Burlington Paintings Fine Art Catalogue

Burlington Paintings
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Harrogate Antique Fair
Harrogate, UK – October
Andersen-Lundby, Anders ......................17
Laur, Marie Yvonne ‘Yo’ ............................21
Bates, David.....................................................3
Leighton, Edmund Blair ..............................9
Blanchard, Antoine ..............................31,32
Lucas, Albert Durer ..................................4, 5
Bouvard Sr, Antoine ..................................22
Massani, Pompeo .......................................12
Brereton, James ...........................................36
Meadows, James Edwin ...........................10
Clausade, Pierre de.....................................33
Mulio, Javier..................................................35
Clayton, Harold ...........................................16
Neogrady, Laszlo ........................................30
Cortès, Edouard Léon ................................25
Percy, Sidney Richard ...................................7
Deschamps, Gabriel ...................................29
Pothast, Bernard .........................................28
Gallon, Robert ..............................................20
Rigolot, Albert Gabriel ..............................23
Hardy, Heywood .........................................14
Shepherd, David..........................................34
Hardy Jr, James ..............................................6
Sorensen, Carl Frederik
Hillier, Henry Deacon .................................15
Spohler, Johannes Franciscus ....................8
James, David .................................................13
Wagner, Fritz ........................................18, 19
Kennedy, Cecil......................................26, 27
Weekes, William ..........................................11
King, Henry John Yeend ............................24
Zampighi, Eugenio Eduardo ......................2
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1
Carl Frederik Sorensen
1818 - 1879
Carl Frederik Sorensen was a Danish marine artist, born in Besser on the island of Samsa
on 8th February, 1818. In 1846 he was granted permission to accompany a Danish frigate
(which was to cross the Mediterranean) and to sketch the landfalls. It is doubtless due to
Sorensen's first hand experience aboard seafaring vessels that he achieved such excellence in
his work. Indeed Sorensen is widely considered as one of the finest Danish marine artists and
his depictions of boats, harbours and seascapes are portrayed with such life-like precision
that one can identify his special relationship and understanding of life on the sea.
There is a collection of Sorensen's work at the Royal Naval Museum, Copenhagen. His marine
painting is also represented in public collections in Oslo and Stockholm.
He died in Copenhagen on the 24th January, 1879.
Landing the Catch, Holland
Signed and Dated 1853
Oil on Canvas
26 1/2 x 40 3/4 ins / 67.3 x 103.5 cms
2
Eugenio Eduardo Zampighi
Fl. 1859 - 1944
Eugenio Zampighi was born in Modena, Italy on 17th October 1859. He showed a keen
interest in art when he was very young and at the age of thirteen he attended the Academy
of Design. Zampighi completed the course winning six first class medals in the examinations.
At the age of twenty, Zampighi won a scholarship and spent three years in Rome. He was
very successful in the yearly examinations and he was invited to become an Honourable
Member of the Modena Academy. He spent the last year of his scholarship in Florence and
he decided to settle there in 1884. It was here that Zampighi began to paint his well-known
genre subjects. These were readily sold and he received many commissions from local dealers
and from abroad.
After executing a large painting that was exhibited in the hall of the Modena Academy the
degree of Professor was conferred upon him by the Council of the Academy. Zampighi then
devoted himself to figure painting, depicting scenes of the domestic life of his countrymen.
These paintings are very pleasing compositions with lively colouring and are his best known
works. Zampighi died in Maranello in 1944. The museum of Modern Art in Modena has
examples of his works.
The Most Enthralling Story
Signed
Oil on Canvas
27 x 36 ins / 68.6 x 91.4 cms
3
David Bates
1840 - 1921
David Bates was born in Cambridgeshire. He spent most of his early life in Worcestershire,
where he became apprenticed at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works. A painter in both oils
and watercolours, Bates visited the Trading Company in North Africa, before returning to
paint landscapes of Wales and Scotland.
Bates's paintings show the influence of Benjamin Williams Leader (1831-1923). His works
achieved much recognition - Lord Leighton (the then President of the Royal Academy)
purchased a snow scene of Hollymount Woods. His paintings, which are usually inscribed
with a title on the reverse, are much sought after by collectors today.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy (1863-1893), the Royal Society of British Artists, the Grafton
Gallery and the New Watercolour Society. Liverpool Museum hold an example of his work.
