Catterline in Winter
About this artwork
After renting a cottage in the small fishing village of Catterline in 1954, Eardley divided her time between there and Glasgow. Her cottage can be seen at the far left of the painting, though by the time this work was painted she was using it as a studio and lived in a more comfortable house at the other end of the row. Perched on top of the hill and at the mercy of the elements, the cottages seem to be bracing themselves for a hard winter.
- title: Catterline in Winter
- accession number: GMA 888
- artist: Joan EardleyEnglish (1921 - 1963)
- gallery: In Storage
- object type: Painting
- subject: Seasons
- materials: Oil on hardboard
- date created: 1963
- measurements: 120.70 x 130.80 cm (framed: 128.80 x 139.00 x 6.60 cm)
- credit line: Purchased 1964
- copyright: © Estate of Joan Eardley. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2016
- photographer: Antonia Reeve
Joan Eardley
Joan Eardley
Born in 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 to Townhead, where the local street children were her preferred subjects. She bought a cottage in the small fishing village of Catterline, south of Aberdeen, in 1954. There, her favourite subjects were the village and sea, particularly in stormy weather. Eardley died of cancer in August 1963. Her ashes were scattered on the beach at Catterline.
