England - Figurative Paintings

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...

Michael Constable (20th Century British School) oil on canvas, framed framed: 28.5 x 34 inches canvas: 24 x 30 inches provenance: private collection,...

"The Loch Keepers Cottage" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed, lower corner oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 16 x 24 inches framed: 20 x 28 inches Fine quality antiq...

"Young Westminster" by Kathleen Emily Temple-Bird (British 1879 - 1962) signed and dated 1931 oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 33 x 24 canvas: 29 x 20 inches condition: very go...

French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper Image : 13 x 9.5 inches Overall Painting: 25.5 x 19.75 inches Superbly decorative 1960's ...

This extensive late 17th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Jacob van der Does II (1661-1699) depicts a river landscape with a hunting party, riverside buildings, various craft, a ...

Enter a world of sensuous allure and tantalizing simplicity with Borja Guijarro’s captivating painting, “Nude with Lemons.” This original cubist figurative masterpiece invites viewer...

‘Jeune Fille en Blanc’ by Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861-1942). The painting – which depicts one of the artist’s favourite models Wanda Zielinska – is signed and dated 1896. It is lis...

Late 19th century French Impressionist 'The Pipe Smoker' oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: very good condition For mor...

This mid-19th-century oil painting attributed to Scottish artist William Clark of Greenock (1803-1883) depicts a fully-rigged British frigate sailing off Yarmouth and The Needles, Is...

Biblical Figures, Large Gathering around Christ? Dutch Old Master, early 17th century oil painting on wood panel, stuck on velvet backing board velvet board: 27 x 29 inches board: 25.5 x 26 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound condition, obvious old panel...

Oil Painting by Frank Moss Bennett "By the Fountain" 1874 -1952 Painter of figurative scenes and townscapes, studied at the the Royal Academy school and regular exhibitor there and L...

Piazzo San Marco, Venice by Etienne Auguste Krier (1875 - 1953) oil on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 7.5 inches board: 8 x 6 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition: v...

Oil Painting of a Cottage on the Rugged Cliffs & Coastline of Northern Ireland Art measures 22 x 16 inches Frame measures 34 x 28 inches Presented in a large gold frame with cre...

Artist/ School: Guy Benard (French b.1928) signed lower corner. Painter from Rouen, Normandy, exhibited throughout France. Title: 'Mediterranee' Medium: ...

Title: French Village Landscape in Impressionist Style By Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 5.25 x 6.75 inches (height x width) Signed: Bottom right Oil painting on board, unframed Co...

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ edge tear...

‘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. • Vi...

Artist/ School: English School Circa 1900 Title: Portrait of a young woman, head and shoulders Medium: oil on board, framed within an antique 'Florentine' gilt frame. actual pain...

Thatched Cottages with Wild Flowers & Village Church in the English Countryside by British Artist Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 29 x 23 inches This exquisite original ...

Artist/ School: Italian School, 17th century. Title: A King and Queen before court figures, amidst a classical landscape with Roman columns. Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed ...

Artist/ School: British School, early 1800's, circle of George Morland (1763-1804). Title: The Stable Interior Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed. Canvas: 25.25 x 30 inch...

Title: Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Mountain Landscape in Watercolour by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Medium: Watercolor on unframed paper Size: 11.25 inches (...

‘Fire and Moonlight’ by Abraham Pether FSA (1752–1812). The painting – which depicts an extensive moonlit view across the City of London with a cottage on fire in the foreground – was exhibited at the Society of Artists Exhibition in London in 1790 and is sold with detailed provenance going back over 230 years. Such is the painting’s quality that for over 150 years it was thought to be by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734–1797) and was exhibited as such on many occasions alongside many of Joseph Wright’s paintings then in the important private collection of Lord Belper of Kingston Hall. This contemporary view of London in the late 18th century is seen from One Tree Hill in what was once the Great North Wood three miles south-east of the capital; prominent amongst the dozens of famous landmarks of Georgian...

Fishing the Highland Stream by George Henry Jenkins (British, 1843-1914) signed oil on board, framed framed: 16 x 24 inches board: 12 x 20 inches Provenance: Private collection, Engl...

"Abstract Composition" by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) signed lower right, oil painting on board, unframed board: 28.5 x 21 inches Stunning original Cubist painting by the ...