Blackberry Gatherers
The Old Road between Bettws and Capel Curig
Signed and Dated 1880 ; Inscribed on Reverse
Oil on Canvas
24 x 36 ins / 61 x 91.4 cms
4
Albert Durer Lucas
1828 - 1918
Albert Durer Lucas, the son of sculptor Richard Cockle Lucas, exhibited mainly in London
between 1859-78 with the Royal Institute and the Society of British Artists. He painted small,
detailed studies of flowers and foliage, sometimes with butterflies and other insects. In 1910
he caused a sensation by revealing that his father was the real author of a bust of Flora which
had recently been bought by the Berlin Museum as a Leonardo.
Roses and Summer Flowers
Signed and Dated 1895
Oil on Canvas
19 x 13 ins / 48.2 x 33 cms
5
Albert Durer Lucas
1828 - 1918
Harebells and Centaury
Signed and Dated 1874
A Pair of Oils on Canvas
10 x 8 ins / 25.4 x 20.3 cms
Please see following page for the illustration of the pair to this painting
5
Albert Durer Lucas
1828 - 1918
Erica Tetralix with a Butterfly
Signed and Dated 1875
A Pair of Oils on Canvas
10 x 8 ins / 25.4 x 20.3 cms
Please see preceding page for the illustration of the pair to this painting
6
James Hardy, Jr
1832 – 1889
James Hardy, Jr. came from a very artistic family. His father was the landscape artist James
Hardy, Sr. (1801-1879) and his younger brother was Heywood Hardy (1842-1933), a wellknown sporting artist. Daniel Frederick Hardy was his cousin and he was a leading member
of the Cranbrook colony of artists.
The Industrial Revolution and consequent expansion of the middle class in England gave rise
to a wealth of landscape and animal artists whose paintings reminded people of their more
rural past. Landseer was the first artist who painted animals with a human expressiveness and
many other artists followed suit. Queen Victoria, who had a great love of dogs, was one of
Landseer’s patrons and thus a fashion for this genre was created.
James Hardy, Jr. lived in Bristol all his life and he specialised in painting sporting scenes
depicting dogs and game, often set in Highland scenery. He painted both in oil and
watercolour and exhibited regularly, at the Watercolour Society of which he became a
member in 1877. Examples of his work are held by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London,
and Bristol and Cardiff museums.
The Gillie Boy
Signed and Dated 1874
Oil on Panel
11 3/4 x 10 ins / 29.3 x 25.4 cms
7
Sidney Richard Percy
1821 – 1886
S.R. Percy was born in London into a famous dynasty of artists known as the Williams family.
He was the 5th son of Edward Williams the well-known landscape artist under whom
he studied.
Percy was one of the most prolific and successful landscape painters of the Williams family.
His works were very popular and by 1863 he was living with his wife and children in a fine
Regency home, Hill House, at Great Missenden. Although he travelled widely, visiting Venice,
the Alps and Paris, Percy was inspired the most by the landscape of Wales and Scotland.
He was fascinated by photography and had a dark-room at Hill House and many of the
figures in the foreground of his pictures were based on his own photographs. His paintings
are sometimes of monumental views and he often painted the dramatic atmospheric effects
of an impending storm. Percy had many important patrons including the Prince Consort who
purchased a painting from him on 26th August, 1854 for the sum of £40. The work was of
Llyn Dulyn in Wales and Prince Albert gave it to Queen Victoria on the occasion of his birthday
at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight.
Percy exhibited many works at the Royal Academy between 1842 and 1886. He also exhibited
at the British Institute and the Royal Society of British Artists amongst other places.
Keswick
Signed
Oil on Canvas
9 x 14 ins / 22.8 x 35.6 cms
8
Johannes Franciscus Spohler
1853 - 1894
J.F. Spohler was born in 1853, probably in Leiden. His father was the well-known landscape
artist Jan Jacob Spohler and his brother J.J.C. Spohler was also a painter.
J.F. Spohler was born at the height of the Romantic movement in Holland and he was very
much an exponent of this genre. He followed in the footsteps of the most accomplished
painter of town views, Cornelis Springer (1817-1891). Spohler often chose to paint on small
mahogany panels and his fine draughtsmanship is always apparent in his work. He paints
with a delicate palette concentrating on topographical accuracy and rendering the effects of
light to stunning effect. His pictures have a jewel-like quality and are highly sought after.
Summer Street Scene, Holland
Signed
A Pair of Oils on Panel
8 1/8 x 6 1/8 ins / 20.6 x 15.5 cms
Please see following page for the illustration of the pair to this painting
8
Johannes Franciscus Spohler
1853 - 1894
Summer Street Scene, Holland
Signed
A Pair of Oils on Panel
8 1/8 x 6 1/8 ins / 20.6 x 15.5 cms
Please see preceding page for the illustration of the pair to this painting
9
Edmund Blair Leighton
1853 – 1922
Edmund Blair Leighton was born in London on 21st September, 1853. His father was the
portrait artist Charles Blair Leighton who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1843 and
1854. His portrait of Joseph Hume now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery.
Edmund began painting when he was 21 and he trained at the Royal Academy School.
