This 1938 oil painting on board by artist Arthur J. Hammond captures a moody seaside scene of waves crashing against rugged rocks at sunset in Rockport, Massachusetts. Rendered in thick, expressive brushstrokes the work reflects a modernist sensibility, conveying both movement and atmosphere with a restrained yet emotive palette. It is presented in a double beveled, textured wood frame with a wide border that gives the piece added weight, depth, and importance. Hammond is a listed painter. Signed, titled and dated on the verso. ABOUT ARTIST ARTHUR J. HAMMOND A portrait, marine and landscape painter, Arthur Josiah Hammond (A. J. Hammond) was born April 3, 1875, in Vernon, Connecticut. He studied five years at the Pape School of Design, Boston, Massachusetts, and also was tutored by George Loftus Noyes (1864-1954) and Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864-1940). In 1905, Hammond and his wife, Ruth Freese Hammond, traveled for two and one half years in England, Wales, France, Belgium and Holland, where he studied and made some 300 paintings, particularly along the Cornish coast and in Paris. In 1915, he, his wife and son Maro Freese Hammond, drove west, where Hammond painted in California, New Mexico and Arizona. Hammond made many subsequent painting trips to the western United States throughout his lifetime.