Robert Kemm Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert Kemm Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 18, 2024
ROBERT KEMM (Londres, 1837 - 1895), Pastora y cabrero
Est: €3,800 - €4,200
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho: "R. Kemm".
Isbilya Subastas
Sep. 18, 2024
ROBERT KEMM (Londres, 1837 - 1895), El cortejo
Est: €2,600 - €3,000
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho: "R. Kemm".
Isbilya Subastas
Sep. 12, 2024
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 – London, 1895). "The priest's nap". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €4,000 - €5,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "The Priest's Nap. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Size: 71 x 91 cm; 89 x 108 cm (frame). Son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Robert Kemm's love of painting must have awakened very early, as he was only fourteen years old when he was registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum, as well as in several important private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 02, 2024
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,150 - $1,500
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 25, 2024
GALLANT SCENE AT THE GATES OF THE ALHAMBRA IN GRANADA, ROBERT KEMM (SALISBURY, 1837-LONDON, 1895) ENGLISH ROMANTIC SCHOOL OF THE 19TH CENTURY
Est: €14,000 - €16,000
Robert Kemm (Salisbury, 1837-London, 1895) was an English romantic painter. Oil on canvas measures: 90 x 70 cm, measures with frame: 120 x 100 cm. Like other artists from his country such as John Phillip, Edwin Long or John Bagnold Burgess, he traveled to Spain around 1861 and developed a large part of his career in Andalusia, seeking inspiration in landscapes and scenes of manners such as The Baptism, with the departure of the church of majas and bullfighters, or the Galanteo in the fountain, both preserved in the Museum of Romanticism. He captured on canvas delicious figures of bullfighters, bandits, beggars, guitarists and different popular characters. Many of his works reflect the atmosphere of the city of Seville, such as the one titled The Spanish fruit seller (The Spanish fruit seller) in which a saleswoman is represented and in the background you can distinguish La Giralda (bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville). Bibliography and related works: Christopher Wood: Dictionary of British Art Vol. 4, Victorian Painters. Consulted on March 25, 2011. Provenance: important private collection from Seville, Spain.
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Apr. 25, 2024
THE BONAVENTURE, ROBERT KEMM (SALISBURY, 1837-LONDON, 1895) ENGLISH ROMANTIC SCHOOL OF THE 19TH CENTURY
Est: €14,000 - €16,000
Robert Kemm (Salisbury, 1837-London, 1895) was an English romantic painter. Oil on canvas measures: 76 x 64 cm, measures with frame: 100 x 90 cm. Like other artists from his country such as John Phillip, Edwin Long or John Bagnold Burgess, he traveled to Spain around 1861 and developed a large part of his career in Andalusia, seeking inspiration in landscapes and scenes of manners such as The Baptism, with the departure of the church of majas and bullfighters, or the Galanteo in the fountain, both preserved in the Museum of Romanticism. He captured on canvas delicious figures of bullfighters, bandits, beggars, guitarists and different popular characters. Many of his works reflect the atmosphere of the city of Seville, such as the one titled The Spanish fruit seller (The Spanish fruit seller) in which a saleswoman is represented and in the background you can distinguish La Giralda (bell tower of the Cathedral of Seville). Bibliography and related works: Christopher Wood: Dictionary of British Art Vol. 4, Victorian Painters. Consulted on March 25, 2011. Provenance: important private collection from Seville, Spain.
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Apr. 24, 2024
Pastora y cabrero
Est: -
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho: "R. Kemm".
Isbilya Subastas
Apr. 24, 2024
Confidencias
Est: -
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho: "R. Kemm". Robert Kemm fue un pintor inglés romántico que al igual que hicieron otros artistas contemporáneos de su país viajó a España hacia 1861 recorriendo principalmente Andalucía. Principalmente se inspiró en paisajes y escenas costumbristas del día a día en las que aparecen majas, toreros, bandoleros, mendigos, guitarristas y diferentes personajes populares en muchas ocasiones representando escenas galantes. Muchas de sus obras reflejan el ambiente de la ciudad de Sevilla. La obra que nos ocupa esta catalogación se trata de una de sus típicas escenas costumbristas con dos figuras femeninas vestidas con los ropajes típicos de la zona en esa época. En ella encontramos la calidad y coloridos típicos del autor durante su estancia en nuestro país.