He first exhibited there in 1878 when he is recorded as living at 175 Cornwall Road, Notting
Hill. He was a skilled draughtsman and his pleasing genre paintings were either of historical
subjects or subjects of a rather more romantic nature. He often depicted elegant ladies in
landscapes or interiors and Christopher Wood wrote that the works ‘have a similar charm to
those of Tissot’. Certainly the public greatly admired his work and delighted in his romantic
depiction of a bygone age. Leighton continued to exhibit at the Royal Academy until 1904.
His works were often signed E.B.L.
The artist died in London on 1st September, 1922 and Bristol City Museum and Leeds City
Art Gallery have examples of his work in their collections.
The Gallant Suitor
Signed with Initials and Dated 1890
Oil on Panel
9 3/4 x 12 3/4 ins / 24.8 x 32.4 cms
10
James Edwin Meadows
1828 – 1888
A London landscape painter, James Edwin Meadows was the son of well-known artist, James
Meadows, Sr. and came from a family with a strong artistic tradition.
Despite being based in London, James Edwin Meadows travelled extensively throughout
Great Britain seeking inspiration for his landscapes, particularly concentrating on the
Southern coastline. He frequently painted views in Essex, Kent, Sussex, Surrey and the Isle of
Wight.
James Edwin Meadows exhibited at the major London Galleries including the Royal Academy
(1854-72), the British Institute and the Royal Society of British Artists.
A Summer’s Day
Signed and Dated 1880
Oil on Canvas
30 x 48 ins / 76.2 x 122 cms
11
William Weekes
Fl. 1864 – 1904
William Weekes is best known for his genre and animal paintings. He was born into an artistic
family - his father was the sculptor Henry Weekes RA and his elder brother the genre painter,
Henry Weekes, Jr. William Weekes spent his working life in London and he resided at
21 Oppingdon Road, Primrose Hill.
Amongst his favourite subjects were humorous portrayals of animals. Indeed Weekes
delighted in personifying them and placing them in situations particular to humans, as seen
in the paintings: 'You are sitting in my Nest', 'Prattlers and Cracklers', 'The Patient and the
Quacks' and 'A Snap for the Lot'. However, Weekes' work shows a sensitive understanding of
his subject matter and part of his success in creating such a peaceful country atmosphere lies
in his affection for it. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and other major London venues
from 1865 to 1904.
On Guard
Signed
Oil on Panel
8 x 11 1/2 ins / 20.3 x 29.2 cms
12
Pompeo Massani
1850 - 1920
Born in December, 1850 in Florence, Massani studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence
under the painter Gardigiani. He first exhibited his work in 1879 and during his life he
continued to work throughout Italy, particularly in Florence, Rovigo and Genoa. He was made
a Knight of the Crown of Italy for his artistic endeavours
Massani is best known for his depiction of genre subjects. Some of these were of
ecclesiastical subjects or peasant life, but his favourite subject was that of 18th century Italian
interiors with elegant figures. Like other contemporaries such as Reggianini, Landini, Ricci
and Andreotti, his works often had a romantic theme. Taste, elegance and luxury are
keynotes in the re-interpretation of a bygone age, and many artists in Florence at this time
perfected this popular genre.
The Plot Thickens
Signed and Inscribed ‘Firenze’
Oil on Canvas
14 x 17 3/4 ins / 35.5 x 45.1 cms
13
David James
Fl. 1881 – 1900
David James was a prolific marine painter, yet surprisingly little is recorded about the artist’s
life. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1886 from an address in Dalston, Cumberland,
and from 1892-97 from an address in Maida Vale, London.
At his best he was a very skilful painter of the sea from the shore. Like Henry Moore, James
was more interested in pure studies of the sea rather than topographical coastal views.
He was especially good at painting waves and his favourite locations to paint were the
coastline of Cornwall and around the Isles of Scilly.
The National Maritime Museum has a fine, large example of breakers. Titles of works
exhibited at the R.A. include 'A North Cornish Breaker' and 'An Atlantic Roller'.
The Inrushing Tide
Signed and Dated 1895 ; Inscribed on Reverse
Oil on Canvas
25 x 50 ins / 63.5 x 127 cms
14
Heywood Hardy
1842 – 1933
Heywood Hardy was a painter and etcher of animals, portraits, genre and sporting subjects.
