French coast scene was executed by famous French marine painter Henriette Herminie Gudin ( born 1825), the dauther and pupil of her father, marine painter Baron Theodor Gudin (1802 -1880). Henriette Gudin worked in Paris, later in Belgium, sent her marine works to Salon de Paris from 1849 to 1853. her paintings situated in museums Blois, Calvet (Avignon) and Nantes.

Literature: E. Benezit " Dictionary of painters, sculptors, decorators and etchers"(in French), Paris, 1999; Thieme/Becker, Leipzig,1999.

Inscription: signed lower left.

Technique: oil on wood. Original period French gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 14 1/8" x h 7 1/8" (36 x 18 cm), framed w 19 3/4" x h 12 5/8" (50 x 32 cm).

Condition: very good.