian Arts Exhibition, Fukoaka Art Museum, Japan, 1978 National Gallery of Modern Art (N.G.M.A) Collection, Warsaw, Alleppo, Damascus, Narodini Gallery V, Loden, Prague, Cultural Centre, Niavaran, Budapest. Honours and Awards : 2012 Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. 2007 Conferred the D.Litt. (Honoris Causa), Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar. 2007 Seminar Management Institution, Bhubaneswar. 2007 Bharat Nirman Award. 2007 Order of the Star...

Paritosh Sen - Untitled ( Woman at the Tube Well ) Pen & Ink on Paper 8.6 x 11 inches, 1992 ( Framed & Delivered ) A stunning work in colors on "red ,Blue Gold in Acrylic on Board ,...

Jatin Das - Untitled - 5 x 8 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. Style : The multi-faceted Jatin Das has been a part of the Indian art scene for more than four decades, with his paintings, murals and sculptures. The human body holds an endless fascination for him and he pursues his quest for dynamic figures tirelessly, using a linear structure and quick brushwork. The man-woman relationship, in particular, with all its attendant pain and joy is a constant source of inspiration to him. He believes that painting is an intensely personal experience, the results of which cannot always be shared with others. About the Artist and his work : Born : Jatin Das is one of India's most prominent painters. He was born in Mayurbhanj Orissa in 1941. Education : He has completed his education in 1962 from Sir J. J. School of Fine Arts, Mumbai. He has been also involved with art institutions, in several capacities as a teacher at the College of Art, New Delhi, and at the National School of Drama, New Delhi; as a consultant for the Handicrafts Board, and for the Folk Art Museum, Orissa, to mention a few of the positions he held. Solo exhibition : He has held many solo exhibition including : 2010-11 'Hand-held Space', Museum Gallery; Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai, 2009 The Artists Alley Gallery, San Francisco, USA, 2009 Chelsea Arts Club, London, 1976 Kumar Art Gallery, New Delhi, 1975 Gallery de Sfinx, Amsterdam, 1975 Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, UK, 1975 Schloss Bellevue, Kassel, West Germany, 1975 City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK. Group exhibition : He has participated in many group exhibition including : 1982 ‘Moderene Kunst Heute’, Museum of Modern Art, Darmstad, Kunsthalle, West Germany, 1980 Contemporary Paintings in Miniature Format, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 1979 All India Exhibition of Prints, Chandigarh, 1979 Asian Arts Exhibition, Fukoaka Art Museum, Japan, 1978 National Gallery of Modern Art (N.G.M.A) Collection, Warsaw, Alleppo, Damascus, Narodini Gallery V, Loden, Prague, Cultural Centre, Niavaran, Budapest. Honours and Awards : 2012 Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. 2007 Conferred the D.Litt. (Honoris Causa), Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar. 2007 Seminar Management Institution, Bhubaneswar. 2007 Bharat Nirman Award. 2007 Order of the Star...