Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Sporting Dog Painting to the Victorian era.
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Subject Sporting Hunting Scene of Game Dogs with caught game birds prey.
Title of the painting "Game Dogs"
This scene from the English artist Robert Cleminson, features a Scottish Highland landscape with mountains in the background, in the foreground 2 hunting dogs who are the focal point, the white and brown dog is shown in front profile peacefully resting in front. The black dog shown in side profile looking away to the right anticipating sensing owner returning, on right flank are 2 large stone boulders & next them is a large wicker basket which has game prey birds spread out hanging over. With lush green grass in front.
This is one of his finer works.
Circa 1890 late 19th century.
Oil on canvas laid on board.
Set in such a fine heavy original gilt wood frame 8kg unwrapped weight.
With front protective glass cover, oil on canvas back with board cover.
Cleminson was a painter in oils of landscapes, Highland game and sporting dog paintings and it his animal and dog paintings for which he is best known. He no doubt found a ready market for his paintings which are as popular today as they were during his lifetime. He exhibited 10 works at the British Institution which was established as a rival to the Royal Academy, at Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London. He exhibited further works at the Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street, London. Set in a fine original moulded floral gilt frame.
Reference sources: Website of William Shannon Fine Art, June 2019.
Askart, Artnet, Mutualart.
Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is $16,470 USD for The tiger hunt, sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge in 2018.
Such a delightful scene to the eye.
Provenance form notable auction house Bamfords labels verso.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of the subject matter such elaborate detail.
The brushwork is of highest exceptional quality.
With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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The painting is offered in overall good used, worn condition, honestly reflecting its age and history. Crucially, the frame is original to the painting, and the presence of a front protective glass cover has helped to shield the canvas and paint surface from further dirt and handling damage over the years.
The frame shows various losses and wear to the gilt finish, including areas of rubbing and loss of gilding on the raised sections. There is cracking and loss to the gesso decoration around the frame, together with visible scuffs, wear and chips, all entirely commensurate with the frame’s age, materials and long life in use.
The canvas displays areas of foxing and staining, which become apparent on closer inspection, and there is some craquelure (fine age-related cracking) in various places across the painted surface. These are normal and often desirable features in a 19th-century oil. To the naked eye, the paint layer appears stable overall, with no obvious large areas of intrusive overpaint or heavy modern restoration visible from a normal viewing distance.
Despite these age-related imperfections, the painting presents very well on the wall, with a rich, authentic antique character. Many collectors actively prefer this honest patina to examples that have been extensively over-restored or stripped of their original frames.
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Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this Victorian Sporting Dog Painting to the Victorian era.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
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Victorian Oil Painting Hunting Game Dogs by Robert Cleminson
