Colin Hunter

Seascape with Fishermen Hanging their Nets - 19th Century Oil on Canvas

1878

Autumn landscape attributed to Arvid Mauritz Lindström (1849-1923) On a path winding between trees and stones beside a lake, a woman is walking. The work is painted in a relatively f...

An Italian veduta scene by Marten J. Waefelaers (1748–1799), signed and dated “M.J. Waefelaers 1791” lower left, oil on panel. (The signature is a bit hidden behind the frame). The g...

A fine small plein air study of three women picking flowers on the meadow next to white cliffs and sea. In the horizon where the sky ends, the contours of mainland is visible as a sh...

Oil study by a lake and mountains during sunset by Edward Rosenberg (1858-1934). This is a an oil study for a larger painting that Rosenberg did. A te...

Two fishermen cast their lines from a small boat into a tranquil river. Beyond, cattle graze on a verdant pasture as mountains recede into the distance. Signed and dated to the lower...

William Thornley was a painter of coastal scenes whose work is very similar to Hubert and Charles Thornley, who may have been members of the same family. He painted scenes of genre, architecture, and landscapes as well. A number of the landscapes were of Belgium, Holland, Italy, and Norway. However, it is for his seascapes that he is best remembered. Thornley’s works are beautifully detailed and show a masterful understanding of the moods of both weather and sea. They are often small in size and put together with fine detail and great artistic merit. Thornley’s fishing scenes are spirited and similar in style to those of “Jock” Wilson, and are often painted in pairs. Thornley’s works have always been popular when they appear on the art market. He was believed to have first exhibited marines at the Royal Academy in 1859 from an address in Paddington, London and also at the British Institution from 1861 until it closed in 1867. He continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1898. Thornley also exhibited at the Paris Salon and the Salon of French Artists, receiving an honorable mention in 1881 and a third-place medal in 1888. William Thornley also went by the names Georges William and William...

Artist/ School: Sheila Turner, British 20th century, signed and dated Title: The Fisherfolk, Scottish coastal village community Medium: signed oil painting on board, framed. fram...

An evocative mid-19th century seascape, attributed to James Edwin Meadows (1828-1888), depicting fishermen hauling in a net from a small sailboat. Soft light pierces through grey, br...