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Florence Camm (1874-1960) Design for Stained Glass Window For Queen's College Oxford
Watercolour 15x11 cm Design for TW Camm & Co., Smethwick, Birmingham For biographical details and other works by the artist click here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Conditon: Good. In conservation mount and in plastic sleeve for protection. -
Florence Camm (1874-1960)
Valley of the Shadow of Death Stained Glass Window Design for Wrekin College (1936)
Watercolour 9x6cm Design for TW Camm & Co., Smethwick, Birmingham. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Valerie Thornton (1931 - 1991)
Ponte Vecchio, Florence (1972)
Etching and aquatint 33 x 20 cm Numbered 1/60 lower left, titled below, and signed and dated lower right, all in pencil. Here, Thornton muses on the dramatic differences in tone and texture between the water of the River Arno, the smooth paleness of the Ponte Vecchio, and the dark terracotta of the city's roofs. Her work is deeply concerned with material, and many of her etchings focus on eroded stone, emotive landscapes, and weathered architecture. Valerie Thornton was a British etcher and printmaker. She was born in London, but was evacuated to Canada with her two brothers during World War II. She returned to London in 1944 and studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art in 1949. From 1950 to 1953 Thornton studied under P.F. Millard at the Regent Street Polytechnic, then spent eight months at Atelier 17 in Paris. In the early 1960s, she moved to New York and worked at Pratt Graphic Art Center. In 1955, she succeeded Howard Hodgkin as assistant art teacher at Charterhouse School and in 1965 she became a founding member of the Print Makers Council. In 1970 she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers and Engravers. Thornton was a member of The Regent Street Group (a group of nine artists who studied together at the Regent Street Polytechnic in the early 1950s). The group also included Susan Horsfield, Renate Meyer, Michael Lewis, Ken Symonds, Philip Le Bas, and Peter Riches. Thornton's work is included in a number of major public collections including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, and the Tate. Thornton died in 1991 in Chelsworth, Suffolk. Condition: good; slight but even age toning. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other pictures of Italy. -
Hilary Hennes (née Hilary Miller) (1919 - 1993)
Flowers on a Table
Chalks 56 x 38 cm A chalk drawing depicting a vase of bright flowers on a table in a high-ceilinged room with elegant architectural features. Hilary Miller was born in London, where her father was a curator at the South London Art Gallery. She attended Blackheath High School and, from 1936 to 1940, studied at the Blackheath School of Art, and then for a further three years at the Royal College of Art. After graduating, she taught at the South East Sussex Technical College and in 1946 married the artist Hubert Hennes. The couple lived in Oxford, where they both held teaching posts at the Oxford School of Art. Between 1948 and 1967 Miller frequently exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in London, and also illustrated a number of books on gardening and natural history, such as 'The Living World' and 'Boff's Book of Gardening'. Provenance: the artist's studio sale. Condition: generally very good. Drawing of a standing nude to the reverse (see photographs). If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
Gerald Mac Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940)
Flowers
Pen and ink 15 x 23 cm Signed 'G Spink' lower right. Spink was a skilled artist, illustrator, and designer who produced a series of posters in the inter-war period for companies including the London Underground, Southern Railways, LNER, Hawker Engineering, and British Steel. He won a prize in 1933 from the Imperial Institute for his poster artwork. He also worked as an aeronautical engineer in Kingston-on-Thames for Hawker Engineering; his greatest achievement was the creation of the 'Squanderbug', a 500cc racing car which he built in 1947, and which races even to this day. Provenance: the artist's estate. Condition: generally very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987) Fog
