Alfred Walter Williams, Barmouth Sands, North Wales

Alfred Walter Williams, Barmouth Sands, North WalesThis late 19th century oil painting by British artist Alfred Walter Williams (1824 1905) depicts an expansive view across Barmouth Sands in North Wales. The relaxed golden sands stretch lazily towards distant peaks where the mountains meet the sea and the sky hangs still. Cattle doze. Alfred Walter Williams travelled here from his home in Surrey, probably by train, to explore the endless inspiration afforded by North Wales. His older brother Sidney

as a boatman heads to shore

under the resplendent glow of the evening sun

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a demure young lady clutches a small basket

Minor craquelure in varnished areas

to his often hermetic nature and it’s been noted that he was a reclusive character

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Henrichsen trained at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen and often painted views along the Danish coastline

and guide us out towards the picturesque horizon

He created distance