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Alfred Wheeler, Oil On Panel, Pretty Polly 1906
Located in Pewsey, GB
Alfred Wheeler (1852-1932) Oil on Panel of the Brilliant Racehorse Pretty Polly. Signed and Dated 1906 with Jockey Danny Maher up and Trained by R Gilpin and Owner Major Eustace Loder.
Alfred Wheeler was born near Bath in Somerset to John Alfred Wheeler (1821-1877), who retired early from the Army to pursue a successful painting career. Alfred is thought to have studied under his father and to have worked closely with him. He married Catherine Muspratt in 1874 and moved next door to his father at Raglan Villas, Bath. Alfred then followed his father when he moved to Hanwell. Alfred and Catherine had six children of whom Walter Herbert and John Frederick became artists. The Wheeler family specialised in sporting subjects such as horseracing and foxhunting. They also painted animal portraits.
There is often confusion between Alfred Wheeler and his father because their style is so similar and they both signed J. A. Wheeler or A. Wheeler senior. They even painted some of the same racehorses and both received commissions from Baron Rothschild and the Prince of Wales. Alfred's work is thought to be less prolific. However, Alfred did contribute to many of his father's paintings toward the end of his life. Generally, Alfred's pictures tend to have more of a photographic quality about them than those of his father.
Pretty Polly (March 1901 – 17 August 1931) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. One of the greatest fillies ever to race in Britain, she won fifteen consecutive races and was only the fifth horse to win the British Fillies Triple Crown since its inception in 1814. Pretty Polly also became one of the greatest broodmares of the century.
Pretty Polly was bred and owned by Major Eustace Loder and trained by Peter Gilpin, she won nine races from nine starts as a two-year-old in 1903.
The following year, Pretty Polly won the 1,000 Guineas as 1-4 favourite, winning easily by three lengths in record time. Other wins as a three-year-old were The Oaks, the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood, the St. Leger Stakes (completing the Fillies' Triple Crown) and the Park Hill Stakes with jockey William Lane. Pretty Polly stayed in training as a four and five-year-old, winning six more races, including the Coronation Cup...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
1920s Swedish oil painting by Albert Larsson (1869-1952) Landscape with trees
By Albert Larsson
Located in London, GB
Impressive Large scale landscape oil painting with trees.
The sweeping view from the grass in the foreground to a number of trees in full leaf set against a slightly cloudy blue grey...
Category
1910s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th century Danish BlackSmiths Forge by Edvard Petersen
Located in Seaford, GB
Atmospheric Blacksmith Forge Interior by Edvard Petersen signed by monogram
This magnificent late 19th-century painting of an atmospheric blacksmith forge interior is by the renowned realist Danish painter Edvard Petersen. Depicting a richly detailed industrial workshop scene, it is a remarkable example of Danish realism. As an authentic Edvard Petersen painting, it showcases the artist’s dedication to portraying the lives of craftsmen and workers in the late 1800s.
If you are an art collector or enthusiast seeking to purchase an original blacksmith interior artwork, this vintage realism painting not only holds artistic value but also represents an essential piece of Danish heritage art. Below, we explore the painting’s intricate details, its historical context, and Edvard Petersen's life.
1. Artwork Overview: A Glimpse into the Industrial Past
This vintage painting of a blacksmith’s forge reflects the hardworking spirit of the late 19th century. The atmospheric industrial art is meticulously rendered with a keen eye for lighting, texture, and realism. Key aspects of this Danish blacksmith workshop artwork include:
Industrial Setting: The painting captures the interior of a blacksmith workshop, filled with well-used tools and the dim glow of the forge.
Lighting Mastery: The late 19th-century atmospheric blacksmith interior is defined by its masterful use of light and shadow. The forge fire creates a vivid, warm glow, contrasting with the cooler daylight filtering through a window.
Human Element: The blacksmith figures appear in dynamic postures, emphasising the laborious nature of their craft. The workers’ silhouettes against the glow of the fire add depth and dimension.
