British Art: September 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Frederick Daniel Hardy - The Pet Lamb

1889

http://www.rowlesfineart.co.uk/Frederick-Daniel-Hardy.html

William Mellor - On the Lledr, North Wales

signed William Mellor l.l.

oil on canvas

20 x 30"

http://www.artnet.com/artist/11647/william-mellor.html

including works currently for sale

http://www.rowlesfineart.co.uk/William-Mellor.html

William Sidney Cooper - Cattle watering in a summer landscape

signed W. Sidney Cooper 1900 l.l.

oil on canvas

20 x 30"

William Luker - Noonday Rest

signed W Luker 1874 l.r.
oil on canvas
18 x 29.5"
.
http://www.artnet.com/artist/664584/william-luker-sr.html

Thomas Sidney Cooper - Sheep on a Hillside

1869

oil on panel

10 x 7 7/8"

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Edith Hume - A Stitch In Time

http://www.burlington.co.uk/cgi-bin/full-details.pl?paintingID=25112

Frank Moss Bennett - three pictures

[Playing his trump] 1934

oil on canvas

24 1/4 x 32 1/8"

[The Ornithologist] 1924

oil on canvas laid down on panel

14 1/8 x 19 7/8"

[The Guest of Honour] 1945

oil on canvas

20 x 26"

http://www.fada.com/browse_by_artist.html?gallery_no=2&artist=5868&bio=1

Robert Watson

[Cattle watering in a highland landscape]

signed R Watson 1889 l.l.

oil on canvas

24 x 36"

fl. 1890 - 1910.

http://www.artnet.com/artist/74264/robert-watson.html

Charles Robert Leslie - May Day in the reign of Quuen Elizabeth

oil on canvas

60.5 x 46"

exhibited at the RA in 1821

shows Queen Elizabeth and her courtiers celebrating May Day. Notice the people dancing round the Maypole

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maypole

and characters dressed as Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck, a hobby horse, a fool and a Dragon.

Sydney Percy Kendrick - Portrait of Dame Sybil Thorndyke

signed Sydney P Kendrick l.l.

oil on canvas

68 x 37"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_Thorndike

http://www.artnet.com/artist/177848/sydney-percy-kendrick.html

Monday, September 28, 2009

The grandiose Victorian country house is back in vogue

http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article6846244.ece

Lawrence Alma-Tadema - Portrait of a Young Man

signed L Alma Tadema l.r
oil on canvas
15 3/4 x 12.5"
painted when he was just 18. Note the lack of a hyphen in his name, probably paintyed about 1852 (but may be 1854).

English School - Portrait of Lady Elizabeth Whitbread

oil on canvas

30 x 22"

Lady Elizabeth Whitbread (1765 - 1846)

http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person.php?LinkID=mp65985

Ernest Borough Johnson - The Young Poet

1944

oil on board

22.5 x 17 3/4"

http://www.artnet.com/artist/556660/ernest-borough-johnson.html

John Henry Lorimer

[self portrait]

oil on canvas

28.5 x 23"

1856 - 1936.

http://www.artnet.com/artist/650996/john-henry-lorimer.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Lorimer

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst1118.html

Sunday, September 27, 2009

William Mulready - Collection of 19 drawings & 9 etchings for 'The Vicar of Wakefield'

c. 1840
pencil, ink and etching on paper

http://www.leicestergalleries.com/art-and-antiques/detail/48046

Mary Hayllar - A Bit of Sunlight

c. 1885

oil on board

http://www.leicestergalleries.com/art-and-antiques/detail/15436

Saturday, September 26, 2009

(Sir) Herbert James Gunn - Sylphide (Vera Savina)

[Sylphide (Vera Savina)]

signed H James Gunn '27' u.l.

oil on canvas

25 x 30"

exhibited RA 1929

1893 - 1964.

http://www.artnet.com/artist/553629/herbert-james-gunn.html

including pictures for sale - including this painting

http://www.faslondon.com/artist_twentieth_century/Sir_Herbert_James_Gunn_7931.aspx

http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/eGallery/maker.asp?maker=12064

Price Realized £6,250
Vera Clark was an English dancer who joined the Ballets Russes in 1924 under the direction of the inspirational and dynamic leadership of Serge Diaghilev. At the time of joining the company, Vera's name was Russianized to Vera Savina. She married the Principal and choreographer Léonide Massine in April of 1926 and became Principal herself in the season of 1927, the year of this portrait.

