George Shaw

British 19th Century watercolour of haystacks near the Cuckmere vallery, Sussex

Mabel Catherine Robinson (British, b.1875) Harvesters Watercolour on paper Signed ‘M. Robsinson’ (lower right) 6.1/8 x 11in. (15.6 x 28cm.)

Sir William Rothenstein (British, 1872-1945) Mountain landscape Signed and dated `W. Rothenstein 22’ (lower right) Gouache 20.3/8 x 15 in. (51.8 x 38 cm.) Provenance: Christie’s London, Modern British Paintings, 31 October 1996, lot 2 The English portrait artist Sir William Rothenstein was born January 29, 1872, near Bradford, Yorkshire. William Rothenstein was the son of Moritz Rothenstein, who came to England from Hanover in 1859, and the brother of Charles Lambert Rutherston, the collector, and Albert Daniel Rutherston, the artist. William Rothenstein studied for one year at the Slade School in London under Alphonse Legros, after which he spent four years in Paris, where he attended the Académie Julian. While in Paris, Rothenstein met many of the important artists of the time; he was particularly influenced by James Whistler, Edgar Degas, and Henri Fantin-Latour. After his return to England in 1893, Rothenstein was commissioned by John Lane...

A charming rural landscape by the British artist Edward Matthews, depicting a flock of sheep grazing Bignor Hill. Well presented in a wash-line mount and gilt effect frame. Signed an...

A pastoral landscape depicting a farm at Northwood near Wem in Shropshire. Presented glazed in a washline mount and an ornate gilt frame with a fluted cove and leaf and berry detaili...