
George Perfect Harding (school)
Measures museum presence, major auction house sales, and critical recognition. Higher = stronger market position.
Biography
Academic art, academicism, or academism, is a style of painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies of art. This method extended its influence throughout the Western world over several centuries, from its origins in Italy in the mid-16th century, until its dissipation in the early 20th century. It reached its apogee in the 19th century, after the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. In this period, the standards of the French Académie des Beaux-Arts were very influential, combining elements of Neoclassicism and Romanticism, with Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres a key figure in the formation of the style in painting. The success of the French model led to the founding of countless other art academies in several countries.
Market Overview
Market Position
Institutional backing score based on auction activity
Auction History
| Lot | Title | Year | House | Date | Estimate | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502 | Woodman in a clearing on canvas held within a gilt decorated frame | — | Bristol Auction Rooms | Apr 2012 | 200–300 | — | Unsold |
| 7005 | An extensive landscape with a figure crossing a stone bridge on canvas | — | Bonhams & Butterfields | Apr 2007 | — | PRO | Sold |
| 251 | Marine | — | Auxerre Enchères | Oct 2005 | 2,800–3,000 | — | Unsold |
| 619 | Lady seated in an evening dress on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 100–150 | PRO | Sold |
| 613 | Clergymen and his wife on canvas - 2 items | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 150–250 | PRO | Sold |
| 608 | Gentleman in grey wig holding a tricorn hat, a dog by his side on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 100–150 | PRO | Sold |
| 605 | Gentleman in grey powdered wig and grey velvet jacket on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 100–150 | PRO | Sold |
| 604 | Bearded gentleman in black jacket with white lace rimmed collar on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 200–300 | PRO | Sold |
| 596 | Lady in red dress on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 100–150 | PRO | Sold |
| 594 | Young lady in green dress with red shawl on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 50–80 | PRO | Sold |
| 566 | Floral studies on canvas - 2 items | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 60–80 | PRO | Sold |
| 563 | Finchingfield on panel | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | 15–25 | — | Unsold |
| 549 | Landscape with shepherd and sheep with dog on a pathway on panel | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 40–60 | PRO | Sold |
| 538 | The sitter on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 60–80 | PRO | Sold |
| 537 | Landscape with sheep and shepherd on a pathway on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | 100–150 | — | Unsold |
| 529 | River landscapes with cottages on board | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 50–80 | PRO | Sold |
| 522 | A moonlit estuary scene with figures in a row boat in foreground on canvas | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | GBP 80–120 | PRO | Sold |
| 250 | Mountain landscape with cattle and sheep in foreground | — | Moore Allen & Innocent | Oct 2005 | 30–50 | — | Unsold |
| 1074 | Near Eirhurst, Surrey on canvas | — | Blomqvist Auksjonshall Lysaker AS | Oct 2005 | NOK 2,000–3,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 287 | Cattle by the river on panel | — | Bonhams | Oct 2005 | GBP 50–80 | PRO | Sold |
| 5 | shoulder length portrait of seated young woman in a white dress on board | — | Peter Francis | Oct 2005 | GBP 100–200 | PRO | Sold |
| 484 | Nature morte de fleurs | — | Campo Vlaamse Kaai | Oct 2005 | EUR 100–150 | PRO | Sold |
| 483 | Voilier en mer | — | Campo Vlaamse Kaai | Oct 2005 | EUR 175–225 | PRO | Sold |
| 724 | Country river scene at Rye on canvas | — | Eastbourne | Oct 2005 | GBP 100–150 | PRO | Sold |
| 314 | Vue du Château de BREST | — | Adjug'Art SVV | Oct 2005 | 500–600 | — | Unsold |