Wilhelm Trübner (1851 - 1917) was born in Heidelberg, the son of a goldsmith. Trübner was encouraged to study painting by Anselm Feuerbach, a painter of historical scenes. During the 1870’s Trübner travelled extensively in Europe, to Italy, the Low Countries and to Paris where he saw the works of Manet and the Impressionists. [MacConnal-Mason Gallery, London - Oil on canvas, 64 x 47.5 cm]
In yesterday’s gallery talk as part of the West meets West exhibition at Uillinn, Skibbereen, I concentrated on one of the many artists who made their way to Cornwall in the late nineteenth c…
Nearly two centuries ago, a small hamlet lying between Liverpool and Manchester became host to one of the strangest competitions ever held. ...
As a high court hearing looms, a leading historian joins the outcry over a plan to demolish parts of the world’s first intercity railway in Manchester
Once upon a time, train travel was high fasion. Here are some of the best railway station paintings from the Golden Age of Train Travel.
Navsbooks>William West>The boy who held a Facts a candle for Trevithick I thought long and hard on which event to start the story of William West with. After some deliberation it boiled down …
The time period from the beginning of the Industrial revolution in Britain in the 1740’s to the beginning of World War 1 in 1914 saw the dramatic rise of western European nations as the rulers of most of the planet. Before the industrial revolution took place in Western European and Euro-American society these nations represented powerful economies and militaries, but their power was relative to their size and reach.
The painter Judith Jans Leyster (1609-1660) belonged to the so-called “golden age” period of Dutch painting. She portrayed musical motifs with fun characters. A pintora Judith Jans Leyster (1609-1660) pertenceu ao período denominado 'idade de ouro' da pintura Holandesa. Representou motivos musicais com personagens divertidas. Judith Jans Leyster (1609-1660)-'merry company'-oil on canvas-1630 Private collection Judith Jans Leyster (1609-1660)-'music making company'-oil on canvas-1633 Private collection Judith Jans Leyster (1609-1660)-'young flute player'-oil on canvas-1635 Stockholm-National Museum Judith Jans Leyster (1609-1660)-'serenade'-1629 Amsterdam-Rijksmuseum Judith Jans Leyster (1609-1660)-'merry (carousing) couple'-oil on canvas-1630 Paris-Musée du Louvre
FRIENDLY ANTICIPATION 24 x 30 oil A loyal friend anxiously awaits as the evening train rolls it's consist into the waining winter light of mid America DREAMS OF YOUTH 24 x 30 oil Ah how exciting for a young lad to climb up into his dads antique fire truck and imagine what it must be like to race to the rescue ! EDGE OF THE WINTER WOODS 10 x 8 oil On the edge of the Indiana, winter woods I found this relic of the past. I sat in my car, as it was very cold, (15 degrees) and sketched this scene in oil on stretched canvas. Sometimes the weather is just not conducive to standing in the snow and wind, and the enclosure of a cozy heated box on wheels helps to capture the moment without fear of frostbite. HARBOR LIGHT, CAMDEN MAINE 20 x 30 oil Classic schooners await the adventures of sailing the rocky Maine coast. Recent entry submitted into the Oil Painters Of America National Exhibition, 2009
