About this artwork

Eardley first visited Catterline, a small coastal village south of Aberdeen, in 1951. From the mid-1950s she stayed there semi-permanently, dividing her time between Glasgow and Catterline. This painting shows an unusual view-point, looking down from the clifftop in front of her cottage at No.1 South Row, north-east to the pier across the bay. With a limited palette and bold brush strokes, Eardley has captured the chill of a winter’s day on the north sea coast.

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  • artist:
  • title:
    Sea and Snow, Catterline
  • date created:
    About 1958
  • materials:
    Oil on hardboard
  • measurements:
    18.20 x 33.00 cm; Framed: 29.00 x 42.90 x 3.00 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    George and Isobel Neillands Collection: presented 1987
  • accession number:
    GMA 3323
  • gallery:
  • subject:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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Joan Eardley

Joan Eardley