He was born in Chichester, on 25th November, 1842, son of the artist James Hardy, Sr. (18011879) and younger brother of James Hardy, Jr. (1832-1889).
After a short time with the 7th Somerset Volunteers, Hardy borrowed some money from his
brother and travelled to Paris. In 1864 he entered the Beaux Arts to study under the battle
artist, Pielse.
He returned to England in 1868 and found his work was in great demand. He was often
invited to country estates to paint portraits, sporting pictures and animal studies. Hardy
continued to enjoy commissions for portraits, animal studies and hunting scenes, but he
decided to concentrate on painting genre subjects.
From about 1870 his career flourished and he was elected a member of a number of societies
including The Royal Society of Painters and Etchers, The Royal Institute of Oil Painters and
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters. He exhibited 46 paintings at the Royal Academy
between 1864 and 1919 whilst also exhibiting at the Royal Society of British Artists and the
British Institute.
A Fine Start
Signed
Oil on Canvas
20 1/8 x 31 1/8 ins / 51.1 x 79 cms
15
Henry Deacon Hillier
(aka Henry H. Parker)
1858 - 1930
Born in 1858, Henry Hillier lived in London and studied at the St. Martin’s School of Art.
He started his working life as an illustrator for the Illustrated London News but by the age of
23 he had become known as a landscape painter. From 1923 Hillier exhibited many of his
paintings in the USA, especially in Chicago when his work was in great demand. His paintings
were also popular in Canada and were hung in many leading clubs there and in the USA.
Hillier painted mainly in the South East of England, particularly in Surrey, Sussex and along
the Thames where he frequently stayed at Goring and Streatley. He also painted in the
Worcestershire area, Wales and Scotland. His Scottish works were usually signed ‘H.D. Hillier’
and are far fewer in number than his English scenes which he signed ‘Henry H. Parker’.
Consequently the Scottish views are very sought after and quite rare. His works are to be
found in museums in Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand and Britain.
Loch Maree, Ross-shire, Scotland
Signed ; Inscribed with Title on Reverse
Oil on Canvas
20 x 30 ins / 50.7 x 76.2 cms
16
Harold Clayton
1896 – 1979
Harold Clayton was born in London in 1896. He came from an artistic family and was sent
to art school in Hackney at an early age. After graduating with distinction, he moved to
Harrow Art School and completed the course, once again, with distinction. From here he was
sent to Hornsey College of Art where he studied graphic design and commercial art graduating, as ever, with distinction (even though he was not particularly enamoured of this
art form). Finally, he went to St. Martins School of Art where he studied under the celebrated
Art Master Norman Jones.
Meticulous attention to detail and his love of the garden were the two predominant forces
which shaped his painting. Although he was a master of many media it is primarily for still
life flower paintings that he became famous. This is ironic as he completed relatively few
flower paintings in his life. He painted approximately one painting per month, which
accounts for both the scarcity of his still life paintings and their quality.
Summer Flowers
Signed
Oil on Canvas
24 x 20 ins / 61 x 50.8 cms
17
Anders Andersen-Lundby
1841 – 1923
Andersen-Lundby was born on 16th December, 1841 in Lundby, a town near Aalborg in
Denmark. In 1861 the artist went to Copenhagen to pursue his artistic career. He stayed there
for several years living within the artistic community. Andersen-Lundby moved to Munich in
1876 where he exhibited his works virtually every year. For the most part the artist painted
winter landscapes often depicting late afternoon sunshine or dusk. His works are very
atmospheric and his technique became very impressionistic towards the latter part of his life.
Museums in Copenhagen, Munich and Trieste hold examples of his work.
As Evening Falls
Signed and Dated 1882
Oil on Canvas
28 x 37 1/2 ins / 71.1 x 95.2 cms
18
Fritz Wagner
1896 – 1939
Wagner was born in Munich in 1896. He followed in the footsteps of the French artists
Meissonier and Adolphe Alexandre Lesrel who both painted subjects with a military theme.
The tender gaze adopted by many 19th century painters towards subjects of children was
also extended towards paintings of the older generation, most notably by artists from
Germany and Austria.
Whilst artists such as Lesrel concentrated on scenes of grandeur at court, with elegantly
dressed noblemen playing chess or attending musical recitals, other painters such as
Wagner concentrated on more nostalgic compositions with their characterful portrayals of
card playing or story telling, inevitably accompanied by ale and a pipe. Fritz Wagner
developed his own style and he always painted his subjects in an informal and relaxed
atmosphere. His palette was soft but he was a skilled draughtsman and his figures are well
painted and natural.
