LARGE AND CAPTIVATING ANTIQUE EUROPEAN SEASCAPE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. THIS WORK DEPICTS A BEAUTIFUL AND TRANQUIL COASTAL OCEAN SCENE DURING SUNSET.
THE ARTIST EMPLOYS IMPRESSIONIST TECHNIQUES TO CAPTURE THE PLAY OF LIGHT AND COLOR ON THE WATER'S SURFACE AS THE SUN DIPS BELOW THE HORIZON. THE BRUSHSTROKES ARE LOOSE AND EXPRESSIVE, CONVEYING THE MOVEMENT OF THE WAVES AND THE SHIFTING HUES OF THE SKY AS DAY TRANSITION INTO EVENING. THE OVERALL EFFECT IS ONE OF TRANQUILITY AND BEAUTY, INVITING THE VIEWERS TO IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE SERENITY OF THE COASTAL LANDSCAPE. THIS PAINTING IS SIGNED WITH THE INITIALS LAG.
PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTIST? IT DATES ROUND THE 1960s. JUDGING BY THE STRETCHER BARS, WE BELIEVE IT'S FROM EUROPE. THERE IS MILD PAINT LOSS AND STAINS TO THE FRAME BORDER, AS SHOWN.
DIMENSIONS: 24" H x 40" W.