English School Art

Serene lakeside scene with delicate reeds in soft, misty twilight tones by 20th Century British Artist, Pamela Derry (1932-2002) Art measures 9 x 5.5 inches Frame measures 13.5 x 1...

Oil on canvas laid on board, cottage interior scene, signed with indistinct date circa 1860, Image size 10" x 15", very nicely framed More Information Good clean condition, no sign o...

Vintage English Woman with Duffel Coat & Mary Jane Shoes 1960's 1970's England entitled 'The Fall of Desire' by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding. ...

19th Century Oil Painting "The Naughty Child" After Sir Edwin Landseer Delightful antique oil painting of "The Naughty Child" by a mystery artist. The original painting was done by ...

Family Group Drawing in Chinese white, sepia and bistre ink, c. 1790 Signed lower left: G. Morland (see photo) The present work appears to be a preliminary study for two Morland paintings where the artist uses portions of this preliminary study in finished exhibition paintings. The strongest association is with the painting entitled The Cottage Door (1790), now in the collection of Royal Holloway College, University of London. Morland uses the same small girl (on left side of this sheet) holding a doll on a chair in the exact same pose. The second painting entitled The Tea Garden (Tate Gallery, London, c. 1790) incorporates similar poses and gestures of the three other figure studies on this sheet. Provenance: Colnaghi, London (Stock # D25924, see photo) Maynard Walker Gallery, New York ( see photo of label) Davis Galleries, New York, their Eagle stamp and stock number (see photo) Ms. Gloria Kaplan (1930-2011) New York City Regarding Maynard Walker: Maynard Walker New York Times obit: "Maynard Walker, an art dealer in New York City for nearly 40 years who was among the first to show the works of leading American regionalist painters, died of pneumonia Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Carbondale, Pa. He was 89 years old and lived in Lake Ariel, Pa. In 1933, while working at the Ferargil Gallery in New York, Mr. Walker organized an exhibition for the Kansas City Art Institute that for the first time brought together the work of the regionalist painters Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton and John Steuart Curry. After Mr. Walker opened his own gallery, at 108 East 57th Street, in 1935, these artists joined him and showed regularly there. The gallery was also among the first to show the work of George Grosz, the German painter and caricaturist, who moved to the United States in 1932. The gallery moved to 117 East 57th Street after the war." Condition: Aging to paper Slight fading to ink Tiny spotting in image All consistent with the age of the drawing Image size: 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 inches Frame size: 14 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches George Morland was born in London on 26 June 1763. He was the son of Henry Robert Morland, and grandson of George Henry Morland, said by Cunningham to have been lineally descended from Sir Samuel Morland, while other biographers go so far as to say that he had only to claim the baronetcy in order to get it. Morland began to draw at the age of three years, and at the age of ten (1773) his name appears as an honorary exhibitor of sketches at the Royal Academy. He continued to exhibit at the Free Society in 1775 and 1776, and at the Society of Artists in 1777, and then again at the Royal Academy in 1778, 1779 and 1780. His talents were carefully cultivated by his father, who was accused of stimulating them unduly with a view to his own profit, shutting the child up in a garret to make drawings from pictures and casts for which he found a ready sale. The boy, on the other hand, is said to have soon found a way to make money for himself by hiding some of his drawings, and lowering them at nightfall out of his window to young accomplices, with whom he used to spend the proceeds in frolic and self-indulgence. It has been also asserted that his father, discovering this trick, tried to conciliate him by indulgence, humouring his whims and encouraging his low tastes. He was set by his father to copy pictures of all kinds, but especially of the Dutch and Flemish masters. Among others he copied Fuseli's Nightmare and Reynolds's Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy. He was also introduced to Sir Joshua Reynolds, and obtained permission to copy his pictures, and all accounts agree that before he was seventeen he had obtained considerable reputation not only with his friends and the dealers, but among artists of repute. A convincing proof of the skill in original composition which he had then attained is the fine engraving. It is said that before his apprenticeship to his father came to an end, in 1784, Romney offered to take him into his own house, with a salary of £300, on condition of his signing articles for three years. But Morland, we are told, had had enough of restraint, and after a rupture with his father he set up on his own account in 1784 or 1785 at the house of a picture dealer, and commenced that life which, in its combination of hard work and hard drinking, is almost without a parallel. Morland soon became the mere slave of the dealer with whom he lived. His boon companions were "ostlers, potboys, horse jockeys, moneylenders, pawnbrokers, punks, and pugilists." In this company the handsome young artist swaggered, dressed in a green coat, with large yellow buttons, leather breeches, and top boots. "He was in the very extreme of foppish puppeyism", says Hassell; "his head, when ornamented according to his own taste, resembled a snowball, after the model of Tippey Bob, of dramatic memory, to which was attached a short, thick tail, not unlike a painter's brush." His youth and strong constitution enabled him to recover rapidly from his excesses, and he not only employed the intervals in painting, but at this time, or shortly afterwards, taught himself to play the violin. He made also an effort, and a successful one, to free himself from his task-master, and escaped to Margate, where he painted miniatures for a while. In 1785 he paid a short visit to France, whither his fame had preceded him, and where he had no lack of commissions. Returning to London, he lodged in a house at Kensal Green, on the road to Harrow, near William Ward, intercourse with whose family seems for a time to have had a steadying influence. It resulted in his marriage with Miss Anne Ward...

