Alfred Ronner (1852-1901)

The Flax Spinner

This beautiful Victorian portrait oil painting is by Belgian artist Alfred Ronner. Painted circa 1890 the painting is of a young woman sat at a spinning wheel. She is spinning flax, perhaps as a cottage industry, the final step of flax textile production being spinning, to make yarn that can be used to weave textiles. The light catching the young woman and flax and the detail of her features and hands as she spins are superb. The muted palette tones are perfect making this a really beautiful painting and an excellent example of Ronner's work.

Signed upper left.

Provenance.  Bonham & Sons Ltd, 3 October 1957, sold together with a copy of the catalogue. Lot 130

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Maud Marion Wear (1873-1955)

Portrait of a Girl Holding Wool

This beautiful British Edwardian portrait oil painting is by noted and much exhibited female artist Maud Marion Wear. Wear trained at the Royal Academy Schools in London for five years and then went on to combine teaching art and exhibiting for over forty years including 45 works at the Royal Academy. Her painting were mainly portraits and figure studies. This lovey painting, painted circa 1905 is a three quarter length portrait of a young woman in front of a leaded window. She is wearing a dark dress with lace collar and lace cap. In her hands she holds a ball of tangerine wool. These colours are beautifully echoed by the autumnal trees behind her through the window. She is gazing down to her right. This painting is absolutely exquisite in its colouring with the vivid orange and greens behind her and her rosy cheeks and red lips. The sympathetic soft focus detail in her face is also superb. This is a fantastic example of Wear's work as a female artist and is just a pleasure to behold.  

Indistinctly signed lower right. 

Signed 'Maud M Wear' on stretcher verso. 

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William Albert Ablett (1877-1936)

Portrait of a Lady at a Spinning Wheel

This lovely Edwardian oil painting is by French artist William Albert Ablett. Dated 1901, the brush work and use of light are superb. Ablett has perfectly captured the movement and flow of spinning. An elderly bespectacled lady sits in the light from a window as she spins.

Signed and dated 1901 lower right.

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Stansmore Richmond Leslie Deans (1866-1944)

Portrait of a Girl in Straw Hat

This stunning Scottish exhibited oil portrait is by Glasgow Girl listed artist Stansmore Richmond Leslie Deans. It was painted circa 1905 and is very evocative of the Glasgow style and period.  The painting depicts a “Girl in a Straw Hat” and has wonderful brushwork and detail and excellent provenance.

Provenance. Glasgow Museums Exhibition.
                     Glasgow Girls - Jude Burkhauser.

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In the early 18th and 19th century it was fashionable for wealthy British families to send their sons, and very occassionally daughters, on a grand tour of Europe. The Tour could last up to two years and was to introdue them to art, history and the culture of Italy in particular. For some, it was a decadant trip, for others, an escape from some scandal. The journey itself was fraught with dangers, depending on the route they took - rough seas, highwaymen and crossing the Alps. Once in Venice, every Grand Tourist wanted to leave with a Caneltto painting as a souvenir. Many artists also undertook a tour and painted their way across Europe and Italy. They captured Vesuvius erupting, Lady Emma Hamilton performing in Naples and all the wonderful bridges of Venice, still a very popular holiday destination. We have a lovely selection of paintings of Venice below for you to enjoy.


Germain Fabius Brest (1832-1900) - Gondolas in a Venetian Canal

This fabulous vibrant French Victorian Venetian landscape oil painting is by noted artist Germain Fabius Brest. It was painted circa 1865 when Brest was painting classical Venetian scenes where great architecture is populated with vibrant figures. In this painting we have gondolas, bridges, people going about life, wonderful architecture and perspective, the play of light and shadows and all with great colouring beneath a vivid blue sky. This painting is a fantastic example of Brest's work and stands out amongst Victorian Venetian landscapes generally.

Signed lower right.

Provenance Christie's London

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Robert Weir Allan (1842-1952) - Venice Lagoon

An original watercolour dated 1881 of Venice from the lagoon with boats and the Doges Palace in the distance. It was painted by Robert Weir Allan who was a well travelled Scottish artist and is well known for his watercolour and oil paintings of landscapes and seascapes. This is a lovely example of a late 19th century Scottish Impressionistic watercolour and a good example of his work. 

Signed right Robert W Allan and dated 1881.

Provenance. Scottish private collection. John Gibson Glasgow Gallery.

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Thomas Millie Dow (1848-1919) - Venice

A fine watercolour  by Scottish Glasgow Boy artist Thomas Millie Dow RSW NEAC which is signed and dates to circa 1900. It depicts a Venice scene in the muted Scottish tradition of Waterson, Herald and Whistler. A fine painting in a gilt gallery frame.

Signed lower right TMD.

Provenance. Scottish collection.

