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HINGE (20th/21st Century, Unidentified)
A stylized painting executed in the naive or surrealist manner, depicting a dramatic coastal scene. The composition features a steep, multi-toned brown cliff face dominating the left, contrasting sharply with the bright blue sea and lighter blue sky on the right. On the wide stretch of sandy beach, five penguins congregate near an overturned white and blue rowboat with two oars resting against it. The artist included symbolic elements, notably a small pocket watch partially obscured at the base of the cliff and a white envelope, affixed halfway up the cliff face, bearing a stamp and handwritten inscription. The work is executed in acrylic or oil on canvas and is presented in a simple, dark-stained wooden frame.
Signed ‘HINGE’ lower left.
Measurement with frame: 81 x 81 CM
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