A Coast Scene with Shipping
Artist
Richard Parkes Bonington
(Arnold, Nottingham, England, 1802 - 1828)
Date1828
Mediumwatercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 13.7 cm, Width: 18.3 cm
Frame: Height: 34.1 cm, Width: 37.8 cm
Frame: Height: 34.1 cm, Width: 37.8 cm
AcquisitionAlexander Webster Bequest, 1921.
CopyrightOut of copyright
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003277
Keywords
'A Coast Scene with Shipping', painted in the final year of his life, exemplifies the luminous quality of Bonington's work. Unlike Turner and Constable, he preferred clear sunlight to stormy skies or sunsets. His paramount aim was clarity, delicacy of touch and brilliance of tone, achieved in this work by sudden contrasts and subtle colour combinations.
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