EXCEPTIONAL ANTIQUE MODERN BEACH LANDSCAPE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON BOARD. THIS WORK DEPICTS THREE NUNS, RENDERED WITH EXPRESSIVE, TEXTURED BRUSHSTROKES, SITTING QUIETLY IN THE FOREGROUND ON SUN-WARMED SAND. THEIR PRESENCE IS BOTH CALM AND CONTEMPLATIVE, ALMOST SCULPTURAL. IN THE DISTANCE, BEACHGOERS MOVE FREELY, ENRICHING THE SCENE WITH A SUBTLE NARRATIVE OF DEVOTION AND LEISURE. THIS IS A WONDERFUL PAINTING. IT HAS AN ILLEGIBLE SIGNATURE IN THE LOWER LEFT-HAND CORNER. IT DATES BACK TO THE 1940s. MILD WEAR TO THE FRAME. DIMENSIONS INCLUDING THE FRAME: 24″ W x 20″ H. DIMENSIONS WITHOUT THE FRAME: 22″ W x 18″ H.