Thomas Falcon Marshall (1818-1878)

Harvest Time

This superb large exhibited British Victorian oil painting is by noted artist Thomas Falcon Marshall. Painted in 1849 it was exhibited at the Royal Academy London that year. This large painting depicts a father on his white horse saying goodbye to his family before heading off to the harvest, hence the exhibition title, 'the Orphans of the Village - Harvest Time'.  There is also a partial quote from a poem by James Thomson. It is a beautiful landscape populated with several groups of people including the father and his family, workers having a drink behind him and labourers around the waggon in the field beyond. There is tremendous detail and beautiful colouring making this a thoroughly charming Victorian rustic genre scene and an excellent example of Marshall's work. 

Signed lower left. 

Provenance. Exhibited at the Royal Academy London, 1849 No. 612 entitled 'The Orphans of the Village - Harvest Time'. 'Be not too narrow, husbandman! but fling from the full sheaf, with charitable
stealth, the liberal handful'. James Thomson

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James Kay (1858-1942)

Exeter Cathedral

This beautiful Scottish Impressionist Edwardian architectural oil painting is by noted artist James Kay. Painted circa 1900 the painting is of Exeter Cathedral in Exeter in Devon in the south west of England. The composition shows the square leading up to the cathedral which is populated with figures dressed in their finery, many with parasols and even a horse and cart. One can just see a couple of buildings to the right of the cathedral and trees on the left. The cathedral itself fills three quarters of the canvas and is easily identified by its architecture. The Impressionist brushwork and heavy impasto are superb. The use of blue for shadows on the square echoes up to the blue sky showing through the clouds and is reminiscent of Monet and his exterior cathedral scenes. This is a stunning Scottish Impressionist Edwardian oil painting and an excellent example of Kay's work.

Signed lower left. 

Provenance Somerset estate. 

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Celebrarting Imbolc,  a Gaelic traditional festival marking the start of spring, and for Christians is the feast
day of Saint Brigid, Ireland's patroness saint. Held on the 1st February, about halfway between the
winter solstice and the spring equinox.


Miles Peter Richmond (1922-2008)

Abstract Yellow Flowers

This superb British 1940's abstract expressionist oil painting is by noted founder member of the Borough Group artist, Miles Peter Richmond. Painted in 1947 it has another unfinished oil painting verso by the same artist. Richmond was a huge admirer and follower of David Bomberg, having studied under him. Indeed he followed Bomberg to Spain where he lived and worked for twenty years. Bomberg's influence can been seen in this painting with its bold brushwork and vibrant colours as well as incredible visual depth.  This is a fantastic example of British abstract art in the 1940's and of Richmond's work.
Unsigned. 
Provenance. The Artist, from whom acquired by previous owner, 2001
                     Private Collection, UK.
                     Bartley Grey Gallery London. Label Verso.

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Norah Neilson Gray (1882-1931)

Exotic - Portrait of Rita McIlraith

This stunning much exhibited 1920's Scottish portrait oil painting is by noted Glasgow Girl artist Norah Neilson Gray. Painted circa 1923, the model for the painting was Rita McIlraith but the artist did not want to use her name in the title and it was called 'Exotic.'
Norah Neilson Gray was a Scottish artist known for her striking portraits and remarkable ability to capture the essence of the sitter. She achieved international status and recognition during her lifetime, and was one of the most esteemed female painters of the early twentieth century.
She was a member of The Glasgow Girls, a group of women artists and designers active in Glasgow at the turn of the twentieth century. The group including Margaret and Frances MacDonald, Jessie M. King, Annie French, Helen Paxton Brown, Jessie Wylie Newbery, Ann Macbeth, Bessie MacNicol, Norah Neilson Gray, Stansmore Dean, Eleanor Allen Moore, De Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar, the silversmith Agnes Banks Harvey and Christian Jane Fergusson. Their paintings including Exotic were exhibited in Kirkcudbright in July and August 2010.
The painting is a seated portrait of Rita McIIraith, sat in the lotus position in a meditative pose, gazing serenely before her. She is wearing a fabulous orange and floral off the shoulder dress and in her arms are yellow and white flowers. The heavy impasto and vibrant colours are superb. A stunning oil painting by an incredibly talented Scottish female artist whose works are in numerous international museums.

Signed upper right.

Provenance Exhibited: Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts 1924, no.283, Ill.48
Exhibited the Royal Scottish Academy 1925, No. 374, entitled Exotic.
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow Girls - Women in Art and Design 1880-1920, 1990-91, Illustrated fig. 315.
Glasgow Girls: Artists and Designers 1890-1930. Illustrated on page 52, Mr John W D Thomson.
Exhibited in Kirkcudbright in July and August 2010.

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Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882-1956)

Oriental Figural Scene, Tangiers Lemon Market

This superb vibrant Oriental Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted British artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. It was painted circa 1925 when Pryse first visited Morocco. He was so entranced by the country and culture that he returned to live there for a few years in the early 1950's. This painting is a very bustling street market scene in Tangiers with dozens of figures, a couple of donkeys and baskets of lemons dotted about along the street. Indeed, a donkey is carrying more baskets of lemons and a figure in the foreground is holding one whilst a stall holder attends to his scales. Tangiers lemon were, and still are, used for lemon flavoured tea and also in hookah pipes. There is an almost abstract feel to the painting as most of the figures are wearing white or beige clothing, with splashes of red and pink here and there and a stream of yellow running through the middle. Pryse has used his bold brushwork and impasto to really capture the colours and shapes of the lemon market. This is an excellent example of his work from his time in Morocco and one can only imagine the wonderful smell of the lemon market. 

Unsigned. 

Provenance. From the artist's estate.

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Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882-1956)

Sweet Pea Flowers

This superb Vibrant British Post Impressionist floral oil painting is by noted artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. Painted circa 1930 the composition is a mass of sweet pea flowers in shades of pink, completely filling the canvas. The brushwork is superb with heavy impasto in the range of pinks and greens. A really gorgeous, lush painting and an excellent example of Pryse's work. 

Unsigned. 

Provenance. From the artist's estate. 

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Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882-1956)

Festivities, Buckingham Palace

This superb British Post Impressionist figurative landscape oil painting is by war artist Gerald Spencer Pryse. Painted circa 1953 it depicts festivities outside Buckingham Palace, London. In the foreground are a large crowd including two girls dancing. In the middle ground is a beautiful memorial commemorating Queen Victoria. It was designed and built by Sir Thomas Brock between 1911 and 1924. Beyond is Buckingham palace. Red and yellow banners flutter above the crowd's head. Pryse had an eye for catching the mood of a scene, be it in the trenches or a happier scene such as this. An excellent example of his work and a great historical artwork. 

Unsigned. 

Provenance. From the artist's estate.
                     Exhibition label verso. 

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