William Huggins

A Lion and a Lioness in a Landscape

1847

William Huggins (1820 - 1884) Two pumas in a landscape Oil on panel Signed and dated, 'W. Huggins 1840' Exhibition and gallery labels, verso Provenance: Ex-Collection, the Master of...

Charles Augustus Henry LUTYENS (1829 – 1915, British) On the Scent c.1880 Unframed 50 x 84 inches Framed 64 x 98 inches Oil on Canvas Signed Provenance: Possibly commissioned by George William Coventry, 9th Earl of Coventry (1838-1930); thence by family descent; Croome Court House Sale, Worcestershire 1948 Lord Coventry was a keen huntsman having founded the North Cotswold Hunt in 1867 and in 1882 The Croome. Besides founding two Hunts, he also held the unique distinction of owning racehorses that won two Grand Nationals in consecutive years. Daphne Moore, the hunting correspondent writing about the Croome Hounds c.1950, emphasised the influence of Rambler as a perfect type of hound. ‘Who could have dreamed that in 1949 well-bred hounds in almost every kennel in England would have at least a trace of Rambler’s blood in their veins?’ … to the hound man The Croome and the name Coventry immediately recalls Rambler. Anyone who has seen his portrait by Lutyens, will remember him as being the perfect type of hound for any country…’ Charles Lutyens the artist spent his early adult life in the Army, joining the 20th foot and siled with them in 1850 to serve in Canada. In 1857 he left the army to take up life as a professional artist. He based himself at Onslow Square...

Imogen Mary Collier (1873-1952) Portrait of Jerry and Dot Circa. 1895-1900 Oil on Canvas 49 X 42.5 Imogen Mary Collier (1873-1952) was born in 1873 at Whitchurch, Devon, England. She was the daughter of Mortimer John Collier...

Jan WYCK (1652-1702, Dutch) The Grey Arabian oil on canvas Signed J Wyck 78 x 88 cm canvas size 108 x 98 cm; inc frame This magnificent work by Jan...

Within the context of British sporting art, one has to put a Herring on this scale as a jewel in the crown. Coming from a collection formed in the 1930s, this is its first change of ...

Sir Alfred Munnings R.A. (1878 - 1959) 'Favourite Hound' Oil on Wood Framed 98 x 74 cm Sir Alfred Munnings R.A. was known as one of England's finest painters of animals and as an ou...

Eugen Kask was born January 18, 1918 in Kiev, died May 11, 1998 in Vimmerby; he was an Estonian-Swedish painter. He was the son of the architect Kristjan Kask and Maria Lass and from 1948 married the telephone operator...

French 19th century Chickens in a barn or Chicken coop interior Charles-Emile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of animals ...

"Hutch 5" is a framed oil painting on wood by Hunt Slonem, depicting 5 rabbits in painterly contour lines set against a simple white background. This piece is finished in an antiqu...

Josie Morway is a self-taught artist who has been painting most of her life. She is a painter and designer working in Providence, Rhode Island. She has shown her artwork widely, from the DeCordova Museum in Massachusetts to the streets of Juarez, Mexico and Los Angeles. Her paintings are fragmented narratives, inspired by everyday words and phrases that bombard us - old signage...

Matt Flint is a painter from the mountain town of Lander, Wyoming. He grew up surrounded by woods, animals, and family. As a boy, He spent endless days creating art and exploring the...

Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Artist Statement "Painted in Meeker Colorado on a bright shine filled day, these sheep barns were electric with color, bo...