Painting of the Week - John White
Over the Sea - Sennen
This superb Victorian exhibited oil painting is a masterpiece of British Newlyn School art by John White. The painting depicts a mother and child lying on the grass by a thatched cottage, overlooking the sea. The painting was painted at Sennen and they look out over the sea towards Cape Cornwall and the Brison Rocks. Painted in 1883 this oil on canvas is a stunning reminder of White's talents. Exhibited at The Royal Society of British Artists 1883 No 45 "Over the Sea". Great composition, vivid colouring and impasto make this a stunning painting.
Signed left.
Provenance UK collection.
Exhibited The Royal Society of British Artists 1883 -- No 45 "Over the Sea"
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https://www.richardtaylorfineart.com/artist/john-white/over-the-sea-sennen