Attributed to Antoine Felix Boisselier (19th Century) French 'Classical figures in a bed chamber Medium: oil on canvas, with inscription verso Size of pain...

Sailing Ship at Sea Signed C.S .Vokes dated 83 signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 24 x 34 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection...

Title: Mid-20th Century French Ink Drawing of Trees and Stream With Cottage by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Signed: Yes Medium: Ink and pencil on unframed paper Size:...

Artist/ School: Leon Hatot (French 1883-1953) Title: Impressionist oil painting Medium: oil painting on thick paper, stuck on board unframed. Size: painting: 10 x 12 inches Prov...

Sunrise in the Catskills after the earlier painting by Thomas Cole (American 1801-1848) Oil painting on canvas, framed Framed size: 40 x 52 inches In 1826, Thomas Cole met Robert Gi...

Title: French Impressionist Oil Painting of Gothic Church and Stone Bridge Over a River by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 13.75 inches (height) x 10.5 inches (width) Oil painting o...

Artist/ School: Singleton Jowett (1878–1927), signed Title: Pausing for Conversation Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 24 x 20 inches Canvas: 2...

This superb religious figurative oil painting is by noted artist Wilfred de Glehn. Although some experts rank de Glehn alongside Sargent, he is considered as something of a late British Renoir, for his deft use of sunlight and shadow. Indeed he was good friends with John Singer Sargent and collaborated with his on some projects. This painting, painted circa 1910 is of three saints, from left to right they are Saint Jerome, Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian. It is based on a work attributed to 16th century artist Alessandro Oliverio. Saint Jerome was a biblical translator and monastic leader and is depicted in red, holding books. Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian were known as the Plague saints - Plague saints offered hope and healing before, during, and after times of plague. A specific style of painting, the plague votive, was considered a talisman for warding off the plague. It portrayed a particular saint as an intercessor between God and the person or persons who commissioned the painting – usually a town, government, lay confraternity, or religious order to atone for the "collective guilt" of the community. Rather than a society depressed and resigned to repeated epidemics, these votives represent people taking positive steps to regain control over their environment. Paintings of Roch represent the confidence in which renaissance worshipers sought to access supernatural aid in overcoming the ravages of the plague. The thirteenth-century Saint Roch (or Rocco), whose death is still commemorated in Italy, is especially invoked against the plague. He attended plague victims in public hospitals in Italy according to traditional accounts of his life. Images attributed to the Spanish historical painter Nicolás Borrás in the Royal Cornwall Museum, or other works in institutions from The National Gallery to the Wallace Collection, show him baring his thigh to show the mark of the plague, as he is in this painting. Saint Roch is also the patron saint of dogs, after one carried food to him in the prison where he died...

Harvest Time in a farm on East Coast of England by 20th Century British Artist Art measures 8.75 x 6.25 inches Frame measures 11.5 x 9 inches Don Micklethwaite is a British Post...

Oil Painting of Highland Cows in Scotland Loch by 20th Century British Artist Wendy Reeves. Art measures 20 x 16 inches Frame measures 24 x 20 inches ...

'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...

The Artists Model Portrait of a Young Male Nude French, late 19th century pencil drawing on artist paper, unframed with further sketches verso artist paper: 13 x 9.5 inches provenanc...

Title: Seated figure Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) Medium: signed black pen on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered Size: 12 (height) x 8.5 (width) Condition: G...

Small Farm in the South of France by French Artist, Ely Laumonier (1895-1960) Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 28 x 22 inches (approx.) Antique Original Signed, Oil on ...

Man in Blue French School, circa 2000 oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 60cm x 50cm framed: 76cm x 66cm Superb decorative French portrait of a young man, painted in blue. Wonde...

‘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 ...

A beautiful signed and dated 1901 oil on paper laid on board by Auguste Grass-Mick, the French impressionist painter who was friends with Edgar Degas and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. Gr...

Modernist Portrait signed and dated French School, mid 20th century oil on board, framed Framed: 29 x 25 inches Board: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition...

Paris by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 28.5 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Condition: very good condition Origina...

Title: Mid-20th Century Pastel of Luxembourg City with Fortification Wall and River by Anne Marie Migette Perard (French 1902-1977) Signed: Yes Medium: Pastel on unframed paper Size:...

Artist/ School: English School, signed and dated 1903 lower corner. Title: The Winding River Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed. Size: painting: 18 x 24 inches Provenance...

