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Still Life with Pineapple 20th century oil painting by Angela Stones
By Angela Stones
Located in London, GB
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Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
Still Life with Pineapple
Oil on board
41 x 51 cm
Signed lower left.
A dark, characterful mid-century still life in oils, characterised by Stones' textured brushwork and rich use of colour.
Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893 - 1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947 - 1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist...
Category
20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Impressionist oil of Children at sunny Beach with sea and sand Framed
By Rene Jerome Legrand
Located in ludlow, GB
Large bright, modern Oil on Canvas in an Impressionist style showing young children playing at the beach with fishing nets, sandcastles, buckets and spades at the seaside.
Rene Jerome...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Market at Noon, Aerial View Art, Contemporary Cityscape Painting, Figurative Art
Located in Deddington, GB
A vibrant piece depicting a busy market scene at noon.
Ali Mourabet, artist and painter, has artworks available and online in our art gallery at Wychwood Art. The consistent theme r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
About Last Night?
Located in London, GB
'About Last Night?' is a fine art pigment print of 42cm x 59cm on Somerset Velvet Paper from an edition of 100 by emerging artist Martin Allen.
Have you...
Category
2010s United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Victorian Nottingham City Landscape 1887 - British 19th century art oil painting
By Sir John Arnesby Brown
Located in London, GB
A superb British Victorian city landscape oil painting by noted Nottingham born artist John Arnesby Brown, painted in 1887. This rare early work is a product of Arnesby Brown's time ...
Category
19th Century Realist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English View Boats on the Thames at Greenwich London
Located in Woodbury, CT
J. Heal
The Pool of London on the Thames, oil on canvas, circa 1890
This finely detailed oil on canvas by J. Heal, painted circa 1890, captures the industrious grandeur of the Pool ...
Category
1890s Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ARLETTE MARTIN (b.1924) FRENCH GEOMETRIC ABSTRACT PAINTING - 1990's DESIGN
By Arlette Martin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Design"
by Arlette Martin (French, b.1924)
signed and dated 90'S
gouache/watercolour painting on card, unframed
painting: 15.5 x 11.5 inches
Stunning original pain...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Hero And Leander, 17th Century Studio of DAVID II TENIERS (1610-1690)
By David Teniers the Younger
Located in Blackwater, GB
Hero And Leander, 17th Century
Studio of DAVID II TENIERS (1610-1690)
Large 17th century Dutch Old Master classical scene of Hero and Leander, oil on canvas. Excellent quality an...
Category
17th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Cairn Highland Terriers Dogs in Scottish Highlands Landscape signed painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Highland Companions
by A. J. Blackie (British, 20th century)
signed
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 23 x 30.5 inches
canvas: 20 x 28 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Con...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Romeo de Ravenne - Cubist Oil, Figure & Boat on Landscape by Camille Hilaire
By Camille Hilaire
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and titled oil on canvas by French cubist painter Camile Hilaire. The piece beautifully depicts a man at a port beside boats coloured in reds, blues and oranges. A wonderfully...
Category
1960s Cubist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Audrey Lanceman (b.1931) - 20th Century Oil, Sneakers
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming scene depicting a couple drinking coffee outside of a European café. Artist name and title inscribed to the reverse. Presented in a light wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$404 Sale Price
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1960's Modernist Portrait of Woman Monegasque Artist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Woman
by Jonathan ZUTTER (Monegasque, 1928-1998)
signed oil on canvas, framed
Canvas: 22 x 15 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
This modern portrait featur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Oil Painting of Queen Guinevere King Arthur Camelot
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Guinevere’ by Norman Prescott-Davies R.B.A, R.C.A. (1861-1915).
Academy Fine Paintings is fully conversant with the latest US Government import duties and the legal exemptions und...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman Sketching on the Beach Aldeburgh Suffolk Seaside Watercolor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Woman Sketching on the Beach Aldeburgh Suffolk Seaside Watercolor
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Medium: Watercolor on artists paper
Size: 14.75 x 10.75 inches (including mountin...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Breeze #2 with Pastel, Acrylic and Oil on Paper, Painting by Jon Rowland
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
Breeze #2 by Jon Rowland [2021]
Jon Rowland - This is one of a series of abstract multi-media paintings that have emerged from my walks through neighbouring woods and peering out to...
