Artwork
Coastal Landscape near Aberystwyth
Coastal Landscape near Aberystwyth is an oil painting by the Barbizon school artist Valerius de Saedeleer. It dates from 1915 and is held in the collection of the National Library of Wales.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Valerius de Saedeleer's 1915 oil painting, Coastal Landscape near Aberystwyth, is a landscape work depicting a natural coastal scene.
Valerius de Saedeleer's 1915 oil painting, Coastal Landscape near Aberystwyth, is a landscape work depicting a natural coastal scene. The composition features specific natural elements including a tree, a hill, clouds, the coast, and the sea. As a genre of landscape painting, the work focuses on the representation of these physical features of the Welsh coastline rather than narrative or allegorical content. The inclusion of these distinct environmental components creates a view of the Aberystwyth area.
Technique & Style
Created in 1915, this landscape is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 23 cm in height and 61 cm in width, presenting a notably elongated horizontal format. Stylistically, the composition depicts a coastal scene near Aberystwyth, incorporating natural elements such as trees, hills, clouds, the coastline, and the sea.
The handling of the medium and the arrangement of these formal qualities reflect the artist's approach to landscape painting during this period.
History & Provenance
Valerius de Saedeleer created the oil painting Coastal Landscape near Aberystwyth in 1915. Executed on canvas, the work depicts a coastal scene featuring trees, hills, clouds, and the sea. The painting currently resides in the collection of the National Library of Wales, where it is held as part of the institution's framed works of art.
The painting is held by the National Library of Wales as part of its Framed Works of Art collection. Its inventory number is not specified in the cited sources.
It was included in the exhibition Framed Works of Art at the National Library of Wales, where it has been displayed as part of the institution’s holdings.
Overview
Valerius de Saedeleer’s 1915 oil painting, Coastal Landscape near Aberystwyth, portrays a quiet seascape where gentle hills meet a broad, muted sea under a cloud‑filled sky. The composition balances land and water, using restrained greens and browns to convey a tranquil atmosphere that invites quiet contemplation.
Context
De Saedeleer was a leading figure in the first School of Latem, a group that introduced modernist ideas into early‑20th‑century Belgian art. Although rooted in Flemish landscape traditions, his work incorporates Symbolist and mystic‑religious sensibilities, situating this coastal scene within a broader European artistic dialogue.
Artist & collection
Artist
Valerius de Saedeleer or Valerius De Saedeleer (4 August 1867 – 16 September 1941) was a Belgian landscape painter, whose works are informed by a Symbolist and mystic-religious sensitivity and the traditions of 16th-century Flemish…
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