Isbilya Subastas
Feb. 07, 2024
El cortejo
Est: -
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho: "R. Kemm".
Isbilya Subastas
Jan. 15, 2024
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 – London, 1895). "The priest's nap". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €6,000 - €7,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "The Priest's Nap. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Size: 71 x 91 cm; 89 x 108 cm (frame). Son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Robert Kemm's love of painting must have awakened very early, as he was only fourteen years old when he was registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum, as well as in several important private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 17, 2023
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 31, 2023
Kemm, O/C Portrait of Young Girl
Est: $50 - $5,000
Robert Kemm (Br. 1837-1895), illegibly inscribed verso, signed lower right. Frame size: 12 3/4" high, 10 3/4" wide. Canvas warp, crazing.
Schwenke Auctioneers
Sep. 20, 2023
Confidencias
Est: -
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho: "R. Kemm". Robert Kemm fue un pintor inglés romántico que al igual que hicieron otros artistas contemporáneos de su país viajó a España hacia 1861 recorriendo principalmente Andalucía. Principalmente se inspiró en paisajes y escenas costumbristas del día a día en las que aparecen majas, toreros, bandoleros, mendigos, guitarristas y diferentes personajes populares en muchas ocasiones representando escenas galantes. Muchas de sus obras reflejan el ambiente de la ciudad de Sevilla. La obra que nos ocupa esta catalogación se trata de una de sus típicas escenas costumbristas con dos figuras femeninas vestidas con los ropajes típicos de la zona en esa época. En ella encontramos la calidad y coloridos típicos del autor durante su estancia en nuestro país.
Isbilya Subastas
Sep. 20, 2023
El cortejo
Est: -
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho: "R. Kemm".
Isbilya Subastas
Sep. 10, 2023
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 26, 2023
Exceptional Pair of Gypsies playing the Guitar, Robert Kemm (Salisbury, 1837-London, 1895), English Romanticist school of the 19th century
Est: €4,500 - €5,000
Oil on canvas. Signed. Canvas measures: 92 x 71, framed measures: 111 x 90 cm
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Jul. 04, 2023
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 – London, 1895). "The priest's nap". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €6,000 - €7,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "The Priest's Nap. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Size: 71 x 91 cm; 89 x 108 cm (frame). Son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Robert Kemm's love of painting must have awakened very early, as he was only fourteen years old when he was registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum, as well as in several important private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 15, 2023
Un alto en el camino
Est: -
Firmado "R. Kemm". Exposiciones: "Pintores románticos en la España del XIX". Caja Duero, 2009. Bibliografía: VV.AA. Catálogo de la exposición "Pintores románticos en la España del XIX". Caja Duero, 2009. Reproducido en pág. 85.
Isbilya Subastas
Jun. 12, 2023
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "A stop on the road, with Granada in the background." Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "A Stop on the Road, with Granada in the Background". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Size: 101 x 127 cm; 146 x 172 cm (frame). Son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, his interest in painting must have awakened very early, as at the age of only fourteen he is registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, Sunderland Museum and Sheffield Museum. During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. Britain's valuable support for patriotic fervour in the face of the French invaders led the Spanish to look sympathetically on the British. For their part, British painters and writers descended upon Spain, which offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps seeking a more authentic, natural landscape, they travelled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic yet nearby destination for the young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was engulfing the ever-growing big cities. In fact, after the War of Independence, our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady in a mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar in rags, Cervantes' gypsy girl... Paintings such as the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of Romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this aim, Romantic painters ceased to subordinate colour to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with greater expressive force and greater naturalism. The brushstroke became more impetuous, the colour became more autonomous, the impasto was thicker, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 11, 2023
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,250 - $1,600
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 30, 2023
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "The Fiesta." Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €2,500 - €3,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "The Feast. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Size: 73 x 63 cm; 81 x 68 cm (frame). In this work of costumbrist character Robert Kemm shows the moment in which a clergyman lights the candles of a chapel in the middle of the street. The act is observed by a group of faithful who kneel and pray to the religious image. The son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Robert Kemm's interest in painting must have awakened very early, as at the age of only fourteen he is recorded in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum, as well as in several important private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Apr. 19, 2023
Confidencias
Est: -
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho: "R. Kemm". Robert Kemm fue un pintor inglés romántico que al igual que hicieron otros artistas contemporáneos de su país viajó a España hacia 1861 recorriendo principalmente Andalucía. Principalmente se inspiró en paisajes y escenas costumbristas del día a día en las que aparecen majas, toreros, bandoleros, mendigos, guitarristas y diferentes personajes populares en muchas ocasiones representando escenas galantes. Muchas de sus obras reflejan el ambiente de la ciudad de Sevilla. La obra que nos ocupa esta catalogación se trata de una de sus típicas escenas costumbristas con dos figuras femeninas vestidas con los ropajes típicos de la zona en esa época. En ella encontramos la calidad y coloridos típicos del autor durante su estancia en nuestro país.
