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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title:Sea and Snow, Catterline
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date created:About 1958
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materials:Oil on hardboard
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measurements:18.20 x 33.00 cm; Framed: 29.00 x 42.90 x 3.00 cm
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credit line:George and Isobel Neillands Collection: presented 1987
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accession number:GMA 3323
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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...