Category
2010s Abstract United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Adele Riley, Wildflower Path, Original landscape painting
By Adele Riley
Located in Deddington, GB
Wildflower Path By Adele Riley [2021]
original
Acrylic and acrylic inks on boxed canvas
Image size: H:50 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:100 cm x D:4cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dutch School 20th Century Oil - On the River
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming landscape scene depicting figures in a rowing boat on a river. The boat is shown before a cottage and distant town. Unsigned. Presented in a black lacquer frame. Provenanc...
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$353 Sale Price
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Alan, Bella, Brick and Slate
By Michael Leonard
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Masonite board, signed and dated (lower middle), 70cm x 70cm (91cm x 91cm framed). Price on request
This work depicts Alan and his dog, Bella, on Michael Leonard’s balcon...
Category
1970s Post-War United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Winter Shadows 38
By Eleanor Woolley
Located in Deddington, GB
Winter Shadows 38 by Eleanor Wooley [November 2021]
original
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After Claus Meyer (1856-1919) - 1942 Oil, The Card Game
Located in Corsham, GB
Well presented in a gilt-effect frame. Signed and dated to the lower left. Inscribed to the reverse. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Model Asleep - Mid 20th Century Nude Still Life Oil Painting by Dorothy King
By Dorothy King
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Dorothy King was born and lived in London in 1907. She studied at the Hornsey School of Art under JC Moody, then briefly at the Slade School of Fine Art with Randolph Schwabe. She to...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
D. Short - Signed Mid 20th Century Oil, Boats at Sunrise
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful oil study of various boats docked at sunrise. We can see the tide is coming in and the seagulls have flown away from the lines. Signed to the lower left and well present...
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$307 Sale Price
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A Marshal in his forge Large Oil Painting on Canvas by Louvre Copyist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"A Marshal in his forge"
After Louis LE NAIN (1593-1648)
oil painting on canvas, late 20th century
from the studio of Dagher, Paris (read notes below), stamped...
Category
20th Century Renaissance United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Guillaume-François Colson - Sur la plage, french, beach, 19th century, painting
Located in London, GB
Guillaume-François Colson (1785-1860)
Sur la plage
oil on canvas
35 x 65 cm
signed 'Colson' (lower right)
Price:
£18,000 GBP
Provenance:
MacConnal-Mason Fine Paintings
Private coll...
Category
19th Century French School United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Frank Adcroft (fl. 1932-1955) - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Boats in a Harbour
Located in Corsham, GB
This wonderful modern school oil by Scottish artist Frank Adcroft, depicts fishing boats moored in a
harbour at sundown. In the background lights gl...
harbour at sundown. In the background lights gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Irma Martin, "Ondine" couple lovers
Located in London, GB
Irma Martin (1814–1876): A Woman Painter in the 19th Century
Irma Martin, born Anne Pierrette Marie Martin on September 3, 1814, in Lyon, emerged as a professional painter in a time...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large 19th Century English Victorian Oil Painting Robin Hood & Merry Men
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Robin Hood and His Merry Men
English School, 19th century
oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 34 x 39 inches
canvas: 25 x 30 inches
condition: very good condition and well framed ...
Category
19th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Landscape Oil Painting - Deer by the Banks of a Lake
By Jacob Thompson
Located in London, GB
Jacob THOMPSON (1806 – 1879)
Deer by the Banks of a Lake
1842
oil on canvas
18.9 x 27.6 inches;
22.5 x 31 inches Inc. frame
Jacob Thompson (1806–1879) was an English landscape-pa...
