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APPROX 100 LIMITED EDITION PIECES, BEACH FROLICS - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY CHRIS HUSTER, 176/600

A CHARMING AND METICULOUSLY RENDERED WATERCOLOUR PRINT DEPICTING A LIVELY SEASIDE SCENE FROM AN EARLIER ERA. THE COMPOSITION CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF BEACH LEISURE CULTURE, FEATURING A VIBRANT BEACH PAVILION WITH DISTINCTIVE BLUE AND WHITE STRIPED AWNING, COLOURFUL UMBRELLAS, AND NUMEROUS FIGURES ENJOYING THE SHORE. THE ARTIST HAS EMPLOYED A WARM, NATURALISTIC PALETTE DOMINATED BY GOLDEN SAND TONES, SOFT BLUES OF THE WATER AND SKY, AND ACCENT COLOURS IN THE BEACHGOERS' COSTUMES AND BEACH INFRASTRUCTURE.

ARTISTIC DETAILS:
THE PRINT DEMONSTRATES EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL SKILL IN WATERCOLOUR RENDERING. THE ARTIST HAS ACHIEVED ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE THROUGH SUBTLE COLOUR GRADATION IN THE DISTANT HILLS AND WATER. THE FOREGROUND SAND IS RENDERED WITH CAREFUL ATTENTION TO TEXTURE AND SHADOW, CREATING DEPTH AND VISUAL INTEREST. THE HUMAN FIGURES, WHILST SMALL IN SCALE, ARE INDIVIDUALLY CHARACTERISED WITH DISTINCT POSES AND COLOURED CLOTHING. THE BEACH PAVILION SERVES AS THE FOCAL POINT, WITH ITS GEOMETRIC STRIPED PATTERN PROVIDING STRONG VISUAL STRUCTURE. PERIOD-APPROPRIATE DETAILS SUCH AS THE SAFETY FLAGS, ROWING BOATS, AND BATHING COSTUMES SUGGEST A HISTORICAL BEACH SCENE, LIKELY FROM THE EARLY-TO-MID 20TH CENTURY.

IDENTIFICATION AND EDITION:
- ARTIST: CHRIS HUSTER
- TITLE: BEACH FROLICS
- MEDIUM: WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER
- EDITION: LIMITED EDITION 176 OF 600
- SIGNATURE: HAND-SIGNED BY THE ARTIST IN THE LOWER RIGHT MARGIN
- PRESENTATION: MOUNTED IN ARCHIVAL QUALITY MAT BOARD WITH GILT-EDGED FRAME BORDER

CONDITION: EXCELLENT. THE PRINT EXHIBITS NO FOXING, STAINING, TEARS, OR CREASES. THE WATERCOLOUR PIGMENTATION IS VIBRANT AND UNFADED. THE PAPER IS BRIGHT AND CLEAN. THE MAT BOARD AND FRAME PRESENTATION ARE PRISTINE WITH NO VISIBLE WEAR OR DAMAGE.

DIMENSIONS: THE PRINT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 56 CM WIDE BY 38 CM HIGH (IMAGE AREA). THE OVERALL FRAMED PRESENTATION WITH MAT BOARD MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 68 CM WIDE BY 50 CM HIGH.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THIS IS A NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION PRINT FROM A SERIES OF 600, MAKING IT A COLLECTIBLE WORK SUITABLE FOR BOTH THE CASUAL ART ENTHUSIAST AND THE SERIOUS WATERCOLOUR PRINT COLLECTOR. THE ARTIST'S ATTENTION TO NARRATIVE DETAIL AND TECHNICAL EXECUTION IN WATERCOLOUR RENDERING MAKES THIS AN ENGAGING AND VISUALLY REWARDING PIECE FOR DISPLAY.

11649+82

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




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Auction Date:
31-Jul-2026 05:00
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