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Fred Mayor (British, 1865-1916)
Magdalen College, Oxford
Watercolour and pencil 12x15" In this painting, Mayor catches Magdalen in his usual impressionistic style, with an effective use of splashes of colour and careful use of lighting. Born near Ripon in Yorkshire, Mayor was educated at St Edmund's School Canterbury where he excelled both at drawing and cricket. The former became his profession and he began with a studio in Chiswick shared with Frank Brangwyn. In 1886 he followed the well-trodden path of spending time in Paris, studying at the Academie Julian, and also meeting Wilson Steer and Walter Sickert who influenced his work and were lifelong friends of his. In 1888 at the age of just twenty-one a painting of his was accepted at the Royal Academy of Arts. In 1899 he moved to join the artists' colony in Staithes, Yorkshire, where other artists included Harold and Dame Laura Knight. He met, and subsequently married, another artist - Sheffield-born Hannah Hoyland. Married life began by eloping to Montreuil-sur-Mer in northern France where Mayor developed his characteristic impressionistic style. He died in 1916 whilst undergoing a routine operation for asthma, which was required before he could become a war artist. -
G. Cooper
Oriel College, Oxford
Watercolour 27 x 35 cm A view of Oriel's Second Quad, featuring the Wyatt Building on the left. Designed in the Neoclassical style by James Wyatt, it was built between 1788 and 1796 when the College's library doubled in size thanks to a generous gift by Edward, Baron Leigh, formerly High Steward of the university and an alumnus of Oriel. The building has rusticated arches on the ground floor and a row of Ionic columns above, dividing the façade into seven bays. Cooper's watercolour focuses on the architectural merit of the building, highlighting the sandy tone of Oxford's famous Headington stone. Two figures in academic dress take part in a spirited discussion just outside the building. Condition: generally very good. -
George Frederick Nicholls (1850-1935)
Magdalen College from the Cherwell, Oxford
Watercolour 37x24cm Early twentieth century. Born in Great Saughall in Cheshire - and dying in Chester - he subsequently lived in Worcestershire and Oxfordshire. Many of his paintings are of the Cotswolds and Oxford, and he is best known for his topographical paintings. He painted the illustrations for a series of county books for A & C Black, including Cornwall (1915) and Cotswolds (1920). If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
G. Cooper
St. Mary's Church, Oxford
Etching c. 1820 40x47cm From The Oxford Portfolio a series of thirteen views printed on Sepia paper, very rare. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
George Pyne (1800-1884) Exeter College, Oxford
Watercolour 22x18.5cm Pyne was the elder son of William Henry Pyne, the publisher artist behind the monumental History of the Royal Residences, and son-in-law of John Varley – two founders of the Society of Painters in Watercolours. Living in Oxford from the 1850s until his death, he brought the hand of an architectural draughtsman to his views of Oxford, the works for which he is best known, but with an artist’s ability to represent the romance of old stone. His views of Cambridge and Eton also contribute to his valuable and historical record of the period. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally excellent condition. -
George Pyne
Peckwater Quad, Christ Church, Oxford
Watercolour 13x18cm Click here for biographical details and other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
George Pyne (1800-1884) Panoramic View of Oxford (1849)
Watercolour 18.5x28cm Pyne was the elder son of William Henry Pyne, the publisher artist behind the monumental History of the Royal Residences, and son-in-law of John Varley – two founders of the Society of Painters in Watercolours. Living in Oxford from the 1850s until his death, he brought the hand of an architectural draughtsman to his views of Oxford, the works for which he is best known, but with an artist’s ability to represent the romance of old stone. His views of Cambridge and Eton also contribute to his valuable and historical record of the period. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Very good. Signed l/right 'G Pyne 1849'. -
Hubert Hennes (b.1907)
New College, Oxford
Watercolour 30x42cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Hubert Hennes (b. 1907)
New College, Oxford (sketch)
Crayon and watercolour Signed 14x21cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Sir Hugh Casson (1910-1999)
Magdalen Bridge Oxford
Lithographic print unsigned. Provenance: the artist’s estate. 28 x 35 cm (11 x 14 in) From Casson’s ever-popular Oxford series of prints. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. For biographical details and other works by the artist click here. -
Sir Hugh Casson (1910-1999)
Oriel College Oxford
Lithographic print signed in pencil, artist's proof print aside from the numbered series of 500. Provenance: the artist's estate. 28 x 35 cm (11 x 14 in) From Casson's ever-popular Oxford series of prints. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. For biographical details and other works by the artist click here. -
Sir Hugh Casson (1910-1999)
Oriel College Oxford
Lithographic print signed in pencil and numbered 1/500. Provenance: the artist's estate. 28 x 35 cm (11 x 14 in) From Casson's ever-popular Oxford series of prints. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here to see other posters from this series and for more information on Wings for Victory campaigns. -
Sir Hugh Casson CH, KCVO, PRA, RDI (1910-1999) St John’s College, Oxford, Canterbury Quad Signed, inscribed with title and dated ‘1988’ (on a label attached to the backboard) Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour 10.5 x 27cm (4 1/8 x 10 5/8in). Painted for inclusion in Hugh Casson’s Oxford (Phaidon Press Ltd, 1988). Click here for biographical details and other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
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Hugh Casson
Trinity College, Oxford
Lithographic proof print signed in pencil, aside from the limited edition of 500. Provenance: the artist’s estate. 28 x 35 cm (11 x 14 in) From Casson’s ever-popular Oxford series of prints. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. For biographical details and other works by the artist click here.