Antique English Coastal Oil on Card, Attributed to Alfred H. Bool, Circa 1900
Antique English Coastal Oil on Card, Attributed to Alfred H. Bool, Circa 1900
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A small oil on card depicting a low-tide coastal scene, with warm ochre sand running across the foreground, red-brown cliffs rising to a grass-topped headland at right, and a pale coastal sky dissolving into a distant horizon where what appears to be a town or industrial silhouette sits at the far left. A small figure and dark forms occupy the beach at center. The work is inscribed verso "H. Bool" in what is likely the hand of Alfred H. Bool, son of the documented Victorian landscape and coastal painter Charles A. Bool, who was active in oils and watercolor from the late 19th century into the Edwardian period. Both father and son painted coastal and landscape subjects in this direct, unpretentious manner.
The painting is in good antique condition appropriate to its age and format. The paint surface shows general toning and some scattered spotting visible across the sky area, consistent with age on card support. No flaking or active paint loss is visible in the photos. The card support appears stable. The gilt gesso frame shows wear and darkening throughout the gilding, with loss and separation at the corner joints, most visible at the lower right corner in the photos. The chain hanger is intact.
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