HAND-COLOURED PRINT - BEACH SCENE WITH FIGURES, CIRCA 1880-1900

A CHARMING HAND-COLOURED PRINT DEPICTING A LEISURELY SEASIDE SCENE, CHARACTERISTIC OF LATE VICTORIAN RECREATIONAL IMAGERY. THE COMPOSITION FEATURES THREE FIGURES ON A SANDY BEACH: A WOMAN IN A PINK BODICE AND DARK SKIRT STANDING PROMINENTLY IN THE FOREGROUND, A SEATED WOMAN IN GREEN DRESS, AND A CHILD IN DARK CLOTHING GATHERING SHELLS OR SEAWEED. THE BACKGROUND PRESENTS A SERENE SEASCAPE WITH SAILING VESSELS VISIBLE ON THE HORIZON AND ROLLING GREEN FIELDS BEYOND THE BEACH, RENDERED IN SOFT BLUES AND GREENS SUGGESTING A CALM SUMMER DAY.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
- MEDIUM: HAND-COLOURED PRINT ON PAPER
- COLOURATION: APPLIED WATERCOLOUR OR GOUACHE, SHOWING EXCELLENT COLOUR RETENTION
- PERIOD: LATE 19TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1880-1900
- FRAMING: GOLD-LEAF FINISH FRAME WITH BLACK INNER BORDER AND BLACK BACKING BOARD
- MOUNT: CREAM-COLOURED CONSERVATION BOARD

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE PRINT ITSELF IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH VIBRANT HAND-COLOURATION THROUGHOUT. THE SKY DISPLAYS SOFT BLUE TONES, THE SEA IS RENDERED IN DEEPER BLUES WITH WHITE HIGHLIGHTS SUGGESTING MOVEMENT, AND THE FIGURES ARE CAREFULLY DETAILED WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE CLOTHING RENDERED IN NATURALISTIC HUES. MINOR FOXING IS PRESENT ON THE MOUNT BOARD RATHER THAN THE IMAGE ITSELF. THE PAPER SHOWS GENTLE AGE-RELATED YELLOWING CONSISTENT WITH LATE 19TH CENTURY PRODUCTION. THE GILT FRAME SHOWS MINOR WEAR TO THE OUTER EDGES BUT REMAINS STRUCTURALLY SOUND WITH ORIGINAL GLAZING INTACT.

PROVENANCE:
THE PRINT BEARS A CATALOGUE NOTATION ON THE REVERSE MOUNT (VISIBLE IN PHOTOGRAPHS) SUGGESTING INSTITUTIONAL OR COLLECTION PROVENANCE, THOUGH MAKER ATTRIBUTION CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY ESTABLISHED FROM VISIBLE MARKS.

THIS IS A REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLE OF VICTORIAN-ERA LEISURE IMAGERY, CAPTURING THE SOCIAL CUSTOMS AND FASHION OF SEASIDE RECREATION DURING THE PERIOD. THE HAND-COLOURATION TECHNIQUE AND SUBJECT MATTER ARE CONSISTENT WITH POPULAR PRINTS OF THE 1880S-1900S PERIOD.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

11654+12

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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