Vintage English Woman in Dress on Park Bench in Suburbia 1960's 1970's England, entitled 'Summertime Blues' by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding. S...

Bronze (silver nitrate patina) Numbered 8/9 40cm × 24cm × 20cm Pratley is a Sculptor working from life models in his West London studio. His inspirations range from ancient Greek ma...

Vintage English Woman in Suburbia with Classic Ford Anglia Car 1960's 1970's England entitled ‘The Temptations Of Travel’ by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding...

Vintage English Woman Tennis Player Picnic Basket Smoking 1960's 1970's England entitled ‘Love, Hate, Kiss, Or Adore’ by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding...

Originally the property of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., this watercolor scene, depicting a group of ordinary, early 19th-century English folk and their dogs resting in the shade, p...

Atmospheric Painting of Street in Gunthorpe Street in Whitechapel in the City of London. A unique original by Contemporary British Artist, Angela ...

Red and black chalk on paper, with white highlights Initialed ‘CHS’ and dated (lower right) 27cm × 25cm (43cm × 39cm framed) Shannon studied at Lincoln School of Art and at Lambeth ...

Harvest, Surrey England. Signed and titled antique gold leaf frame. John Horace Hooper was born in 1851-1906 England. Known for his captivati...

William Gronow‑Davis (1941–2015) British painter, collector, and estate custodian William Gronow‑Davis was born in 1941 in India and later moved to England, where he established hi...

Title: Set of Four Miniature Watercolors of Redcliffe and Bristol Harbour by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements (each)...

Title: Set of Four Miniature Watercolors of Bristol Civic and Historic Landmarks by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements...

Title: Set of Four Miniature Watercolors of Historic Bristol Churches and Almshouses by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurem...

Sir Francis Dicksee (English, 1853-1928) Untitled (Portrait of a Woman), c. 1900 Oil on canvas; period frame Sight: 13 1/4 in. Framed: 21 1/8 x 21 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. Frank Dicksee was a member of a noted artistic family, his father, brother, and sister Margaret were all well-known painters, and the family lived in the Bloomsbury area of London. He was initially trained by his father, before entering the Royal Academy schools in 1870. Amongst the visiting lecturers who trained him, were the famous senior academicians Leighton [1830-1896] and Millais [1829-1896]. Dicksee was a star student, earning many distinctions and medals. Like many other artists of the day his early career was largely spent in book illustration, as well as some stained glass window design. He started exhibiting at the RA in the mid 1870s, and also exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery, though his real base was always the Academy. Dicksee made his reputation with Harmony, exhibited at the Academy in 1877, and bought by the Chantry Bequest. Frank Dicksee was elected ARA in 1881, and became a full RA ten years later. Many of his pictures were of dramatic historical and legendary scenes. He also was a noted painter of elegant, highly-finished portraits of fashionable women, which of course helped to bring him material success. Many of these portraits are so beautiful, it is really difficult to disapprove of them - happy was the fashionable lady whose portrait was painted by Dicksee! He also painted landscapes. Dicksee lived in St John's Wood, and remained a bachelor. He was, of course, one of the nineteenth century artists who outlived his time, and was, to his credit, very unhappy with developments in the early twentieth century. Rather surprisingly, Dicksee was elected President of the Royal Academy in 1924, fulfilling the role with panache and tact. Physically he was a tall, good-looking, patrician figure, with a charming easy-going manner. Like his predecessor but one Edward Poynter...

