Nancy Bailey's painting, low tide on the minnows, cornwall, 1984.

Nancy bailey. English ( b.1913 - d.2012 ). Low tide on the minnows, cornwall, 1984. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size 19.3 inches X 39.4 inches ( 49cm X 100cm ). Frame size 25.4 inches X 45.3 inches ( 64.5cm X 115cm ). Available for sale from big sky fine art in the english county of dorset is this original oil painting by nancy bailey. The painting is presented and supplied in its original frame (which is shown in these photographs). The canvas branded grange cotton is signed again on the reverse along with the title and the inventory serial number 8472. The painted surface has benefitted from a light clean and a new preserving varnish coat applied. This vintage painting is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The minnows islands are a group of large rocks in the sea off the coast of cornwall, north of porthcothan, near fox cove. They are part of a particularly dramatic and beautiful coastline. This original oil on canvas shows a view of the minnows from the shore, from an elevated vantage point. The craggy rocks, in delicate shades of stone and brown, stand solid and proud, whilst the sea beneath them looks clear and calm. The use of turquoise in the waters is particularly effective here, giving a translucent property to the sea. In the distance the sky is pale, with the horizon almost indistinguishable from the ocean.