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St Ives by William Gear
St Ives
St Ives by William Gear
St Ives by William Gear

St Ives

Artist (Methil, Scotland, 1915 - 1997)
Date1948
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 52 cm, Width: 36 cm
Frame: Height: 68.3 cm, Width: 53 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1998 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and with income from the Webster Bequest and an anonymous donation.
Copyright© The Estate of William Gear, RA (2002)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG012360
Keywords
About MeThis wonderfully free and joyous watercolour dates from Gear's COBRA period. It is an unusual work for Gear which links COBRA and European art with the St Ives group.

In this painting Gear combines his very personal grid patterns - which were inspired by the bare trees, mine heads and Forth Rail Bride of his youth in Fife - with a liquid, translucent depiction of the sea and boats in the harbour of St Ives in Cornwall.