Nude Model by Helene Dadone (French cubist artist, 20th century) signed with initials oil on board, unframed board: 29.5 x 21.5 inches provenanc...

Raymond Moritz. French ( b.1891 - d.1950 ). A Liberated Lady On The Cliffs, 1927. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 25 inches x 20.7 inches ( 63.5cm x 52.5cm ). Frame size 29.3 inches x 24.8 inches ( 74.5cm x 63cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the French artist Raymond Moritz and dates from 1927. The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted with new fixtures. The canvas and the painted surface have benefitted from cleaning and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. This vintage painting is now in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower left. A later dedication to “Louise” dated April 1942 in the artist’s hand is set around the earlier signing. Raymond Moritz was a French impressionist artist and illustrator. He was born in Paris on 8 July 1891. His family came from the Alsace region and were poor and Catholic. On his mother’s side, the Staubs were from Wihr-au-Val where they had been coopers for several generations. His uncle, Marie Clement Staub, was the founder in Canada of the Sisters of Saint Joan of Arc. Moritz fought during the Great War in the Picardy region of the Somme with the 2nd machine gunner company. He won the French 1914-1918 War medal with bronze palm attachment, which signifies that the awardee was mentioned in dispatches at army level. Moritz obviously created some art during the war because during the inauguration of the new town hall in the town of Albert he was congratulated by the French President, Albert Lebrun, and the British press for the paintings he had produced. Albert was the main town behind the lines for the Allies on the Somme battle fields...