Isbilya Subastas
Mar. 12, 2023
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,350 - $1,700
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Feb. 23, 2023
Madonna in Prayer on panel, follower of Andrea del Sarto, Italian school from the 17th - 18th century
Est: €4,000 - €4,500
Board measurements: 114 x 75 cm, framed measures: 124 x 85 cm
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Jan. 26, 2023
Exceptional Pair of Gypsies playing the Guitar, Robert Kemm (Salisbury, 1837-London, 1895), English Romanticist school of the 19th century
Est: €4,500 - €5,000
Oil on canvas. Signed. Canvas measures: 92 x 71, framed measures: 111 x 90 cm
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 20, 2022
Exceptional Pair of Gypsies playing the Guitar, Robert Kemm (Salisbury, 1837-London, 1895), English Romanticist school of the 19th century
Est: €4,500 - €5,000
Oil on canvas. Signed. Canvas measures: 92 x 71, framed measures: 111 x 90 cm
Templum Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 18, 2022
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 14, 2022
KEMM ROBERT (1837 - 1895) Andalusians
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
KEMM ROBERT (1837 - 1895). Andalusians. Signed lower left.. Cm 42,00 x 53,00.
Capitolium Art
Oct. 06, 2022
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "A stop on the road, with Granada in the background." Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "A Stop on the Road, with Granada in the Background. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Size: 101 x 127 cm; 146 x 172 cm (frame). Son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, his interest in painting must have awakened very early, as at the age of only fourteen he is registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, Sunderland Museum and Sheffield Museum. During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. Britain's valuable support for patriotic fervour in the face of the French invaders led the Spanish to look sympathetically on the British. For their part, British painters and writers descended upon Spain, which offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps seeking a more authentic, natural landscape, they travelled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic yet nearby destination for the young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was engulfing the ever-growing big cities. In fact, after the War of Independence, our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady in a mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar in rags, Cervantes' gypsy girl... Paintings such as the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of Romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this aim, Romantic painters ceased to subordinate colour to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with greater expressive force and greater naturalism. The brushstroke became more impetuous, the colour became more autonomous, the impasto was thicker, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 22, 2022
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 – London, 1895). "Card game". Oil on canvas. Relined. It presents slight loss on the pictorial surface. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "Card Game. Oil on canvas. Re-coloured. Slight loss on the pictorial surface. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 71,5 x 91 cm; 91 x 110 cm (frame). In this work of costumbrista character, the author depicts an everyday scene in which a group of characters contemplate what seems to be a card game. Although in this composition the couple on the right-hand side of the scene stand out, interacting with each other without being involved in the main action of the work. In this way, the artist shows both his technical skill and his interest in depicting a realistic scene that reflects everyday life. This type of scene was very common in Robert Kemm's painting, an example of which is his work "The Fuller", which belongs to the Bellver Collection and in which a similar image can be seen, in which the painter introduces a subtle inscribed social denunciation. The son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Robert Kemm's interest in painting must have awakened very early, as at the age of only fourteen he is registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum, as well as in several important private collections. During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. Britain's valuable support for patriotic fervour in the face of the French invaders led the Spanish to look sympathetically on the British. For their part, British painters and writers descended upon Spain, which offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps seeking a more authentic, natural landscape, they travelled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic yet nearby destination for the young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was engulfing the ever-growing big cities. In fact, after the War of Independence, our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady in a mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar in rags, Cervantes' gypsy girl... Paintings such as the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of Romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this aim, Romantic painters ceased to subordinate colour to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with greater expressive force and naturalism. The brushstroke became more impetuous, the colour became more autonomous, the impasto was thicker, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 11, 2022
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,450 - $1,800
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 31, 2022
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 – London, 1895). "Reading scene by the sea". Oil on canvas. It has important flaws. Regency style frame, 20th century.
