Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
Subject marine view of fishermen unloading the fresh catch from the boat in a rather stormy rough choppy seas, you can see on the shore fishermen who are about to open the tied nets, to the right you can view the boat with other fishermen are bringing the boat to the shore on breaking waves, on the shore are 2 lobster pots and a basket.
Over to the right seagulls are flying and further back are 2 other fishing sailing boats heading in, bbove with a swirling mix of dark storm skies with some lighter grey clouds and spots of light blue coming through.
Such a fascinating nautical scene.
Title “Fishermen unloading their catch on stormy waters”.
Signed SL Kilpack bottom corner by the known British nautical marine artist Sarah Louisa Kilpack.
Oil on board.
Sarah Louisa Kilpack (1839–1909) or Sarah Louise Kilpack was a British artist and musician who is best known for her portrayals of stormy coastal scenes. Kilpack was born in Covent Garden in London. Her father, Thomas, was the proprietor of a popular tobacconists and bowling alley called Gliddon's Divan. She was a talented but shy child, enjoying artistic pursuits including drawing and music she was trained as a pianist before focusing on art in the 1860’s. As a young woman she became a King's Scholar at the Royal Academy of Music Royal Academy of Music, under the tutelage of Kate Lode. She became an Associate of the academy and began a career as a pianist, performing in concerts and providing tuition. Income from her musical work enabled her to travel outside of London, where she would sketch.
The family became more dependent on the income from her concert playing particularly after the death of her mother in 1863. At this time she first travelled to the Channel Islands where she became a frequent visitor. She remained somewhat distrustful of people, which is reflected in the stormy nature of many of her paintings. In 1876, following the demise of her father, she gave up music and concentrated on art. She became a very successful artist with a particular focus on marine art, exhibiting 119 landscapes at the Society of Women Artists between 1867 and 1909, and also at the British Institution. In the early 1880s she was earning about £500 a year from painting. She died in 1909 of cancer.
In 1989, a series of stamps was issued to mark the 150th anniversary of Sarah Louisa Kilpack's birth, highlighting her importance in the culture of Jersey. Her works are exhibited in the Jersey Museum and Art Gallery, and in the Rona Cole Art Gallery on Guernsey. Paintings by Kilpack can also be found at Chepstow Museum, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery and the National Trust property Belton House. Her works have sold at auctions around the world with the current highest sold price being $9,997 US dollars which was for Out on the rocks the tide receding that was sold at Christie’s.
Provenance Labels verso Private Collection, Germany & now in the collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant.
Sources "British Museum: Trade card for Thomas Kilpack, tobacco & snuff seller". "Victorian London: Gliddon's Divan". "Royal Academy of Music". The Morning Chronicle. London, England. 29 March 1858. p. 5.Temperley, Nicholas (2016). Musicians of Bath and Beyond: Edward Loder (1809-1865) and His Family. p. 186. ISBN 9781783270781. "Miss Sarah Louisa Kilpack". The Times. No. 24567. London, England. 25 May 1863. p. 6.Gray, Sarah (2009). The Dictionary of British Women Artists. p. 160. ISBN 9780718830847. Boase, Frederic (1965). Modern English Biography. Vol. 2. Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. p. 219. OCLC 763971356. "Stamps of the World - Jersey 1
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Oil Painting Fishermen Unloading Catch by Sarah Louisa Kilpack
