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Sarah's Cottage by Joan Eardley
Sarah's Cottage
Sarah's Cottage by Joan Eardley
Sarah's Cottage by Joan Eardley

Sarah's Cottage

Artist (Warnham, Sussex, England, 1921 - 1963)
Mediumoil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsOverall: Height: 48.3 cm, Width: 132.2 cm
Frame: Height: 54.4 cm, Width: 138.3 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1978.
Copyright© Estate of Joan Eardley. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2019
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG000161
About MeJoan Eardley first encountered Catterline - the cliff-top fishing village south of Stonehaven - in 1950 and was so captured by the surrounding landscape that she immediately began working there, living between Glasgow and Catterline. The cliff-tops and shorelines became the principal subject of her work thereafter.

When Eardley moved to Catterline on a permanent basis a couple of years later, she bought Sarah's Cottage but later moved to No.18 Catterline because she preferred a sea view. Sarah's Cottage was later sold to the artist James Morrison who was the previous owner of this picture.
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This cottage was Eardley's first home in Catterline, though she moved to get a sea view. The cottage later belonged to the artist James Morrison, previous owner of the painting.