{"product_id":"antique-french-coastal-oil-painting-86212","title":"Antique French Coastal Oil Painting | Large Beach Fishing Boats, Framed","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful Large French coastal seascape dating to around 1880, depicting fishing boats resting on a broad expanse of pale sand beneath an immense blue sky. We believe the scene is likely from the northern French coast along the English Channel, possibly Berck-sur-Mer, an important gathering place for artists during the late 19th century. A scattered group of traditional fishing boats occupies the shoreline at low tide, while the distant horizon forms a narrow band of deep blue across the painting. The simplicity of the scene gives enormous importance to the changing colours of the sea and sky, capturing the distinctive light of France’s northern coastline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBerck became particularly associated with marine and naturalist painting during the second half of the 19th century. Artists were drawn to the fishing community, enormous tidal beaches and constantly changing coastal light. Painters including Édouard Manet, Eugène Boudin and Ludovic-Napoléon Lepic worked at Berck at various points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are remnants of a signature at the lower right, although unfortunately most of the inscription has been lost. After almost 150 years of cleaning and maintenance, too little survives for us to confidently attribute the work to a particular artist, and we therefore offer it as an unsigned French School painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is particularly enhanced by its impressive 19th-century gilt frame, with a deep fluted profile, twisted-rope moulding and foliate outer border. Its grand Salon-style presentation provides a wonderful contrast to the quiet simplicity of the coastal subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizing incl Frame:\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 21.26 inch (54cm)\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 30.31 inch (77cm)\u003cbr\u003eDepth: 3.94 inch (10cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizing Painting:\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 10.63 inch (27cm)\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 19.69 inch (50cm)\u003cbr\u003eFREE International Shipping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsurance:\u003cbr\u003eAll products are shipped in good boxes and very well packaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll products are shipped fully insured for international shipping. In the very rare event that a product does not arrive or arrives damaged, you will receive a full refund for the product.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AmsterdamCurated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54879757435226,"sku":null,"price":1615.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/8436\/8474\/files\/il_fullxfull.8597152300_45la.jpg?v=1790711312","url":"https:\/\/amsterdamcurated.com\/products\/antique-french-coastal-oil-painting-86212","provider":"AmsterdamCurated","version":"1.0","type":"link"}