Algernon Talmage Art

This stunning British Edwardian Impressionist Newlyn School seascape is by noted Cornish artist Algernon Talmage. Painted in 1909 it is a beautiful co...

An idyllic scene on an impressive scale of sheep grazing in Constable country. Algernon Mayow Talmage (1871-1939) ​Sheep grazing in a summer landscape Signed and dated 1927 Oil on c...

An idyllic scene on an impressive scale of cattle grazing in Constable country. Algernon Mayow Talmage (1871-1939) ​Cattle grazing on the banks of the river Stour Signed Oil on canv...

An idyllic scene on an impressive scale of cattle grazing in Constable country. Algernon Mayow Talmage (1871-1939) ​Cattle grazing on the banks of the river Stour at Dedham Signed a...

DIMENSIONS: (unframed) 36 x 50 in./ 91.4 x 127 cm (framed) 43.5 x 56.5 in./ 110.5 x 143.5 cm SIGNATURE: Signed ‘A. Talmage’ and dated ‘1922’ (lower right) MEDIUM: Oil on canvas This painting conveys both tranquillity and vibrancy, demonstrating Talmage’s characteristic ability to capture light; the warm sunlight glistens on the surface of the sea which foams and soaks into the wet, subtly reflective sand in the background. In the fore, the rocky outcrop is punctuated with green and pink, making the painting sing with a sense of summer. The visible strokes of bright colour are reminiscent of the Impressionists, but still set apart and unique to the artist. This work makes evident Talmage’s passion for en-plein air painting; its accuracy seems unlikely that he could have made this piece anywhere but in-situ. The details, from the diminishing sunlight creating glowing flecks across the women’s clothes...