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Animal painter, Naval painter, Landscape painter, b. 1787 - d. 1879
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soldSep. 22, 2023Attributed to William Shayer, Sr. (British 1787-1879), Travelers at Rest, Oil on canvas, 16-1/2 x 20-1/4 in (41.9 x 51.4 cm)
Est: $1,000 - $3,000Attributed to William Shayer, Sr. (British, 1787-1879) Travelers at Rest Oil on canvas Signed indistinctly l.l.
Weschler's
soldSep. 14, 2023WILLIAM SHAYER (England, 1787-1879). "Harbour". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower margin.
Est: €2,200 - €2,500WILLIAM SHAYER (England, 1787-1879). "Harbour". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower margin. Measurements: 76 x 102 cm; 100 x 127 cm (frame). The British artist William Shayer excelled both in his coastal landscapes and in his folk scenes, and both genres happily concur in this lively genre composition. William Shayer was an English landscape and figure painter who was prominent during the Victorian era. A self-taught artist, he began by painting carriages in the town of Guildford, after which he took up heraldic painting. Finally, he began to paint in oil on canvas and became adept at depicting woodland scenes with gypsies, people and animals in front of inns and farmhouses, and beach scenes crowded with boats and fishermen. He lived mainly in the south of England, in Shirley, Southampton, but painted all over Hampshire and in a wooded district of south-west Hampshire called the New Forest. Michael Hoy, a wealthy Southampton merchant, was one of his most enthusiastic patrons and bought many of the pictures Shayer painted of the area. Shayer was a competent landscape painter, but is best known as a figure painter. His work is reminiscent in some respects of the paintings of George Morland, another popular figure painter. However, Shayer's work has a depth and brilliance not found in the paintings of many of his contemporaries, due to his skilful application of glazing. He exhibited at the Royal Academy (6 works), the British Institution (82 works) and the Suffolk Street Gallery of the Society of British Artists (338 works). His works are exhibited in numerous museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Tate Gallery, the Glasgow Art Gallery and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Setdart Auction House
soldSep. 12, 2023ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHAYER (SOUTHAMPTON 1787-1879 SOUTHAMPTON)
Est: £600 - £800ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHAYER (SOUTHAMPTON 1787-1879 SOUTHAMPTON) ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM SHAYER (SOUTHAMPTON 1787-1879 SOUTHAMPTON) Return of the fishermen oil on canvas 102 x 76.5 cm
Chiswick Auctions
soldAug. 31, 2023Attributed to William Shayer Snr. (1787 - 1879), Family with a pony outside a farmhouse, unsigned, oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm, framed, frame 66 x 80 cm
Est: £1,000 - £1,500Attributed to William Shayer Snr. (1787 - 1879), Family with a pony outside a farmhouse, unsigned, oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm, framed, frame 66 x 80 cm
Dawsons Auctioneers
soldAug. 31, 2023Attributed to William Shayer Snr. (1787 - 1879), A Traveller's Encampment and Travellers Fishing - a pair, both unsigned, oil on canvas, 40.5 x 30.5 cm each, framed, frame 48.5 x 38.5 cm
Est: £600 - £800Attributed to William Shayer Snr. (1787 - 1879), A Traveller's Encampment and Travellers Fishing - a pair, both unsigned, oil on canvas, 40.5 x 30.5 cm each, framed, frame 48.5 x 38.5 cm
Dawsons Auctioneers
soldAug. 26, 2023WILLIAM SHAYER, SR. (UK, 1787/8-1879)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000A Step Turn in the Approach to the Village, oil on canvas, unsigned, artist identified verso, in replica matched corner gilt gesso frame, OS: 23" x 18", SS: 17 1/2" x 12 1/2". Cleaned and relined.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
soldAug. 26, 2023WILLIAM SHAYER SR. FISHERMEN, SIGNED O/C
Est: $1,200 - $2,400William Shayer Sr. (British 1787-1879), "Fishermen", 1826, oil on canvas depicting fishermen on their boats with figures on the shore, possibly a fish market, with water in the background, signed and dated at lower right, framed. Approximate measurements: canvas h. 28", w. 36"; overall h. 41. 25", w. 49", d. 4".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
soldAug. 21, 2023Circle of William Shayer (1787-1879), Oil on canva…