Category
1840s Old Masters United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Man in Punt Boat by Houses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Man in Boat
by Raymond Guidot (French, 1935 - 2021)
artists studio stamp verso
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 10.75 x 9 inches
stamped verso
condition: very good
provenance:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wild At Heart #2, Lucy Moore, Original painting, Floral painting, Botanical
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Wild At Heart #2 – By Lucy Moore [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:91 cm x W:122 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:91 cm x W:122 cm x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large French Contemporary Modernist Oil Painting Three Nude Abstract Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Contemporary artist (unsigned)
Three Modernist Nude Figures
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 32 x 25.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Condition: very good condit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
E.H. Mowforth - Signed Early 20th Century Oil, The Potato Gatherers
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful oil on board of three potato gatherers working in a field on a sunny day. The artist appears to have taken inspiration from Millet's The Gleaners by creating a similar s...
Category
Early 20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orientalist Oil Painting Depicting the Trade of a Horse by Pilny
By Otto Pilny
Located in London, GB
Orientalist oil painting depicting the trade of a horse by Pilny
Swiss, 1913
Canvas: Height 80cm, width 121cm
Frame: Height 102cm, width 142cm, depth 6cm
This beautiful Orientalist...
Category
Early 20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer Fresh II, Suzanne Winn, Contemporary Landscape Painting, original art
By Suzanne Winn
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Fresh II by Suzanne Winn [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Oil on canvas
Image size: H:70 cm x W:50 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:70 cm x W:50 cm x D:1cm
F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Rivière by PAULÉMILE PISSARRO - Post Impressionist Landscape Painting, River
By Paul Emile Pissarro
Located in London, GB
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La Rivière (The River) by PAULÉMILE PISSARRO (1884-1972)
Oil on canvas
92 x 73 cm (36 1⁄4 x 28 3⁄4 inches)
Signed...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Historical genre oil painting of two gentlemen playing a game of cards
By Marcel Brunery
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Marcel Brunery
French, (1893-1982)
A Good Hand
Oil on panel, signed
Image size: 18.75 inches x 23.5 inches
Size including frame: 26.75 inches x 31.5 inches
Provenance: Frost & Reed
...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pair of Antique Orientalist Oil Paintings by de Hagemann
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Orientalist oil paintings by de Hagemann
French, 19th Century
Canvas: Height 44cm, width 29.5cm, depth 2cm
Frames: Height 64cm, w...
Category
19th Century Romantic United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Off the Beaten Track' Contemporary 3D Landscape Cycling Painting of Mountains
By Max Todd
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Off the Beaten Track' by Max Todd. A contemporary landscape painting depicting cyclists cycling through the mountains. Inspired by Lake Tahoe, Todd has drawn inspiration from his tr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
19th century Beach Landscape in Scheveningen, Holland with fishing boats, people
By Edward William Cooke
Located in Woodbury, CT
Edward William Cooke RA (1811–1880)
Dutch Beach at Scheveningen, oil on canvas, circa 1850
This sweeping coastal scene by Edward William Cooke, painted circa 1850, captures the bust...
Category
1850s Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cottage in Notgrove, Gloucestershire, Elizabeth Chalmers, Landscape art, 2022
Located in Deddington, GB
Cottage in Notgrove, Gloucestershire by Elizabeth Chalmers [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Pen and Ink with Watercolour
Image size: H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Price of Happiness Part Two
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, acrylic paints on canvas.
With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is created using a blend of acrylics, spray paint and charcoal. However, he doesn’t limit himself, sometimes it’s a case of using whatever’s at hand; a splash of tea, a mouthful of spit, on occasion he doesn’t even use a canvas.
"The side effects to my pills. We’ll numb you, but we’ll take your sex drive and occasionally make you want to kill yourself" - Joseph Gilgun
Category
2010s Abstract United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Original Oil on Board. Vernon de Beauvoir Ward, "The Beauty of the Garden"
Located in Mere, GB
Vernon de Beauvoir Ward, 1905 - 1985.
Painter and illustrator of domestic and historical genre, landscapes and birds.
Signed. Original oil on board
10 x 14 inches.
Frame size 17 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fishing Boats at Doelan - Post Impressionist Landscape Oil by Paul Madeline
By Paul Madeline
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on board landscape by French post impressionist painter Paul Madeline. This beautiful work depicts a view of the picturesque port of Doelan in Britanny, France. ...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A. Marschall - Early 20th Century Oil, Meeting The New Baby
Located in Corsham, GB
A heartwarming scene in oil, showing a mother introducing a young child to a baby while a cherub looks on. The artist has signed to the lower right corner. This painting of considera...
