Painting Ships, multicolor, oil on canvas, by W. Prescher van Ed, Germany, 1980s.
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‘Ships’ by Walter Prescher van Ed is an oil on canvas measuring 51 × 21 cm (landscape format), painted in Germany during the 1980s. The composition depicts an impressionist coastal seascape with multiple sailboats drifting across calm waters, rendered in a palette dominated by cool turquoise and blues offset by earthy ochre, deep rust reds, and warm yellow for the sails. The tactile impasto technique creates a layered surface: sails, sea, and sky are applied in broad, decisive strokes, resulting in a three-dimensional texture. Details such as satin and matte segments, combined with lustrous highlights in lighter passages, build chromatic depth and luminosity. The painting is signed 'WP. van ED' in the lower right; it is unframed and displays evident signs of age – including minor paint losses and edge cracks, a subtle concavity on the left side of the canvas, and some fraying along the borders. The condition is good, with vintage authenticity and wear consistent with the 1980s.
This work speaks with the voice of late European impressionism – evoking sea breeze and fleeting summer light, captured in the assertive movement of the brush. Every impasto mark preserves a moment: boats gliding gently across a shimmering surface, clouds dissolving in a vibrant sky, while the contrasting sails recall the vivid energy and sounds of bustling harbors. Although rooted in the German school of the 1980s,
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Height21 cm
Depth2 cm
Width51 cm
Dimension details
Width51 cm
Height21 cm
Depth2 cm
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