Est: £200 - £300Circle of William Shayer (1787-1879), Oil on canvas, A figure resting in a landscape with dog, horse and goats. Signed lower left. Bears auction stencils verso. Approx. 19 1/2" x 23 1/2"
Claydon Auctioneers
soldAug. 20, 2023William Shayer I (UK,1788-1879) oil painting antique
Est: $2,000 - $2,600ARTIST: William Shayer I (British, 1788 - 1879) TITLE: Kiss the Baby MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some small paint losses mostly along edges. Minor craquelure. Few small scattered inpaintings. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 124941 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: William Shayer was a landscape and animal painter. A self-taught artist, he lived in Southampton, and painted mostly in Hampshire and the New Forest. His work falls into two distinct categories; firstly, wooded scenes with gypsies, rustic figures and animals, and secondly, beach or coastal scenes with boats and fisherfolk. His landscape paintings admirably present an image and spirit of rural life in Southern England. Shayer first earned his living in Southampton painting decorations on rush bottom chairs. He then moved to Guildford to work as a coach painter. The skill Shayer acquired in the lesser genres provided him with a thorough technical grounding that proved of use to him in his chosen profession of landscape artist. His career was helped considerably by the patronage of Michael Hoy, a popular and wealthy Southampton merchant, who owned extensive estates. Shayer reputedly chose to live in Shirley because of the beautiful skies that are typical of that locality. His love of the countryside of the South Coast, which prevented his move to London, is clearly evident in his paintings. He sometimes collaborated with Edward Charles Williams. His son, William J Shayer, was also a painter. Shayer was a remarkably prolific exhibitor. He exhibited two hundred and forty six paintings in the major London galleries, three hundred and thirty-eight at the Society of British artists, six at the Royal Academy and eighty-two at the British Institution.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
soldJul. 19, 2023William Shayer, Senior, On the shore with boats and figures
Est: £300 - £400William Shayer, Senior, British 1787-1879- On the shore with boats and figures; oil on board, 25.4 x 30.3 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Shayer was celebrated as a painter of rural scenes, combining both landscape and figure studies in a manner which recalls the works of George Morland (1763-1804). His paintings often depict modest subjects set within a landscape, with the small scale of figures emphasising the countryside around them. Shayer's work very much idealises this rural existence, setting the atmosphere of peace and tranquillity against the threat of rapid urbanisation in Victorian England.
Roseberys
soldJul. 05, 2023William Shayer, Snr. (British, 1787-1879) The Fisherman's family
Est: £2,000 - £3,000William Shayer, Snr. (British, 1787-1879) The Fisherman's family oil on panel 75 x 101cm (29 1/2 x 39 3/4in).
Bonhams
soldJun. 29, 2023William Shayer Travellers camped at the edge of the forest
Est: €2,000 - €2,500William Shayer 1787 o. 1788 Southampton - 1879 Shirley (Southampton) Travellers camped at the edge of the forest Oil auf canvas. 62 x 49 cm. Relined. Restored. Minor damages to surface. Frame (80 x 64,5 cm).
Neumeister
soldJun. 28, 2023William Shayer, Snr. (British, 1787-1879) Peasants with a horse and cart on a track
Est: £500 - £700William Shayer, Snr. (British, 1787-1879) Peasants with a horse and cart on a track signed (lower left) oil on canvas 38.5 x 59cm (15 3/16 x 23 1/4in).
Bonhams
soldJun. 22, 2023William Shayer I ''Herding Cattle'' (Pastoral) Oil
Est: $500 - $1,000William Shayer I (1787-1879 British) ''Herding Cattle'' (Pastoral) Oil on Canvas 16''x22.25'' Image. Signed l.r. Gilt framing with name placard 22''x28''. Professionally cleaned and restored. Some scattered small areas of in-painting. Overall excellent condition for its age.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
soldJun. 10, 2023William Joseph SHAYER (1787-1879), attributed to
Est: CHF340 - CHF6802 horses Oil on cardboard, signed Clear dimensions. 29 x 38.5 cm, frame: 46 x 56 cm
Galerie Moenius
soldMay. 30, 2023WILLIAM SHAYER (England, 1787-1879). "Harbour". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower margin.
