Lot 574: Bernard Benedict Hemy Signed Marine Coastal Scene Oil on Board 55x41cm

An oil on board marine painting by Bernard Benedict Hemy (British, 1844–1910) depicting a coastal landscape at twilight. The composition centres on a dark rowboat in the foreground carrying two figures, positioned on a shoreline rendered with expressive impasto brushwork in earthy ochre and brown tones. In the middle ground, a rocky outcrop or island supports a cluster of low, red-roofed buildings with glowing windows and smoke rising from two prominent chimneys. The background features a calm sea with gulls in flight and a distant sailing vessel on the horizon, all set beneath an atmospheric sky with horizontal clouds catching the fading light. The artist’s signature B B Hemy is painted in dark pigment in the lower right corner. The painting is housed in a period wide gilt wood frame with a reeded and cove profile.