Gouache 19 x 13 cm 1927 Signed to the bottom right and inscribed 'Design for a Poster Entitled "Fog".' A.E. Halliwell (1905–1986) was a British artist, illustrator, and designer best known for his vibrant poster designs created for British railway companies during the mid-20th century. Born in Southport, Halliwell developed a strong foundation in art and design early in life. He studied at the Southport School of Art from 1923 to 1926 before graduating to the Royal College of Art in London and subsequently practising as a professional designer from the 1930s. Following his studies, Halliwell married Doris Doyle in Strood Kent, and went on to have a significant teaching career himself, most notably as a lecturer at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later part of Central Saint Martins), where he influenced a new generation of designers and illustrators. Halliwell is perhaps best remembered for his vibrant and engaging poster designs created for British railway companies during the 1930s. His work was characterised by a bright, graphic style that balanced charm with clarity, often depicting idealised scenes of British holiday destinations—from sunny seaside towns to tranquil countryside vistas. Beyond posters, his artistic output included book illustration, commercial design, and stage costume sketches, showcasing his versatility across mediums. His posters continue to remain enduring symbols of a golden age of British travel and design and are displayed in major collections including the London Transport Museum and the V & A. In this striking poster design, thick ribbons of grey fog snake dramatically through the scene, partially obscuring buildings, street lamps, and figures, and creating a sense of movement and disorientation. In the midst of this urban haze, the bright yellow and blue signage of the Underground station stands out as a beacon of clarity and modernity. As is characteristic for Halliwell's designs, the artist makes use of bold blocks of colour. In this case, he draws the circles of light emanating from the streetlamp as intersecting cogs in different colours, disrupting the seemingly impenetrable opacity of the grey swathes of fog. This blend of swirling shapes and, on the other hand, industrial forms creates a unique surrealist-futurist synthesis, almost evoking Fritz Lang's revolutionary 1927 film 'Metropolis.' Condition: Generally very good.If you would like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
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Anonymous Foire de Paris
15-30 May 1937 Watercolour 29x18cm A fine Art Deco design for a poster for the 1937 Foire de Paris. With Tricolore and Fleur de Lys what could be more redolent of a Parisian Fair? The designer is unknown, but it has been carrried out with a great deal of care and skill. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally very good condition. -
after Michael Angelo Rooker (1743/6 - 1801)
North West view of Friar Bacon's Study, and Folly Bridge
Engraving 30 x 45 cm Friar Bacon's Study was built as a watchtower in the thirteenth century. The name is 'merely traditional, and not in any Record to be found', according to the 1773 text 'The Antient and Present State of the City of Oxford'; it is said to have been used by the Franciscan Friar Roger Bacon as an astronomical observatory. For hundreds of years after Friar Bacon's use of it, the tower was a notable landmark in Oxford, and Samuel Pepys visited it in 1668: 'So to Friar Bacon's study: I up and saw it, and gave the man a shilling. Oxford mighty fine place.' The Study was often considered a folly, and the bridge is now known as Folly Bridge. Rooker painted the tower in 1780 - around the same time as the tower was demolished - and James Basire produced an engraving of his painting in 1787, to be used as the frontispiece for the Oxford Almanack. The Oxford Almanack was an annual almanack published by the Oxford University Press for the University of Oxford from 1674 through 2019 (when printing sadly ceased due to "dwindling interest"). The almanack traditionally included engravings or lithographs of the University and information about the upcoming year. Other almanack artists have included Michael Burghers, J. M. W. Turner, and John Piper. Basire and Dayes collaborated on several views of Oxford during the courses of their careers. Michael Angelo Rooker ARA was an English oil and watercolour painter of architecture and landscapes, illustrator, and engraver. Rooker's original painting currently hangs in Worcester College. Condition: good; in handsome (worn) antique Hogarth frame. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other non-collegiate views of Oxford. -
James Basire, after James Johnson and John Carter Fonts in Suffolk
Engraving 50 x 32 cm This engraving was originally published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, an organisation dedicated to studying and preserving historical monuments. The society commissioned a series of architectural engravings by James Basire, this one based on drawings by James Johnson and John Carter. In doing so, the Antiquaries hoped to preserve and disseminate knowledge of England’s architectural heritage. This engraving depicts fonts in Suffolk. The first illustration, originally executed by James Johnson, represents the ornate font in Ufford Church, complete with a uniquely suspended font cover. The second illustration, originally drawn by John Carter depicts a similarly ornate font in St Gregory's Church Sudbury. Condition: Generally very good.If you would like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
