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Edward Seago 1910-1974: Flooded Marsh & Windpump
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Edward Seago 1910-1974: Flooded Marsh & Windpump

1940 - 1960
Description

Oil on canvas showing the skeleton mill at Herringfleet from the Somerleyton bank. Signed bottom left. Light clean 2024

The frame is the original frame. The frame had been sat above open fire and has had to be cleaned and restored.

Provenance: with P&D Colnaghi

Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this Edward Seago Oil Painting to the 1950s.

Independent Date Guide ID 08556003
Dealer's Item Date1950s
Sellingantiques Date1950s
Sellingantiques agingItem 60-85 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1950s:
Colnaghi gallery label on the stretcher: original Bond Street exhibition stock.
Softwood expansion corners with corner keys: standard artists' canvas stretching.
Even darkening across the unprimed linen reverse: unvarnished fabric reacting to air.
Signed lower left in thin grey pigment: applied into the wet paint.
Gilt swept frame showing reddish bole through the high points: long handling.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1079429
Description
Oil on canvas showing the skeleton mill at Herringfleet from the Somerleyton bank. Signed bottom left. Light clean 2024

The frame is the original frame. The frame had been sat above open fire and has had to be cleaned and restored.

Provenance: with P&D Colnaghi

Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this Edward Seago Oil Painting to the 1950s.

Independent Date Report ID 08556003
Dealer's Item Date1950s
Sellingantiques dating1950s
Sellingantiques agingItem 60-85 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1950s:
Colnaghi gallery label on the stretcher: original Bond Street exhibition stock.
Softwood expansion corners with corner keys: standard artists' canvas stretching.
Even darkening across the unprimed linen reverse: unvarnished fabric reacting to air.
Signed lower left in thin grey pigment: applied into the wet paint.
Gilt swept frame showing reddish bole through the high points: long handling.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Depth
18cm (7.09")
Reference Numbers
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SA1079429
Timberhill Gallery
Timberhill Gallery
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An impressionistic oil painting depicting a hazy flooded marshland with a windpump silhouette, housed inside an elaborate gilded frame.
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Archive I An impressionistic oil painting depicting a hazy flooded marshland with a windpump silhouette, housed inside an elaborate gilded frame.

Edward Seago 1910-1974: Flooded Marsh & Windpump

Archive II An impressionistic oil painting depicting a hazy flooded marshland with a windpump silhouette, housed inside an elaborate gilded frame. View II
Archive III An impressionistic oil painting depicting a hazy flooded marshland with a windpump silhouette, housed inside an elaborate gilded frame. View III
Archive IV An impressionistic oil painting depicting a hazy flooded marshland with a windpump silhouette, housed inside an elaborate gilded frame. View IV
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An impressionistic oil painting depicting a hazy flooded marshland with a windpump silhouette, housed inside an elaborate gilded frame.
Edward Seago 1910-1974: Flooded Marsh & Windpump
Ref: SA1079429
An impressionistic oil painting depicting a hazy flooded marshland with a windpump silhouette, housed inside an elaborate gilded frame.
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  • ObjectOil Painting
  • Period1940 - 1960
  • StyleModern British
  • MaterialOil on canvas, Gilded timber frame
  • ColourMuted Grey and Gold
  • MotifsWindpump silhouette, Impasto brushwork, Ornate rococo-style frame, Reflective water surface
  • SizeH 50 cm (20 in) x W 40 cm (16 in) x D 18 cm (7 in)

This oil on canvas painting by Edward Seago dates from 1950 and belongs to the Modern British style. It depicts a hazy flooded marshland with a windpump silhouette under a muted grey sky, rendered with impasto brushwork and a reflective water surface. The canvas is housed in its original ornate rococo-style gilded timber frame, which shows rich textured relief carving and a restored finish following soot accumulation from an open fire. The artwork measures 50 cm high, 40 cm wide, and 18 cm deep. It suits placement above the mantel in an English country house interior, bringing atmospheric landscape warmth to a living space.

FAQs

British impressionist landscape paintings from the 20th century focus on atmospheric lighting, loose impasto brushwork, and naturalistic depictions of rural scenery, often inspired by regions like East Anglia and coastal Britain.

Traditional landscape paintings utilise oil pigments mixed with drying oils onto stretched cotton or linen canvas, housed within wood or gesso composition frames coated in metal leaf gilding.

Authentication involves evaluating signature consistency, brushwork technique, canvas texture, frame construction, and verifiable provenance alongside surface craquelure under ultra-violet light inspection.

Positioning a gilt-framed landscape artwork against a muted feature wall creates a refined focal point, bridging historic art craftsmanship with contemporary, clean-lined furnishings.

Keep the artwork away from direct heat sources and fluctuating humidity, dusting the frame lightly with a soft brush while avoiding liquid cleaners or water on the canvas surface.
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