Textural Details: The texture of worn wood, metal tools, and stone flooring is painstakingly realistic, typical of Edvard Petersen’s style.
2. Artistic Style and Techniques
A. Realism and Atmosphere
As a prominent Danish realist painting, this work exemplifies the realist tradition for which Petersen is known. His choice of subdued, earthy tones highlights the authentic industrial atmosphere. The blend of warm, fiery hues with darker, shadowy tones creates a dramatic and contemplative mood.
B. Composition and Structure
The composition follows a well-organised structure, with:
Foreground Elements: Anvil, tools, and a large wooden barrel.
Middle Ground: Figures working at the forge and a workbench.
Background: The illuminated workshop window and hanging tools.
Colour Palette: Predominantly browns, greys, and ochres with contrasting fiery highlights.
Lighting Effect: The combination of natural and artificial lighting enhances the sense of depth and space.
3. Significance of the Painting
A. Cultural Context
This late 19th-century blacksmith painting...
Category
1890s Danish High Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$1,206 Sale Price
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Oil On Canvas Of Hounds Jumping A Fence
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alfred Duke, Oil On Canvas, Hounds Jumping Over A Hedge.
A very atmospheric oil on canvas of a group of foxhounds following the scent. The pack of fox hounds are jumping over a hedge...
Category
Late 19th Century British Sporting Art Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Vintage Frank Pash Australian Outback Painting
Located in Seaford, GB
Vintage Frank Pash Australian Outback Painting – Rare Collectable Artwork
Frank Pash, Australian Outback Painting, is a renowned Australian outback artist. He was born in Australia ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Australian Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$3,032 Sale Price
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19th Century Oil on Canvas Framed Painting of a Daydreaming Woman by Coomans
By Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans
Located in London, GB
Beauty Daydreaming
by Joseph Pierre Olivier Coomans (1816-1889)
The oil on canvas work depicting a classical beauty as she ponders while seated in a lacquered chair, wearing rich...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Sepia Watercolour Landscape by Alexei Hanzen (Russian, 1876–1937)
Located in Worcester, GB
Sepia Watercolour Landscape by Alexei Hanzen (Russian, 1876–1937)
Russia, Early 20th Century
A moody and atmospheric sepia watercolour landscape by Russian artist Alexei Hanzen, dep...
Category
Early 20th Century European United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paper
Two Limoges Enamel Paintings Including Portrait of Henry VIII
By Hans Holbein
Located in London, GB
These exquisite portrait plaques were made in the French town of Limoges, which is renowned for the fine quality of its enamel wares. The panels have been painted with oval, half-length portraits of British Tudor monarchs...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Military Oil Painting of Prussian Hussar by August Von Der Embde
Located in London, GB
Antique Military Oil Painting, Antique Military Portrait Painting, Military Antique Painting, Prussian Hussar, Prussian Military Painting.
Early 19th Century Military Oil Painting...
Category
1810s German Regency Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century Dutch Seascape Painting by Jan Verbruggen
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century Dutch harbour scene / seascape painting with ships in stormy waters by Jan Verbruggen (1712-1780).
Signed 'J.Verbruggen'. Jan Verbruggen and his son Peter were artists,...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Winifred Jagger, Japanese Ladies, Silk Batik Painting, 2016
By Winifred Jagger
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An original painting on silk by artist Winifred Jagger. Upon spending time in Burma, Jagger was inspired by the techniques and vivid colors of local artists, which she has developed into her own unique style. 'Japanese Ladies' is painted with ink on silk...
Category
2010s British United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Silk
Victorian Floral Still Life Oil Painting Flower Spray
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Absolutely stunning Victorian style still life floral oil painting
So vivid and bright would add light and energy to any room
Brush work so detailed and the choice of colours works s...
Category
1980s Victorian Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Lion Portrait, English Oil Painting, Victorian Pine, Anthropomorphic Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage lion portrait. An English, oil painting on reclaimed Victorian pine, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Eye-catching and charming, ideal for collectors of anthropomorphism
Displays a desirable aged patina throughout
Handpainted onto a reclaimed Victorian pine panel
Of generous size, ideal for display in the home or a retail space
Striking rendition of a proud lion in military dress uniform...