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Food Study
Original Poster 51x76cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Brownbridge (flourished 1930s - 1940s)
For Fireside Comfort, High Beam Gas Fires brochure design
Gouache, mixed media art, and collage 21.5 x 14 cm From a small archive of works by Brownbridge, a member of the Society of Industrial Artists. A design for a brochure advertising Radiation's high beam gas fires. Brownbridge's design combines a photograph of a mother and child with hand-painted text; the red and yellow colour palette project warmth and cosiness. The mother's hair is fantastically 1930s, and she reads a copy of 'Patsy Ann: Her Happy Times' by Mona Reed King (first published in 1935) to her son. Society of Industrial Artists correspondance (photographed above) is not included; please enquire separately. Condition: generally very good; lacking 'The Serene' collaged photograph. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other designs by Brownbridge. -
"Jacqs" (British, 20th century) For Private Parties... Hire a Coach to Take You Anywhere
Original Poster c. 1960s 75x50cm If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Excellent. -
For the Future of our Nation - Save Now
Original vintage poster 73 x 49 cm Issued by the National Savings Committee, London, the Scottish Savings Committee, Edinburgh, and the Ulster Savings Committee, Belfast. An original vintage WW2 poster encouraging Britons to save via the National Savings scheme; by saving, the couple in the picture can ensure a good future for their three children. James Henry Dowd was born in 1884. He worked as a draughtsman, etcher and painter. Dowd was a regular contributor to the The Daily Graphic and in 1906 began to have his work published in Punch Magazine. Condition: generally very good. Not backed. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other original vintage National Savings posters. -
George Bissill (1896-1973) Forest Landscape
Watercolour 9 x 18 cm Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in the mining village of Langley Mill, Derbyshire, Bissill became a miner at the age of 13, before leaving to join the war effort in 1915. Upon his return from the war after being gassed, Bissill chose to become a pavement artist outside the newly erected Bush House in Aldwych, painting from his memory and his sketch book the uncompromising underground world he had inhabited. In 1935 he moved to the countryside near Newbury, where he lived and worked as a landscape painter, art restorer and dealer until his death in 1973. This watercolour forms part of a larger collection, 'unseen since they were taken from George Bissil's studio in 1983' and restored by Kate Pattinson. A series of planned exhibitions were cancelled due to Covid, but two shows, one in Oxford and one in Ilkeston, did take place. Through such exhibitions, Pattinson hoped to 'restore the reputation of an artist who, through mighty endeavour, conquered the art world in the 1920s with his powerful, authentic and experimental pictures.' Bissill's paintings are also held in a number of important public collections, including the Tate Gallery, National Museum of Ireland and the Manchester Art Gallery. This petite watercolour depicts a forestscape with a light clearing surrounded by dark trees and fields in the distance. Although the piece has a sketchy quality, produced by his layering of pencil and watercolour, multiple figures and a horse are discernible at the centre of the composition, perhaps passersby wandering through the forest trail. Condition: generally very good.If you would like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
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Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird, 1887 - 1965)
'When we plan our new world, let's give a thought to animals too'
Lithograph 11 x 11 cm Cyril Kenneth Bird, under the name Fougasse, was a British cartoonist. He was art editor of Punch 1937 - 1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and produced many other posters for the Ministry of Information and London Underground. His pen and ink cartoons for Punch are some of his gentlest and funniest works. What is less widely known about Fougasse is that he was a keen animal welfare activist. He became the chairman of the Universities' Federation for Animal Welfare after the war, and illustrated many of the Federation's campaigns. This label is one such illustration, and encourages the post-war re-evaluation of society to take into account the welfare of animals as well as that of humans. Condition: good. Small soft crease to top right corner. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (British, 1887-1965)