A Welcome Discovery
Signed
Oil on Canvas
19 3/4 x 23 3/4 ins / 50.2 x 60.3 cms
19
Fritz Wagner
1896 – 1939
A Toast to Good Friends
Signed and Inscribed ‘Mch’ (Munchen)
Oil on Canvas
31 5/8 x 39 1/2 ins / 80.3 x 100.3 cms
20
Robert Gallon
1845 - 1925
Robert Gallon was a landscape painter who lived in London. He travelled extensively
throughout the British Isles to paint his subjects, which included recognised views of
England, Scotland and Wales. Gallon's paintings can vary greatly in style, ranging from broad,
loose brush strokes to extremely delicate textures. Gallon painted in a realistic style similar to
that of Benjamin Williams Leader and Vicat Cole. Gallon actively exhibited during the years
1868 - 1903 at the principal London Galleries, particularly the Royal Academy and the Royal
Society of British Artists.
Gathering Poppies
Signed
Oil on Canvas
20 x 30 ins / 50.7 x 76.2 cms
21
Marie Yvonne ‘Yo’ Laur
1879 - 1943
Marie Yvonne Laur was born in Paris on the 21st July, 1879. She studied in Paris and became
a very competent genre painter, eventually specialising in delightful portrayals of cats. She
signed her work 'Yo Laur', the name by which her contemporaries affectionately called her.
During the later part of the 19th century, as the middle classes expanded, so did the number
of cats and dogs kept as domestic pets. This gave rise to a large demand for cat paintings
which would have been inconceivable in the 18th century. Cats as a subject were seen as
eminently suitable for the female brush and artists such as Henrietta Ronner and Maud Earl
were all highly successful.
Laur exhibited her work at the Salon des Artistes Français and she became a member there
in 1908 having received an honourable mention for her work previously.
Her draughtsmanship was excellent and the playful animation of her subjects, together with
her use of rich colouring makes her work immediately appealing.
The museums of Anvers, Bagnols, Digne and Gray hold examples of her work.
A Special Treat
Signed
Oil on Panel
8 1/2 x 16 1/8 ins / 21.6 x 41 cms
22
Antoine Bouvard, Sr
1870 – 1955
Antoine Bouvard was born at St. Jean-de-Bournay in L' Isere in 1870. He trained as an
architect and studied art and architecture under Constant-Dufeus at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
in Paris. He became the Director of Architectural Services for the Seine, and was responsible
for the construction of the Bourse du Travail and the Boulevard Morland in Paris.
Bouvard was a great artist and his favourite subjects were the architecture and canals of
Venice. His work shows the influence of Félix Ziem in his choice of warm colours and the
fluidity of movement in his brush strokes. His paintings reflect the outstanding beauty of the
city and he captures the unique lighting effects that are found there.
The artist is known to have painted under his own name and frequently under the
pseudonym Marc Aldine.
Tranquil Waters, Venice
Signed
Oil on Canvas
23 3/4 x 32 ins / 60.3 x 81.3 cms
23
Albert Gabriel Rigolot
1862 - 1932
Albert Gabriel Rigolot was born in Paris on the 28th November, 1862. He studied and revered
the work of the Old Masters and they greatly influenced his own artistic development.
Rigolot's technique was measured and precise and he paid great attention to detail.
His naturalistic style and treatment of light is reminiscent of the Barbizon School - this is best
illustrated in his marvellous portrayals of sunlit ponds and rivers.
Rigolot travelled to Algeria, as was fashionable amongst artists in the late 19th century.
He painted many Oriental scenes and was consequently elected a member of the French
Society of Orientalists. He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français from 1888, and
from 1886 he exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon. In 1889 he was recommended for the
Honours List - he received a Médaille de Troisième Classe in 1891, a Médaille Deuxième Classe
in 1892, a Médaille d'Argent in 1900 and the Legion of Honour in 1901. This recognition
from the state illustrates Rigolot’s importance as a cultural figure at the time.
His work epitomises French taste and ideals of the period. He had a studio on Rue Singer in
Paris, in the XVI arrondissement. He died in Paris on the 25th April, 1932.
Paysage d’Automne
Signed
Oil on Canvas
25 5/8 x 39 3/8 ins / 65.1 x 100 cms
24
Henry John Yeend King, RBA
1855 - 1924
Henry John Yeend King was a landscape and rustic genre painter. He worked for three years in
a glassworks, and he studied under William Bromley and also with Bonnat and Cormon in Paris.
He exhibited between 1874-1924 at the Royal Academy, Royal Society of British Artists,
Suffolk Street, New Watercolour Society and the Grosvenor Gallery. He was elected to the
Royal Society of British Artists in 1879, Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 1886 and
later became the Vice-President. Yeend King was also a member of the Royal Institute of Oil
Painters.
