Henry Pether Outside the Doge’s Palace, Venice – POA
by Darnley Fine ArtHenry Pether
Flourished 1828 – 1865
Outside the Doge's Palace, Venice
Oil on canvas, signed lower left
Image size: 25 x 36 inches
Hade made giltwood frame
Pether’s lively sense of Venice as a great outdoor theatre is reflected in his shimmering brushwork, which invests the famous building of the National Library with an air of magic. Pether keeps a tension between the dark lines which define details of buildings and the entwined skeins of colour which evoke the rippling moon light playing across the lagoon, stone and figures.
The light of the full moon is offset by the warm pink of the Doge’s Palace and local colours of the area outside. Typical of Pether is the composition with strong diagonals which give a dynamic sense of receding space.
Here, Pether uses a personal technique, covering his canvas with blue before using a camera obscura to obtain exact shapes and perspective directly from real life.
Pether was supremely competent in the technique of representing moonlight shining through cloud by the use of soft glazes over patches of dense paint.
This view from outside the Doges Palace looking west towards the National library into the heart of Venice’s secular and religious power had been made famous by Canaletto in works such as The Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day, c.1733-4 (Royal Collection). In the middle of the painting are the columns of St Theodore, the original patron saint of Venice, and St Mark, which then lead the eye through them into the distance to the San Giorgio Maggiore.
Pether delights in the complex, fourteenth century gothic façade of the Doge’s Palace, symbol of the city’s extraordinarily resilient republican government.
The painting is from the artist's mature period which was doubtless one of the commissions flooding in from clients, many of them English, who were undertaking the Grand Tour of Europe.
Charles Pears Clipper at Sea Oil on Canvas – POA
by Darnley Fine ArtCharles Pears Clipper at Sea Oil on Canvas
Charles Pears P.S.M.A., R.O.I.
1873 – 1958Clipper at Sea
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 20 x 29 inches
Contemporary silver gilt frame
Antique Naive Portrait in Pastels of a Young French Girl
by AeologyAntique Naive Portrait in Pastels of a Young French Girl
Circa 1900Product Details
Circa Date : 1900
Country of Origin : France
Designer/ made by : E. CorrierDescription
Signed Portrait Painting or Drawing in Pastels of a Young Girl standing on a balcony holding a posy of flowers. Signed by the artist E.CORRIER, the large portrait from late 19th/ early 20th century France is painted in a charming naive style.
In its original worn frame which has missing sections of surface plasterwork, the portrait is glazed though in these the photos show it is shown without the glass.
In good condition with one tiny repair.
Measures 52 inches tall x 34 wide.
From France c.1890-1910
Rare Original Antique World War I Framed Poster from France
by AeologyRare Original Antique World War I Framed Poster from France
Circa 1917Product Details
Circa Date : 1917
Materials : Paper
Country of Origin : France
Designer/ made by : Maison ChachouinDescription
World War I Signed Poster from France , printed and published by Maison Chachouin to celebrate the Journee de Paris, Paris Fundraising Day in July 1917.
The sentimental image is of the little girl holding a bandaged soldier and by their side is the poodle with a begging bowl in its mouth.
This is a fine original example of a rare and famous French war poster which has recently been framed in a beautiful 3 inch wide art-deco moulding and glazed with perspex.
In its frame the poster measures 52 inches high x 36 wide.
Antique Still-Life Oil Painting of Poppies
by AeologyAntique Still-Life Oil Painting of Poppies
Circa 1890Product Details
Circa Date : 1890
Materials : Oil Painting
Country of Origin : France
Designer/ made by : Signed, Unknown
Condition Report : Good.Description
Attractive Still -Life Oil Painting of Poppies with other flowers in a Vase, In its original frame, the painting is signed though signature is difficult to decipher.
From France. Circa 1880-1910.
In good condition.
Measures 28 inches tall x 24 wide.
Antique 19th Century Watercolor of Young Boy with Hat
by AeologyAntique 19th Century Watercolor of Young Boy with Hat
Circa 1882Product Details
Circa Date : 1882
Materials : Water Colour
Country of Origin : FranceDescription
A framed Water-Color and Gouache Portrait Painting from France of a Young Boy wearing a big hat.
The painting came from the Acadamie Colarossi in Paris see label on reverse, which was a school of painting and sculpture founded in 1872 by the Italian sculptor Fillippo Colarossi at no. 10 rue de la Grande Chaumiere, where students painted and sculpted from live models.
The painting which dates from about 1882 has MS monogram signature bottom right, and is in its original gilded frame, now with a small amount of wear and damage.
The boy has a rather endearing dreamy quality.
Classed as French School
Measures 21 inches high x 17 wide
Early Antique Carved Picture Frame from France
by AeologyEarly Antique Carved Picture Frame from France
Circa 1910Product Details
Circa Date : 1910
Materials : Pine
Country of Origin : France
Condition Report : Very Good.Description
Interesting and decorative carved pine Picture or Mirror Frame from France surmounted with applied vase of flowers. At the base is another central applied carving of wheatsheaf flanked by bunches of grapes, while the moulding itself has a continuous pattern of carved vine leaves. The rectangular frame measures 35 inches high x 22 wide. Circa 1900-1920. In very good condition.
Vintage Carved Wooden Panel with French Chateau
by AeologyVintage Carved Wooden Panel with French Chateau
Circa 1920Product Details
Circa Date : 1920
Materials : Wood
Colour : Natural
Country of Origin : France
Condition Report : Excellent.
Size 66 cm H x 46 cm WDescription
An interesting vintage Relief Woodcarving of a famous chateau in the Brittany region of western France.
