James Hayllar RBA, Sunday Go-To-Meeting Togs

James Hayllar RBA, Sunday Go-To-Meeting TogsThis late 19th century oil painting by British artist James Hayllar (1829 1920) depicts an elderly woman standing by a flight of stairs while brushing a top hat. It was shown at an exhibition of The Society of British Artists at Suffolk Street, London, in 1880 and referred to in the British press. A leaded window with decorative stained glass brightly illuminates undulant wooden stairs. The light, carefully observed, cascades down to old stone. At the

He could capture the very essence of the natural world

he moved to London and often captured views in the countryside around the capital

While a third gentleman holds a large piece of ironwork

Overall size: 31½” x 38” / 80cm x 96cm

It has an intriguing atmosphere and a timeless quality

Henningsen was a master of interior scenes and sought influence from the painters of yesteryear

Apparently unsigned and held within a later frame

Boesen was highly regarded during his lifetime and won numerous awards

there’s tranquillity

Eilert Adelsteen Normann (1848-1918)

Yellow chalk may indicate a previous Sotheby’s sale

A characterful early 20th-century portrait of a sailor by German painter