Lot #97: Large Vintage 28" Coastal Seascape Oil Painting – Signed V. Matthews – Pristine/Smoke-Free

Large Vintage 28" Coastal Seascape Oil Painting – Signed V. Matthews – Pristine/Smoke-Free Up for auction is a beautifully preserved, large-format vintage coastal seascape oil painting on canvas by the artist V. Matthews. This classic mid-to-late 20th-century piece features a serene beach sunset scene with a rustic rowboat resting on a sandy dune path, flanked by tall sea oats looking out toward a tranquil ocean horizon. Condition & Quality Highlights: Stunning Texturing: Features heavy, high-relief impasto palette-knife detailing along the foreground sand dunes and shoreline, giving the piece a dramatic three-dimensional texture. Pristine Color Preservation: Sourced from a meticulous, strictly non-smoking home. The delicate pastel pinks, creams, and soft violets of the sunset sky are completely crisp and bright, with absolutely zero nicotine yellowing, cooking grime, or environmental odors. Structural Integrity: The canvas remains perfectly taut and flush across its original wooden stretcher bars with no sagging or warping. Framing & Display: Comes housed in its original mid-century metallic silver-gold composite frame that beautifully complements the warm sunset tones.Fully equipped and ready to hang with a heavy-duty, stranded steel hanging wire pre-installed on the back stretcher bars. Specifications: Medium: Oil on Canvas Artist/Signature: Signed "V. Matthews" in script (Lower Right) Overall Frame Dimensions: 28.25" W x 24.25" H Provenance: Private Collection (Clean, Pet-Free, Non-Smoking Estate) Nearest intersection Yonge Street and Steeles Avenue Dimensions: 28.25" W x 24.25" H Pickup category timeslot {A}