Category
Late 20th Century British United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Pine
'Polarity' Acrylic on Board by Damian Willett
Located in Malton, GB
I have started working with the very talented Damian Willett who creates the most spectacular abstract original art works. His inspiration is natural form and wabi sabi. He uses a te...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
Figures In The Woods By James Joshua Guthrie, Original Antique Oil Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique oil on board painting by James Joshua Guthrie (1874-1952).
An extremely romantic image depicting various figures of different ages walking a path through the woods at sunset...
Category
Early 20th Century British United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Junior Bonner
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1972 western, drama Junior Bonner.
This film was directed by Sam Peckinpah and starred Steve McQueen, Robert Preston, Ida Lupino.
This poster ...
Category
1970s Japanese Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paper
$685
Full length portrait oil on canvas C1680
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1680 oil on canvas full length portrait in period frame and in good condition
Condition: good condition
Year: C1680
Medium: oil
Category
18th Century Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
Early 19th century horse painting
By Dean Wolstenholme
Located in Seaford, GB
A Timeless Depiction of the English Fox Hunt
The early 19th-century fox hunting scene, attributed to Dean Wolstenholme Elder, is a stunning representation of the aristocratic traditi...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Country House Oil on Canvas
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A charming early 19th Century oil on canvas of a large country house in parkland, with sheep, cattle and a pair of swans on a river with a gentleman fishing. Circa 1830. In the manne...
Category
1830s English Country Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
'Looking out to sea, Mallorca' by Edmund Fairfax-Lucy (1945 - 2020)
Located in Basildon, GB
'Looking out to sea, Mallorca - June Early Morning 1993' by Edmund Fairfax-Lucy (1945 - 2020) , Oil on board and framed.
Category
Late 20th Century English United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
1930s Finnish ‘young woman in a yellow dress’ oil on canvas artist Llmari Aalto
Located in London, GB
The subject is a rather beautiful seated young woman with a somewhat imperious expression and demeanour She is wearing a yellow dress which from its style and her hair we date to 192...
Category
1930s Finnish Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Oil on Canvas Painting "Party Picnicking" After Watteau 18th Century
By Jean-Antoine Watteau
Located in London, GB
This is a large delightful antique oil on canvas painting after Watteau, depicting a "Party Picnicking", Circa 1780 in date.
The painting depicts a group of people relaxing in the c...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Silk Batik W. Jagger Tiger, 2016
By Winifred Jagger
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An original painting on silk by artist Winifred Jagger. Upon spending time in Burma, Jagger was inspired by the techniques and vivid colors of local artists which she has developed into her own unique style. The Tiger is painted with ink on silk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Silk
Stan Natchez (Shoshone/Paiute, b.1954) Buffalo against gold
By Stan Natchez
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Stan Natchez (Shoshone/Paiute, b.1954)
Buffalo against gold
Mixed media on canvas (detached from stretcher)
Signed on the reverse
158cm x 207cm
Provenance:
Property from a Private C...
Category
Early 2000s American United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
John Mackay Original Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
A fantastic and striking original oil on board painting by the renowned artist John Mackay. This is signed and dated from 2013.
It is a great size and b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
Late 17th Century Oil Portrait of a Lady
Located in Lymington, GB
An oil on canvas portrait of a young French courtier, circa 1690.
This evocative antique French-school picture has been attributed to the portrait painter Jean-François de Troy (1679-1752).
De Troy was famous as a portrait painter of fashionable society women.
This is a very attractive late-17th century painting surviving in its original frame and stretcher. The canvas appears to be untouched.
References:
'Jean François de Troy, The Alarm, or the Gouvernante Fidèle', at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
'Jean François de Troy, Paris 1679 - Rome 1752', at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
Laurie G. Winters, Troy, de, Grove Art Online, Oxford Art Online, Oxford University Press, 6 May 2016.