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "Scene of Reading by the Sea". Oil on canvas. It has important faults. Regency style frame, 20th century. Measurements: 51 x 61 cm; 68 x 79 cm (frame). Robert Kemm made several images like these, in which two characters are posed in front of a maritime background, dominated by the blues of the ocean and the leaden grey of the sky. The son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Robert Kemm's interest in painting must have awakened very early, as at the age of only fourteen he is recorded in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum, as well as in several important private collections.During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. Britain's valuable support for patriotic fervour in the face of the French invaders led the Spanish to look sympathetically on the British. For their part, British painters and writers descended upon Spain, which offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps seeking a more authentic, natural landscape, they travelled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic yet nearby destination for the young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was engulfing the ever-growing big cities. In fact, after the War of Independence, our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady with a mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar in rags, Cervantes' gypsy girl... Paintings such as the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of Romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this aim, Romantic painters ceased to subordinate colour to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with greater expressive force and naturalism. The brushstroke became more impetuous, the colour became more independent, the impasto was thicker, and so on.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 13, 2022
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 – London, 1895). "Card game". Oil on canvas. Relined. It presents slight loss on the pictorial surface. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "Card Game. Oil on canvas. Re-coloured. Slight loss on the pictorial surface. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 71,5 x 91 cm; 91 x 110 cm (frame). In this work of costumbrista character, the author depicts an everyday scene in which a group of characters contemplate what seems to be a card game. Although in this composition the couple on the right-hand side of the scene stand out, interacting with each other without being involved in the main action of the work. In this way, the artist shows both his technical skill and his interest in depicting a realistic scene that reflects everyday life. This type of scene was very common in Robert Kemm's painting, an example of which is his work "The Fuller", which belongs to the Bellver Collection and in which a similar image can be seen, in which the painter introduces a subtle inscribed social denunciation. The son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Robert Kemm's interest in painting must have awakened very early, as at the age of only fourteen he is registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum, as well as in several important private collections. During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. Britain's valuable support for patriotic fervour in the face of the French invaders led the Spanish to look sympathetically on the British. For their part, British painters and writers descended upon Spain, which offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps seeking a more authentic, natural landscape, they travelled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic yet nearby destination for the young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was engulfing the ever-growing big cities. In fact, after the War of Independence, our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady in a mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar in rags, Cervantes' gypsy girl... Paintings such as the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of Romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this aim, Romantic painters ceased to subordinate colour to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with greater expressive force and naturalism. The brushstroke became more impetuous, the colour became more autonomous, the impasto was thicker, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 12, 2022
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,500 - $1,900
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 11, 2022
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 – London, 1895). “Confidences”. Oil on canvas. It presents repaints on the pictorial surface. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "Confidences". Oil on canvas. With repainting on the paint surface. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 91,5 x 77 cm; 107 x 92 cm (frame). This type of pyramidal, simple compositions, with the characters of big dimensions, filling the pictorial space, were common in Robert Kemm's painting. In addition, he usually introduced architectural elements, as in the present case, in which the last plane is dominated by a church bell tower. The protagonists of the scene are both carrying instruments, a guitar and a tambourine, which indicates that they are probably part of an itinerant company, thus representing bohemian life. By their attitudes the ladies are sharing confidences, thus showing a great intimacy and closeness. The son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Kemm's interest in painting must have awakened very early, as at the age of only fourteen he is recorded in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum. During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. Britain's valuable support for patriotic fervour in the face of the French invaders led the Spanish to look sympathetically on the British. For their part, British painters and writers descended upon Spain, which offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps seeking a more authentic, natural landscape, they travelled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic yet nearby destination for the young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was engulfing the ever-growing big cities. In fact, after the War of Independence, our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady in a mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar in rags, Cervantes' gypsy girl... Paintings such as the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of Romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this aim, Romantic painters ceased to subordinate colour to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with greater expressive force and naturalism. The brushstroke became more impetuous, the colour became more autonomous, the impasto was thicker, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 13, 2022
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,600 - $2,000
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 09, 2022
UN ALTO EN EL CAMINO
Est: -
Firmado "R. Kemm". Exposiciones: "Pintores románticos en la España del XIX". Caja Duero, 2009. Bibliografía: VV.AA. Catálogo de la exposición "Pintores románticos en la España del XIX". Caja Duero, 2009. Reproducido en pág. 85.