The present lot shows Vera dressed as the sylph from one of the oldest surviving romantic ballets La Sylphide, the first version of which premiered in Paris in 1832 with choreography by Filippo Taglioni and music by Jean-Madelaine Schneitzhoeffer. Taglioni's version was revived for the Imperial Ballet in 1892 and interpolated by Anna Pavlova in 1904. The Ballets Russes'version of La Sylphide was created by scenographer and one-time artistic director Alexandre Benois, and became an instant classic.

James McBey

[The Violin player]

signed McBey / 1932 l.r.

oil on canvas

40 x 32"

1853 - 1959.

http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSA05192

Leonard Campbell Taylor - The Violin Lesson

signed L Campbell Taylor l.l.

oil on canvas

33 1/4 x 31"

http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=2027&page=1

http://www.artnet.com/artist/675855/leonard-campbell-taylor.html

(Sir) Francis Grant - Portrait of Sir George Cornewall Lewis

1849

oil on canvas

30.5 x 25.5"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Cornewall_Lewis,_2nd_Baronet

Friday, September 25, 2009

Copley Fielding

[The Passing of Arthur: An illustration to The Idylls of the King by Alfred]
pencil, watercolour and gum arabic with scratching out
38 3/8 x 28½"
exhibited Paris, 1865
.
1778-1855.
http://www.artnet.com/artist/6174/copley-fielding.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copley_Fielding

Frederick Vigers

[Portrait of the artist's wife, full-length, in a blue dress, holding a bunch of pansies]

oil on canvas

72 x 28 3/4"

1852 - 1922.

http://www.artnet.com/artist/423887923/frederick-vigers.html

A painter mainly of landscapes and literary subjects who exhibited both in London and the provinces. He was involved in the Arts and Crafts movememt and produced designs for furniture, rextiles and wall paper.

Bernard Sleigh

[Valkyrie]

oil on canvas

48 x 16"

1872 - 1954.

http://www.artnet.com/artist/690035/bernard-sleigh.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Sleigh

Henry B. Wimbush

[Sheep beside a river]

signed H B WIMBUSH l.l.

oil on canvas

25 3/4 x 38"

fl. 1881 - 1908.

http://www.artnet.com/artist/571938/henry-b-wimbush.html

http://www.henrywimbush.co.uk/id29.htm

David Cox - A drover and cattle

signed David Cox l.l.

oil on canvas

24 x 42"

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Edward Elgar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Elgar

Edward Charles Williams - Figures in a wooded landscape

oil on panel

18.5 x 23 3/4"

http://www.rehs.com/edward_charles_williams_the_old_roadside_inn.html

Edward Robert Smythe - Figure before a cottage

oil on canvas

36 x 27 3/4"

http://store.encore-editions.com/artist/edwardsmythe.html

Joseph Thors - A figure in a wooded landscape

signed J THORS l.r.

oil on canvas

20 x 16"

http://www.collinsantiques.co.uk/index.php?viewitem=32

George Law Beetholme

[A waterfall in a mountainous landscape]

signed G L Beetholme l.l.

oil on canvas

36 x 28 1/8"

fl. 1847 - 1878.

http://www.artnet.com/artist/578575/george-law-beetholme.html

http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/george-law-beetholme-british,-19th-century-th-1-c-a877e2dc3b

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Euston Arch

An historic arch which once stood proudly at the entrance to Euston Station before being demolished by town planners almost 50 years ago is to be restored to its former glory after the discovery of lost stones dumped in a river.
The plans were unveiled by the Euston Arch Trust which has campaigned for the rebuilding of the Greek revival landmark.
Co-founder Dan Cruickshank said: 'The forthcoming redevelopment of Euston Station provides an unmissable opportunity to reinstate the spectacular Euston Arch.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1215583/Historic-arch-destroyed-60s-planners-rebuilt-station-stones-dumped-river.html