Lot 137: John J. Kerr - Lindisfarne Castle (Holy Island), Monochromatic Oil on Canvas 82x56

This oil painting on canvas by the British artist John J. Kerr depicts Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island, Northumberland. The work is executed in a monochromatic sepia palette, capturing the iconic castle situated upon its volcanic outcrop. The composition includes textured foreground vegetation representing sand dunes, several small fishing vessels on the water in the middle distance, and a group of seagulls in flight to the left. The artist has incised the signature JOHN J. KERR into the wet paint in the lower right corner. The verso of the backing board contains a handwritten inscription in blue ink providing the title LINDISFARNE CASTLE (HOLY ISLAND) and the artist’s details: OIL PAINTING BY JOHN J. KERR 4, AVENUE TERR., SEATON DELAVAL, WHITLEY BAY. The painting is housed in a decorative gilt-moulded frame featuring a black inner slip.