Near Newquay, Cornwall

A specialist marine painter, Julius Olson was wholly self-taught. Based in St Ives, and later London, he ran the Cornish School of Landscape, Figure and Sea Painting. This painting is typical of his impressionistic style. Many of his seascapes do not include figures or ships, as here.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
110/1920
Category
Fine Art
Collection Class
Paintings
Medium
oil on canvas
Common Name
Near Newquay, Cornwall
Simple Name
painting
Inscription Transcription
Julius Olsson
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
Production Town
St Ives
Production County
Cornwall
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Person Initials
Julius Albert
Production Person Surname
Olsson
Production Year Low
1890
Production Year High
; 1912

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Near Newquay, Cornwall