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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Celebrating World Mental Health Day. Something that often lifts the spirits is to get out in nature and go for a walk, be by water or amongst trees and let nature work its magic to soothe our souls. If you can't do that today, just looking at this painting is deeply relaxing.

William Young (1845-1916) - Loch Eck, Scotland. 

This breath taking Scottish Victorian landscape oil painting is by much exhibited landscape artist William Young RSW. Entitled Loch Eck and painted circa 1908, this particular location was a favourite of Young's and he has perfectly captured its majesty. He exhibited several paintings under the title Loch Eck and this may well have been one of them. In the foreground is a sandy shore with boulders and fir trees to the right. Loch Eck then stretches out before us with mountains bordering it on the right and beyond and lower land and trees to the left. The masterpiece of the painting is the wonderful reflections of the mountains in the tranquil waters of the loch and the varied shades of green - just breath taking. This is a painting one would never get tired of admiring and is an excellent example of Young's work.  
Loch Eck is a freshwater loch located on the Cowal peninsula, north of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is seven miles (11 kilometres) long. Along with Loch Lomond, it is the only naturally occurring habitat of the Powan fish.

Signed lower right plus name and title on frame.

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Interior paintings, also known as Chamber Art, depicts the interior decoration of a room or building. It shows the era, design and function of the room as well as the interest and social status of the owner. Interiors came into being in Renaissance art and developed further at the beginning of the 17th century, primarily in Dutch art. They show the everyday lives of people and their objects, often depicting a living room, kitchen  and sometimes a bedroom. In portraits, the interior is a backdrop for the main subject but in interiors the room is often empty of people and the furnishings, textures, light, windows and hearths are the key elements. Sometimes the interior painting does include a figure, especially if an artist's studio, but they are at a distance in the room, small in perspective and the emphasis is still on the interior itself. Interiors show the secret, private world of an individual and have a peaceful charm about them. 

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Annie Rose Laing (1869-1946) - Interior with Lady Reading

This superb Scottish Edwardian  Impressionist interior oil painting is by noted Scottish female artist Annie Rose Laing. Painted circa 1910, the composition is the interior of a room with a lady stood between a table and writing desk, reading a letter. The whole scene has multiple shades of blue - on the window drapes, tablecloth, writing desk  and the lady's dress. By contrast, splashes of red are on the tulips on the table, floor rugs and side of the writing desk. In the foreground one can just see the edge of a frame of a picture on an easel and another small painting above the writing desk. On the near right is the edge of a thick green velvet curtain at the door. One has the sense of peeping into a private, intimate world. This is an excellent example of a Scottish female artist at her prime. 
Signed lower left.

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Alexander Roche (1868-1937) - The Artist's Studio

This superb RSA exhibited Scottish Edwardian interior oil painting is by Glasgow Boy artist Alexander Ignatius Roche. It was painted circa 1914 when Roche was living at 8 Royal Terrace, on Calton Hill, a very prestigious property in Edinburgh, now the Halcyon Hotel. The painting is a view of Roche's studio, quite possibly one of the rooms at the above address. The painting was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy the following year, no. 333 entitled The Studio. The painting shows Roche beneath the vast window in his studio against a red wall that meets pale floorboards. Various items and furniture are scattered about. The balance of the white window and pale floorboards with the red wall intersecting is perfect. A really lovely example of this great Glasgow Boy artist's work and a very personal piece showing his inner sanctum.

Signed lower right.

Provenance Exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy 1915 no. 333, entitled The Studio.

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Patrick William Adam (1852-1929) - The Drawing Room

This superb exhibited Scottish interior oil painting with excellent provenance is by noted artist Patrick William Adam.  Painted in 1915 it was exhibited that year at the Royal Scottish Academy and entitled the Drawing Room, 27 Drumsheugh Gardens which is in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh. It was lent for exhibition by its owner, J R Findlay who was Sir John Richie Findlay (1866-1930) 1st Baronet and Chairman of the National Galleries of Scotland and for a long time Chairman of the Edinburgh College of Art. He was also an original member of the Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland. The painting is of a magnificent drawing room with a table with white flowers, possibly narcissi on in the middle. To the left is a glass cabinet with ornaments and to the right are several paintings on the wall in beautiful gilt frames, caught in the light. although the walls are quite dark, the section of wall below the dado rail is light yellow as are the coving and ceiling, really lightening the painting. There are numerous other ornaments and vases in the room and we can just see the edge of a much larger painting to the left. The detail and brushwork are superb as is the depiction of glancing.This is an excellent example of Adam's work with very good exhibition and ownership provenance and a really
beautiful Scottish interior oil painting.

Signed lower right and dated 1915.

Provenance Exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1915 no. 281 entitled The Drawing Room, 27 Drumsheugh Gardens (Haymarket Edinburgh) Lent by J R Findlay esq.

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