Painting of the Week - Joseph Henderson
Coastal Seascape with Children
This lovely Scottish Impressionist Victorian coastal oil painting is by noted artist Joseph Henderson. Painted circa 1880, the composition is a coastal seascape with three children in the foreground gathering driftwood. Beyond them are choppy waves, seagulls wheeling and a couple of boats under a sunny sky. Henderson's Impressionistic brushwork is superb and show influences of William McTaggart and the heavy white impasto on the crest of the waves is perfect. The contrast between the beach, sea and sky is to great effect. This is an excellent Scottish Impressionist painting with interesting subject matter and a superb example of Joseph Henderson's work.
Signed lower right.
Provenance William Carlton label verso.
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https://www.richardtaylorfineart.com/gallery/seascapes/joseph-henderson/coastal-seascape-with-children