Jean Laurent, Coastal Marine Scene with Figures, Sailboats & Rowboat - Oil Painting

Name: Jean Laurent, Coastal Marine Scene with Figures, Sailboats & Rowboat - Oil Painting
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1019582
Availability: SoldOut

1940 - 1960

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

This bright and vibrant mid-20th-century oil painting by French artist Jean Laurent (1898-1988) depicts several sailboats and a rowboat buffeted by the waves while a smartly attired couple looks on. It’s an homage to the masters of yesteryear.

Abundant with movement, the boats struggle against the elements. In the foreground, three fishermen are perilously close to danger and presumably trying to avoid a collision with the shore. While beyond, the sails of two larger vessels are billowing in the wind. Windswept trees provide further drama.

Jean Laurent was a proficient 20th-century artist who worked in the manner of 19th-century Dutch masters, such as Hermanus Koekkoek (1815-1882) and Abraham Hulk Senior (1813-1897). There’s a vivacious quality to his colouring coupled with accomplished draughtsmanship.

Signed/dated lower right and held within a beautiful swept frame.

Medium: Oil on panel

Overall size: 27” x 23” / 69cm x 59cm

Year of creation: c. 1950

Provenance: Private collection, England.

Condition: Artwork presents well. Frame with some light wear.

Artist’s auction maximum: £1,959

Physical Dimensions

Height

59cm (23.23")

Width

69cm (27.17")

Depth

5cm (1.97")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1950s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1019582

Description

Abundant with movement, the boats struggle against the elements.

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In the foreground, three fishermen are perilously close to danger and presumably trying to avoid a collision with the shore.

Brave Fine Art

While beyond, the sails of two larger vessels are billowing in the wind. Windswept trees provide further drama.

fig 1. Jean Laurent, Coastal Marine Scene With Figures, Sailboats & Rowboat - Oil Painting — fig 1. Jean Laurent, Coastal Marine Scene with Figures, Sailboats & Rowboat - Oil Painting

Jean Laurent was a proficient 20th-century artist who worked in the manner of 19th-century Dutch masters, such as Hermanus Koekkoek (1815-1882) and Abraham Hulk Senior (1813-1897). There’s a vivacious quality to his colouring coupled with accomplished draughtsmanship.