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Girls Playing in the Surf by Harry John Pearson 1872-1933
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Girls Playing in the Surf by Harry John Pearson 1872-1933

1900 - 1920
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oil on canvas

16 x 13in. (41 x 33 cm.)

Studied at the RA, schools in the early 1890's. He moved to Holland before WWI and joined an artist colony . He returned to London and started to work as a commercial artist, working for companies such as Doulton, Birds, Collamns and others. His work also appeard in "Womens Pictorial", "The illustrated London News", "Homes and Gardens", "Colour Magzine" often gaining front cover exposure. He exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists and later he became President of the Langham Sketch Club thus acknowledging his capacity to create highly competent, fluid sketches in a very short time.

He developed a reputation as a children's portrait painter as well as portraits of society women. He contributed to Queen Mary's famous dolls house .

Physical Dimensions
Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
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Artware Fineart has dated this British Impressionist Seascape Painting to the 1920s.

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SA35587
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2999
Description
Oil on canvas

16 x 13in. (41 x 33 cm.)

Studied at the RA, schools in the early 1890's. He moved to Holland before WWI and joined an artist colony .

He returned to London and started to work as a commercial artist, working for companies such as Doulton, Birds, Collamns and others.
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His work also appeard in "Womens Pictorial", "The illustrated London News", "Homes and Gardens", "Colour Magzine" often gaining front cover exposure. He exhibited at the Royal Society of British Artists and later he became President of the Langham Sketch Club thus acknowledging his capacity to create highly competent, fluid sketches in a very short time.

He developed a reputation as a children's portrait painter as well as portraits of society women. He contributed to Queen Mary's famous dolls house .

Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
43cm (16.93")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

Artware Fineart has dated this British Impressionist Seascape Painting to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA35587
Dealers Internal Ref
2999
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An early 20th-century oil painting depicting three figures playing in ocean surf with visible impasto brushwork in blue and turquoise tones.
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Girls Playing in the Surf by Harry John Pearson 1872-1933

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An early 20th-century oil painting depicting three figures playing in ocean surf with visible impasto brushwork in blue and turquoise tones.
Girls Playing in the Surf by Harry John Pearson 1872-1933
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An early 20th-century oil painting depicting three figures playing in ocean surf with visible impasto brushwork in blue and turquoise tones.
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British Impressionist seascapes from this era capture light, movement, and atmosphere through fluid brushwork and a vivid palette, reflecting the influence of French Impressionism adapted to coastal British subjects.

Artists primarily employed oil pigments ground in natural drying oils, applied onto stretched linen canvas, wooden panels, or canvas board using stiff bristle brushes and palette knives.

Authentic works typically exhibit period-correct surface craquelure, natural aging on the support structure, artist signatures or studio marks, and distinct impasto technique characteristic of early 20th-century practice.

Hang the painting as a focal point above a minimalist sideboard, pairing it with neutral wall tones and subtle timber accents to highlight its palette without overpowering the space.

Dust the surface gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding water, chemical solvents, or direct sunlight to prevent varnish degradation and pigment fading.
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