Fine 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Beautiful Victorian Girl in a Bonnet by William Arthur Breakspeare 1855-1914. To $42,000+

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Seller: academyfinepaintings ✉️ (551) 100%, Location: Gerrards Cross, GB, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 222438459420 Fine 19th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Beautiful Victorian Girl in a Bonnet.

This is a fine 19th century portrait oil on canvas of a young woman in a bonnet by the eminent Victorian painter William Arthur Breakspeare (1855-1914) . The painting is signed by the artist and typical of the artist’s finest work.

 

Regarded as a founder member of the Newlyn School and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, William Breakspeare exhibited 34 paintings at the RBSA between 1874 and 1899. Breakspeare became famous for his period genre scenes and unmistakable portraits of beautiful young women.  

 

William Breakspeare exhibited 21 works at the Royal Academy between 1891 and 1914, and many others with the Royal Society of British Artists and the Grosvenor Gallery in London.

 

Dimensions : (framed) 68cm x 52cm (26¾” x 20½”)

Dimensions : (canvas only) 57cm x 41cm (22½” x 16”)

Medium : Oil on canvas.

Provenance : Private UK collection.

Presentation : Louis XV style giltwood swept frame.

Condition : Excellent. Newly professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Ready to hang. We do not sell dirty, damaged or unframed works of art.

Conservation : The oil paintings we sell are where necessary cleaned and restored by John Malcolm of Fine Art Restorations (est.1974), a third generation picture restorer with 40 years’ experience.

 

How do we package paintings for delivery?

Great care is taken over the safe transportation of the paintings we sell. Safe shipping is predominantly about correct packaging; we only use the highest quality fine art packaging materials. No second hand bubble-wrap and reused cardboard boxes here. Before leaving us, each painting takes us approximately 2 to 3 hours to properly (i.e. safely and securely) package for transport; whether for a journey or 30 miles or 3000. Every painting is first wrapped in acid free paper and then the entire frame is enveloped in deep, dense foam cushioning. This is then covered in numerous layers of AirCap bubble wrap, which is the best and safest product of its type on the market. Sheets of high density fine art packaging card are then secured to the front and rear of the painting with waterproof cloth tape before the painting is then fitted in place inside a bespoke fine art shipping box. The entire package is then bound in black shrink wrap (as used by airline companies) and a final later of waterproof cloth tape is applied to all corners, ends and edges.

 

How will you get your painting?

We ship domestically and internationally with DHL, FedEx, UPS, and DPD. We will ship to most locations worldwide; please send us an email for a quote. All buyers will need to supply a complete address and telephone contact number for shipping forms. UK clients are also most welcome to collect from us in South Buckinghamshire.

 

What payment terms do we offer?

We are very aware that not all of our clients are in a position to pay the entire sale price upfront. All of the paintings offered as ebay ‘Buy It Now’ listings are available to buy across three monthly instalments. Any client wishing to utilise this payment method should drop me an email and once the total sale price and payment timetable has been agreed the painting will be removed from sale and reserved for the client. Payment instalments will incur no interest.

 

Who are we?

At Fireside Fine Art we specialise in 19th century British and European oil paintings. We deal only in oil paintings; no prints of any kind. We are dedicated to opening up the process of buying fine paintings to the widest possible client base. We believe everyone should own at least one beautiful piece of original artwork. Every painting we sell is covered by a 14 day money back guarantee.

 

What about condition?

The majority of paintings we deal in are antiques - works over 100 years old and frequently much older – and will therefore invariably retain some evidence of historical damage and repair. During its lifetime a 150 year old oil painting may well have been exposed to extremes of heat or cold, intrusion of water, bumps, cuts and natural age-related deterioration, all of which require restoration. Whilst our conservator is one of the most eminent in the UK, no restorer can reverse time and every sign of ageing and natural deterioration, therefore anyone wishing to purchase a painting that looks like new should think about buying a new painting rather than an antique one. 

 

Why sell on ebay?

Although some dealers moan about having to pay ebay fees, the percentages and subsidiary listing charges make selling on ebay preferable to selling through conventional auction houses. Sotheby’s and Christie’s for instance can be very exciting to buy and sell but like conventional gallery-based dealers they have enormous overheads with premium addresses and expensive – but not necessarily knowledgeable - staff to maintain. We do not. Keeping our business online means we are leaner in the way we operate, and as I personally acquire each and every painting we sell, clients can be assured they are purchasing superior paintings of real significance in lovely condition and at very equitable prices.

 

Why buy now?

It’s ironic that 99.9% of the world’s fine art is owned by the wealthiest 0.01% of the population when so many of the artists who created it lived and died in relative poverty. The fact is that the art world, especially in times of global recession, thrives on inequality. But whilst the possibility of purchasing works by Leighton, Holman Hunt, Constable, and Turner is always going to be the preserve of the super-rich, it has never been a better time to invest in works by their contemporaries. 

 

Many thanks for visiting, and of course please do call or drop me an email any time.

 

Best regards,

Gavin Claxton

 

  • Condition: Excellent. Newly professionally cleaned and re-varnished. Ready to hang. We do not sell dirty, damaged or unframed works of art.
  • Self-Representing Artist?: No
  • Original/ Repro: Original
  • Subject: People & Portraits
  • Medium: Oil
  • Style: Realism
  • Date of Creation: Pre-1900

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