The Sea at Catterline
About this artwork
Eardley began to paint the boats and the sea at Catterline in earnest in 1960, just after she moved from a cottage at the edge of the village to one in the centre of it. Her new cottage looked down onto the curving bay and the waves as they came crashing in. This offered a quite different view to the one she saw from her previous home. Perhaps it was because she could witness the theatrics of a vast open sea at all times of day from her doorstep that she turned with such vigour to this new subject matter.
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title:The Sea at Catterline
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pastel on two sheets of paper
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measurements:13.20 x 34.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Presented by the artist's sister, Mrs P.M. Black, 1987
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accession number:GMA 3246
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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...