Picture
Rosalie V. Firth
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, card, wood, glass, paint and ink
Measurements
Image - 415 mm (width); 314 mm (height), Frame - 590 mm (width); 512 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657665
Summary
A painted picture of a little boy wearing a sailor suit and blue hat walking along the sand beside the green sea. On the horizon are four boats, three on the left of the boy and one on his right. An enormous yellow sun dominates the background which is left unpainted. The painting is signed, in ink, Rosalie V. Firth in the bottom right hand corner. It is mounted in a cream mount and framed in a simple black wooden frame. There is a circular stamp on the reverse of the painting which reads 'Schools Loan Collection Derby, Education Office, Becket St. Derby'.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr Peter Good in June 1983.
Marks and inscriptions
In the bottom right-hand corner of the painting: 'Rosalie V. Firth' On the reverse of the painting, inside a circular motif: 'SCHOOLS LOAN COLLECTION DERBY/ EDUCATION OFFICE/ BECKET ST./ DERBY'
Makers and roles
Rosalie V. Firth, artist