Work on wood
With frame : 47 cm x 67 cm x 7.5 cm
This oil on canvas depicts a vivid harbor scene with fishing boats and fishermen at work, signed R. Colucci in the lower left. The composition presents a coastal town bordering calm waters, with moored wooden boats occupying the foreground and figures engaged in daily maritime activity along the quay. In the background, softly rendered buildings rise against distant hills beneath a dramatic, cloud-filled sky.
Executed with expressive, confident brushwork, the painting emphasizes atmosphere and movement rather than strict detail. The artist employs a restrained yet nuanced palette of greys, browns, muted blues, and warm earth tones, skillfully capturing reflections on the water and the changing light of the sky. The dynamic clouds and textured surface lend the scene a sense of depth and immediacy.
This work is characteristic of early to mid-20th-century Mediterranean coastal painting, celebrating traditional fishing life and harbor activity. Both evocative and decorative, it is well suited for collectors of marine art, European landscape painting, or interiors seeking a refined yet lively maritime subject.
• Harbor oil painting
• Fishing boats oil on canvas...
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20th Century Impressionist Paula Montgomery Art