William Graham Buxton, The Dawn Of The Day On The Essex Coast

William Graham Buxton, The Dawn Of The Day On The Essex CoastThis late 19th century oil painting by British artist William Graham Buxton (1858 1926) depicts a charming coastal view in Essex, England. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1890. In the shade of a bright early sun, a fisherman loads a hand cart with the mornings catch. A woman, perhaps his wife, stands in the doorway of an ivy clad Victorian house. While several vessels bob and draw the eye towards a distant misty horizon line. This is the

The portraits are a little tired but still convey the character of this charming husband and wife

Wilhelm Gdanietz led a difficult life but overcame the odds to become a very successful painter

1931) depicts a row of period houses on Dorp Street

it seems particularly poignant that Mrs Robinson is sat next to her loyal dog

he’s drunk

Historic areas of touching in

Frame with various losses to its gilding

Her style appears to be influenced by ‘Japonisme’

To the gentleman

This late 19th-century watercolour by Italian artist Edouardo Vitali (XIX) depicts a seated traveller at rest

how do you read the scene

While the tonal changes are overemphasised