COASTAL STEAMER WITH TUGBOAT - OIL PAINTING BY CHERIE, CIRCA 1920-1940

A CHARMING MARITIME OIL PAINTING DEPICTING A STEAM-POWERED COASTAL VESSEL WITH DISTINCTIVE GREEN HULL AND CREAM-COLOURED SUPERSTRUCTURE, CAPTURED IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED OR ASSISTED BY A SMALLER TUGBOAT THROUGH SHALLOW COASTAL WATERS. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES SKILLED NAUTICAL SUBJECT MATTER TYPICAL OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY MARITIME ART.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
- MEDIUM: OIL ON CANVAS BOARD
- SIGNED: 'CHERIE' TO LOWER RIGHT CORNER
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1920-1940 BASED ON PAINTING STYLE AND SUBJECT MATTER
- CANVAS CONDITION: ORIGINAL CANVAS WITH NATURAL AGE PATINA, NO RESTORATION EVIDENT

COMPOSITION AND SUBJECT:
THE PAINTING CAPTURES A MOMENT OF MARITIME ACTIVITY WITH THE MAIN STEAMER VESSEL RENDERED IN WARM CREAM AND DARK HULL TONES, COMPLETE WITH VISIBLE SMOKESTACKS EMITTING DARK SMOKE INTO A GOLDEN SKY. THE VESSEL'S SUPERSTRUCTURE SHOWS PERIOD-APPROPRIATE DETAIL INCLUDING RAILINGS AND DECK FEATURES. A SMALLER TUGBOAT OR TENDER VESSEL APPEARS TO THE RIGHT, RENDERED IN LIGHTER TONES. THE FOREGROUND DEPICTS SHALLOW WATER WITH WHITE WAVE ACTION AND REFLECTIVE QUALITIES ACHIEVED THROUGH CAREFUL BRUSHWORK. THE OVERALL PALETTE IS DOMINATED BY WARM GOLDEN AND OCHRE TONES IN THE SKY AND WATER, CREATING A HARMONIOUS ATMOSPHERIC EFFECT.

FRAME:
THE PAINTING IS HOUSED IN A SUBSTANTIAL WOODEN FRAME WITH GILT AND DECORATIVE MOULDING, CONSISTENT WITH EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRAMING PRACTICES. THE FRAME SHOWS MINOR WEAR TO GILDING AND EDGES, APPROPRIATE TO AGE.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 41 CM
- WIDTH: 56 CM
- FRAMED DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY 60 CM × 70 CM

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE CANVAS RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL SURFACE WITH NATURAL YELLOWING OF THE VARNISH LAYER, CHARACTERISTIC OF OIL PAINTINGS FROM THIS PERIOD. THE PAINT LAYER SHOWS NO SIGNS OF FLAKING OR LIFTING. NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR REPAINTING IS APPARENT. MINOR SURFACE DUST IS PRESENT BUT DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE COMPOSITION. THE WORK DEMONSTRATES THE ARTIST'S COMPETENT HANDLING OF MARITIME SUBJECT MATTER AND ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS TYPICAL OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY EUROPEAN MARITIME PAINTING.

PROVENANCE:
THE PAINTING BEARS THE ARTIST'S SIGNATURE 'CHERIE' AND APPEARS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL WORK FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY MARITIME ART TRADITION. THE SUBJECT MATTER AND EXECUTION SUGGEST EUROPEAN ORIGIN, LIKELY FROM A PERIOD WHEN MARITIME SCENES WERE POPULAR SUBJECTS FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND FINE ART MARKETS.

THIS IS A SOLID EXAMPLE OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY MARITIME PAINTING, SUITABLE FOR COLLECTORS INTERESTED IN NAUTICAL SUBJECTS, PERIOD MARINE ART, OR DECORATIVE WORKS WITH HISTORICAL INTEREST.

Item Size: Height: 60cm, Width: 70cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

997498+16

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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