In 1898 his picture of "Milking Time" was bought by the Tate Gallery. Yeend King was a typical
late Victorian painter of rustic genre often portraying garden scenes with pretty girls, but his
robust plein air technique and bold colours reflect his Paris training.
Works by him are in the Tate Gallery, the Walker Art Gallery, Reading, Rochdale and Sheffield
Galleries. He was married to the sister of Robert Gallon.
The English Rose
Signed
Oil on Canvas
36 7/8 x 28 ins / 93.7 x 71.1 cms
25
Edouard Léon Cortès
1882 – 1969
Cortès was born on 6th August, 1882 into a family of artists and artisans. His family
originated from Seville but came to France in 1855 for the Exposition Universelle and never
returned to Spain. They settled in Lagny which is about 20 miles east of Paris as there had
been an artistic community there for many years. Cortès lived there for most of his life,
leaving school at the age of 13 to enter his father’s studio where he learnt to paint.
In 1899 Cortès was admitted to the Salon and his work was praised by the international
press. Although Cortès painted some landscapes and other genres his main interest was that
of portraying the Paris of the Belle Epoque. This period lasted between 1880 and 1914 and
saw the glorious rise of art, music, theatre, literature and industry. The Parisians were able to
enjoy the fruits of the rebuilding of the city undertaken by Napoleon III and Haussmann.
In 1888 the ‘Figaro Illustré’ devoted a special issue to this ‘spectacle de la rue’ calling the
boulevards the ‘true theatre’ of Paris. Cortès painted the boulevards and the famous
monuments of Paris and delighted in capturing them with many different lighting effects,
weathers and viewpoints.
Le Soir, La Madeleine
Signed
Oil on Canvas
14 7/8 x 21 5/8 ins / 37.8 x 55 cms
26
Cecil Kennedy
1905 – 1997
Cecil Kennedy was born in Leyton on 4th February, 1905. Kennedy studied art in London and
began exhibiting his work from an early age. Before he was 24 he had shown at the Royal
Scottish Academy and the Royal Hibernian Academy and he then went on to exhibit regularly
at the Royal Academy and in the provinces.
During the early 1930s Cecil Kennedy married Winifred Aves who was very skilled at creating
the beautiful flower arrangements that Kennedy painted. Over the years the couple collected
many mid-eighteenth century Waterford vases which continually featured in his work. During
WW2 Kennedy spent time in Antwerp and it was here that he familiarized himself with the
Dutch and Flemish Old Master flower paintings which greatly influenced his painting style
and technique.
From the 1950s until the 1970s Kennedy exhibited regularly at The Fine Art Society. The artist
had many important patrons during his life including the Duke of Windsor, the Astors and
Queen Mary who noticed a ladybird that Kennedy had painted on the stem of a flower and
Kennedy always incorporated a ladybird into his paintings thereafter. Lord Thomson was also
a great admirer of Kennedy's work. Cecil Kennedy is widely regarded as the finest British
painter of flowers of the 20th century.
A Vase of Roses
Signed
Oil on Canvas
20 x 16 ins / 50.8 x 40.7 cms
Provenance :
The Fine Art Society, London 1956
27
Cecil Kennedy
1905 – 1997
Summer Flowers in a Venetian Vase
Signed (Painted in 1976)
Oil on Canvas
24 x 20 ins / 61 x 50.8 cms
28
Bernard Pothast
1882 – 1966
Bernard Pothast was born on 30th November, 1882 in Hal, Belgium. He studied painting at
the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam between 1904 and 1907 and there he was particularly
influenced by the artist A. Allebe, who was a professor at the school. Pothast was very much
a follower of the Hague School who were the Dutch equivalent of the French Impressionists.
He specialised in painting interior scenes with children, often depicting toys and other objects
which are of both an historical and artistic interest.
It has been suggested that his models were his wife and children and it is tempting to accept
this as true when a likeness of models can be detected throughout his works.
The artist's use of light was very special. His figures are often bathed in a warm glowing light
which usually emanates from a window and gives an added intimacy to the scene. Pothast
died in Laren on 1st February, 1966. His paintings continue to be very popular and can be
found in private collections throughout the world.
Time for Supper
Signed
Oil on Canvas
16 x 19 3/4 ins / 40.6 x 50.2 cms
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Gabriel Deschamps
Born 1919
Gabriel Deschamps was born in 1919 and studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des
Beaux Arts in Paris. From 1939 he was a State Art Professor and a member of the Paris
Autumn Salon. He was best known for his evocative landscapes depicting the spectacular
coastline of the South of France and he also painted in Provence where he had a house.