Careless Talk Costs Lives
Lithographic posters c1940 32 x 20 cm (12.5 x 8 in) Set of eight and individual posters available, please call for current stock. Further biographical details and items by Fougasse are available here. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
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Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (1887 - 1965)
Jump for Them
Lithographic poster 30 x 22 cm Fougasse was a British cartoonist. He was art editor of Punch between 1937 and 1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and the other posters for the Ministry of Information and London Transport. As the Second World War progressed, the Ministry of Information’s poster campaign had become less and less effective. There were posters instructing the population to save old clothes for rags, turn off the lights, save food, dig for victory, watch out for spies, and keep calm and carry on. With this instruction overload, the population had ceased paying attention to the posters. Fougasse noticed this, and offered his services unpaid to the Ministry of Information, with a view to bringing a touch of humour to the posters. His amusing designs with pithy captions, reminiscent of newspaper cartoons, helped to get the Ministry's messages across in a novel way.Fougasse's distinctive poster style, with the red border- as seen in this poster-was subsequently adopted by other Ministry artists. In this poster, taken from The Art of Refereeing, Fougasse depicts a man hurling a book in the direction of a scrum, drawing an intriguing analogy between sports and literary culture.Condition: backed to linen; generally excellent. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
Cyril Kenneth Bird ‘Fougasse’ (1887 - 1965)
The Indispensables
Lithographic poster 30 x 22 cm Fougasse was a British cartoonist. He was art editor of Punch between 1937 and 1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and the other posters for the Ministry of Information and London Transport. As the Second World War progressed, the Ministry of Information’s poster campaign had become less and less effective. There were posters instructing the population to save old clothes for rags, turn off the lights, save food, dig for victory, watch out for spies, and keep calm and carry on. With this instruction overload, the population had ceased paying attention to the posters. Fougasse noticed this, and offered his services unpaid to the Ministry of Information, with a view to bringing a touch of humour to the posters. His amusing designs with pithy captions, reminiscent of newspaper cartoons, helped to get the Ministry's messages across in a novel way.Fougasse's distinctive poster style, with the red border- as seen in this poster-was subsequently adopted by other Ministry artists.Condition: backed to linen; generally excellent. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other works by the artist. -
Fougasse (Cyril Kenneth Bird, 1887 - 1965)
'I'm very glad Jones offered me a lift home as the rain certainly seemed to get much heavier!' (1966)
Pen and ink 32 x 24 cm Signed upper right. Cyril Kenneth Bird, under the name Fougasse, was a British cartoonist. He was art editor of Punch 1937 - 1949, and subsequently editor until 1953. He is best known for his ‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ series of posters, and produced many other posters for the Ministry of Information and London Underground. His pen and ink cartoons for Punch are some of his gentlest and funniest works. Provenance: The Fine Art Society Ltd., 148 New Bond Street, June 1966. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
George Bissill (1896-1973) Four Gloucestershire Cottages Pencil sketch 28 x 38 cm Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in the mining village of Langley Mill, Derbyshire, Bissill became a miner at the age of 13, before leaving to join the war effort in 1915. Upon his return from the war after being gassed, Bissill chose to become a pavement artist outside the newly erected Bush House in Aldwych, painting from his memory and his sketch book the uncompromising underground world he had inhabited. In 1935 he moved to the countryside near Newbury, where he lived and worked as a landscape painter, art restorer and dealer until his death in 1973. This painting forms part of a larger collection, 'unseen since they were taken from George Bissil's studio in 1983' and restored by Kate Pattinson. A series of planned exhibitions were cancelled due to Covid, but two