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Coastal Scene
This oil painting depicts a expansive beach scene dominated by dramatic rocky outcroppings on the right side, their weathered surfaces rendered in warm ochres and browns. The composition stretches horizontally across the canvas, with a vast expanse of sandy beach occupying the foreground, dotted with shallow pools and sparse vegetation. The distant shoreline recedes toward a calm sea under a luminous sky filled with soft, billowing clouds rendered in pale blues and creams. A solitary figure appears on the beach, providing scale and human presence within the expansive landscape. The work exemplifies 19th century European landscape painting, particularly the Romantic tradition of maritime and coastal subjects, combining meticulous naturalistic detail with atmospheric effects.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Overall
- Provenance
- The Ashby/Connolly Collection.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Rago Auctions
Notes
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes, Rago Auctions, 2026-05-01. Lot 270. Signed and inscribed illegibly to lower right ‘J.
🔨 Auction Lot
A Ménage with George Platt Lynes
May 1, 2026
Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000
Lot 270
For Sale
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