{"product_id":"ronald-ossory-dunlop-no-5-seascape-isle-of-wight","title":"Ronald Ossory Dunlop RA (1894 to 1973) - No. 5 Seascape (I. of W.)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOriginal Irish Seascape Oil Painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald Ossory Dunlop RA (1894 to 1973) - Oil on Board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“No. 5 Seascape (I. of W.)”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fresh and atmospheric small seascape by Ronald Ossory Dunlop RA, showing three sailing boats at sea off the Isle of Wight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKey Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ronald Ossory Dunlop RA (1894 to 1973)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 5 Seascape (I. of W.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed lower right\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Titled verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24.5 × 28 cm (9.6 × 11 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25.5 × 32 cm (10 × 12.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver-toned frame\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Artwork and frame in very good condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Isle of Wight seascape with three sailing boats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is handled with Dunlop’s characteristic looseness and sensitivity to light. A broad sky fills much of the picture, with shifting blue and cream tones reflected across the water below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three small sailing boats give structure and movement to the scene, while the distant landforms suggest the Isle of Wight coastline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough compact in size, the painting has a pleasing sense of openness. Dunlop’s brushwork remains direct and expressive, especially in the broken surface of the sea and the soft handling of the cloud forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject is typical of his interest in coastal views, landscape and atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRonald Ossory Dunlop RA was an Irish-born painter, born in Dublin in 1894. He became known for landscapes, seascapes, portraits, figure studies and still life, working principally in oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDunlop was a member of the London Group from 1934 and the New English Art Club from 1935. He was elected Associate of the Royal Academy in 1939 and became a full Royal Academician in 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe exhibited widely throughout his career, including at the Royal Academy, the New English Art Club, the Royal Hibernian Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Leicester Galleries and the Redfern Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work is represented in public collections, including the Government Art Collection. Dunlop’s painting is admired for its expressive handling, atmospheric colour and painterly response to landscape and coastal subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance and Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is titled verso as \u003cem\u003eNo. 5 Seascape (I. of W.)\u003c\/em\u003e, indicating an Isle of Wight subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt belongs naturally within Dunlop’s established body of seascapes and coastal views, with the loose handling, soft palette and small sailing boats giving the work an attractive decorative and collectible quality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crag Bank Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54157187547474,"sku":"CBA-309","price":445.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0904\/6866\/files\/IMG_3154.jpg?v=1785662812","url":"https:\/\/cragbankart.co.uk\/products\/ronald-ossory-dunlop-no-5-seascape-isle-of-wight","provider":"Crag Bank Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}