Caleb Arnold Slade (Acushnet, Massachusetts, 1882 - 1961, Truro, Massachusetts)
The Shore, Etaples, 1913
Oil on grey pasteboard , 33 x 40 cm (13 x 15 3/4 in.)
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This horizontal, rectangular painting is oil paint on a gray pasteboard. The foreground depicts a sandy beach in shades of tan, light mauve and green with red and gold horizontal lines to the left and right. To our left is a dark brown boat and along the horizon are several white cottages with gold and gray roofs. The blue sky has fluffy white and pale pink clouds. The painting is displayed in an ornate gold frame with floral and leaf carvings in each corner. In the lower right is the artist’s signature.
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