This superb, large British Victorian oil painting is by noted Newlyn and Menton artist Arthur Alfred Burrington. It was painted circa 1890 when Burrington was most likely in Newlyn, having been encouraged to visit by his good friend Stanhope Forbes. The setting is a school interior where several children of a variety of ages have abandoned their books and teacher at the table to watch a Punch and Judy show through the window. The scene is painted in the muted palette of the Newlyn School with wonderful use of light, particularly on the table and through the window. A lovely Newlyn school painting with great detail and colouring and an excellent example of Burrington's work from that period. Signed lower right.
This lovely British Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Nottinghamshire artist Arthur Spooner. Painted circa 1930 it is a charming head and shoulders portrait of a young lady in a white hat and summer dress. Her head is turned to her left so she is demurely gazing away from the artist/viewer as if lost in her own thoughts. The sitter is believed to be a waitress from a Nottingham coffee house. The painting was offered to the vendor's grandfather, who also attended Nottingham School of Art, for "the price of a three-piece suit" which Spooner required to go to the Royal Academy. There is lovely detail and brushwork in her facial features and cupid's bow red lips and the whole presentation is quite romantic. This is an excellent example of Spooner's work with interesting provenance.
Signed lower right.
Provenance. The previous Vendor`s Grandfather attended Nottingham School of Art and met Spooner there. By family tradition this portrait is believed to be a waitress from a Nottingham coffee house and was offered for "the price of a three-piece suit" which Spooner required to go to the Royal Academy.
This stunning British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting, with exceptional provenance, is by noted artist George Romney. It was painted in 1788, commissioned by James Evelyn of Felbridge as it is of his younger daughter Anne, aged 20 years old. James was a Doctor of Law and Anne's mother was his second wife, Jane. Felbridge house, Anne's home, was in the village of Godstone in Surrey. This superb oil painting is a seated portrait of Anne, wearing a white dress with a green sash, her forearms exposed and her hands in her lap. Anne is blessed with the most wonderful long auburn curly hair and is visually stunning. Her body is partly turned away from the artist/viewer and she is slightly gazing down at us with confident, clear eyes. Anne is pictured in a landscape with a dramatic sky behind her. Romney's brushwork on her dress, hair and the background is superb. The delicate detailing of her facial features is also stunning. Sometimes Old Master portraits can be a little staid, but this one of Anne with her wild auburn hair and bold look is just magnificent. This is a fantastic example of George Romney's work and of an 18th century British Old Master with exceptional detailed provenance.
Name plate states: Anne, younger daughter of James Evelyn of Fellbridge Esq. 1788, aged 20. Romney.
Provenance. With Charles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool (1784-1851)
With The Hon. Henry Berkeley Portman (1860-1923),
Later 3rd Viscount Portman; with Emma, Viscountess Portman (1862-1929)
By 1926; with her daughter Lady Moyra Dawson-Damer (1897-1962)
Thence by family descent.
Painted in 1788. There are various labels verso.
Mentioned in Lord Hawkesbury's Catalogues of Portraits at Compton Place and at Buxted Park, in Sussex, 1903, p.18, no. 3, at Buxted Park, as in the 'Dining Room, South Wall'.
Further Bibliography:Gower (R. S.) Romney, London, 1904, p. 175 Kidson (Alex) George Romney, A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2015, I, p. 205, no. 422 (illus).Ward (Humphrey) and Roberts (William) Romney: A Biographical and Critical Essay, London: T Agnew & Sons, 1904, p. 51
We absolutely love this superb Scottish Impressionist Royal Academy exhibited landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish Glasgow Boy artist George Henry. He influenced the Glasgow School towards a richer more vibrant use of colour as can be seen in this painting. Painted in 1932, it was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1933, entitled Chanctonbury Ring. The location is the well known landmark, Chanctonbury Ring, at the top of Chanctonbury Hill in Sussex. The landscape has tremendous depth and scale to it as one's eye is drawn across the fields and vivid blue river in the foreground, to the cows grazing before the colourful tree line and then up to the copper beech trees crowning the hill beneath a blue sky. The depiction of shadow and light on the field and hills is also superb. This is an excellent example of a Scottish Glasgow Boy painting with excellent provenance and has a wonderful tranquillity and spaciousness about it. Signed and dated 1932.
Provenance Exhibited at the Royal Academy London in 1933 no. 157 and entitled Chanctonbury Ring. Illustrated on page 89 of the Royal Academy Illustrated guide.
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We at Richard Taylor Fine Art would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2025. Let's hope it's a good one for us all.
To start the new year off we have three of our favourites for you:
George Henry (1858-1943). Chanctonbury Ring - a superb Scottish Impressionist Royal Academy exhibited landscape oil painting by a noted Glasgow Boy artist, painted in 1932.
Norah Neilson Gray (1882-1931). Exotic - This stunning much exhibited 1920's Scottish portrait oil painting is by a noted Glasgow Girl artist. Painted circa 1923, the model for the painting was Rita McIlraith but the artist did not want to use her name in the title so it was called 'Exotic.'
Harold Harvey (1874-1941). Cornish Family in an Interior. A lovely figurative interior oil painting by a noted Newlyn School artist, painted circa 1912 and bathed in morning light.
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