Sidney Yates Johnson (fl. 1890-1926) - 1894 Oil Blue Skies

Description

A pleasantly rustic coastal oil showing a group of fisherman taking a break outside a cobbled house, overlooking an expensive coast with boats sailing on the calm water under bright blue skies. The artist has monogrammed and dated to the lower left corner. The painting has been presented in a gilt effect frame. On canvas.

Condition

The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration.. There is significant, even craquelure across the whole surface of the painting. The canvas has been relined to strengthen the original canvas. The frame has surface scuffing and scratching at all four sides.

Size

33 x 22.2cm (13" x 8.7")
Framed Size: 44.4 x 33.9cm (17.5" x 13.3")

Artist Biography

Sidney Yates Johnson was a prolific painter of landscapes in oil who was working from about 1890 until about 1926. His work has a distinctive style and is similar to that of Frank Hider. The subjects are often in pairs and usually Cornish coastal scenes, beach scenes, highland landscapes and cottages in a rural setting. The artist did not often inscribe the work with the location, but it was usually dated, with the signature S. Y. Johnson scratched in the wet paint. He sometimes signed with a monogram.