William Stephen Coleman, Coastal Landscape With Sunset

William Stephen Coleman, Coastal Landscape With SunsetThis late 19th century watercolour by British artist William Stephen Coleman (1829 1904) depicts an atmospheric coastal view with sunset. As the sun slips surreptitiously beyond the horizon, hidden by a dark backlit cloud, pinkish tints shimmer across the outgoing tide. Seagulls gather above ragged driftwood. Coleman was an accomplished colourist and primarily known for his misty eyed renderings of youthful subjects. Hes considered part of the

It feels more akin to outfits worn while hunting

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 32” x 30” / 82cm x 77cmYear of creation: c

Signed/dated lower left and held within a gilt frame from the period

when this was painted

The artist

This exquisite pair of mid-19th-century Austrian portraits are rendered with precision

Dagron survived the war as he’s mentioned in the French press until 1939

doubtless has contributed much to the success of the artist

the forests appear like stalagmites

This particular painting featured in a 2003 retrospective exhibition

He’s considered by many to be the father of British landscape painting as he enlivened the popular views of the day with a new sense of beauty and idealised wonder

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 16½” x 20” / 42cm x 51cmYear of creation: 1922Condition: Artwork presents well