19TH CENTURY
PAINTING / SCULPTURE
SMALL HARBOR
SIGNED .
Approximately 13 " By 4 "
CIRCA 1825 - 1850
( Comes With Stand )
left for posterity. Here, a piece of branch has been carved and sculpted
by hand and then painted. The skill level is off the charts and the level of detail
captured into the smallest space is truly remarkable!
With this work the artist has kept the past alive. We can see the harbor
and boats as they were almost two hundred years ago - simple craft
with barely more than a sail and no motors or even steam vessels in sight!
The tree is sculpted in relief and the artist was able to capture whole figures
in the size of the head of a pin! The work is restful to look at. One senses this work
was the patient joy of the artist, and this joy and appreciation of the
moment and scenery has been captured forever!
Excellent condition. Two tiny holes to the wood where the work was
probably hung well over a century ago. The signature uses old English
script in use in the 18th and 19th centuries and we place an approximate date
of the piece to 1825.
This type of work is incredibly rare, most paintings of this kind
and vintage simply haven't made it to the 21st century.
A marvelous acquisition for a fine art collector to display proudly!
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