Traditional British and Sporting Pictures
This category of art and painting is generally accepted to cover the period circa
1800-1900 and is, therefore, largely late Georgian and Victorian art. The staple
diet of many auction houses in the past, there has in the last few years been a trend
away from this traditional British period and style, with the modern day collector
looking more towards
20th century and contemporary art. But things change ...
William Linnell - Harvest, sold at auction for £14,000. (FS4/562).
We are noticing a strengthening in interest again for good quality examples of works
by, for example, the Williams Family, Shayer and Benjamin W Leader, and the genre
painters like Mulready, Condy and Brooks; along with good traditional marine works
by J Wilson Carmicheal, Thomas Luny and Whitcombe, which are also coming more strongly
back in favour.
The Pre-Rapealistes, founded by William Holman Hunt, Millais and Rossetti in 1848
are an exception and will always be highly collectable. Major works are rare, but
the associated Pre-Raphaelite artist such as John Brett, Henry James Holiday, Arthur
Hughes, James Campbell and JW Godward appear frequently in provincial auction rooms.
Archibald Thorburn - Cock and Hen Pheasants, which realised £26,000. (FS11/405).
Works by the sporting artist Archibald Thorburn are regularly consigned to our rooms
and over recent years we have sold fine drawings and major watercolours by Thorburn
for sums between £300-£30,0000.
Specialists
Traditional British and Sporting Artists
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Bennett, Frank Moss (1874-1933)
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Bird, Edward (1772-1819)
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Birket Foster, Myles (1825-1899)
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Buchel, Charles August (1872-1950)
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Condy, Nicholas (1793-1857)
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Constable, John (1776-1837)
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Cooper, Thomas Sidney (1803-1902)
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Crotch, Dr William (1775-1847)
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Dovaston, Margaret (1884-1955)
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Glover, John (1767-1849)
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Goodall, John Strickland (1908-1996)
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Gow, Andrew Carrick (1848-1920)
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Hardy, Heywood (1842-1933)
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Harvey, Harold (1874-1941)
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Henzell, Isaac (1815-1876)
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Inchbold, John William (1830-1888)
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Lodge, George Edward (1860-1954)
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Mitchell, Philip (1814-1896)
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Murray RA, Sir David (1849-1933)
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Nockolds, Roy Anthony (1911-1979)
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Penny, Edwin (b 1930)
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Rhead, George Woolliscroft (1854-1920)
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Roberts, Edwin Thomas (1840-1917)
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Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935)
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Traies, William (1789-1872)
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Watson, Walter J (1879-1979)
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Watts, James Thomas (1853-1930)
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Widgery, Frederick John (1861-1942)