Racing Pigeon: 19th century oil painting
Racing Pigeon – 19th century oil painting
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Pheasants in a Wooded Landscape – Colin Burns
Pheasants in a Wooded Landscape: Colin Burns
B W Benning – Jane Elizabeth Countess of Oxford
B W Benning after John Hoppner Jane Elizabeth Countess of Oxford Oil on canvas Signed and dated 1905 Fine original oak frame
Graham Isom – Two Wolfhounds
Graham Isom b. 1945 Two Wolfhounds Oil on Canvas Signed Gilt Swept frame 20 x 30 "
SOLD: Minnie F W Gilbert – Still life of roses and fruits
Minnie F W Gilbert Still life of roses and fruits Oil on Canvas Signed 19 x 29 cm Gilbert exhibited at RA in 1889
SOLD: Peter Kotka – Still life of bottles of wine
Peter Kotka b.1951 Still life of bottles of wine Oil on board Signed 28.5 x 23 .5 cm SOLD
SUMMER FLOWERS
One of the main events of the summer season is the Chelsea Flower Show. It is held in May for five days by the Royal Horticultural Society and has been at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, since 1912. The worlds biggest annual flower show started in 1990 and is held in July at Hampton Court [...]
The Summer Exhibition
'Held without interruption since 1769, the Summer Exhibition displays works in a variety of mediums and genres by emerging and established artists ' Royal Academy. This year the guest curator at the Summer Exhibition was British sculptor Richard Wilson RA. Entry to the Exhibition is open to all artists and over 1200 pictures were hung [...]
THE QUEENS 90th BIRTHDAY PARTY
It was the Queen's official birthday this weekend and it was celebrated with a service at St Paul's cathedral followed by the Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards Parade. The finale of the celebrations was a giant street party on the Mall. Queen Elizabeth II is the great- granddaughter of Edward VII [1901-1940] who inherited [...]
Springtime
The clocks have sprung forward and Spring is now officially here, even though it is still a bit chilly. This painting, by Claude Cardon, sums up this feeling beautifully. It is a lovely tranquil pastoral scene with apple blossom and sheep, which so typifies his work. Claude Cardon exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1893- 1913, at the [...]