19th Centry oil painting initialed by LRC or JRC Ocean beach scene
ocean shore and cliffs. looks like as if a person was viewing the cliffs from the shore with the waves hitting shallow rocks. was purchased in Europe in 1940 for 3000 (their currency at the time). Artist was not known but as a trade off to get a room at various hotels, he would paint a picture for the hotel owner or who he boarded with. Some chipping of paint on the bottom but not too bad. cracking of paint and a water mark on back of canvas. On the back of canvas it has a stamp that reads Winsor & Newton's No 2 Quality prepared canvas Rathbone Place, London, W. there is an official line mark of Winsor &Newton's Lion.
was owned by a person who brought it in London in 1940 from artist for 3000 of their currency of that country. artist was not known. there are initials of LRG or JRG on the bottom left corner of painting.
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Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be a 1930s coastal landscape, depicting a rocky shore with high cliffs, which resembles many coastlines around the world, but the english canvas would suggest that a southern english coastline is depicted. The craquelure on the surface is a result of lacking knowledge of how layers of paint react. Some sections of the painting were done on not completely dried up oil colour. The lower layer dries up and shrinks and in turn cracks on the upmost layer appear. This is something a professional artist would know to avoid. The monogram LRG remains a mystery. Several artist used similar monograms , but they lived in a different era or worked in a different style. This will most likely be a painting by a talented amateur artist who left no impact on the art market. The estimate is based on similar paintings by lesser known artist sold at auction.
