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Seascape (Hayle Bar)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
96.4 × 161.4 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1938
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Cornwall, England
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.l.: D. DAVIES
Accession Number
541-4
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
boats clouds oceans seas United Kingdom (nation) waves (natural events)
Frame
The frame on Seascape is in the manner of the Whistlerian frames used to modernise the presentation of the Australian painting collection from around 1937. It is likely this frame was made by the John Thallon company for the NGV some time after acquisition of the painting in 1938.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Unknown - 20th century
Date
after 1938
Materials
timber profile and gold leaf