shows, one in Oxford and one in Ilkeston, did take place. Through such exhibitions, Pattinson hoped to 'restore the reputation of an artist who, through mighty endeavour, conquered the art world in the 1920s with his powerful, authentic and experimental pictures.' Bissill's paintings are also held in a number of important public collections, including the Tate Gallery, National Museum of Ireland and the Manchester Art Gallery. This pencil sketch depicts a series of four Gloucestershire cottages in Southrop and East Leach. Interestingly a more traditional cottage scene is also drawn to the reverse. Due to the handwriting on this piece not matching Bissill's own, it is likely that Bissill only contributed to this drawing, perhaps most notably in the tree to the right of the cottage. -
Lionel Edwards (1878 - 1966)
Foxhounds [unidentified pack] (1962)
Lithograph 31 x 43 cm Signed and dated in plate lower right. A Lionel Edwards lithograph - part of the artist's 'Hunting Countries' series. If you know which pack is depicted here, please let us know! Lionel Edwards was a British artist who specialised in pictures of country life, particularly horses, and provided illustrations for Country Life. He is best known for his hunting scenes but also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing. Condition: print generally good; some time staining to periphery. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other hunting pictures. -
attr. John Ivester Lloyd (1873 - 1942)
Foxhunting
Oil on board 20 x 36 cm A huntsman and hounds pass through a dark wood. Thomas Ivester Lloyd (1873 - 1942) was born in Liverpool. During the First World War, he served with the Remount Service, in common with many other equine artists. He was later commissioned into the Royal Artillery. From childhood he hunted, and he became Master of the Sherington Foot Beagles. As well as his equine portraits, he illustrated some books. The pony books he illustrated were all written by his son, John Ivester-Lloyd. Condition: good; some craquelure. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Jane Gray (b.1931)
Framfield Church, Uckfield, Sussex, Design for Stained Glass Window (1961)
Watercolour 18 x 13.5 cmSigned and dated on backing board and verso.
The village of Framfield is mentioned in the Domesday Book, suggesting that there may have been a church on this site in the 11th century; however, the building of the existing church began in the early 13th century when Hempstead chapel was erected, a prelude to the much larger church that followed, consisting of a nave, north and south aisles, western tower, chancel, and chapels. Between 1200 and 1250, this new church emerged into the structure that survives unto the present day. A rare example of Gray’s early work, this design shows a more traditional approach to stained glass window design and centres on the figure of Jesus playing with children. In much of her later work, Gray eschewed this traditional, medieval style in favour of a more modern style.
Provenance: the artist’s studio sale. Literature: Jane Gray, Playing with Rainbows. (Shropshire: Ellingham Press, 2011), p.72. Condition: very good. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. For other works by Jane Gray and more information about her, please click here. -
France - Cathedrale d'Albi, Toulouse
Original vintage poster 60 x 40 cm The Basilique Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile d'Albi (Cathedral Basilica of Saint Cecilia), also known as Albi Cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Albi. First built in the aftermath of the Albigensian Crusade, the grim exterior resembles a fortress, but the interior is lavishly decorated with art and sculpture, a very ornate choir screen, and walls in bright blues and golds, in the Toulousian or Southern French Gothic. It was begun in 1282 and was under construction for 200 years. It is claimed to be the largest brick building in the world. In 2010 the cathedral, along with its episcopal buildings, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its unique architecture and the remarkable consistency in its design. Condition: small tear to lower left corner; some wear to corners. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
France - les vins de Bourgogne Le Clos de Vougeot Cote d'Or
Original vintage poster 61 x 40 cm An original poster depicting the Château du Clos de Vougeot vineyard in Burgundy during the grape harvest. Men and women pick the grapes outside the Château. Standing in the very heart of Burgundy's vineyards, Clos de Vougeot was originally a wine farm, built in the 12th century by monks from the nearby Abbey of Cîteaux. In the 16th century, a Renaissance style château was added to the existing buildings. Even though the Chateau du Clos de Vougeot does not produce wine anymore, it stays the symbol of a millenary of Burgundy's History. Condition: generally very good, small crease to top corner. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for more original vintage posters. -
Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex, Foundress of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Hand-coloured aquatint 18 x 16 cm Published by Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834). Rudolph Ackermann was an Anglo-German bookseller, inventor, lithographer, publisher and businessman. In 1795 he established a print-shop and drawing-school at 96 Strand. Here Ackermann set up a lithographic press and began a trade in prints. He later began to manufacture colours and thick carton paper for landscape and miniature painters. Within three years the premises had become too small and he moved to 101 Strand, in his own words "four doors nearer to Somerset House", the seat of the Royal Academy of Arts. Between 1797 and 1800 Ackermann rapidly developed his print and book publishing business, encompassing many different genres including topography, caricature, portraits, transparencies and decorative prints. Condition: Generally very good.If you would like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
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Francess Richardson
Cambridge Capriccio
Gouache on paper c. 1980 43x53cm Framed in hand-finished black frame A Cambridge-based artist who has accumulated all the best features of Cambridge in this one drawing. Originally from Rochdale, she has lived near Cambridge since the mid 1970s. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Francis Philip Barraud RA (1834-1901)
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Watercolour 23 x 33cm Signed lower right. Barraud came from a family of painters. William and Henry were brothers, born in 1810 and 1811 respectively, the former a painter of equine subjects and hounds, the latter a landscape painter, and unusually the two of them made a habit of painting joint commissions. Francis, born in 1824, was a noted topographical artist, being well known for his views of Oxford in particular. Here he handles the old stonework of the College very capably, impressionistic flowers enhancing the scene. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Franciscus de Neve (c.1632-1704) 'Landscape with Shepherdess Playing a Tambourine' and 'Echo & Narcissus'
Engravings Both signed in the lower margin: 'Franciscus de Neue In. e fecit' and 'Si Stampano in Roma da Gio: Iacomo de Rossi alla Paca' Each 31.5 x 38.5cm (plate) Franciscus (or Frans) de Neve was a Flemish painter and engraver, born in Antwerp in 1632. His father, also an artist, was called by the same name, resulting in some confusion for art historians. The younger de Neve was working in Rome from 1660-1670, producing paintings for the Palazzo Doria-Pamphili (alongside Pietro da Cortona) and was known for his religious subjects, mythological scenes and landscapes. He was part of a network of Dutch and Flemish artists in the city, who helped to promote and support his career. Many of his works are known only from the engravings which in Rome were produced by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi alla Pace (including these examples). After 1670 he travelled to Augsburg and Munich, then to Austria and Moravia, where he completed numerous commissions for altarpieces. Towards the end of his life he returned to his native Flanders and became Master of the Guild of Saint Luke. De Neve had a reputation as a gifted landscape painter, and these two engravings show his keen interest in the details of the natural world, as well as the influence of Claude Lorrain in the extensive vistas. The painting of ‘Narcissus and Echo’ after which this engraving was made, hangs in the collection of Christ Church College, Oxford - one of his few original oils known to survive. Another of the prints is owned by the British Museum. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. -
Anonymous
Holland via Harwich Original Vintage Poster
Lithograph 98.5x61cm 102x64cm including frame If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Generally good, slight water mark in upper left corner. -
Franz Herbelot (French, active 1940s-1950s) Paris: La Rue de Chevalier de la Barre la nuit Lithograph 28 x 22 cm A fantastic lithograph by Herbelot which brilliantly captures the spirit of mid-century Paris. Little is known of Herbelot's life, but he is most notable for his views of Paris. The Rue de Chevalier de la Barre is a street in Montmartre named after the Knight de la Barre, François-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre, who died in 1766. Here, we see the street as it was in the 20th century, brimming with ladies and gentlemen dressed à la mode, bathed in the warm light of thriving bistros and hotels. -
