Celebrating National Dog Day - August 26th
Edwin Noble (1876-1961)
Young Man with Two Dogs in a Landscape
This superb British Edwardian figurative landscape oil painting is by noted animal artist Edwin Noble. Painted in 1904 it is a large and detailed painting of a young man, kneeling in a grassy thicket with his two dogs, a lurcher and terrier. He is restraining the dogs whilst his ferret goes down a rabbit hole in the hedgerow. Two dead rabbits are already lying on the grass beside them. Beyond is a county landscape of fields and trees. The young man in his stripped shirt and waistcoat and the two white dogs really stand out in the mass of greenery around them as do the white wild flowers at their feet. The detail and brushwork are superb. This is an excellent example of Edwin Noble's work as an animal painter in the Edwardian period and also depicts country pursuits.
Signed and dated Edwin Noble 04 lower right.
Provenance From the collection of Derek Parker and Peter Wynne Morris, Interior designers, antique dealers and collectors over sixty years.
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Italian Greyhound and Friends
This stunning Old Master 17th century oil portrait painting is attributed to circle of Francesco Fieravino, an artist famous in his day for still lifes and carpets. This painting which dates to circa 1650 is a stunning depiction of an Italian Greyhound on the right with two other dogs. The dogs are collared and a prized possession along with the Ushak carpet on which they are portrayed. A really beautiful painting with tremendous detail and colouring.
Ushak carpets were woven for the wealthy Ottoman home market but their depictions in paintings by 16th century artists, like Velasquez, Zurbaran and Vermeer, illustrate their wider appeal. By the 17th century there was a substantial market in Europe and they could be found in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese churches as well as large European country houses
Provenance Cambridgeshire estate.
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Hilda Annetta Walker (1877-1960)
Portrait of Three Pedigree Pekingese Dogs
This gorgeous British 1930's triple dog portrait oil painting is by female artist Hilda Walker. She was born in Yorkshire and studied art in Leeds and London and was also a sculptor. She flourished between 1902 and 1958, continuing to paint well into her late 70's. This lovely painting, painted in 1934 and signed and dated lower left, is of three pedigree Pekingese dogs; Wee Keep, Wee Boy and Wee Sing, sired by Boy Wang from a breeder in Cornwall and their details are inscribed verso. The dogs are sat close together in a group against a light green background, all looking at the artist/viewer, their eyes shining. They are all different shades and Walker has perfectly depicted their soft hair and sweet little faces with great detail and brushwork. The frame housing them is the perfect colour. This is a superb thirties oil painting of not one but three Pekingese dogs and I doubt we'll have it for long. It is also an excellent example of Walker's work in the prime of her artistic career.
Signed and dated 1934 lower left.
Provenance Details of dogs verso.
Faintly inscribed verso with the names of the dogs; "Wee Keep [?] (bitch), Wee Boy (dog), and Wee Sing (bitch), Sire 'Boy Wang", the breeder is given as 'Mrs Beswetherick of Woon Nr St Austell in Cornwall
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