François Désiré Antoine Gailliard. Belgian ( b.1861 – d.1932 ). Le Petit Jardinier, 1887. Oil On Canvas. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 36.6 inches x 28.5 inches ( 93cm x 72.5cm ). Frame size 41.7 inches x 33.5 inches ( 106cm x 85cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the Belgian luminist artist François Gailliard and is dated 1887. The canvas and the painted surface have benefitted from cleaning, restoration and conservation, which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. The painting is presented and supplied in its original frame. The frame has been restored and reinforced with supporting brackets along with new replacement hanging fittings. This antique painting is now in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed and dated lower right. The renowned Belgian luminist painter, François Désiré Antoine Gailliard (also known as Frans or Franz Gailliard) was born in November 1861, in Brussels, Belgium. He was the son of Désiré Gailliard, a baker, and Anne Hubert. He grew up during a period when the country’s artistic landscape was flourishing. Raised in an atmosphere that encouraged artistic expression, Gailliard showed an early talent for drawing and painting. He pursued formal training at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, one of Belgium’s most prestigious art institutions. There, he studied under influential artists and developed the foundational skills that would shape his career. Gailliard initially joined the studio of Jean-François Portaels, then went on to study with Jules Hoeterickx, François Bossuet, and James Ensor. He also worked alongside Fernand Khnopt and became friends with James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the American artist, who he met in 1887 during stays in Berlin and Paris. He became part of the artistic and intellectual circles of Belgium, and other close friends included artists such as Alfred Stevens, Jean-Louis Forain and Félicien Rops. Finally, he joined the studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme in Paris. The academic environment in Brussels exposed Gailliard to various artistic traditions, but his work reflected an interest in pushing beyond academic conventions. Gailliard was particularly drawn to the evolving styles of the time, especially Realism and early explorations of Impressionism and Luminism, which would later define his signature style. Gailliard’s early work showed influences from the Barbizon School and other European Realists, focusing on meticulous, lifelike representations of nature, figures, and everyday scenes. Like many artists of his generation, he was deeply impacted by the works of French artists such as Jean-François Millet and Camille Corot, who emphasized the beauty in the ordinary and the rural. This focus on realism, combined with a sensitivity to light and atmosphere, became a defining feature of Gailliard’s work. However, Gailliard also admired Impressionism and its experimental use of colour and light. By the late 19th century, the work of French Impressionists like Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir had gained international attention, and Belgian artists, including Gailliard, were beginning to incorporate these new approaches into their own work. His art became a fusion of detailed realism and a growing interest in capturing fleeting moments, light, and atmosphere—characteristics that placed him in alignment with Belgium’s Luminism movement. Gailliard’s paintings from this period are characterized by their use of light and their focus on everyday scenes, especially those connected to nature and the rural life of Belgium. While he was not a strict follower of Impressionist techniques, his work often employed similar methods, particularly the soft, diffused use of colour to create atmosphere. “Le Petit Jardinier” (1887), is one of his most notable works and exemplifies his ability to render both figures and nature with careful attention to light. Gailliard’s paintings were usually large canvases presenting genre scenes, portraits, nudes and landscapes. His works often highlighted the beauty in the ordinary and displayed a sense of quiet dignity and respect for his subjects. He also produced news cartoons, presented in French, Belgian and English weekly newspapers such as Le patriote illustré, Le petit bleu, and the London Illustrated News. Gailliard’s work was regularly exhibited both in Belgium and abroad. He presented his first painting at the 1881 Brussels Salon, then from 1882 to 1891 exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français de Paris. He also exhibited in Berlin, and participated in major exhibitions, including those organized by influential art societies in Belgium such as Les XX and La Libre Esthétique, both known for promoting avant-garde art. Although Gailliard was not a founding member of these groups, his participation in their exhibitions placed him alongside other significant artists of his time, and he gained a reputation for his refined style and technical mastery. In 1897 he painted a portrait of King Chulalongkorn of Siam during his official visit to Belgium. Gailliard married Julie Constantine Maus in Brussels in 1898. They had a son, Jean-Jacques Gailliard, who also became an artist, designer and engraver. As Gailliard matured as an artist, his style remained rooted in realism and Luminism, though he also incorporated elements of Symbolism and Romanticism. His later works showed a deepening appreciation for mood and emotion, with a focus on portraits, landscapes, and scenes that often carried a sense of introspection. His paintings evoke a sense of calm and reflection, with light used not just to illuminate but to convey a deeper emotional or symbolic meaning. Gailliard went on to become the director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Gilles, where, through the later efforts of his son, his reputation lives on. François Gailliard died in 1932 in Saint-Gilles, Brussels, where a street was named after him. He left behind a body of work that, while perhaps overshadowed by more radical movements of the time, remained respected for its craftsmanship and its commitment to realism and light. In the decades following his death, his work has been rediscovered and appreciated for its role in bridging the gap between Realism and the evolving movements of Impressionism and Luminism in Belgium. In 1957 he was given a retrospective tribute exhibition in the City Hall of Saint Gilles, organised by the Group d’Art Saint Gillois. Today, Gailliard’s paintings are celebrated for their quiet elegance, their masterful treatment of light, and their sensitive portrayal of everyday life. His work continues to be exhibited in Belgian art institutions, and he is regarded as one of the key figures of late 19th and early 20th century Belgian art. © Big Sky Fine Art “Le Petit Jardinier” (1887) by François Gailliard (also known as Franz or Frans Gailliard) is a captivating and significant oil on canvas painting, signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner. In this evocative piece, a young boy, dressed in a blue apron over a striped shirt, stands confidently against a textured background of warm, earthy tones. His gaze is calm and proud. He holds a red geranium plant in a terracotta plant pot...

Painting of Church in Cornwall on the English South Coast with Figures & Boats by British Artist, Michael Kerris (1934-2024) Art measures 32 x 16 inches Frame measures 37.5 x 21.5...

This charming mid-19th-century oil painting depicts a river landscape with a thatched cottage, boatmen, and windmill. It’s reminiscent of works by English artist Edward Williams (178...

English School 18th/ 19th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 35 x 40 inches canvas: 28 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: the painting requires ...

ARTIST: Paul Frans (1958-) Belgium TITLE: “French Promenade Scene” (probably Deaville) SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: 75cm x 50cm ...

Artist/ School: by Henri Van Der Beck (French 1886-1956), signed and stamped verso Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Painting: 13 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France ...

Title: French Fishing Boats in Harbour with Rocky Coastline Gouache Painting by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930) Size: 5.75 inches (height) x 6 inches (width) Gouache painting on card, unframed Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor signs of handling at the edges. Provenance: All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate and have had no previous owners at all. Description: This charming gouache scene by French artist Fanch Lel captures a quiet coastal harbour where small fishing boats bob gently in the shallows. With its expressive brushwork and earthy palette, the painting evokes the rugged beauty of traditional French fishing villages...

Elegant Figures in Interior *see notes below Italian School, mid 18th century most likely of Venetian origin oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 10.75 x 11.75 inches provenance: private ...

"Sunset" by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950) signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 24 inches Fine quality antique oil painting by the much admired an...