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Rough Sea - Great Waves on the Rocks And Rain - Scarp
Rough Sea - Great Waves on the Rocks And Rain - Scarp
Rough Sea - Great Waves on the Rocks And Rain - Scarp

Rough Sea - Great Waves on the Rocks And Rain - Scarp

Artist (London, England, 1927 - 2005)
Date1977
Mediumpencil and watercolour on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 25.2 cm, Width: 29.2 cm
Frame: Height: 38.7 cm, Width: 44 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1981 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions.
Copyright© Mrs Anna Adams & Family (2004)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG000643
Keywords
About MeNorman Adams first visit to the Outer Hebrides was in 1963 - describing it as "the most beautiful place I've ever seen". In 1969, he bought a small house on the island of Scarp which he visited often over the next ten years.

His watercolours are often annotated with date or time of day and in this respect recall the cloud studies made by Turner, but Adams aligns this tradition with a modernist approach.
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