Edwin Ellis RBA(1841-1895)( British )- XIX Title: A seascape depiction of Mirzen Head in County Cork Ireland Medium: Oil on board Provenance: From a UK private collection and signed lower right by the artist. Period: Circa 1870 Overall size with the frame is 69cm x 49 cm x 5 cm and the painting measuring 44 cm x 25 cm A typicall atmospheric oil on board seascape by the 19th century English artist Edwin Ellis who specialised in painting ocean scenes usually with boats caught in stormy waters. The painting offered is a depiction of Mirzen Head in County Cork which is the most south - westerly point in Ireland and renowned for its tempestuous ocean waves but within this beautiful example of the painters work the sea appears to be calm as two men bring in their boat to the shoreline while a yacht can be seen sailing in the distance with what appears to be a rather ominous dark cloud descending into the bay . Perhaps experience and sound observation has earned the boatmen to bring their boat home ?. We will never know the story unfold, however this lovely painting survives in very nice condition to remind us of the power of the ocean in those shores, Edwin Ellis RBA was a Nottingham born English painter in oils and watercolours.He took evening classes in his late teens at the Government School of Design in Nottingham while working as a draughtsman in the family lace-making business but by 1867 he was living in London working as an artist. He concentrated on marines, coastal life and coastal landscapes and has been described as 'a brilliant colourist,' who was dedicated to conveying the 'invigorating and exhilarating effects of the sea.' The artists work is in a number of holdings and important collections , museums and art galleries including those of Nottingham, Sheffield, Bradford, Plymouth, Leeds and Glasgow. Condition report : In very good clean condition and ready to hang on the wall . Please note : The frame that is included in the pictures above has been added to the artwork by a third party/the seller, as such it’s not an integral part of the object. The frame is being provided to you at no additional costs so that when your artwork arrives at your house you can immediately display it on your wall. As such any damages to the frame itself, that do not affect the integrity of the artwork, cannot be accepted as a valid reason to open a claim or request a cancellation. We would also point out that whilst we insure all paintings before shipping that we have no control over shipping once we have sent the painting . The successful bidder will be responsible for paying any import duties and any associated VAT in the country of destination . Please refer to the auction terms regarding this before bidding. All of the art that we sell is insured for shipping ( subject to the above ). All shipping is professionally packed. . we have been getting most paintings shipped to most parts of the EU with 5 working days but we cannot guarantee this . We have on a couple of occasions experienced a few delays with customs in certain countries over the last few weeks. Please Note: Studio/Gallery photos of paintings on an easel on the published material are intended only to represent accurately the size of the painting within that room environment. Also refer to the shipping costs and note the auctioneers disclaimer regarding potential customs charges . We cannot calculate these as they are levied in the country of destination and the amount payable is determined by customs there and not by ourselves or the auctioneers. We have experienced some customs charging higher than expected import taxes; so we would advise bidders to attempt the establish the likely excise duties that your own National customs will charge you before bidding and committing to buy the painting. We must emphasise it is NOT the UK customs that will be charging the buyer but the customs authorities within the recipient country ,