Victorian landscape painting at its finest, gentle countryside and wonderfully drawn figures by a highly regarded British Artist. A beautiful pair of oils on canvas, mounted on stre...

A very nice, detailed 19th Century landscape of travellers on the crossroads of the Penzance Road in Cornwall by British artist Peter Deakin. The details of the work are as follows:...

An important authenticated & documented 18th century portrait by John Russell R A (1745-1809), England, signed & dated 1789. This rather charming & sensitive portrait of a young girl...

London: The Satirist, 1811. Etching with aquatint on buff wove paper with an 1808 watermark, 9 3/4 x 13 inches (248 x 330 mm), wide margins. Scattered paper repairs on the verso, as...

Tears of sensibility- sympathy a poem- let's all be unhappy together ie the Whig club in distress etc. &c London: S.W. Fores, 1798. Etching on white wove paper, 9 1/2 x 15 3/4 inche...

London: c 1750. Steel engraving on cream wove paper, 5 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches (sheet) (142 x 162 mm), margins trimmed inside the platemark. Scattered handling wear, creasing and edge nic...

A fascinating 19th century view of Chinese Sumo wrestlers in a mountainous landscape Circle of George Chinnery (1774-1852) Chinese wrestlers in a land...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Portcullis Inn Pub Scene by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3 inches (heig...

Title: St Georges Church and Court Farm Hanham and Haughan Abbots Watercolor by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3....

Title: Miniature Watercolor of St John the Baptist Chipping Sodbury by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card,...

Title: Pair of Historic Miniature Watercolors of Two of Bristol’s Historic Inns by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements:...

Title: Miniature Watercolor Triptych of Historic Views of Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 6.75 inches (height) x 2.5 inches (width) Condition: Very good and highly presentable Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work in Bristol, England. Description: This stunning watercolor triptych by Jack Grunwell offers three historic views of Bristol, beautifully arranged in a vertical composition. Each panel captures a different aspect of the city’s maritime and architectural heritage, highlighting its connection to trade, history, and natural beauty. Clifton Suspension Bridge...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Temple Church and Shakespeare Inn in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurem...

Alexander P. Thomson, R.S.W. (Scottish, 1887-1962) Plockton (Ross-shire, Scotland), 20th century Watercolor on paper 15 x 22 in. Framed: 25 1/16 x 32 in. Signed lower left: A.P. Thom...

A lovely rural scene with figures walking on a country track, pausing for a moment to chat and gaze over towards the castle in the woods. Circle of William Leighton Leitch (1804-188...

Amberley Boy, No. 2 Etching with stipple, 1928 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Signed in the plate in reverse (see photo) Provenance inscription in pencil verso A proof outs...

A very atmospheric scene of a religious ceremony in a Cathedral or church interior Harry Willson (1813-1852) A candlelit cermony in a cathedral Signed Watercolour with gouache and g...

Title: Miniature Watercolor of Chapel of the Three Kings, Christmas Steps in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurem...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Chapel of the Three Kings in Bristol by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2....

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of St Bartholomew 1620 and Three Kings Almshouses by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measur...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor of Christmas Steps Historic Bristol Street Scene by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measure...

Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor Paintings of John Wesley Kingswood School by Jack Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: ...

Sam Marriott (1932-1997) was a British painter active in the Post‑War and Contemporary art scene. Known chiefly for his oil paintings of sporting, equestrian, and rural life, he chro...