Specially commissioned with a local woodcarver as both a piece of advertising and an expensive tourist souvenir, the 3-dimensionally carved panel depicts one of the towers of the Chateau de Fougeres set on its rocky promontory, and with the shield and ribbons of the chateau’s coat of arms superimposed at the center bottom of the panel.
Circa 1900-1935 Measures 26 inches high x 18 wide.In excellent condition.
J. A. Harington Bird The Drinking Well Oil on Canvas – POA
by Darnley Fine ArtJ. A. Harington
1846 – 1936
The Drinking Well
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 16 x 24 ½ inches (40.5 x 62.5 cm)
Hand made Orientalist gilt frameHarington Bird was a painter of animals, often in watercolour. Born on 23rd May 1846, he was destined for the Army but took up painting instead. He studied at The Royal Academy Schools and in 1870, aged 24, exhibited his first picture there. A second Royal Academy exhibit, ‘On Sufferance’, followed in 1874 before Bird set off for Montreal, Canada, where he became an Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy, but in 1885, after a ten year absence, he returned to England.
Once back, Bird resumed his Academy career and seems also to have been engaged in commissions, painting prominent English racehorses of the time. Around the turn of the century, Bird started to concentrate on the Arab horse, and probably visited North Africa to study this noble animal in its natural environment.
On the whole, Bird painted the Arabian horse in watercolour and achieved remarkable effects in this medium, capturing in particular the sheen of the horses’ coats and the dust of the desert.
Bird’s meticulous attention to equine anatomy and skill as an artist make him the leading horse painter of the Orientalist movement. His work is to be found in many prominent collections, including The Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.
This painting is a rare oil, as he mainly painted in watercolour. The horses are depicted in profile, with the classical grace of a horse on the Parthenon frieze or a Stubbs. The pose conveys their elegant configuration, fine musculature and glossy coats. The desert setting is painted more broadly, as a strong backdrop in beautiful tones of blue with flecks of gold on the sunlit sky, so as not to detract from the visual impact of the powerful horses.
The coats of the three horses draw the viewer in to these magnificent animals. Two of the main reasons western artists travelled to the Middle East was for the strong light and the brilliant colours, both of which Bird uses to full effect in this scene.
Bryan De Grineau The Land Speed Record Gouache, signed, dated 1927
by Darnley Fine ArtBryan De Grineau
1883 – 1957The Land Speed Record
Gouache, signed, dated 1927 lower left and stamped lower right
Image size: 14 x 15 1/4 inches
Hand made Art Deco frameThe Sunbeam 1000 HP Mystery, is a land speed record-breaking car built by the Sunbeam car company of Wolverhampton that was powered by two aircraft engines.
It was the first car to travel at over 200 mph. The car's last run was a demonstration circuit at Brooklands, running at slow speed on only one engine. It is today on display at the Heritage Motor Center at Gaydon, having been presented to the National Motor Museum by Sunbeam in 1958
Norman Wilkinson CBE PRI Rhuddlan Castle Oil on Canvas – POA
by Darnley Fine ArtNorman Wilkinson CBE PRI
1878 – 1971
RHUDDLAN CASTLE
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
Image size: 30 x 45 inches (76 x 114 cm)
Hand made frameProvenance
Commissioned by London, Midland & Scottish Railway 1929
Private CollectionSir Norman Wilkinson was a successful marine painter and illustrator. He was also responsible for developing the concept of “dazzle camouflage” for British warships during the First World War. But it was as a poster artist that he reached his highest artistic level.
In 1905, Wilkinson was commissioned by the London and North Western Railways to produce a poster advertising their rail/steam link to Ireland. Recognising the opportunity to create a new approach to railway poster design, he depicted the product as just one element of a broader landscape. It was the first time this had been done and its revolutionary concept was an important influence in the development of the pictorial poster.
He went on to organise the celebrated commissioning of poster designs from members of the Royal Academy for the London Midland and Scottish Railway company in the 1920s. Wilkinson believed that art should play an important part in advertising. His posters were well-planned and executed in broad tones of colour with a skilful use of black to strengthen the design. He was, in his words, “the father and mother of the artistic poster on English railway stations”
Rhuddlan Castle is a castle located in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales. It was erected by Edward I in 1277 following the First Welsh War. A popular tourist destination, it was ideal to use as a lure for people to travel to for their holidays.
Wilkinson brings into the painting simplicity of the forms and the use of regular shapes, which clearly defined by light recalls paintings by the Renaissance artists. Using broad areas of colour the work depicts an overall pictorial coherence and makes sense in terms of paint of the light and movement in the landscape. The public were amazed on seeing these new works as Wilkinson was breaking new ground in his style of painting.
The light breaks across the field in front of the castle, almost highlighting its importance in the landscape. Brilliantly atmospheric, the large clouds and reflections in the water set up a tension between the illusion of space and depth. Adding the cattle to the painting helps to give a sense of scale to the landscape and dashes of colour.
19th Century Oil Painting of Girl with Rose
by Aeology19th Century Oil Painting of Girl with Rose
Circa 1890Product Details
Circa Date : 1890
Materials : Oil Painting
Country of Origin : France
Condition Report : In good condition with some minor blemishes from age.
Size 163 cm H x 91 cm WDescription
Large Oil Painting of a Young French Girl holding a Rose and standing with her arm on a table. She wears a white dress typical of the period and leather lace-up boots. The painting is unsigned. When I bought it it was unframed and so I have had a frame custom made for the painting.
The back of the painting shows a number of old patch repairs to the canvas.
Circa 1880-1900 From France.
Measures 64 inches high x 36 wide
In good condition with some minor blemishes from age.
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