Everett Fahy & Jayne Wrightsman...
Category
17th Century French Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique Framed Panel, English, Hand Painted, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed panel. An English, hand-painted cotton screen, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Elegantly presented examp...
Category
Early 20th Century British United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Cotton
Antique 20th Century Framed English Oil Painting Of Four Hunting Terriers c.1910
By Thomas Frederick Daws
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century oil painting featuring a beautiful collection of four English Terrier heads on board, framed in a gold wooden frame. The piece is unsigned. This distinctive artw...
Category
20th Century European Other United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
English School 19th Century Country House Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Seaford, GB
19th-century painting of Warlies House, Essex
This captivating mid-19th-century oil on panel painting exemplifies the idyllic charm of pastoral landscapes from the period, featuring...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
$2,125 Sale Price
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Four Fold Screen with Paintings of Dogs
By Maud Earl 2
Located in London, GB
A Rare four-fold screen
The panels by Maud Earl
The screen of rounded rectilinear form and constructed from mahogany, with two pierced broken swan-neck pedi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Mahogany
‘A Windy Day’ by Montague Dawson
By Montague Dawson
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
‘A Windy Day’ by Montague Dawson,watercolour heightened with white on artist board showing a gaff rigged yacht in the foreground with two astern in the distance, the water realistically painted with an approaching line squall to weather, signed ‘MONTAGUE DAWSON’. In the original gilt frame with a label stating ‘Windy Day Montague Dawson’ and a trade label from the Old Customs House on the back.. English circa ….
Provenance: Sold by The Old Customs House Gallery, Lymington.
Private collection, USA.
Footnote: Montague Dawson RMSA, FRSA (1890–1973) was born in West London, in Chiswick in 1895, Montague Dawson was the grandson of Victorian landscape painter Henry Dawson. He studied under the seascape artist Charles Napier Hemy at the Royal Academy. He also worked in an art school in Bedford Row...
Category
20th Century English United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
'Temporary Tree' By Edward Magnay, Original Vintage Oil Painting, Mid 20th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE OIL PAINTING
Depicting a tree in winter on a bright sunny day.
Painted using a palette knife in impasto to great effect creating a wonderfully rich texture.
Signed to the ...
Category
1970s European Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Original circa 1880-90 Robert Gemmell Hutchison Oil on Canvas Painting a New Toy
By Robert Hutchinson
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1880-1890 Robert Gemmell Hutchinson R.S.A oil on canvas titled “A New Toy”
I fell in love with this Gemmell the secon...
Category
1880s Scottish Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$51,102 Sale Price
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Bruce McLean (British b. 1944) The Fireplace and the Lawn
By Bruce McLean
Located in Oxford, GB
Bruce McLean (British b. 1944) The Fireplace and the Lawn . Acrylic and ink on paper Signed and dated 1987 (lower right), titled (upper left) 111 x 99cm (43½ x 38¾ in.). Frame Size 1...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
18th century Antonio Correggio The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine
By Antonio da Correggio
Located in Seaford, GB
Antonio Correggio’s The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine
This stunning 18th-century copy draws inspiration from the masterpiece The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine, originally pa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$2,412 Sale Price
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19th Century Dutch Seascape Watercolour by Hendrik Willem Mesdag
By Hendrik Willem Mesdag 2
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Dutch original watercolour or gouache of fishing boats on a stormy sea.
By Hendrik Willem Mesdag (1831-1915). Ex-private collection in the Netherlands.
Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
Richard Frank 'Kingfisher's Kotillion' Painting Oil On Canvas 1980s Art Painting
Located in London, GB
A large oil-on-canvas painting depicting an exotic bird on a colourful lake, entitled ‘Kingfisher’s Kotillion’ and dated 1980. The painting is sectioned in two: on the left is the lake backdrop, and on the right is where the bird is sitting atop a flowery composition. This painting is the epitome of 1980s American interiors, with its bold pastel shades. A true 1980s Miami Palm Beach artwork...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$2,577 Sale Price
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19th Century Dutch Oil on Panel of Jan Vermeer's 'The Love Letter'
Located in London, GB
A Dutch Genre Scene
After the original by Jan Vermeer
Entitled 'The Love Letter'
Painted in oil on board, faithfully reproducing the famous painting...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Wood
Large Vintage Floral Still Life Painting, Original Oil On Canvas, Mid-20th C.