Est: €2,500 - €2,800WILLIAM SHAYER (England, 1787-1879). "Harbour". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower margin. Measurements: 76 x 102 cm; 100 x 127 cm (frame). The British artist William Shayer excelled both in his coastal landscapes and in his folk scenes, and both genres happily concur in this lively genre composition. William Shayer was an English landscape and figure painter who was prominent during the Victorian era. A self-taught artist, he began by painting carriages in the town of Guildford, after which he took up heraldic painting. Finally, he began to paint in oil on canvas and became adept at depicting woodland scenes with gypsies, people and animals in front of inns and farmhouses, and beach scenes crowded with boats and fishermen. He lived mainly in the south of England, in Shirley, Southampton, but painted all over Hampshire and in a wooded district of south-west Hampshire called the New Forest. Michael Hoy, a wealthy Southampton merchant, was one of his most enthusiastic patrons and bought many of the pictures Shayer painted of the area. Shayer was a competent landscape painter, but is best known as a figure painter. His work is reminiscent in some respects of the paintings of George Morland, another popular figure painter. However, Shayer's work has a depth and brilliance not found in the paintings of many of his contemporaries, due to his skilful application of glazing. He exhibited at the Royal Academy (6 works), the British Institution (82 works) and the Suffolk Street Gallery of the Society of British Artists (338 works). His works are exhibited in numerous museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Tate Gallery, the Glasgow Art Gallery and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Setdart Auction House
soldMay. 30, 2023WILLIAM SHAYER (British, 1787-1879) Study for Village Festival oil on panel
Est: AUD500 - AUD800WILLIAM SHAYER (British, 1787-1879) Study for Village Festival oil on panel inscribed verso 16.5 x 22cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Sydney
Leonard Joel
soldMay. 25, 2023WILLIAM SHAYER SEN. (1787-1879) A travellers' encampment oil on canvas 51 x
Est: £5,000 - £8,000WILLIAM SHAYER SEN. (1787-1879) A travellers' encampment oil on canvas 51 x 42 in. (129.5 x 106.7 cm.)
Christie's
soldMay. 20, 2023William Shayer, Sr. (British, 1787-1879), "The Wayside Inn"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000William Shayer, Sr. (British, 1787-1879) "The Wayside Inn" oil on canvas Frame with artist plaque. 24" x 36", framed 29-3/4" x 41-5/8" Provenance: Knoedler Gallery, New York, New York, 1924; thence by descent; Bruce McCashin Collection.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
soldMay. 14, 2023William Shayer I (UK,1788-1879) oil painting antique
Est: $2,000 - $2,600ARTIST: William Shayer I (British, 1788 - 1879) TITLE: Kiss the Baby MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Relined. Some small paint losses mostly along edges. Minor craquelure. Few small scattered inpaintings. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 25 x 30 inches / 63 x 76 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 39 inches / 86 x 99 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 124941 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: William Shayer was a landscape and animal painter. A self-taught artist, he lived in Southampton, and painted mostly in Hampshire and the New Forest. His work falls into two distinct categories; firstly, wooded scenes with gypsies, rustic figures and animals, and secondly, beach or coastal scenes with boats and fisherfolk. His landscape paintings admirably present an image and spirit of rural life in Southern England. Shayer first earned his living in Southampton painting decorations on rush bottom chairs. He then moved to Guildford to work as a coach painter. The skill Shayer acquired in the lesser genres provided him with a thorough technical grounding that proved of use to him in his chosen profession of landscape artist. His career was helped considerably by the patronage of Michael Hoy, a popular and wealthy Southampton merchant, who owned extensive estates. Shayer reputedly chose to live in Shirley because of the beautiful skies that are typical of that locality. His love of the countryside of the South Coast, which prevented his move to London, is clearly evident in his paintings. He sometimes collaborated with Edward Charles Williams. His son, William J Shayer, was also a painter. Shayer was a remarkably prolific exhibitor. He exhibited two hundred and forty six paintings in the major London galleries, three hundred and thirty-eight at the Society of British artists, six at the Royal Academy and eighty-two at the British Institution.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
soldMay. 13, 2023Shayer, William 1787 Southhampton - 1879 Southhampton
Est: -Shayer, William 1787 Southhampton - 1879 Southhampton Pastorale. Signiert. Öl/Lwd., 50 x 60 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
soldApr. 26, 2023WILLIAM SHAYER SNR. (1787-1879) Cattle by a River Oil on canvas, 31 x 40cm Provenance: The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London
Est: €800 - €1,200WILLIAM SHAYER SNR. (1787-1879) Cattle by a River Oil on canvas, 31 x 40cm Provenance: The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London
Adam's
soldApr. 26, 2023WILLIAM SHAYER SNR. (1787-1879) The Hampshire Landscape, with horses outside a tavern Oil on canvas, 44 x 59cm Provenance: The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London
Est: €2,000 - €4,000WILLIAM SHAYER SNR. (1787-1879) The Hampshire Landscape, with horses outside a tavern Oil on canvas, 44 x 59cm Provenance: The Fine Art Society, New Bond Street, London
Adam's
soldApr. 24, 2023William J. Shayer (English, 1787â1879)
Est: $800 - $1,200William J. Shayer (English, 1787â1879) Untitled (White Horse with Saddle), oil painting on canvas, signed. Framed. Size: 20'' x 20'', 51 x 51 cm (stretcher); 25'' x 25'', 64 x 64 cm (frame). Exhibition and Post-Auction Pickup Location: Material Culture, 4700 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia PA, 19144.
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