His paintings perfectly capture the fresh, vibrant colours and the intense quality of light in
that region. Deschamps exhibited in Paris, Algiers, Oran and Casablanca.
Monaco
Signed
Oil on Canvas
23 5/8 x 36 1/4 ins / 60 x 92.1 cms
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Laszlo Neogrady
1896 - 1962
Laszlo Neogrady was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1896. He was the son of the artist Antal
Neogrady and he studied painting at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts under the artist
Ede Ballo.
From 1922 Laszlo Neogrady exhibited his work at the Hungarian Art Gallery. He specialised
in painting naturalistic landscapes many of which depicted forest scenes in the snow.
These works are highly sought after and can be found in collections throughout the world.
The artist’s extensive use of impasto creates an almost three dimensional effect in these
works. His use of light is usually dramatic and his landscapes are very atmospheric. The artist
died on 27th August, 1962.
The Winter Sun
Signed
Oil on Canvas
24 x 36 ins / 61 x 91.4 cms
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Antoine Blanchard
1910 – 1988
Antoine Blanchard was born in a village near Blois on the banks of the River Loire in 1910.
His father had an important joinery business and was well known in the area. Perhaps it was
through watching his father carving wood and producing fine craftsmanship that the artistic
spirit was kindled in the young Blanchard. Soon his parents were actively encouraging
Antoine by sending him to Blois for drawing lessons. They realised that this would only give
him the rudiments and to achieve a successful artistic career he would need expert guidance.
For this reason he was sent to Rennes to attend classes at the School of Beaux Arts.
He studied for three years and developed a remarkable drawing skill, which was to prove
invaluable in later life. Sadly, Antoine Blanchard's artistic hopes were put aside when he had
to take over the family joinery business left to him by his father. He painted occasionally for
pleasure, but had to refuse many important commissions from art dealers as business
pressures were so great. He eventually retired from business and moved to Paris, where he
lived until his death. Antoine Blanchard took no interest in the aspects of modern life and
always depicted the elegance of life in Paris in the early 1900s.
Le Quai de Gesvres et la Place du Châtelet, Paris
Signed
Oil on Canvas
13 x 18 ins / 33 x 45.7 cms
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Antoine Blanchard
1910 – 1988
Nôtre-Dame et les Quais, Paris
Signed ; Inscribed on Reverse
Oil on Canvas
18 x 21 5/8 ins / 45.7 x 54.9 cms
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Pierre de Clausade
1910 – 1975
Pierre de Clausade was born in Paris on the 15th April, 1910. Although he did not begin to
paint for exhibition until he was 31, the desire to express himself through painting had
occurred to him many years before. Clausade felt that, in addition to a thorough knowledge
of his craft, he must experiment - following the example of his contemporaries Braque,
Matisse and Picasso. After many years of trial and error he felt sufficiently confident to hold
his first exhibition in Paris in 1943. The exhibition was a phenomenal success and as a result
further shows were held during the following years in Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Boston, New York
and Jordan.
Pierre de Clausade exhibited regularly at the Société des Beaux Arts and became a member
of the Salon d’Hiver. Then his fame spread abroad and his paintings entered many
distinguished collections, including that of the Brazilian Ambassador and the Boston and
Minneapolis Museums of Fine Art. Despite this success Clausade continued to develop his
technique, striving for perfection and the satisfaction of his analytical nature.
Pierre de Clausade was awarded the great honour of the Medaille d'Argent by the jury of the
Paris Salon in January 1953.
Bord de la Loire
Signed
Oil on Canvas
18 1/8 x 22 ins / 46 x 55.9 cms
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David Shepherd
Born 1931
David Shepherd is known internationally as one of the world’s leading wildlife artists and he
is also a passionate conservationist. He has also painted portraits, landscapes, aviation and
military subjects and steam railways as well as being a respected author.
After his three year training under the artist Robert Goodwin, David began to paint aviation
subjects. In 1960 the Royal Air Force flew him to Kenya and asked him to paint the local wild
life. His first painting was of a rhino, for which he charged £25! From then on he says
“My career took off, and I never looked back”.
In 1962 Shepherd had his first one-man exhibition at the Tryon gallery in London. David has
always been passionate about elephants and steam locomotives for the same reasons;
he likes anything big! After a sell-out exhibition of paintings in 1967 in New York he started
collecting steam engines that were going to be scrapped. This led to his founding The East
Somerset Railway, a registered charity which was opened in 1975. In 1976 David wrote his
autobiography ‘The Man who Loves Giants’ and this was revised and updated in 1989.
