
Original Mixed Media Coastal Seascape with Lighthouse
This is an original, untitled landscape painting featuring a lighthouse perched atop a rocky cliff overlooking a wavy sea under a cloudy sky. The artwork is created in a primitive or folk-art style, utilizing thick, opaque brushstrokes suggestive of gouache or tempera paint on a flat substrate, possibly paper or board. The composition is dominated by a central white-and-black striped lighthouse that emits two stylized yellow beams of light across the horizon. The palette consists of muted blues, purples, and greys in the sky, contrasted by dark browns and blacks of the rocky foreground and vibrant greens in the rolling hills to the right. White impasto-like strokes are used to represent crashing waves at the base of the cliff. The piece is housed in a dark-toned wood frame with a textured, beaded inner bordering. Notable condition issues include significant wear to the frame's finish, with visible scuffing and loss of paint/stain on all sides, revealing the lighter wood beneath. The glass or acrylic glazing shows light reflections but appears intact. There is no visible signature or maker's mark on the front surface. The style and construction suggest a mid-to-late 20th-century origin, likely produced as a student piece or by an amateur hobbyist artist.
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Estimated Value
$40 - $80
Basic Information
Category
Fine Art - Paintings
Appraised On
March 22, 2026
Estimated Value
$40 - $80
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Unknown Artist, Untitled original artwork
Item Description
This is an original, untitled landscape painting featuring a lighthouse perched atop a rocky cliff overlooking a wavy sea under a cloudy sky. The artwork is created in a primitive or folk-art style, utilizing thick, opaque brushstrokes suggestive of gouache or tempera paint on a flat substrate, possibly paper or board. The composition is dominated by a central white-and-black striped lighthouse that emits two stylized yellow beams of light across the horizon. The palette consists of muted blues, purples, and greys in the sky, contrasted by dark browns and blacks of the rocky foreground and vibrant greens in the rolling hills to the right. White impasto-like strokes are used to represent crashing waves at the base of the cliff. The piece is housed in a dark-toned wood frame with a textured, beaded inner bordering. Notable condition issues include significant wear to the frame's finish, with visible scuffing and loss of paint/stain on all sides, revealing the lighter wood beneath. The glass or acrylic glazing shows light reflections but appears intact. There is no visible signature or maker's mark on the front surface. The style and construction suggest a mid-to-late 20th-century origin, likely produced as a student piece or by an amateur hobbyist artist.
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