Isbilya Subastas
Mar. 09, 2022
EL CORTEJO
Est: -
Firmado en el ángulo inferior derecho.
Isbilya Subastas
Feb. 10, 2022
Robert Kemm Oil on Canvas
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Robert Kemm (British, 1837-1895). Oil on canvas, "Young Spanish Woman with Tambourine". Signed "R.Kemm" in bottom left corner. "Howden & Co Artist Colormen" label on verso. Two repairs on center and bottom left of the canvas. Canvas deterioration around edges. Loss above signature and bottom edge. Cracking from edge, warping from age. Hole in canvas by tambourine. Sight: 36 1/2" x 27", Frame: 43 1/2" x 35"
Willow Auction House
Jan. 27, 2022
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "A stop on the road, with Granada in the background." Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner.
Est: €18,000 - €20,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "A Stop on the Road, with Granada in the Background. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Size: 101 x 127 cm; 146 x 172 cm (frame). Son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, his interest in painting must have awakened very early, as at the age of only fourteen he is registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolours of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1955 and 1955. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already displayed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th century Spain", organised in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, Sunderland Museum and Sheffield Museum. During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. Britain's valuable support for patriotic fervour in the face of the French invaders led the Spanish to look sympathetically on the British. For their part, British painters and writers descended upon Spain, which offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps seeking a more authentic, natural landscape, they travelled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic yet nearby destination for the young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was engulfing the ever-growing big cities. In fact, after the War of Independence, our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady in a mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar in rags, Cervantes' gypsy girl... Paintings such as the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of Romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this aim, Romantic painters ceased to subordinate colour to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with greater expressive force and greater naturalism. The brushstroke became more impetuous, the colour became more autonomous, the impasto was thicker, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 21, 2021
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "The Northern Inn." Oil on canvas.
Est: €13,000 - €15,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "The Northern Inn." Oil on canvas. Presents stamp on the back alluding to the manufacture of the canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 76,5 x 101,5 cm. This work is conceived as a melting pot in which all the topics of the Spanish are amalgamated; the brown woman, the bullfighter, the religious and the bandit. All these characters come together in an interior that also breathes tradition through the ceramic pot, or the poster announcing a bullfight. During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. The valuable support given by Great Britain to the patriotic fervor against the French invader, led the Spanish to look with sympathy to the British. For their part, British painters and literati descended upon Spain, a country that offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps looking for a natural and more authentic landscape, they traveled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic, but at the same time close, destination for young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was plaguing the large and ever-growing cities. In fact, after the War of Independence our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. The Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady with mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar full of rags, Cervantes' gitanilla... Paintings like the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this goal, Romantic painters stopped subordinating color to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with more expressive force and greater naturalism. The brushstroke becomes impetuous, the color reaches its autonomy, the impasto is thicker, etc. Son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, Robert Kemm's love for painting must have awakened very early, since he was only fourteen years old when he was registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolors of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1946 and 1946. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already showed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th Century Spain", organized in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Museum of Sheffield, as well as in several important private collections.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 12, 2021
Robert Kemm (UK,1837-1895) oil painting antique
Est: $1,600 - $2,000
ARTIST: Robert Kemm (British, 1837 - 1895) NAME: Courting Couple MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some craquelure. Missing few flakes of paint. Some scattered inpaintings mostly on skirt. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 20 inches / 60 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Kemm was born in 1837, in London. Robert Kemm traveled to Spain, (especially to Andalusia) like other painters of his country, including John Philip, Edwin Long, and John Bagnold Burgess. He painted genre scenes with Toreros, beggars, and guitarists, often depicted in the historic center of Seville.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 04, 2021
Robert KEMM: Family Study - Oil Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Study of a father, mother and son by a clock, titled "Daddy's Return", signed lower right. [Art: 17 1/2" H x 13" W; Frame: 24" H x 20" W]. Chips to paint throughout.
