Whitesand Bay, Cornwall, 19th Century By Archibald James Stuart Wortley (1849-1905)

Whitesand Bay, Cornwall, 19th Centuryby Archibald James Stuart WORTLEY (1849-1905) - $40,000Large view of Whitesand Bay, Cornwall, oil on canvas by Archibald James Stuart Wortley, 19th century. A work of excellent quality and condition, representing a rare early record of the famous bay near Lands End. Presented in a gilt frame.

Dimensions: 135cm x 100cm approximately (framed

)Notes: Archibald John Stuart-Wortley (1849-1905), British painter and illustrator. Although renowned for his portraits and sporting works, Woortley created some notable landscapes, such as 'From the Cliffs of Wharncliffe, View towards the Derbyshire Moors', 1875, exhibited at the Royal Academy the same year (sold at Christie's London, Victorian Pictures, 3 June 1999, lot 152 (£11,500). Kelly's Cornwall Directory of 1889 lists James Lanham (1848-1931) as an artist's colorist, dealer in china, glass and earthenware, ironmonger and cutler, draper's and furniture dealer, bottler of beer and porter... and merchant in wines and spirits. His gallery was a vital hub for the West Cornwall art community, being one of the few venues where local artists could exhibit their work. Original oval relief metal plaque, supplied by the artist's suppliers, verso: "James Lanham, Artist's Colourist, St Ives, Cornwall" and contemporary handwritten note of the artist's name and address attached on the reverse.