The D. Bertholf Auction: Tractors, Implements, Guns, Stoneware and Artwork
Lot 699:
Description
This mid-20th-century oil painting on stretched canvas is signed L. COSTELLO in black paint in the lower left corner. The composition depicts a coastal village scene featuring a central stone building with a steeply pitched roof and a figure in traditional dress standing by the shoreline. A windmill and a distant sailboat are visible under a clouded, atmospheric sky. The artist employs a palette of earthy ochre, brown, and gray tones with broad brushwork and visible impasto, particularly in the highlights on the architecture and clouds. The painting is housed in an ornate, rococo-style gilt wood and composition frame with a black velvet liner. The verso reveals a wooden stretcher and frame assembly.Total framed width: approximately 31.5 inches.
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