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Donald McIntyre
Porthscatho Coastline Painting of boat, sea & beach. Atmospheric green, yellow

$12,950
£9,887.83
€11,450.08
CA$18,095.30
A$18,573.49
CHF 10,373.89
MX$233,056.91
NOK 126,578.74
SEK 122,517.77
DKK 85,561.50

About the Item

Framed Size: 28" x 38" McIntyre’s Porthscatho captures the quiet rhythm of a Cornish fishing village, its boats drawn up onto the shore at low tide. The composition leads the eye across the sandy foreshore, where a single blue boat sits slightly apart in the foreground, its hull tilted, while a cluster of ochre, green, and brown vessels nestle against the rocky cliff to the right. Beyond, the ebbing tide has left broad, glistening sweeps of wet sand and shallow water, their silvery tones reflecting the shifting sky above. The scene is painted with a vigorous hand, the strokes thick and textural, especially in the treatment of the boats and rock face. The overall palette is earthy and subdued; deep greens, browns, and ochres softened by cooler washes of blue-grey and white. Lending the work a grounded, elemental quality. There is a sense of stillness, but also of latent energy, as if the tide will soon return and the boats resume their purpose. The work is executed in oil on panel, with McIntyre’s characteristic expressive brushwork. With impasto strokes bring solidity to the boats and cliff, contrasting with looser, fluid passages in the sand and sea. The palette is muted yet harmonious, dominated by earth tones with carefully placed highlights of blue and yellow. Porthscatho is an evocative study of Cornwall’s working coastline, portraying a moment of pause in the life of the fishing community. Rather than depicting activity, McIntyre finds poetry in the lull: boats stranded on the shore, tethered and waiting for the sea’s return. What makes the work significant is its balance between abstraction and observation. The boats are clearly defined but roughly hewn, their forms merging with the surrounding textures of sand and rock. The painting conveys not just the appearance of Porthscatho, but its atmosphere and rhythm, a place shaped by tides, labour, and the passage of time. In this way, McIntyre aligns with the traditions of British coastal painting, while simultaneously pushing towards modernist simplification. Porthscatho distils the Cornish shore into essential forms and colours, making it both a document of place and a timeless reflection on the sea’s enduring influence over human life.
  • Creator:
    Donald McIntyre (1923 - 2009, British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Shrewsbury, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU81216852602

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