Catterline in Winter
About this artwork
Eardley rented a cottage in the small fishing village of Catterline from 1954, and thereafter divided her time between Catterline and Glasgow. Her cottage, No. 1 South Row, can be seen at the far left of the painting, though by the time this work was painted she was using it as a picture store and she lived in a more comfortable house in the centre of the village. Perched on the clifftop and at the mercy of the elements rolling in off the North Sea, the cottages seem to be bracing themselves for a hard winter.
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title:Catterline in Winter
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date created:1963
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materials:Oil on hardboard
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measurements:120.70 x 130.80 cm; Framed: 128.80 x 139.00 x 6.60 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1964
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accession number:GMA 888
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Joan Eardley
Joan Eardley
Born in West Sussex, Eardley moved to Glasgow at the outbreak of war. She studied at Glasgow School of Art and at Hospitalfield House under James Cowie. Cowie helped to shape her preference for everyday subjects. In 1949 Eardley rented a studio in the centre of Glasgow, and a few years later moved...