Bronze Age Gold from Wales
St Ishmaels
SUTHERLAND, Graham (1903-1980)
In this painting, titled 'St Ishmaels' after a Pembrokeshire hamlet, Sutherland brings together the walled forest he found there with an eroded tree from Pictonbeach, some 15 miles away. He explained that in this constructed scene "the time of day is late afternoon on a dull day, with the sun breaking through between the interstices of the branches". The large circle may suggest a camera lens. The idea of looking is repeated by the suggestion of an eye, surveying the scene from amongst the twisted tree forms.
Works bequeathed by the artist to the first Graham Sutherland Gallery at Picton Castle, 1976
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 2263
Creation/Production
SUTHERLAND, Graham
Date: 1976
Acquisition
Transfer, 20/10/1989
Measurements
(): h(cm) sight size:178.5
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(): h(in) sight size:172.3
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(): h(in) sight size:70 1/4
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(): w(in) sight size:67 13/16
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(): h(cm) frame:197
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(): w(cm) frame:190.5
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(): d(cm) frame:4.5
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(): h(in) frame:77 9/16
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(): w(in) frame:75
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(): d(in) frame:1 3/4
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Techniques
oil on canvas
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
canvas
Location
In store
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