Category Archives: Drawings and Sketches

Nyon Porcelain

Posted on 08/10/2023 by ronald972

Also from the portfolio comes a link to a porcelain maker. The factory at #Nyon was founded in 1781 and produced pieces to 1813. An odd location to start a porcelain factory since all raw materials would have to be … Continue reading →

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Barnard Castle

Posted on 29/09/2023 by ronald972

As with last week’s topic, this week’s artwork was also in the folder I bought. This extremely fine drawing is 12″ by 16″ (305mm x 405mm) and done with brown ink and wash. A monochrom since he uses only a … Continue reading →

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A Biblical Old Master

Posted on 23/09/2023 by ronald972

A couple of weeks back, I bought a folder of what was supposed to be engravings. I paid just over the low estimate for the folder. It was a bargain. When I got it home and looked at what it … Continue reading →

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Myles Birket Foster revisited

Posted on 23/07/2023 by ronald972

In this chapter, we visit with an artist that I have written about previously. We do so, as I have acquired another piece by the artist. #MylesBirketFoster (1825-1899) was a British artist who worked as a watercoloyrist, engraver, and illustrator. … Continue reading →

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Maurice Brazil Prendergast artist

Posted on 16/07/2023 by ronald972

A small watercolour that I acquired recently leads us to artist #MauriceBrazilPrendergast (1858-1924). Prendergast was born in St John’s, Newfoundland, but his family moved to Boston where he was apprenticed to a commercial artist. He was influenced by Childe Hassam … Continue reading →

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Annie Clark portrait

Posted on 02/07/2023 by ronald972

This week, I came across a fine watercolour/body colour portrait. It bears the name #A.Walker along with the date 1887. I have not found any information on an Annie Clark the artist but there was an Annie Clark who was … Continue reading →

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Finding Beauty

Posted on 23/04/2023 by ronald972

I pick up pieces because they say something to me. I find beauty in them and yet they most likely will have limited monetary value. This past week, I acquired three items, which I think are good pieces of art, … Continue reading →

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Priscilla Barrett artist

Posted on 04/03/2023 by ronald972

Today, we look at a local artist whose speciality was the portrayal of mammals. #PriscillaBarrett (Prill)(1944-2021) was born in Cape Town. From her youth, she was a lover of the natural world and the animals that inhabit it. She graduated … Continue reading →

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An unsigned drawing

Posted on 26/02/2023 by ronald972

This past week, I picked up a small drawing titled ‘The Happy Child’. It is done in pencil/graphite. I think the child portrayed is meant to be #Cupid. We can see the end of his bow showing from under his … Continue reading →

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Hand written

Posted on 19/02/2023 by ronald972

Every once and a while I come across a hand written note book, diary, autograph book  or recipe/cook book and today I would like to look at one such item. The autograph book contains a number of drawings which are … Continue reading →

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