A pier in choppy seas with figures in the foreground and sailing boats beyond, traditionally described as 'The old fish market at Brighton'

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James Arthur O'Connor (1792-1841)
A pier in choppy seas with figures in the foreground and sailing boats beyond, traditionally described as 'The old fish market at Brighton'
signed and dated 'J.A.O'Connor 1827' (lower right) and with inscription 'The old fish market at Brighton by J.A. O'Connor 1827 given to Ida & Alastair Sandeman by Fairfax Kerr. April 14/18' (on the reverse)
oil on board
23 x 30 in. (58.5 x 76.2 cm.)

Provenance

Fairfax Kerr by whom given to Ida and Alastair Sandeman.

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Lot Essay

James Arthur O'Connor moved from Ireland to England in 1821 and made sketching tours around the country. A view of Worthing Beach, dated 1827, is known, so it is probable that he visited the South coast at that time (J. Hutchinson, James Arthur O'Connor, Dublin, 1985, p. 122). In the present picture, the structure on the right is almost identical to the Pump House in Brighton, although the wooden structure and enlarged groyne cannot be positively identified.

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