APPROX 100 LIMITED EDITION PIECES, BEACH FROLICS - SIGNED LIMITED EDITION WATERCOLOUR PRINT, CIRCA 1960S

A CHARMING MID-CENTURY WATERCOLOUR PRINT DEPICTING AN IDYLLIC BEACH SCENE WITH FIGURES ENJOYING SEASIDE LEISURE ACTIVITIES. THE COMPOSITION CAPTURES A NOSTALGIC MOMENT OF AUSTRALIAN BEACH CULTURE, WITH DETAILED RENDERING OF FIGURES IN PERIOD SWIMMING ATTIRE, BEACH UMBRELLAS, AND RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT SCATTERED ACROSS GOLDEN SAND.

IDENTIFICATION:
- TITLE: BEACH FROLICS (AS INSCRIBED ON MAT)
- MEDIUM: WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER
- EDITION: LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED 22/100
- ARTIST SIGNATURE: PRESENT LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF IMAGE
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1960S

COMPOSITION AND DETAIL:
THE PRINT FEATURES A SOPHISTICATED LANDSCAPE COMPOSITION WITH ROLLING SAND DUNES IN WARM OCHRE AND CREAM TONES, A CALM SEA RENDERED IN SOFT BLUES AND GREENS, AND A DISTANT HEADLAND WITH VEGETATION. THE FOREGROUND SHOWS METICULOUS DETAIL: FIGURES IN RED AND YELLOW SWIMMING COSTUMES, STRIPED BEACH TENTS AND UMBRELLAS IN PRIMARY COLOURS, AND SCATTERED BEACH PARAPHERNALIA. A RED AND YELLOW FLAG MARKS THE SWIMMING AREA. THE SKY IS RENDERED IN SOFT GREYS AND BLUES, SUGGESTING PLEASANT WEATHER. THE ARTIST HAS CAPTURED THE CHARACTERISTIC AUSTRALIAN BEACH SCENE WITH PERIOD-ACCURATE DETAIL AND WARM, INVITING COLOUR PALETTE.

PRESENTATION:
PROFESSIONALLY MOUNTED ON BOARD WITH A DECORATIVE MAT BORDER FEATURING A DOUBLE-LINE FRAME DETAIL. THE MAT OPENING MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 35 X 55 CM, WITH THE OVERALL FRAMED PRESENTATION MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 50 X 70 CM (ESTIMATED FROM VISUAL PROPORTION).

CONDITION: GOOD FOR AGE. THE WATERCOLOUR IMAGE ITSELF REMAINS VIBRANT WITH NO TEARS, LOSSES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. MINOR FOXING IS PRESENT TO THE OUTER MARGINS OF THE MAT, AND THERE IS SLIGHT AGE-RELATED YELLOWING TO THE MAT BORDER ITSELF, CONSISTENT WITH SIX DECADES OF DISPLAY. NO RESTORATION OR CONSERVATION WORK IS EVIDENT. THE PRINT RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PRESENTATION MOUNTING.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THIS PRINT REPRESENTS A CHARMING EXAMPLE OF MID-CENTURY AUSTRALIAN LEISURE CULTURE AND BEACH-THEMED DECORATIVE ART, POPULAR DURING THE POST-WAR PERIOD WHEN BEACH HOLIDAYS BECAME INCREASINGLY ACCESSIBLE TO THE BROADER POPULATION.

LIMITED EDITION PRINTS FROM THIS PERIOD AND SUBJECT MATTER HAVE MAINTAINED STEADY COLLECTOR INTEREST, PARTICULARLY AMONG THOSE SEEKING AUTHENTIC MID-CENTURY AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC ART AND NOSTALGIC BEACH CULTURE IMAGERY.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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

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