Roland Auctions NY
Dec. 04, 2021
Robert Kemm
Est: -
(1837 Salisbury - 1895 London) Spanische Romanze Genreszene mit jungem spanischen Paar in Tracht. Spätromantisches Werk Kemms, der um 1861-1864 Spanien, insbesondere Andalusien mit Sevilla, bereiste. Dort wurde er von den Landschaften und dem traditionellen Volksleben inspiriert, malte u. a. Stierkämpfer, Banditen, Bettler, Gitarristen, Liebespaare, verschiedenste Charaktere und Straßenszenen. Öl/Lwd., auf Holztafel kaschiert. L. u. sign.; 25,3 cm x 20,5 cm. Rahmen. Oil on canvas, laid down on panel. Signed.
Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden
Nov. 10, 2021
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "A halt on the road, with Granada in the background". Oil on canvas.
Est: €18,000 - €20,000
ROBERT KEMM (Salisbury, England, 1837 - London, 1895). "A halt on the road, with Granada in the background". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 101 x 127 cm; 146 x 172 cm (frame). Son of the carver and gilder William Kemm, his fondness for painting must have awakened very early, since with only fourteen years he appears registered in the census as an artist. During his early years Kemm produced two series of 256 watercolors of Wiltshire churches. Following his contemporaries J. Phillip, J. Bagnold Burgess and E. Long, Kemm made a trip to Spain in the years between 1946 and 1946. Long, he made a trip to Spain between 1861 and 1864, visiting Seville and Granada in particular. In the years preceding his first exhibition, Kemm devoted himself mainly to portraiture. His first exhibition at the Royal Society of British Artists took place in 1874. In this first exhibition Kemm already showed all the typical elements of his style, with works on Spanish themes. It is worth mentioning the presentation of several works by Kemm in the exhibition "English Romantic Painters in 19th Century Spain", organized in Zamora by Caja Duero in 1999, from a private Spanish collection. Robert Kemm is represented in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the Salisbury Museum, the Wiltshire Archaeological Society, the Sunderland Museum and the Sheffield Museum. During the 19th century, Spain and England maintained a special relationship. The valuable support given by Great Britain to the patriotic fervor against the French invader, led the Spanish to look with sympathy to the British. For their part, British painters and literati descended upon Spain, a country that offered them the quintessence of romantic idealism. Perhaps looking for a natural and more authentic landscape, they traveled to the peninsula, where the Industrial Revolution had not yet degraded the face of the landscape. Progress in communications made Spain an exotic, but at the same time close, destination for young English painters who rejected the industrial bourgeoisie and the poverty of spirit that was plaguing the large and ever-growing cities. In fact, after the War of Independence our country began to acquire an aura of exoticism and extravagance that attracted a good number of English intellectuals and artists. The Moorish Andalusia, the bandit, the obscurantist Church, the handsome bullfighter and the maja, the lady with mantilla, the barefoot children, the beggar full of rags, Cervantes' gitanilla... Paintings like the one we present here bring us closer to the essence of romanticism, to the exaltation of the soul as a response to an era that placed the cloth on the altar of Reason. To achieve this goal, Romantic painters stopped subordinating color to drawing, thus reproducing pictorial motifs with more expressive force and greater naturalism. The brushstroke becomes impetuous, the color reaches its autonomy, the impasto is thicker, etc.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 11, 2021
Robert KEMM: Family Study - Oil Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Study of a father, mother and son by a clock, titled "Daddy's Return", signed lower right. [Art: 17 1/2" H x 13" W; Frame: 24" H x 20" W]. Chips to paint throughout.
Roland Auctions NY
Jun. 30, 2021
ROBERT KEMM (BRITISH, 1837-1895)
Est: £500 - £800
Robert Kemm (British, 1837-1895) A Spanish couple on a donkey signed lower left 'R Kemm' oil on canvas 61 x 74cm
Cheffins
May. 25, 2021
Robert Kemm, Spring
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
Spring
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