Located in Bristol, GB
VINTAGE ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING
Depicting a central vase bursting with hydrangeas on a kitchen table surrounded by a wealth of different fruits including grapes, plums, app...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Folk Art United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Studio of Pompeo Batoni, “Madonna of the Annunciation– Mid-18th Century Italian
Located in Seaford, GB
Country HouseAn exceptional mid-18th-century oil painting from the Studio of Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787), presenting a revered composition: The Madonna of the Annunciation. This rema...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$2,741 Sale Price
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Seated Nude By Fernand Labat Oil On Canvas 1920s Art Deco Boho Wall Art
Located in London, GB
A beautiful painting representing an exotic half-nude woman, dressed in a colourful (possibly straw) skirt, with a similar headpiece and choker. The canvas and the back side are full...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$1,041 Sale Price
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American Portrait Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
Oil on canvas portrait painting of a lady in a blue dress in the original gilt frame
American 1860
Slight wear to the bottom of the canvas as pictured
Category
19th Century Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting
Located in London, GB
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting, Memento Mori Painting, Vanitas Skull Painting, Vanitas Painting.
A large high quality 1...
Category
Mid-18th Century British Gothic Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
"Cabot" - Oil on Canvas Dog Portrait by Georges Lemmers (1871 - 1944)
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
"Cabot"
A Fine Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Dog by Georges Lemmers (1871 - 1944) Belgian artist, born in Antwerp in 1871 he was a pupil of the Academy o...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
PAIR OF LARGE ANTIQUE ORIGINAL SWEDISH OIL ON BOARD PAINTINGS CHUNKY OAK FRAMEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original Swedish Oil on Board Paintings in large hand carved oak frames
Please note t...
Category
1880s Swedish Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Oak
20th Century Decorative Hand Painted Armorial
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
20th Century decorative hand painted armorials depicting regions of Belgium.
Circa 1920.
Three available, priced individually.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Wood
19th century After Rahael Grand Duke’s Madonna Painting
By (after) Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in Seaford, GB
After Raphael's Grand Duke's Madonna
Grand Duke's Madonna after Raphael, a stunning 19th-century oil painting from the renowned Berkley Collection. This remarkable artwork, inspire...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$1,809 Sale Price
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Oil on Canvas; Large Scale Landscape Depicting Leopardess, Lioness, Wolf & Hare
Located in London, GB
A mid 17th century large scale oil on canvas depicting a Leopardess, a Lioness and a Wolf toying with a Dead Hare in an Arcadian landscape; in the style of the Dutch Golden Age ‘Animaliers’ and the circle of Frans Snijders.
Large canvases of hunting scenes, often featuring exotic animals such as leopards and lions, were initially popularised by the celebrated painter and diplomat Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), and rapidly became a fixture of seventeenth-century patrician residences across Europe. They were heirs to the Renaissance tradition of tapestries representing hunts, which had long been a form of princely decoration, but had typically required much greater expenditures of time and money.
A monumental Wolf and Fox Hunt painted by Rubens in about 1616 – now in New York’s Metropolitan Museum – is considered one of the master’s earliest forays into this genre (fig. 1), alongside a set of four large hunting scenes originally executed for Elector Maximilian of Bavaria (c. 1616), featuring a Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt (Alte Pinakothek, Munich); a Wild Boar Hunt (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Marseilles); a Tiger Hunt (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes); and a Lion Hunt destroyed by fire in Bordeaux in 1870. This type of composition – with its energetic treatment of the subject, its references to exotic and powerful beasts and its vibrant atmosphere – immediately appealed to patrons and was enthusiastically embraced by artists both within and outside Rubens’ immediate circle.
