This lively coastal scene captures a group of children taking swimming lessons by the seaside. Beneath a softly clouded sky, figures in sun hats and bathing suits line the sandy shore, while brightly painted boats and umbrellas add vivid accents of red and blue. Alexander Michael’s loose, textured brushwork conveys the freshness of sea air and the carefree rhythm of a summer day. Painted in 1974, the work radiates warmth, nostalgia, and the artist’s enduring fascination with light and movement at the water’s edge. Oil on cardboard. Signed lower left 'AM 74'.

Alexander Michael (1939-2024) was a German landscape, still life and architectural painter. His paintings can be stylistically assigned to Impressionism or a late Impressionist style. His loose painting style, applied with a sure hand, creates a lively and atmospheric effect with visible brushstrokes and bright colors. The light conditions, color tones and the artist's subjective perception are characteristic of his works.

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