Franz Weiss (1903-1982) German/American L'Allgäu
Original Vintage poster/Affiche francaise 84x59cm American-German illustrator and graphic designer, Weiss has captured this poster in an amusing and charming way. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: Good. Few short edge tears, little spotting to top left. -
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. -
Fred Taylor (1875-1963)
Lincoln -Early English Architeture (L.N.E.R)
Printed for London North Eastern Railway Lithographic poster c. 1930 40×25 inches If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
Fred Taylor (1875-1963)
Hampton Court by Tram (1929)
Lithographic poster backed to linen 75 x 50 cm Published by Underground Electric Railways Company Ltd, 1929, printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd Click here for biographical details and other works by the artist. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.ukor call us on 07929 749056. -
Fredda Brilliant (1903-1999)
The Young Atlas
Patinated bronze 52.5 x 41.5 x 27.5 cm ; 16kg. On wooden base Fredda Brilliant was a Polish sculptor and actress, born in Łódź, Poland. She worked in a variety of media and is recognized as an accomplished sculptor, writer, actor, singer and script writer. Throughout her career she traveled extensively working in England, USA, Australia, India, Poland and Russia. Brilliant sculpted some of the greatest figures of her time including Jawaharlal Nehru, V.K. Krishna Menon, Indira Gandhi, U.S. President John F Kennedy, and Buckminster Fuller. She also sculpted her husband, the writer Herbert Marshall. Brilliant's most famous work is a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi which is the centerpiece of the park in Tavistock Square, London, UK. Condition: excellent. -
Frederick Nash (1782-1856) Drawn and etched Engraved by F C Lewis Arches and Columns
London Published by F Nash, No 6 Asylum Buildings, Westminster Road July 12 1804 55x39cm Frederick Nash was born in Lambeth. Initially studying architectural drawing under Thomas Malton he subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts. From 1801 to 1809 he worked with the antiquarians John Britton and Edward Wedlake Brayley, subsequently becoming a member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours - a group of painters who had left the Royal Academy following complaints of under-recognition of their works. Latterly primarily a landscape painter he toured the rivers of Germany. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: In generally good condition, some offsetting of ink from adjacent print as visible in image, occasional spotting. Not trimmed. -
Frederick Nash (1782-1856) Drawn and etched Engraved by F C Lewis North East View of St George's Chapel, Windsor
To the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Norwich and Dean of Windsor London Published by F Nash, No 6 Asylum Buildings, Westminster Road July 12 1804 55x40cm Frederick Nash was born in Lambeth. Initially studying architectural drawing under Thomas Malton he subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts. From 1801 to 1809 he worked with the antiquarians John Britton and Edward Wedlake Brayley, subsequently becoming a member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours - a group of painters who had left the Royal Academy following complaints of under-recognition of their works. Latterly primarily a landscape painter he toured the rivers of Germany. Prints from this series are in the British Museum and also in the collection of Anglesea Abbey, a National Trust property outside Cambridge, England, with a very large collection of views of Windsor Castle. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: A good impression In generally very good condition. Not trimmed. -
Frederick Nash (1782-1856) Drawn and etched Engraved by F C Lewis West Front of St George's Chapel, Windsor
To the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Norwich and Dean of Windsor London Published by F Nash, No 6 Asylum Buildings, Westminster Road July 12 1804 55x40cm Frederick Nash was born in Lambeth. Initially studying architectural drawing under Thomas Malton he subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts. From 1801 to 1809 he worked with the antiquarians John Britton and Edward Wedlake Brayley, subsequently becoming a member of the Society of Painters in Watercolours - a group of painters who had left the Royal Academy following complaints of under-recognition of their works. Latterly primarily a landscape painter he toured the rivers of Germany. Prints from this series are in the British Museum and also in the collection of Anglesea Abbey, a National Trust property outside Cambridge, England, with a very large collection of views of Windsor Castle. If you are interested email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Condition: A good impression In generally very good condition. Not trimmed. -
