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Oscar Andreae (fl.1860-1880) Kiosk on the Bosphorus
Pencil drawing Dated 4 April 1866 13 x 19.5cm approx. Andreae spent much of the 1860s exploring Europe - the invention of the railways having made undertaking a Grand Tour rather easier than it had been half a century earlier - and recorded the places he visited. Here he is in Turkey, recording a Kiosk - or Köşkü - on the shores of the Bosphorus, the strait of water in northwestern Turkey that links the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Attributed to Joseph Nash (1808-1878) 'Ruins of an Italian Villa'
Watercolour 24 x 29cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
Oscar Andreae (fl.1860-1880) Isola Pescatori, Italy
1862 Pencil drawing Sheet 12 x 16.5cm Andreae spent much of the 1860s exploring Europe - the invention of the railways having made undertaking a Grand Tour rather easier than it had been half a century earlier - and recorded the places he visited. Here, visiting the Lago Maggiore in northern Italy he depicts the Isola Pescatori (the fishermen's island) - or Isola Superiore. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Louise Ibels (1891-1965) 'Théâtre Antique à Arles'
Etching and aquatint Signed and titled in pencil to margin 3rd state proof Approx. 39 x 25cm (plate) A French artist known for her charming etchings, here she captures the romance of the Roman Theatre in Arles. Built at the time of Augustus (27BC-14AD) it had seating for 8,000 across thirty-three tiers of steps. During the early Middle Ages it was plundered for its stone to build the town walls. These days the only part of the rear wall of the stage that survives are the two columns depicted in the print. Re-emphasised by the presence of their shadow, the rest of the view disappears softly into the distant background. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
Hermann Kauschke Alpspitze, Zugspitze und Waxenstein (1938)
Watercolour 14.5 x 19.5 cm Inscribed "Alpspitze, Zugspitze u. Waxenstein - original Aquarell". Signed and dated. A beautiful snowy scene depicting three Bavarian mountains: the Alpspitze, Zugspitze, and Waxenstein. Kauschke's view emphasises the wintry quietude of the snow-covered trees and mountains. The winter sun reflects on the freshly fallen snow, and a pair of ski tracks disappear into the distance. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: excellent. -
Oscar Andreae (fl.1860-1880) Inscribed 'Schlossgarten - Juli 1861/ Baden Baden'
Pencil Drawing Sheet 11 x 18.5cm Andreae spent much of the 1860s exploring Europe - the invention of the railways having made undertaking a Grand Tour rather easier than it had been half a century earlier - and recorded the places he visited. Here he records what is thought to be the gardens of the Neues Schloss in Baden Baden, the former residence of the Margraves of Baden. Baden Baden is an old spa town - with two thermal baths - on the edge of the Black Forest in the south west of Germany. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
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'View from an Italian Villa'
19th century Watercolour 31.5 x 44cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. A few foxing spots to top right. -
Christopher Wyndham Hughes (1881-1961) Italian Church Entrance
Pencil drawing c.1930s 35 x 23cm Born in St Albans, in Hertfordshire UK, Hughes was a painter, illustrator, printmaker and teacher. He served in the First World War in the 7th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment being awarded a Military Cross in the 1917 New Years Honours List and attaining the rank of Colonel. Subsequently he taught art at Marlborough College. He was taught painting by his father, Wyndham Hughes, who was an expert in stained glass and ecclesiastical decoration. This is from a series of drawing we have of an Italian trip, to see some others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Louise Ibels (1891-1965) Castle Ruins
Etching and aquatint Signed and numbered 13/30 in pencil to margin Approx. 44x39cm (plate) A French artist known for her charming etchings, here she captures the romance of the ruined castle with the strong contrast between light and shade, a shaft of sunlight bearing down from the right. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
A J Meyer (British, fl 1900-1930) Dulwich College
Etching 22x30cm Sadly little is known of Meyer, an accomplished artist and particularly producer of etchings. He was one of many artists to join the craze for etchings started by Whistler and that died out after the 1929 Wall Street crash. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Mounted to board; generally good to very good. -
Anonymous Eton College
Watercolour 21.2×28.5cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.ukor call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
John Chessell Buckler (1793-1894)
Horham Hall Essex 1830
Watercolour 25 x 35.5 cm 44 x 57 cm including frame, UK shipping only J C Buckler was an esteemed architect, coming second to Charles Barry in the competition for the design of the new Houses of Parliament in 1836. However, his greatest passion was recording the details of historical buildings. 'With such subjects before me as cathedrals, abbeys and ancient parish churches...I never made any effort to increase the number of my employments as an architect.' Buckler 1852 Harmoniously working with his father and younger brother, Buckler drew and preserved the designs of ancient structures, many of which no longer survive today. Horham Hall is stands as a fortunate exception. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Jean Baptist Barbé (1578?-1649) Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 10. Post triduum invenerunt illum in templo in medio doctorum, audientem illos, et interrogante eos. Luc. 2
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 16.5x21.8cm From the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2 After three days they found him in the temple among the doctors, listening to them and asking them questions. Adriaen Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Jean Baptist Barbé (1578?-1649) Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 11. Verit Iesus a Galilaea in Iordanem ad Iohannem, vt baptifartur ab eo. Matthew. 3.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 16.5x21.8cm From the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 3 "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John." Adriaen Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image. -
Jean Baptist Barbé (1578?-1649) Adriaen Collaert (c. 1560-1618) after Maerten de Vos (1532 - 1603) 12. Accedens tentator dixit ei fi lius, Dei es, dic vt lapides isti panes fiant. Matt. 4.
Engraving From Vita, Passio, et Resurrectio Iesu Christi first published 1598, this a later edition published by Joannes Galle (1600-1676) 16.5x21.8cm From the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 4 "If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread" Adriaen Collaert was born in Antwerp between 1555 and 1565, becoming wijnmeester of the Guild of St Luke in 1580 - a title reserved for the sons of guild members. The guild of St Luke was generally the city guild for artists. Working for Philip Galle, a Dutch publisher best known for his old master prints, he married Galle's daughter Justa. After learning the principles of engraving in the Netherlands, he spent some years in Italy improving his skill. Upon returning to Flanders he engraved, in accomplished fashion, a great number of plates. His brother, Jan Collaert II, his son, Jan Baptist Collaert II and a grandson were all printmakers. These particular plates are after paintings by Maerten de Vos, a Flemish painter and draughtsman. His father was Pieter de Vos, from whom he learned. From 1550 - 1558 he travelled in Italy, visiting Rome and Venice and becoming master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke upon his return in 1558. After 1575 he was mainly engaged in producing print designs. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Trimmed to plate margins, generally good condition commensurate with age, slight age toning and handling marks as evident from image.
