1968
Oil on board
28.5 x 39.5 cm
Unknown collection (see timeline)
Weather | Storm | Wind | Rain | Snow | Mist | Fog Empty Seascapes and Landscapes Seascapes | Coastal Scenes Works | 1960 to 1969 Lepe Beach and The Solent
Recto: Signed and dated 17th June 1968
Verso: Signed, inscribed and dated
Other measurements: 28.5 x 39.5 cm [Lawrences Auctioneers, Crewkerne]; 29.8 x 41.2 cm [artnet]
England Hampshire The Solent The South Hampshire cloud dark clouds dark grey sky grey sea light beam merchant ship overcast sailing boat sailing yacht sea seascape shore sky storm stormy sun ray water wavesThere are certainly some layers of paint here. Dad has used several techniques of scumbling and dragging the paint to achieve a texture suggestive of a restless sea. However the horizon is a pure steady line. The ferry is on its way from Southampton to Cowes on the Isle of Wight and a ray of light catches the sail of a yacht close to the safety of the harbour.
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