Bidspirit auction | Mâsli, Coastal Seascape with Breaking

Mâsli, Coastal Seascape with Breaking Waves, Oil on Canvas, 1974 - An oil on canvas painting depicting a turbulent coastal scene, dated 1974. The composition features white-crested waves crashing against dark, rocky outcrops in the foreground and midground. The sea is rendered in tones of turquoise and grey, reflecting a central break of yellow light from a heavy, tempestuous sky composed of ochre and dark grey clouds. The work employs energetic brushwork and impasto to define the movement of the surf. The painting is signed in a painted white script to the lower left reading Mâsli, 1974. The canvas is mounted on a wooden stretcher with diagonal corner braces. The verso bears a handwritten number 34 in black marker on the upper bar and a circled A mark in the lower right corner. The painting is housed in a substantial, stepped wooden frame with a black-painted finish and a silvered inner bevel. Canvas Size: 54 cm (Height) x 73 cm (Width) Frame Size: 68 cm (Height) x 87 cm (Width).