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Lot description
Marshall Claxton, British 1813-1881 River landscape with a steamboat; oil on canvas, signed 'M Claxton' (lower left), 30.5 x 51 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work evokes a temperate landscape warmed by a bright and clear light, likely shaped by Claxton's extensive travels, which included stays in Australia, India, and Egypt. The artist utilises his generous application of various tones of blue in the water and sky to achieve this effect, with a sense of vitality produced by the vibrant flashes of red. Nevertheless, the scene is also imbued with an atmosphere of serenity, particularly through the flat surface of the river and the gentle movement of the steamboat.