Philip Martin (1927 - 2014)
Free School Lane, Cambridge
Watercolour 38 x 27 cm Signed lower left, titled below, and dated lower right, all in ink. A watercolour of the historic Free School Lane in central Cambridge, where, as in much of the city, architectural styles jostle and bikes nestle against black railings. Philip Martin read Architecture at Cambridge. Condition: generally very good; a little even toning to paper. If you are interested, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. Click here for other general views of Cambridge. -
Genevive Moreau (French, fl. early Twentieth Century) Ar - Triangles in Green, Blue and Terracotta (c. 1925) Gouache 22 x 16 cm Signed in pencil; from a small portfolio of well-executed designs by the artist that we have listed, created 1925-26. Sheet size 31 x 24 cm. A well-executed design by one of the increasing number of French artists of the time. -
Genevieve Moreau (French, fl. early Twentieth Century) Three Designs in Blue Gouache 32 x 50 cm c. 1925 Signed in pencil; from a small portfolio of well-executed designs by the artist that we have listed, created in 1925-26. A well-executed design by one of the increasing number of French artists of the time. -
Angela Stones (1914 - 1995)
French Street Scene
Oil on board 56 x 41 cm A delightful mid-century oil painting. A couple and their dog meander down a cobbled French lane under a bright blue sky. Stones was educated at the Chelsea School of Art, and was a member of an artistic dynasty. Her mother Dorothy Bradshaw (1893-1983) studied under Jack Merriott – the artist famous for his British Rail posters, and her son, Christopher Assheton-Stones (1947-1999), was arguably the foremost pastel artist of his time. Provenance: the family of the artist. Condition: very good. If you’d like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056. -
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Hugo Schol (Swiss, 20th Century)
Furka Oberalp
Lithographic poster (1959) Brig-Gletsch-Andermatt-Disentis *Schweiz*Suisse*Switzerland 20x12.5" An arresting scene of the Furka Oberalp Bahn/Railway by one of the best Swiss poster artists of the period. Here in a conveniently small size, the red of the train contrasts with the vivid colours of the Alps. -
A. E. Halliwell (1905-1987) Furs
Airbrush and pen 50 x 32 cm c.1930 Stamped signature Provenance: Family of the artist A.E. Halliwell (1905–1986) was a British artist, illustrator, and designer best known for his vibrant poster designs created for British railway companies during the mid-20th century. Born in Southport, Halliwell developed a strong foundation in art and design early in life. He studied at the Southport School of Art from 1923 to 1926 before graduating to the Royal College of Art in London and subsequently practising as a professional designer from the 1930s. Following his studies, Halliwell married Doris Doyle in Strood Kent, and went on to have a significant teaching career himself, most notably as a lecturer at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later part of Central Saint Martins), where he influenced a new generation of designers and illustrators. Halliwell is perhaps best remembered for his vibrant and engaging poster designs created for British railway companies during the 1930s. His work was characterised by a bright, graphic style that balanced charm with clarity, often depicting idealised scenes of British holiday destinations—from sunny seaside towns to tranquil countryside vistas. Beyond posters, his artistic output included book illustration, commercial design, and stage costume sketches, showcasing his versatility across mediums. His posters continue to remain enduring symbols of a golden age of British travel and design and are displayed in major collections including the London Transport Museum. This elegant poster design by A. E. Halliwell features a stylised figure of a woman clad in a fur stole, rendered with delicate stippling and minimal, flowing lines. The text 'Furs' mirrors these techniques, where Halliwell's blending of the airbrush and fine line technique creates a sense of continuity between the woman's outline, her outfit and the text itself. The overall effect is refined and airy, capturing the essence of 1930s Art Deco glamour. Condition: Generally very good, very faint area of staining to left margin, pin holes to corners.If you would like to know more, please email info@manningfineart.co.uk or call us on 07929 749056.
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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.
