This early 20th-century oil painting by Belgian artist Felix Alois Sauter (1881-1963) depicts a coastal view with sailboats.
With loose impressionistic daubs, Sauter captures a busy coastal vista. The clouds, puffed up in impasto, drift above several vessels with sails billowing. A sole steamboat chugs along in grey. The spirit of Summer encapsulated in deft plein air touches.
Signed and dated in the lower right and framed.
Medium: Oil on canvas
Overall size: 17½” x 11½” / 44cm x 29cm
Year of creation: 1922
Condition: Artwork presents well. Craquelure but the paint is stable. Frame with some light wear.
Felix Alois Sauter was born in Antwerp and exhibited at the Modern Museum in Brussels.
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