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$403 Sale Price
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The waves 07
Located in DE
Born in Hong Kong in 1979, Stephanie Ho began oil painting at the age of 11 and later refined her practice through postgraduate studies at City & Guilds of London Art School, Christi...
Category
2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large scale 19th Century genre oil painting of a woman with a donkey & cart
By Alfred William Strutt
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred William Strutt
British, (1856-1924)
Good Sport
Oil on canvas, signed, old hand written exhibition label verso with the artist’s address
Image size: 31.5 inches x 54.5 inches
S...
Category
19th Century Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early Morning Sails
Located in Deddington, GB
Early morning sails by Caroline McMillan Davey [2021]
original
Oil on canvas
Image size: H:60 cm x W:80 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:80 cm x D:3.8cm
Sold Unframed
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Petite maison au bord de l'eau by Auguste Herbin - Landscape, Oil painting
By Auguste Herbin
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5%
Petite maison au bord de l'eau by Auguste H...
Category
Early 1900s Post-Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Crater Valley Farm and Crater Cottages 3 diptych
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
Crater Valley Farm and Crater Cottages 3 diptych
Overall size cm : H100 x W100
Crater Valley Farm is a limited edition print by Anya Simmons, inspired by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Giclée
Folk Art Mid 19th Century Oil - Swiss Peasants
Located in Corsham, GB
A truly unique and engaging piece of European Folk Art from the mid 19th Century. This vibrant and crisp scene shows two smartly dressed peasants standing in an expansive, beautiful Swiss mountain...
Category
Mid-19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,168 Sale Price
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Jack Green - Signed Mid 20th Century Acrylic, Evening Light
Located in Corsham, GB
A stunning seascape overlooking the ships in the evening as they set sail. The artist's use of different brush strokes and colours show the movement in the water as well as the changing colours of the sky during sunset. Well presented in an ornate white frame...
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$435 Sale Price
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17th Century Classical Oil Painting - Diana With Her Attendants in a Grotto
By Abraham van Cuylenborch
Located in London, GB
Abraham van CUYLENBROCH (1620-1658)
Diana With Her Attendants in a Grotto
1651
signed
oil on panel
12.2 in x 15.7 inches, inc. frame;
31 x 40 cm
Provenance:
Sale of Sotheby's Lo...
Category
17th Century Old Masters United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Gouache of Figures in Village Square with White Chapel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Gouache of Figures in Village Square with White Chapel
by Fanch Lel (French b. 1930)
Size: 6.5 inches (height) x 9 inches (width)
Gouache painting on card, unframed
Con...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
The Bawdy Wind that Kisses all it meets, Rosie Phipps, Landscape painting, 2022
By Rosie Phipps
Located in Deddington, GB
The Bawdy Wind that Kisses All it meets by Rosie Phipps [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Watercolour and Gouache on Paper
Image size: H:10 cm x W:26 cm
Complete Size of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Judith Brenner, Rich Seated 1, Original Life Painting, Cubist Impressionsit Art
By Judith Brenner
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner
Rich Seated 1
Original Figurative Painting
Mixed Media on Paper
Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look.
Rich Seated 1 is a contemporary nude painting by Judith Brenner.This is an original drawing from life on paper using acrylic, pan pastel , ink and watercolour pencil. The idea is to capture the essence of the pose using line and wash...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
Go All The Way
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork, acrylic paints on canvas by Joseph Gilgun
With a mixture of street, abstract and fine art influences, most of Joe's work is created using a blend of acrylics, spra...
Category
2010s Surrealist United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large Antique Orientalist Painting of Tangier, Morrocco by Herzog
Located in London, GB
Large antique Orientalist painting of Tangier, Morrocco by Herzog
American/German, Late 19th Century
Canvas: Height 51cm, width 72cm
Frame: Heigh...
