A stylishly rustic and textured mid Century impressionistic oil coastal scene, showing fishermen in their blue uniforms and caps waking up from their boats and the beach while children play on the sand. The painting has a wonderful naturalistic light that contrasts well with the gestural style. The painting is unsigned and presented in a frame painted in charmingly complimentary colours which bring out the palette of the painting itself.
The painting has been attributed to Denys Law; the style and subject matter bears great resemblance to the artist's work, as well as the location being congruent with the artist's other works (the artist painted many scenes of the Cornish coast and woodlands). There is also a very faint signature to the lower right of the board at the reverse of the painting that is indistinct but bears resemblance to Law's signature.
On board.The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. The frame has some overpainted texture.
39 x 49.5cm (15.4" x 19.5")Framed Size: 49 x 59.5cm (19.3" x 23.4")
Denys Law was an important member of the mid 20th century artists community of Lamorna in Cornwall. He was an active member of the St Ives Society of Artists (1949 – 81) and the
Newlyn Society of Artists.
He was educated at St Petroc's School, Rock in North Cornwall, which was owned by a Miss Vivian who had a house in Lamorna. His family probably holidayed with her in Lamorna in these early years.
After the war, he moved down to the village of Nantewas in Lamorna with his second wife, Ann, as his sister was now the landlady of The Wink public house in the village. He took up painting full time, supplementing his income with a variety of odd jobs including fishing, copperwork, carving wood and making furniture, whilst his wife used a loom to weave textiles. He was greatly influenced by the leaders of the Lamorna artistic community, but did not take lessons with either Lamorna Birch or Stanley Gardiner, preferring to approach the artistic challenges of the Valley on his own terms.
| SKU | rb893 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Attrib. Denys Law (1907-1981) |
| Date | Mid 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 39 x 49.5cm |
| Medium | Oil |
| Style | Impressionism |
| Subject | Seascape & Coastal |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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