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Artists Profiles We specialise in some of Britain's most desirable and respected artists from the 18th and early 20th century. Below you will find brief details of some of the artists who's work we regularly stock.

Richard Wareing Circa 1890 Richard Wareing residing in Kirkdale, From the Liverpool School and was a Primitive Marine Artist. This painting is of the Mauretania Circa 1910 Oil on Canvas, 18" x 32"

Edward Fletcher (A.K.A. John Hayes) 1857 - 1945 Born in Hammersmith, London. He also painted under the name of John Heyes for no apparent reason. His work is quite well know in informed circles and he produced a fairly large number of River Thames scenes. His main working dates were between 1880 and 1910 although he continued to paint all his life. The painting shown here is "On the Thames" 18" x 32" oil on canvas, it is signed john Heyes.

Emil Axel Krause Exhibited: 1891 - 1914 This german born painter lived in Birkdale, Southport and was a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy. This painting of Grasmere is a signed water colour and is 18" x 26"

Tom Clough 1867 - 1943 Local landscape artist who exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1894.

Charles John De Lacy Fl. 1885 - 1930 Painter of landscapes, coastal and marine scenes and portraits. He was born in Sunderland and studied at Lambeth and South Kensington. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in oils and watercolours. Living in London he often painted views of the Thames and scenes in the docks.

Frederick John Widgery 1861- 1941 Painter of landscapes and coastal scenes. He is especially known for his work that featured landscapes of South West England, and especially Dartmoor, and the cliffs and moors of Devon and Cornwall.

James Lawrence Isherwood 1917 - 1989 James Lawrence Isherwood of Wigan. Isherwood is widely regarded by his followers as one of the best impressionist/expressionist painters that Britain has recently produced. Born and bred in Wigan. He was an extremely prolific painter and produced his best work between the early 60's up until the late 80's. His work has always been considered as truly original. He has produced some stunning images that adorn lots of wall's in many homes across the country and the world.

Clarence Roe Fl. 1870 - 1909 Clarence Roe was a British landscape painter. Born in Glasgow he was a pupil of the Royal Academy in London. His landscapes are wonderfully versatile often including rivers, lakes, lochs, mountains, fishermen, birds and animals.

James Stephen Gresley 1829 - 1908 Gresely exhibited twice at Sufflok Street and also once at the New Watercolour Society. He was the first of three generations of Derbyshire painters.

Montague Dawson FRSA, RSMA 1895 - 1973 This artist is considered by many to be the supreme marine artist of the 20th Century. He was so successful that, at his peak, he was rumoured to be one of the two best-paid artists in the world, second only to Picasso. At the outbreak of the First World War he joined the Royal Navy and it was during his service as a naval officer that he met Charles Napier Hemy, who was to have a profound effect on the young man's art. During the war, Dawson continued his artistic work by supplying the Sphere publication with illustrations. These were normally in monochrome. After the First World War he set up as a painter and illustrator, concentrating on historical subjects and portraits of deep water sailing ships, usually in a stiff breeze and a high sea. From the early 1930s he lived at Milford-on-Sea in Hampshire and he exhibited occasionally at the Royal Academy between 1916 and 1936. In the Second World War he again worked for the Sphere, supplying them with pictures of events of the war. He exhibited regularly at the Society of Marine Artists' exhibitions between 1946 and 1964 and was an elected member. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

John Brett 1862 - 1921 John Brett was born near Reigate, Surrey, and studied at the RA Schools in London. He was greatly impressed by the writings of John Ruskin on art and geology, and by the works of the Pre-Raphaelites. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856, and the following year showed The Glacier of Rosenlaui, an incredibly detailed landscape study illustrating how the shape of the land could be governed by ice action, and showing three blatantly ice-deposited rocks in the foreground. This picture established Brett's reputation, and The Stonebreaker of the following year and another detailed landscape, Val d'Aosta in 1859 gained him further repute. These pictures were much praised by Ruskin, who became a great friend of Brett. Brett later concentrated almost entirely on seascapes and landscapes, especially around the coast of Britain. A particularly good example is his Ramsgate Sands of 1894. From the Balcony, Cliff Cottage, Lee (1896) is a geological study of weathered rocks in water reminiscent of the Rosenlaui picture of 40 years previously. Apart from art and geology, he also became a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He lived in London, in Harley Street, and later in a house of his own design in Putney. He became ARA in 1881.

John Finnie 1829 - 1907 Although born in Aberdeen, John Finnie almost exclusively work in Liverpool painting landscapes which are broad and naturalistic in style. He became the Headmaster of the Mechanics Institute and Liverpool School of Art. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1861 and 1892. He also exhibited at the British Institute, Suffolk Street and Paris Salon.