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Daisy Marguerite Hughes — Ondarroa Espagna
Daisy Marguerite Hughes

Ondarroa Espagna

This oil painting depicts a coastal Mediterranean village with warm-toned architecture built along a waterfront. The composition features a prominent arched stone bridge or gateway in the foreground, with boats moored in green water below and whitewashed buildings with terracotta roofs rising above. Small figures populate the scene, suggesting daily village life, while the artist employs loose brushwork and soft color harmonies characteristic of early twentieth-century plein air painting. The work captures the luminous quality of Southern European light and the picturesque charm that attracted many modernist painters to such vernacular subjects.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions

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Provincetown Art Association & Museum Benefit Auction

May 16, 2026

Estimate: $600$800

Lot 107

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Daisy Marguerite Hughes, Ondarroa Espagna

This oil painting depicts a coastal Mediterranean village with warm-toned architecture built along a waterfront. The composition features a prominent arched stone bridge or gateway in the foreground, with boats moored in green water below and whitewashed buildings with terracotta roofs rising above. Small figures populate the scene, suggesting daily village life, while the artist employs loose brushwork and soft color harmonies characteristic of early twentieth-century plein air painting. The work captures the luminous quality of Southern European light and the picturesque charm that attracted many modernist painters to such vernacular subjects.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.2 x 63.5 cm
Seen at
Eldred's, East Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

Related themes

Regional Artist, Warm Palette, Waterfront Scene, Light And Shadow, European Landscape, Vertical Composition, Mediterranean Architecture, Terracotta Tones, Oil On Canvas, Village Life, Impressionist Influence, Arched Bridge, Boats And Water, Early Modern, Architectural Study, Coastal Village, Harbor Setting, Plein Air Painting, Figurative Landscape, Cape Cod School

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