Thomas Barker (1769-1847)

Great Waterfall at Tivoli through Ponte Lupo

This superb exhibited British 18th century Old Master Italian landscape oil painting is by noted artist Thomas Barker of Bath. Painted in 1794 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1796, the location is Tivoli. One has a close up view through the towering Pont Lupo, or Wolf Bridge, a Roman aqueduct built in 144 BC, to The Great Waterfall of Tivoli beyond. In the foreground are travellers on horse back talking to some locals who are gesturing the route. The warm tones of the surroundings in the foreground really contrasts with the misty, almost mystical waterfall in the sunshine in the background. A beautiful painting and an excellent example of Barker of Bath's early work.

Signed lower left and dated 1794. 
 
Provenance Exhibited at the Royal Academy  in 1796 no. 343 entitled 'A view of the Great Waterfall of Tivoli, seen through the Pont Lupo'.
                   Purchased at Christie's, London 15th April 1994 (£ 22,000 hammer price)(£30,000 with fees)
                 Galerie Christa Cackett - label verso.

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Frank Owen Salisbury (1874-1964)

Onward Christian Soldiers

This striking British Edwardian religious oil painting is by noted artist Francis 'Frank' Owen Salisbury or Frank O'Salisbury as he is largely known. Painted in 1911 it is a figurative landscape of soldiers on the battlefield. The two central characters, the 'Christian Soldiers' from the early crusades have halos and ride through the chaos on white horses. Shafts on light with angels illuminate them and also a crucifix. A very powerful Edwardian religious oil painting and an excellent example of O'Salisbury's work. painted in oil and illuminated in gold leaf.

Signed and dated with monogram lower right 1911.

Provenance From Castle of Park, Aberdeenshire. 

A version of this painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy London in 1911 entitled the Passing of War.   

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Henri Moreau (1869-1943)

Ballerinas Putting on their Shoes

This lovely Belgian Impressionist figurative oil painting is by noted artist Henri Moreau. Although Belgian by birth, Moreau spent many years in France, moving to Paris in 1920 and one can see the influence of the French Impressionists in his work. In this painting, painted circa 1920, two young ballerinas are putting on their ballet shoes, one seated, one standing. Their tutus are a mass of froth around them. There is a table with two lovely gleaming red bowls and a vivid green bottle. In the mirror above we can see one ballerina reflected. There are such rich and vivid tones and the brushwork is just superb. Ballerina paintings are always popular but this is a particularly fine one and an excellent example of Moreau's work.

Signed lower left.

Provenance Surrey estate. 

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Samuel Fulton (1848-1930)

Portrait of a Springer Spaniel

This charming British Victorian dog portrait is by renown animal artist Samuel Fulton. Painted circa 1900 the composition is of a Springer Spaniel sat on some straw outside with a wall behind them. The spaniel is liver and white coloured with a predominantly brown face and ears with white on its muzzle and white legs and tummy. She is wearing a collar and gazing directly at the artist/viewer. Fulton has perfectly captured her soft fur, fluffy ears and sweet nature. This is a lovely British Victorian dog portrait oil painting and if you love dogs, how could you resist?

Signed lower right.

Provenance Bears James McClure & Son Framers label verso.
The spaniel depicted was the previous vendor's mother's dog.

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Woody 

I'm sure you can see the likeness! This was our gorgeous springer spaniel Woody who shared our lives for 14 and a half years. She was a bundle of energy and would run for miles. Her favourite place was Gwithian Sands in Cornwall -she would run down the steps and make a bee lline for the sea, no looking back. Happy days. 









 

George Lambert (1700-1765)

View of a Manor House and Cottages

This stunning British Old Master landscape oil painting, with excellent provenance, is by George Lambert. Lambert was a pioneer of British landscape in art for its own sake. Painted in 1744, the painting is entitled View of a Manor House and Cottages in Elizabeth Einberg's 63rd volume of the Walpole Society 2001 and is described as follows: 

In the foreground a road emerges from a wood to cross a ford and then leads up the hill to the right, towards a manor house seemingly built into the remains of a medieval or Tudor edifice. The main track, crowded with sheep and rustic figures, passes the massive square gateposts lower down the hill on the left. Further to the left is a thatched cottage with smoke coming out the chimney. In the distance is a wide coastal view. The main buildings, which are in the dead centre of the composition, represent almost certainly an as yet unidentified English view. 

The colouring  and detail in the trees and foliage are superb. This is an excellent Old Master oil painting by one of the all time great British landscape artists with extensive provenance. 

Signed  and dated 1744 lower left on rock in black.  

Provenance. Elizabeth Einberg, “Catalogue Raisonnè of the works of George Lambert”
                     The Annual Volume of the Walpole Society, 2001 Vol. 63, page 149 no P1744, fig.71.
                     Antonacci Efrati Antichità Rome Gallery. 
                     Burden sale, Parke Bernet, New York, 20-21, April 1938 (376 repr.)
                     Robert E. Peters, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, March 1975 (41 repr.)

Lit. Schnackenburg 1995, pp 83-84, cat. no.14 fig 13. 

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