ANIMALS/SPORTING

Have it both ways… for the naturalist AND the sporting crowd. Oil on artist-board painted by the early plein air Eastern Shore female artist Teresa A. Mattingly… not the first but still a bit unusual for 1924. Signed and dated lower left in original 20″ x 13″ painted wooden frame, $375.

Totally out of character, but oh so charming! Found in London, but painted in Sweden by the Swedish naturalist Bruno Liljefors (1860-1939), this work is Sweden’s answer to the New World’s John J. Audubon (1785-1851). Painted with the exactness of the hunter and the lover of nature, both artists captured their ssubjets in their every day life without ever being […]

Oil on Linen signed lower right “H. Wighil.” What a treat to present this large serene impressionist depiction of four mallards landing in a feeding field somewhere in coastal Virginia. Painted by the naturalist William Wighil in the manner of Bruce Crane (1857-1937), this painting was found in a grand Virginia home, along with its companion “Call of the Wild.” […]

Have fallen in love with these two donkeys. New diptych from our Surrealist Juan Carlos Cazares whom we met last year in San Miguel de Allende last year. Looking forward to our summer visit again… Always exciting to see his new work. The way he captures the large vista plus the close-up of the wildflowers is extraordinary! Each painting is […]

Two hunters position themselves in an ancient tree bathed in early morning’s golden glow. In the distance, a lone sailboat peacefully drifts on a tranquil lake, likely within New Jersey’s Hopatcong-Netcong region. Stunning achievement for the New Jersey plein air artist Charles Budd (1856-1926), this large sporting painting captures completely the style of the Hudson River Valley artists two decades […]

“ Seven and Eight”. The turn of the century naturalist with a delightful name Pliny McConnell obviously was inclined to a natural order of things. Hence, this 1912 “portrait” of seven French sheep in their fold with a balancing of French hens makes you feel… Comfortable. But can you imagine keeping this number of subjects still in one sitting? (Incidentally, […]

Tattered around the edges, but sweet sentiments nevertheless! English Naïve Oil on canvas, “Mother Returns”, in original frame circa 1880. 13 x 15 faux tortoiseshell frame, $325.  

  O/C “Saltgrass” as enjoyed by Jonathan Livingston. 20th century coastal scene by talented but unknown Miami Cuban artist Andres Lucia. Despite the carefully executed realism of the grassy banks, Lucia has been able to incorporate some avant-garde Design from his Cuban roots into the swirling water. . Jonathan Livingston, mid century carved and painted Seagull , will remain perched […]