RURAL ENGLAND AFTER THE HARVEST A PAIR OIL PAINTINGS FOLLOWER W FRANK CALDERON c1900 ARTIST:, Follower William Frank Calderon, British, 1865 – 1943 SUBJECT: 4 A pair; expansive landscapes of rural England, after the harvest with figures making haybales MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIGNATURE: Monogrammed, FC lower left/right DATE c1900, possiblly slightly later SIZE: Visible painting, each, 64.5 x 49.5cm (25.5 x 19.5 inches), PROVENANCE: From a recent English country estate auction, private collection; CONDITION: Both paintings, very good for their age; cleaned and re-tensioned to the stretcher in antiquity when returned to their frames; both works retained under glaze (now removed) and previously, paper backed to verso, so the works are very clean and fresh, backs also FRAME: Unframed, mounted to.
Vera Down Watercolour c1920s A Midlands-English Landscape with Castle Ruins ARTIST : Vera Emily Down, British (1888 – ?) SUBJECT: Expansive landscape of the English countryside, probably Northamptonshire, with castle ruins distant MEDIUM: Watercolour on paper SIGNATURE: Lower left DATE: c1920s SIZE: Visible painting 37.5 x 27.5cm (14.75 x 11 inches), Frame 54.5 x 42cm (21.5 x 16 inches), Depth 2cm (1 inch) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection CONDITION: Good for its age and we have not inspected this painting outside its frame; incursion of thunderflies and accumulated debris evident on the inside of the glaze; some foxing spots noticed but overall, very presentable as existing FRAME: A later frame, shows light age-related wear.
A Jazz Trio of the 1920s Playing a Club Oil Painting c1980s Continental School? ARTIST:, 20thC Continental School, possibly Belgian ? SUBJECT: A jazz trio playing a club. A 1920s scene MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIGNATURE: Lower left, indistinctly DATE: c1980s to slightly earlier SIZE: Viewable painting 79 x 52cm (31 x 20.5 inches), Frame 94 x 67cm (37 x 26.5 inches), Depth 6cm (2.5 inches) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection CONDITION: Very good for its age; slight stretcher marks noticed on close inspection, just mentioned for the sake of accuracy, do not detract FRAME: Original frame, shows light age-related wear.
Sydney Arrobus Watercolour c1950s View of Cavendish Square Central London ARTIST: Sydney Samuel Arrobus, British (1901 – 1990) SUBJECT: A view of the Cavendish Square, in Central London; ascribed lower left MEDIUM: Watercolour on off-white paper SIGNATURE:: Lower right DATE: c1950s SIZE: Visible painting 43 x 30cm (17 x 12 inches), Frame 65 x 50cm (25.5 x 19.5 inches), Depth 4cm (1.5 inches) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection; probably back to the artist, handwritten label to verso from the purchaser with title and biographical information CONDITION: Good, overall, for its age; minor marks and accumulation of dust on the inside of the frame over time, mentioned for the sake of accuracy. Overall, a very presentable painting FRAME: Original frame, shows light age-related wea.
Charles Thomas Bale Still Life of Fruit on a Table Oil Painting c1890 British School ARTIST: Charles Thomas Bale, British (1849 – 1925) SUBJECT: Still life of fruit, with grapes, melon, pears beside a tankard on a rustic parlour table MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIGNATURE: Lower left DATE: c1890 SIZE: Visible painting 74.5 x 49.5 (23.25 x 19.5 inches), Frame 90 x 65cm (35.5 x 25.5 inches), Depth 9cm (3.5 inches) PROVENANCE: British estate sale, private collection CONDITION: Very good, overall; faint stretcher impressions noticed, do not detract FRAME: A later frame, although with some age, shows light age-related wear.
