This striking British Edwardian religious oil painting is by noted artist Francis 'Frank' Owen Salisbury or Frank O'Salisbury as he is largely known. Painted in 1911 it is a figurative landscape of soldiers on the battlefield. The two central characters, the 'Christian Soldiers' from the early crusades have halos and ride through the chaos on white horses. Shafts on light with angels illuminate them and also a crucifix. A very powerful Edwardian religious oil painting and an excellent example of O'Salisbury's work. painted in oil and illuminated in gold leaf.
Signed and dated with monogram lower right 1911.
Provenance From Castle of Park, Aberdeenshire.
A version of this painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy London in 1911 entitled the Passing of War.
This stunning RA exhibited circular 19th century oil painting is by noted prolific Royal Academy exhibited artist Rudolf Lehmann. A portrait artist, German born Lehmann moved to England in 1866 when in his fifties. This fabulous Pre-Raphaelite painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy in London in 1863. One can only imagine the praise it must have received. The painting is of Roman Beggars sat on steps at the entrance to a church; mother son and baby. The mother holds her hand out and gazes at the viewer while the son minds the baby on his lap. Painted in a romanticised manner with colourful but soft muted tones and a realist pallet.
Signed top left.
Provenance Exhibited at The Royal Academy, 1863, No. 454 'Roman Beggars at a Church Entrance'.
Animal paintings dont get much lovelier than this. The cat is clearly the boss and the poor dog knows it. It was the same in our house when we had a cat and dog - now we have chickens and a dog and the chickens are the bosses. We absolutely love this painting and it looks gorgeous in that ebonised patterned frame with a gilt slip.
Carl Suhrlandt (1828-1919)
Portrait of a Cat and Dog
This superb Victorian animal portrait oil painting is by noted listed artist Carl Suhrlandt. Painted in 1884 it is a lovely portrait of a cat and dog in a living room at supper time. The detail of the interior is all at animal eye level - the carpet, corner of the fire place and newspaper hanging over the chair. It is s stunning large and very well painted oil on canvas and a fine example of his work and late Victorian genre oil painting and one of our favourites. The colours and brushwork are superb and the painting is beautifully finished off in a gorgeous frame.
We have chosen Wallace's The Rendezvous for our Valentine's Day painting, depicting Elsie Viola Robinson awaiting her fiancee. Such a beautiful and romantic painting.
James Wallace (1872-1911)
The Rendezvous - Portrait of Elsie Viola Robinson
This stunning romantic exhibited Scottish Edwardian Impressionist portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist James Wallace. Painted in 1908 with excellent provenance, the brushwork and colouring are superb. The sitter is Elsie Viola Robinson, the fiancee of the artist. The composition is a full length portrait of Elsie and her Old English Sheep dog in a Lincolnshire landscape. She is eagerly waiting for her fiancee, hence the title, The Rendevous. She poses in a plumed hat and beautiful dress with a spray of violas attached, her name's sake. A tremendous painting and an excellent example of Wallace's work.
Signed and dated James Wallace 08 lower centre.
Provenance Royal Academy London, 1908, no. 135 The Rendezvous.
Exhibited Manchester 1908, Dicksee and Co label verso.
Exhibited Glasgow 1909, Dicksee and Co label verso.
Remains of Ferrins Gallery Hull label verso.
Christie's stamps verso.
Below is our painting by Arthur Hughes, The Convent Boat and one from Birmingham Art Gallery, The Long Engagement that we recently viewed.
Arthur Hughes (1832-1915)
The Convent Boat
This stunning British Victorian Pre-Raphaelite oil painting is by noted artist Arthur Hughes. It was painted circa 1874 and has extensive provenance. The composition is of a novice nun leaving her family to cross a river, in the Convent Boat, to go to her new life in cloisters on the other side. The fact that the artist returned to the subject several times confirms his fondness for the composition. The painting shows the emotional moment in which a young novice leaves her family for the convent. The ramifications of her decision are laid bare for the viewer. Dressed as a bride of Christ, the novice's austere clothing contrasts with the sumptuous garb of those standing on the river bank. While her family lament her departure, she holds a prayer book and looks away solemnly, appearing resolute in her choice. Soft evening light descends over the trees and reflects serenely across the water. The convent walls, overgrown with dense ivy, suggest the institution's agedness, connecting it with England's spiritual heritage. This is a superb painting with wonderful detail and colouring, telling the story of a young woman's turning point in life. It is also an excellent example of Hughes immense skill as a Pre-Raphaelite Victorian artist.
Signed lower left.
Provenance Bought by Mrs. Ann Fleming in 1963.
Sale Christie's, 25 March 1966, lot 145, as 'The last Farewell' bought by Naylor Leyland.
Sale, Sotheby's, 26 July 1967, lot 361 (£160) bought by David W. Hughes.
Sale, Sotheby's, 30 October 1968, lot 118 (£190) bought by Colson.
Sale, Sotheby's Belgravia, 22 February 1972, lot 109 (£650) The Fine Art Society.
Purchased from Fine Art Society in November 1973 by Michael Hasenclever.
Galerie R. Hartmann in November 1973.
Sale, Sotheby's Belgravia, 9 April 1980, lot 17 (£11,000) bought by David Crew-Read on behalf of Lloyd Webber.
Acquired from Lord Lloyd Webber by Mrs Jeremy Norris.
Private collection, UK Exhibited: London,The Aesthetic Movement and the Cult of Japan , The Fine Art Society, 3-27 October 1972 (no.24, repr. p.14)
Munich, Burne-Jones und der Einfluß der Prä-Raffaeliten, Michael Hasenclever, 29 November 1972 -10 January 1973 (No.11, DM16,500, repr.)
Baden-Baden, Germany, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden 1973 (No.84, repr. colour, p.147)
Literature: M. Amory, ed. The Letters of Evelyn Waugh, 1980, p.607.
L. Roberts and S. Wildman, Arthur Hughes: His Life and Works, A Catalogue Raisonné, Woodbridge Suffolk:
Antique Collectors' Club, 1997, no.131.3. ill., p.184
The couple in this painting are engaged but unable to marry as he's a curate (an assistant to a parish priest) and doesnt earn enough to support a wife. They've been in love so long that the ivy has grown over her name, Amy, carved into the bark of the tree. Early summer has arrived, wild roises are blooming and the squirrels in the woodland are pairing off, but these two remain stuck in limbo.
Hughes painted the landscape outdoors. He battled persistent rain, the roses closing up and an attack by an angry bee to paint the wooded setting directly from nature in amazing detail.
Text from Birmingham Art Gallery.
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