In 1985, ‘David Shepherd – The Man and His Paintings’ was published and this brought
together in a single volume a fully representative selection of his work. In 1995 his two latest
books, ‘David Shepherd, My Painting Life’ and ‘David Shepherd – Only One World’ were
published.
Unless he is travelling David is still painting avidly. He lives life at a dizzying pace giving all his
energy to painting and conservation projects.
Just Elephants
Signed and Dated 2006
Oil on Canvas
36 x 70 1/2 ins / 91.4 x 179.1 cms
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Javier Mulio
Born 1957
Javier Mulio was born on December 24th, 1957 in Alcoy, Alicante, Spain. He was brought up
within the artistic community of Alcoy and this influence encouraged him to take up painting
at the age of fourteen. At the age of eighteen he began his formal training in art and studied
under the Spanish artist and teacher Mila Gomez in Alcoy from 1973-76. Mulio began
painting professionally after he completed his schooling in 1978. Since this time he has
regularly exhibited at galleries in Spain, France, the United Kingdom and the USA to critical
acclaim. Mulio has an almost hyper-realist style of painting. He paints simple still life
compositions of glass, fruit and liquid with exquisite lighting in uncomplicated surroundings.
His paintings reflect a timeless serenity and are always carefully balanced in colour, shape and
texture. He has dedicated his life to painting still life using the techniques of the Dutch
Masters but with a more contemporary use of colour and content.
Still Life with Olive and Cut Lemon
Signed
Oil on Panel
11 7/8 x 7 7/8 ins / 30.2 x 20 cms
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James Brereton
Born 1954
James Brereton was born in 1954. He studied at the Joseph Wright Art School in Derby.
By 1979 James was selling enough of his paintings to give up his job and become a
professional artist. His interest in ships and the sea was growing and this took precedence
over the wide variety of other subjects he had painted in the past. These marine works were
strongly influenced by the great marine painters Thomas Somerscales and Montague
Dawson. James sailed before the mast on the Sir Winston Churchill schooner belonging to
the Sail Training Association in the 1990s. This was an exhilarating experience which provided
him with much inspiration.
Currently, nearly all James’ works are of marine subjects and they are often painted on a large
scale in oil as he believes ‘the vast ocean is often best captured on a big canvas’.
His largest commission to date has been a pair of canvases measuring 65 x 87 inches, each
of Omani Dhows, which now hang in a fine palace. James has exhibited widely in England,
including showing at the Royal Society of Marine Artists in London.
The American Clippers ‘Challenge’ and ‘Wild Pigeon’
Signed
Oil on Canvas
30 x 40 ins / 76.2 x 101.6 cms
Other paintings at the gallery include
works by the following artists:
ADAMS, John Clayton
EVERSEN, Johannes Hendrik
MANDER, William Henry
ALDINE, Marc
EYCKMANS, Stefaan
MARAIS-MILTON, Victor
ASKEW, Julie
GALIEN-LALOUE, Eugene
MARCEL-CLEMENT, Amédée Julien
BALE, Charles Thomas
GARDNER, Philip
MONSTED, Peder
BECHI, Luigi
GLENDENING Sr, Alfred Augustus
NEUVILLE, Alfred Arthur Brunel de
BENINGFIELD, Gordon
HERRING Jr, John Frederick
NORMANN, Adelsteen
BIVA, Henri
HIS, René Charles Edmond
NORTON, Larry
BRANDEIS, Antonietta
HUBER, Léon Charles
PATON, Frank
BREANSKI Sr, Alfred de
HULK Sr, Abraham
PETIT, Eugène
BURNS, Colin
HUNT, Edgar
REDMORE, Henry
CAFFYN, Walter Wallor
HURT, Louis Bosworth
REYNA, Antonio
CHEVIOT, Lilian
JONES, Paul
RICHTER, Herbert Davis
CLARE, Oliver
KUWASSEG, Charles Euphrasie
STANNARD, Eloise Harriet
CLARK, Joseph
LADBROOKE, John Berney
VALENTINE-DAINES, Sherree
COOKE, Edward William
LADELL, Ellen
WAITE, Edward Wilkins
COULDERY, Horatio Henry
LEADER, Benjamin Williams
WARDLE, Arthur
CROEGAERT, Georges
LEICKERT, Charles Henri Joseph
WHITFIELD, Carl
DYF, Marcel
LESREL, Adolphe Alexandre
WOOTTON, Frank
EMMS, John
LEVIS, Maurice
WRIGHT, Gilbert Scott
ENJOLRAS, Delphin
MAGNE, Desire Alfred
ZIEM, Félix
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