David Cowan Dobson, referred to as 'Cowan' Dobson, was a leading Scottish portrait artist of his day. Dobson was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, the second son of the Scottish portrait painter Henry John Dobson. Dobson started his career in Scotland. He was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh and studied art in Edinburgh, London and Paris. In 1918, he was working in his father's studio at Dalry. Around 1920, he moved to London and from then on he worked and resided mainly in London. Occasionally, he would work in and around Glasgow. He is said to have rented Kenmure Castle in New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, in the 1930s and 1940s to entertain and paint fashionable sitters. Dobson mainly worked in oils but also painted some fine watercolor scenes. He painted in the tradition of the nineteenth century with mostly a rather darker color scheme, while his brother Henry, influenced by the Modernist movement in Edinburgh, painted more colorful portraits. He painted some fine portraits of well-known men, like Earl Attlee, Earl Beatty and Harold Wilson. Dobson also portrayed fashionable London ladies. Dobson was married to Phyllis Bowyer, who was the brains behind his financial success. She made Dobson one of London's leading society portrait painters. She herself sat for the photographer Alexander Bassano, the resulting portrait now at the National Portrait Gallery, London. During World War I, Dobson was commissioned by the Royal Air Force section of the Imperial War Museum to paint portraits of three recipients of the Victoria Cross. Dobson painted portraits of Lt. Col. L.W. Brabazon Rees, Sergeant Mottershead and Lt. A.W. Beauchamps-Proctor. Dobson first exhibited at Royal Academy when aged only 19 and began showing at the Royal Scottish Academy four years later. Dobson's works were also exhibited at the Royal Society of Arts, Royal Watercolour Society, Royal Society of Portrait Painters, Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Cambrian Academy, Fine Art Society and at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. He passed away in 1980.
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Portrait of a Lady in Green Dress - Scottish 1930's Art Deco oil painting
By David Cowan Dobson
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Art Deco British portrait oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson, better known as Cowan Dobson. Painted in 1931, it is a portrait of a striking darkh...
Oil
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Portrait of Mr R H Sinclair - Scottish 1914 art male portrait oil painting
By David Cowan Dobson
Located in Hagley, England
This impressive large portrait realist oil painting is by noted Scottish artist David Cowan Dobson. One of a pair, the sitter is Mr R H Sinclair and dates to 1914. He is beautifully ...
Oil
French Art Deco Portrait 1920s Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
French Art Deco Portrait 1920s Oil Painting A captivating French Art Deco–era portrait, possibly portraying a dancer, silent film star, or flapper girl. Her striking dark eye makeup ...
Oil
$490
H 23.63 in W 17.52 in
Self-portrait, German school, 1933. August Hirsching (1889-1962)
Located in Firenze, IT
Self-portrait, 1933 August Hirsching (Unterheimbach / Weinberg 1889 – Stuttgart 1962) Oil on board, 60 × 44.5 cm Signed and dated 1933. Inscribed on the reverse: Früh Sommer 1933 – ...
Oil, Board
$3,300Sale Price|40% Off
H 42.75 in W 32.5 in
My Wife Myrtle with Palette and Brush, Art Deco
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Lawrence G. Low (American, 1912 - 1992) Signed: L. G. Low (Lower, Center, Right) " My Wife Myrtle with Palette & Brush ", 1938 (Signed and Dated on Canvas Verso) Oil on Canva...
Canvas, Oil
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.66 in W 19.69 in
Self-portrait of the painter with beret and brush in hand, 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Self-portrait of the painter with beret and brush in hand, 1930s Period: Circa 1930s Italian school. Technique: Oil on wooden panel Frame: Painted wooden frame, coeval Dimensions: ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,330
H 9.85 in W 7.09 in
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950) Portrait of Lady, oil sketch signed
By Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola
Located in Paris, FR
Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola ( 1871 – 1950) Portrait of a lady, a sketch signed lower right Oil on canvas transfered on cardboard 25 x 18 cm oval Framed : 31 x 24.5 cm This port...
Oil
$2,000
H 12 in W 12 in
"Sebastian" (2014) By John Tarantola, Realist Portrait Oil Painting
By John Tarantola
Located in Denver, CO
John Tarantola's original nude portrait "Sebastian" (2014) is a beautiful realist painting done with oil on panel, which depicts a young red-haired man looking down and forward, in a...
Oil, Panel
Madame Bonnel with a cat 1918
Located in London, GB
François Pycke (Belgian, 1890-1960) Madame Bonnel 1918 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right, 'FPycke, 17-4 au 21-5, Londres' Dimensions: (Frame) 55 in. (H) x 41 in. (W) (Can...
Canvas, Oil
Art Deco Portrait of a Redhead Woman
By Laura Greenwood
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Laura Greenwood (1897-1951) Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1925 Oil on canvas, measuring 16 x 20 inches Signed lower right. Condition: the piece will require some minor conserva...
Oil
Relaxing
By Richard Geiger
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RICHARD GEIGER "RELAXING" OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED HUNGARIAN, C.1930 28 X 39 INCHES FRAMED 36.5 X 46 INCHES Richard Geiger 1870-1945 Richard Geiger was born in Vienna and first studied at the Vienna Art Institute with the academic painter Christian Ludwig Von Griepenkerl and, subsequently, in Paris with Francois Flameng...
Canvas, Oil
$3,300
H 39.38 in W 31.89 in D 0.79 in
"Galantes Paar" by Henri Druard - Oil on Canvas - 100x81 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (100 x 120 x 7.5 cm) Henri Druard (1821–1877) was a French painter known for his genre scenes and depictions of everyday life in 19th-century France. Born in...
Canvas, Oil
$14,933
H 38.59 in W 29.53 in D 1.97 in
Art Deco Portrait of Yvette, Oil on Paper, Early 20th Century
By Auguste Chabaud
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Art Deco Fauvist portrait, oil on paper laid on canvas by Auguste Chabaud. The painting is signed bottom right and carries an atelier label, with date, to the rear of the canv...
Canvas, Paper, Oil
$36,167
H 33.47 in W 29.14 in
Black Gloves, Jean-Gabriel Domergue (1889-1962)
By Jean-Gabriel Domergue
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Gabriel Domergue (1889–1962) was a distinguished French painter and engraver, celebrated above all for his portraits of elegant women ; or, perhaps more accurately, for a partic...
Canvas, Oil