Category
Late 19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
The Shepherd, English Victorian 19th Century Egg Tempera
Located in London, GB
Sir William Blake Richmond KCB, RA, PPRBSA
1842 - 1921
The Shepherd
Egg tempera on wooden panel, signed with initials bottom left
Image size: 8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches
Period gilt oak frame
A newly discovered work by the artist.
Sir William Blake Richmond KCB, RA, PPRBSA was an English portrait painter, sculptor and a designer of stained glass and mosaic. He is best known for his portrait work and decorative mosaics in St Paul's Cathedral in London.
He was the son of the portraitist George Richmond RA and studied at the Royal Academy Schools in the early 1860s. Influenced by his father and by Sir John Everett Millais, he is best known for his mosaic decorations below the dome and in the apse of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
His father, George Richmond, was one of 'the Ancients' who were a group of artists who formed around the visionary artist and poet William Blake. Samuel Palmer was an other of the ancients and a close friend of the family.
Our painting could have been inspired by George Richmond’s engraving 'The Shepherd', 1827, but in our panel the shepherd is turned round facing away, and is playing a flute instead of resting on a staff. But the sheep and other elements are there.
It is also suggestive of Welby Sherman's engraving after Samuel Palmer of the same name and date, but here the shepherd is sitting but like ours turned away. William Blake's is an altogether happier image given the figure is playing to his sheep.
Our painting is playing with some of the same ideas and feels like the same sort of period, and the ‘fresco’ like chalk ground is interesting, as is the pen and ink finishing on the tempera. All three are strongly influenced by Blake's illustrations to Thornton's 'Virgil'. The shepherd and his flock are clearly based on Thenot and his sheep in the Frontispiece to Thornton.
Blake Richmond wrote:"If there be the least value in my pictures, it is due to such lovely early impressions derived from the sweet poetic work of many of my father's contemporaries, Calvert, Blake and others, whose shadows are substance still to me" [Sir William Blake Richmond, letter to his father, 50 years after the death of William Blake, from Stirling op. cit p. 28].
Richmond was given private art lessons by John Ruskin before attending the Royal Academy for three years. After that he spent a number of years in Italy, where an encounter with a shepherd called Beppino, 'a splendid speciman of a Sabine Shepherd', could also have gave him the inspiration for the painting we show here. Richmond recalls how he met Beppino on the hillside, and was invited to share the shade of the shepherd's capanna, a wooden hut. 'What a place! In an instant of time I was back into the age of kings, and I knew Romulus had lived and am sure that he lived in a hut exactly like this one'.
That night Richmond dined at Beppino's hut 'on roast kid, hard bread dipped in Roman wine, goat's cream and white ricotta'. The shepherd had such an impression on Richmond that he sought him out on a return visit to Italy some years later, but was saddened to hear that Beppino 'had joined his fore-fathers in the shades'.
He was moved to write the following, which perfectly expresses the mood of this painting and his tribute to a fleeting companion:
'Little events of this kind unite past times with present, create and emphasis continuity of human instincts, which seem to defy time and make travel so intensely interesting and invigorating to a citizen of this world. One need not go to the palace, far otherwise, or to cities and towns to discover the kernal of enduring civilisations. One finds it, if one wills to do so, in the backbone of the world, an ancient peasantry who have watched and still watch the progress of the stars'.
Richmond was influential in the early stages of the Arts and Crafts Movement in his selection of bold colours and materials for the mosaics in St. Paul's Cathedral and in his collaboration with James Powell and Sons...
Category
1860s Victorian United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Egg Tempera
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Seaside Figure Scene Oil Painting - Drift & Thought
Located in Bristol, GB
DRIFT AND THOUGHT
Size: 35 x 44 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A mid-century modernist painting that presents a tranquil seaside scene, executed in oil onto board.
The painting ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Attrib. Andrea Gastaldi (1826-1889), - 1864 Oil, Love Captive
Located in Corsham, GB
This accomplished allegorical scene depicts the story in Anacreon’s Ode where Cupid is captured by the Muses. Entwined in a chain of flowers, the Muses lead cupid to captivity, where...
Category
Mid-19th Century United Kingdom - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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