Erich Mercker, Seascape

Erich Mercker, SeascapeThis delightful 20th century oil painting by German artist, Erich Mercker (1891 1973), depicts the effects of light upon an undulant sea. The sailboats, mere gestures in paint, seem to bob with the waves. While the sky is a colourful array of flicks and twists. Mercker is known predominantly for his industrial landscapes but he was also a master of impressionist seascapes. Clearly inspired by the French impressionists, he spent his career working in

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The ornate splendour of this decorative ensemble has been immortalised by a master of his craft

Perhaps it’s a piece for the bedroom rather than the kitchen…

The artist has used an impressionistic approach and skilfully applied the oils with plenty of expression

Medium: Etching on paperOverall size: 15½” x 20” / 39cm x 51cmYear of creation: 1931Provenance: EnglandCondition: Very good

Here we see both

The painting is presented nicely in an appropriate gilded frame

The painting is signed/dated in the lower left and housed within a later foliate frame

The painting is inscribed on the reverse and held within a good later frame

Size including frame 27” x 19” / 69cm x 49cm

This 20th-century oil on canvas by Danish artist Carl Forup (1883-1939) depicts two figures working tirelessly in a field

such as Cézanne and Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) had left an indelible mark