Original antique painting of a seaside landscape in New England. Oil on stretched canvas, 8″ x 16″ A small group of houses clustered on a shoreline under an overcast sky. A rocky outcrop in the foreground, a pair of small rowboats moored in the cove, several sailing boats on the ocean horizon, seabirds flying over the water. The skill level of the painting is on the level of folk art ; an attractive scene, evocative of simple country life on the coast of southern New England in the 19th century. Unsigned and undated, however this was clearly painted in the late 1800s. Exact location of this scene is unknown; probably the shoreline of either Rhode Island or Massachusetts, circa 1880s-1890s. The wooden stretcher is stamped with the patent date Oct. Artists’ Supplies and Stationary Regilding a Speciality 411 Broadway, Chelsea Massachusetts ———– The painting is in as-found condition, with surface scuffs and some paint loss. There are three holes through the canvas in the painted sky. The canvas is still securely nailed to the stretcher, as it has been for around 130+ years. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “rickl711″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Unit of Sale: Single Piece
- Seashore Shoreline Coast: Rhode Island Rowboats Dory Beach
- Size: Small
- Original Victorian Marine: Landscape Folk Art
- Material: Canvas
- Chelsea Massachusetts: W. T. Morley Picture Frame Manufacturer
- Item Length: 16 in
- Region of Origin: Rhode Island, USA
- Framing: Unframed
- Subject: Landscape
- Type: Painting
- Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
- Item Height: 8 in
- Style: Americana, Folk Art, Realism
- Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
- Production Technique: Oil Painting
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Culture: American
- Item Width: 1 in
- Handmade: Yes
- Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
