anyone know where this cottage & bay is ?

[Seoras]

Well you can scrub the one in Galloway Tim.The outcrop looks similar but you would need the Hubble telescope to see the sea

George.

[Little Nell]

the geograph link is broken on my pc I'm afraid.

   seems OK for me.

This is Lamorna Cove - lots of pictures here.

http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=17142913

If you cannot get either of these to work then I suggest going to the home page for the Geograph project:

http://www.geograph.org.uk

and use the search function.  The rock formation on the left of the painting could be Carn du which is to the east of Lamorna Cove.  But I don't remember a rock formation of any shape on the west side of Lamorna Cove, or a natural cave, although there are plenty of rocky outcrops along the cliffs.

I think part of the problem is that the view as depicted would be impossible to see in reality - the fact that you can see both sides of the bay/inlet or cove would indicate a very wide angle view or a cove that really is almost circular.  The waves don't indicate that this is the case - they are straight, tending to indicate that the far rocks are quite a long way out and that the inlet is not particularly curved in outline.

Just my thoughts.  

Nell

[Bilge]

If you study Dearden's work you will his odd way of painting distant objects, I think that in this case it is a bush not a rock.

Harold Dearden, A.R.C.A. (1888-1969) was a painter of landscape and figure subjects. He studied at the Royal College of Art

[Rena]

If you study Dearden's work you will his odd way of painting distant objects, I think that in this case it is a bush not a rock.

Harold Dearden, A.R.C.A. (1888-1969) was a painter of landscape and figure subjects. He studied at the Royal College of Art

Yes, I thought Dearden referred to the artist but couldn't find the one in question - the only painting I found which had a similar style had a 'looser' brush than the beautiful postcard of the cove landscape - probably done at a different time in his life eh?  I did find a Dearden art gallery which set me wondering whether there was a family link.

[maidmarianoops]

hello just for interest
i found this site while looking for your painting
i dont think yours is here but the paintings are great
sylvia

collins antiques co uk index
http://www.collinsantiques.co.uk/index.php?category=Reference%20Water%20Colours

[Finley 1]

this is by a more modern 'Dearden'  Chris Dearden


taken that one of to prevent confusion..   
xin

[Ruskie]

I think this was painted by an amateur. 

[ankerdine]

I cannot throw any positive light on the location for this painting but have just spent the last half hour perusing the Geograph website suggested by Little Nell. Oh what nostalgia!

Our family over three generations spent many happy holidays in this area during the past 50 years.

Thanks for the pictorial revisit.

Judy

[Bilge]

If it's a genuine Dearden it's probally worth between £300 - £500 

However your family may have been art forgers in which case it's probally worth £1000!