Arthur Wardle was a British artist and animalier painter. His prolific oeuvre focused on his fascination with dogs of various breeds, creating rich, naturalistic paintings of domestic pets and hunting animals captured in moments of lifelike movement. His work is characterized by its high degree of realism and is representative of the 19th-century interest in detailed artistic representations of animals. Born in 1860 in London, England, Wardle notably began exhibiting his work at age 16 at the Royal Academy. He began his career by sketching cattle near the Thames river, and would frequently depict exotic wildlife by studying them at the London Zoo and then transposing them onto local landscapes. Wardle was widely appreciated and acclaimed for his paintings, garnering inclusion among the Pastel Society in 1911 and the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1922. Wardle died on July 16, 1949, in London, England, and his legacy lives on through his images' reproduction on commercial products like chocolate boxes, posters, calendars, and postcards. Today, the artist’s work can be found amongst the collections of the London-based Tate Modern, Leeds City Museum and The Kennel Club.
Walter Heath Williams, Victorian Mountainous coastal landscape
By Walter Heath Williams
Located in Harkstead, GB
An extremely atmospheric Victorian oil of a dramatic rocky coastline. Taken from a high viewpoint on the coast, possibly North Devon, looking out to an azure sea under a back lit sky...
Canvas, Oil
Wonderful Victorian oil of cows grazing in the Welsh or English hills
Located in Harkstead, GB
An idyllic view of cattle and sheep grazing in a pasture before an oak tree with a blue sky with bollowing clouds beyond. William S Rose (1810-1873) Cattle and sheep grazing in rou...
Oil, Wood Panel
Frederick George Cotman Impressionist oil painting Suffolk river landscape
By Frederick George Cotman
Located in Harkstead, GB
An impressive, panoramic view of the River Stour looking towards Harwich and Felixstowe in Suffolk. It is very much a snapshot of times gone by with the hay barge loaded with hay. F...
Oil, Canvas
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School, figure by the woods
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by George Boyle, "the Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute ...
Oil, Panel
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...
Oil, Wood Panel
Roaring Tiger Watercolor by James Exley, Naturalistic, Signed, 1903
By James Robert Granville Exley
Located in Harkstead, GB
James Exley (1878-1967) Roaring Tiger, Signed and dated 1903, Watercolour 14 x 10 ¼ inches A superbly executed image capturing all the latent power and ferocity of the tiger. Jam...
Paper, Watercolor
Leopards and Woman Painting, Antique Style, Arthur Wardle Copy, 52x71
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting by Arthur Wardle showing 3 leopards in tall grass with red poppies around a woman in classical garb
Paint
Crouching Leopard drawing by British 20th Century artist Elsie Marian Henderson
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Elsie Marian Henderson (British, 1880-1967) Crouching Leopard Charcoal and pastel on paper 8 x 12.1/8 in. (20.3 x 30.8 cm.) Provenance: The estate of the artist Sally Hunter Fine Art, London Elsie Marian Henderson was born in Eastbourne in Sussex and with the encouragement of her mother, a keen amateur painter, she attended the South Kensington Schools before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art between 1903 and 1905. She continued her art education in Paris and in 1916, after returning to London she enrolled at the Chelsea Polytechnic, where she was taught lithography by the artist Francis Ernest Jackson...
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Lady with Leopards Antique Copy Painting, Classical Style, 50x70 in
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting by Arthur Wardle titled,"Lady with Leopards" showing portrait of woman in classical dress in field of red poppies with three leopards & ocean in background
Paint
Woman in the Woods Painting, Copy of Arthur Wardle, Antique, 50x70
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting by Arthur Wardle English Classicist painter showing woman on the edge of the woods in field of poppies with three leopards Condition: Good; Wear consistent with a...
Wood
Two Cheetahs in a sunny African landscape, Willem Sternberg de Beer
Located in GB
An evocative oil on canvas piece, capturing the warm, vibrant essence of the African wilderness. The painting is signed in the lower right. Willem Sternberg De Beer (South African, b...
Canvas, Oil
CAPTIVE FEMALE AMUR LEOPARD - Realism / Endangered Animal / Conservation
By Patricia Traub
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Patricia Traub. Patricia Traub (b. 1947, Allentown, PA) is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the York Academy of the Arts. She continu...
Linen, Oil