London: Robert Wilkinson, 1820 Copperplate engraving on buff wove paper, 13 x 9 3/4 inches (330 x 247 mm) full margins. In good condition with some minor toning and surface soiling ...

An Interior View of the Porch of the Parish Church St. Alphage; An interior view of the porch of the parish church of St Alphage, London Wall: formerly the chapel of the priory of El...

London: Laurie & Whittle, 1799 Engraving on buff wove paper, 10 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches (271 x 338 mm), uneven narrow to wide margins. Soft vertical fold at the center sheet (as issued)...

London: T. Bensley for R. Bowyer, 1810 Hand-colored aquatint on cream wove paper, 9 x 12 3/8 inches (227 x 318 mm), full margins. Scattered light toning and a spray of light spots o...

London: James Whittle & Richard Holmes Laurie, 1814. Engraving with hand coloring in watercolor on wove paper, 11 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches (290 x 437 mm). Condition issues include signif...

workman bridge over the river avon in Evesham worcestershire. Workman Bridge was erected in 1856 to replace a medieval bridge. It was named after Henry Workman, long-time mayor of Evesham. oil on canvas by George Willis Pryce...

Essex: c1899. Etching with aquatint on cream wove paper, 7 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches (190 x 310 mm), full margins. Signed and titled in pencil in the lower margin. In very good condition w...

Although this painting has a plaque stating Duncan Cameron, I don’t believe it is by that artist. This charming 19 century painting of a Scottish f...

Line engraving, on India paper, marked 'Private Plate' to lower margin. Circa 1870. 510mm by 380mm (platemark) 575mm by 455mm (sheet) Lehmann's painting dates to 1869 when Reuters ...

Stunning oil on canvas landscape of the River Conway in Wales by British artist R. Ellis Wilkinson. Painted in 1881 and signed lower right. In what apears to be the original period f...

Herbert Gustave Schmalz Anyone for Croquet, circa 1898 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 47 5/8 x 31 3/4 inches Provenance Anthony Mitchell, Nottingham Burlington Gallery Ltd., Londo...

William Heath Robinson (British, 1872-1944) East coast sea sketch, circa 1930 Pencil and watercolour 8.1/2 x 12.3/4 in. (21.7 x 32.3 cm.) There is an extensive passage regarding the ...

Elsie Marian Henderson (British, 1880-1967) Crouching Leopard Charcoal and pastel on paper 8 x 12.1/8 in. (20.3 x 30.8 cm.) Provenance: The estate of the artist Sally Hunter Fine Art, London Elsie Marian Henderson was born in Eastbourne in Sussex and with the encouragement of her mother, a keen amateur painter, she attended the South Kensington Schools before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art between 1903 and 1905. She continued her art education in Paris and in 1916, after returning to London she enrolled at the Chelsea Polytechnic, where she was taught lithography by the artist Francis Ernest Jackson...

A Jersey Vraic Cart Etching, 1939 Signed lower center margin (see photo) Signed and dated in the plate (see photo) Edition 250 plus 10 on J. Whatman laid paper Printed by David Stran...

Blair Hughes-Stanton – ‘Thetis Laments’ 1952 The watercolour is signed by the artist lower right in pencil 'Blair HS' and dated (19)52. It was exhibited in June 1954 at The Leicester...

Artist: John Arthur Dees (English, 1876-1959) Title: "In Cambridgeshire" *Signed by Dees lower right Circa: 1915 Medium: Original Watercolor on paper Framing: Recently beautifully fr...

Artist: William Augustus Osbaldiston (English, Active: Late 18th Century) Titles: "Coursing" (Plate 3), "Hawking" (Plate 7), and "Hare Hunting" (Plate 8) Portfolio: The British Sport...

Artist: William Augustus Osbaldiston (English, Active: Late 18th Century) Title: "Lincolnshire Sheep" (Plate 9) Portfolio: The British Sportsman, or, Nobleman, Gentleman, and Farmer'...

Walter Richard Sickert ARA (British, 1860 – 1942) Harry Anderson – in memoriam etching 1922 signed and titled in ink (lower edge) 5.1/8 x 4.1/2 in. (13 x ...