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| Artist | Gelommi, P. (Italian artist, active mid 19th century) |
| Title | Seascape |
| Date earliest | probably 1850 |
| Date latest | probably 1875 |
| Material | oil on canvas |
| Measurements | 62 x 115 cm |
| Inscription | front ll 'P. Gelommi' |
| Description | The signature and subject indicate an Italian artist. Although Gelommi does not appear in the literature on nineteenth-century Italian painting, the work does show some fine passages, particularly the peasant woman. The view of fishermen indicates a date around the third quarter of the century, when artists such as Nino Costa painted similar scenes. After the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe, many Italian painters became more political, engaging with the struggle for national independence. Instead of historical events, artists began to portray episodes from contemporary life in order to try to depict 'Italian' subject matter. |
| Subject | marine; figure; everyday life; trade and industry (fishing) |
| Collection | Huddersfield Art Gallery |
| Current accession number | KLMUS:189.1989 |
| Acquisition details | Transferred from the Corporation of Dewsbury 1974. |
| Provenance | Fine Art dealer, Max d'Atria Sons[?], 14-34a Piazza di Spagna, Rome; Fine Art dealer Louis Wolff and Co, Ltd; Charles Brook Crawshaw (1855-1929) before 1928; given by Charles Crawshaw to the Corporation of Dewsbury, 1928. |
| Principal exhibitions | Paintings in Dewsbury Town Hall: Austin Bequest, Charles Brooke Crawshaw Collection, Kirklees, Libraries, Museums and Arts, Dewsbury Town Hall, 1989, cat. no. 5. |
| Notes |
Reverse on stretcher handwritten label ur 'Ches Max D. Atria Sons[?] 14-34a Piazza di Spagna, Roma 32-33 Via Due Macelli'; on stretcher printer label lc 'International Galleries, Louis Wolff & Co Ltd, Fine Art Publishers, Printsellers, Carvers and Gilders, Oil paintings relined and restored'. Charles Crawshaw lived at Rufford Lodge, Oxford Road, Dewsbury. He came from a family of colliery owners and operators. He desired to give Dewsbury an Art Gallery. In 1928, he gave paintings from his private collection to the Corporation of Dewsbury to be displayed in the Town Hall or other such public building. The painting continues to hang in Dewsbury Town Hall. |
| Rights status | Kirklees Metropolitan Council |
| Author | Dr Phillippa Plock |