Among the former were fellow Flemish painters Frans Snyders (1579-1657) and his brother-in-law Paul de Vos (c. 1591-1678), each of whom collaborated with Rubens on important commissions, while also pursuing the genre of hunting scenes as part of their respective studio practices. Indeed, both are now predominantly remembered for their dynamic representations of hunts, which – differently to Rubens’ – chiefly focus on the animals, without the presence of human figures. This characteristic is shared by the present composition, which highlights the interaction between the beasts themselves, their feral nature and proximity enhancing the scene’s dramatic undercurrent. The wolf on the left, baring its teeth to defend its prey, is carefully observed, including its blood-shot eyes, salivating mouth, and thick fur, which all find parallels in compositions by Rubens and his circle (fig. 2). Similarly, the lioness emerging from behind a tree trunk in the background is a citation from a famous composition by Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder...
Category
Mid-17th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
19th Century Maple Framed Reverse Glass Painting of Nelson's Flagship Victory
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
An early 19th century maple framed reverse glass silhouette painting of Nelson's flagship Victory.
Silhouette reverse glass paintings were popular...
Category
1830s Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Glass
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830
Indian Company School
A pair of 19th Century Indian mica gouache paintings on mica.
Depicting the water carrier and of a Purdah bullock...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paper
19th Century Oil Painting Attributed to Charles Meynier - The Death of Procris
Located in London, GB
Charles Meynier Oil Painting, 19th Century Oil Painting, Antique Erotic Oil Painting, The Death of Procris Painting, La Morte de Procris Pa...
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
A Naive 19th Century Oil of Moored Fishing Boats
Located in Conwy, GB
A naive oil on canvas of fishing boats at harbour, one with main sail set.
Signed, J Bell.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas
George Dannatt (1915-2009), British, 'Little Red Fault Study' 1974
By George Dannatt
Located in Oxford, GB
George Dannatt (1915-2009), British, 'Little Red Fault Study' 1974 . A faultless and early George Dannatt painting . Another precise and lovely minimalist piece of art by this l...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Modern United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
Set of Four 19th Century Neopolitan Gouache Paintings
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare set of 4 exquisitely executed gouaches of Naples and surrounding area, showing unusual scenes of the bays of Amalfi, Sorrento, the golf of Baja (Sardinia) and Tempi Di Pesti ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
Original Signed Cecil Aldin Golf Print, Walton Heath
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Cecil Aldin Golf Print, Walton Heath - Old Course.
A mounted and framed golf photolithograph of Walton Heath (the Seventeenth hole, on the ' OLD COURSE')...
Category
1920s British Sporting Art Vintage United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Danish Geometric Abstraction Oil on Board by Johannes Obel, C.1950
Located in London, GB
Original signed Mid-Century Modern 1950s oil on board untitled geometric abstraction.
Framed oil on board by Danish Artist Johannes Obel (b. 1932).
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large 1970s Italian Abstract Painting
Located in London, London
Painting
Abstract
On canvas
Signed Gabriele Dali
Dated 1970
Italy
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair of signed P. Bonnet Limoges Enamel Landscape paintings on Velvet Background
By P. Bonnet
Located in London, GB
A rare and elegant pair of Limoges enamel landscape paintings by French artist P. Bonnet (Pierre Bonnet is a master enameler and Meilleur Ouvrier de Fran...
Category
20th Century French United Kingdom - Paintings
Materials
Enamel
$1,754 Sale Price / set
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Set of Nine 19th Century Japanese Ink and Watercolour Paintings of Lilies
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Set of nine, original late 19th Century Japanese ink and watercolour paintings of lilies on washi paper by N. Uchiyama from a catalogue of Uchiyamaa Nursery, Sugamo, Tokyo.
Founded i...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique United Kingdom - Paintings
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Vintage Landscape Painting, Austrian, Framed Oil On Canvas, Art, Alpine Scene
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage landscape painting. An Austrian, gilt framed oil on canvas, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Delightfully presented oil painting, with a serene Alpine...
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Late 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Paintings
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