A wonderful c1940 Beachscape with moody overcast sky, by Australian artist Henry Edgecombe (1881-1954).
Edgecombe was born in NSW and studied as a young man at East Sydney Technical College and the Colarossis in Paris. In 1905 he spent time in Buenos Aires where he taught painting and drawing at the Kingsbury Academy before returning to Sydney in 1918, where he continued his teaching (East Sydney Tech) and also became a successful artist.
Member: Royal Art Society NSW, Australian Art Society, committee member Australian Watercolour Society.
Exhibited eleven times in the Wynne Prize AGNSW between 1946-1951.
Archibald Finalist AGNSW 1947
His work is held in the collections of Art Gallery NSW.
Oil on board, signed lower right H Edgecombe, titled verso ‘Overcast’, original tapered wooden frame.
Measures including frame: 34.5cm high, 40.5cm wide.
Professionally cleaned & ready to hang.
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