Anne Packard Seascape Miniature Oil Painting

This is an original miniature oil painting by the renowned Cape Cod artist Anne Packard (American, b. 1933), likely dating to the late 1970s or 1980. The artwork measures approximately 4.5" x 3.25" and is housed in its original double-matted frame, which measures 11.5" x 9". The painting depicts a solitary sailboat adrift on a calm, misty sea, rendered in Packard’s signature atmospheric style with a palette of muted blues, greys, and soft whites. The brushwork is delicate yet expressive, capturing the quiet isolation and light of Provincetown. It is hand-signed 'A. Packard' in the lower-left corner of the image. The painting is presented in a deep-set frame featuring a thick linen-textured matting and a gilded gold-tone wood perimeter. The condition appears very good for its age, noting only minor age-appropriate wear and slight scuffing to the outer edges of the gold frame. The provenance is excellent, having remained with a single owner since its original purchase in Provincetown nearly 50 years ago. This piece exemplifies Packard’s ability to imbue small-scale work with vast spatial depth and emotional resonance, making it a quintessential example of her early-career seafaring coastal aesthetics.