Off the Brighton Coast: Smacks Ashore
Oil Painting
1882 (painted)
1882 (painted)
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This painting, with its coastal scene, bears testimony to the enduring popularity of seascapes in British art. Even the title exclamation of 'Smacks ashore' suggests all the activity of the fishing trade, and refers to the small boats used in ports such as Brighton in the nineteenth century. The cloudy sky adds to the atmosphere and energy of the scene. Very little is known about the artist Arnold Helcke.
Object details
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| Title | Off the Brighton Coast: Smacks Ashore |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas, 'Off the Brighton Coast; Smacks Ashore', Arnold Helcke, 1882 |
| Physical description | Portrait format, oil on canvas. In the forground is a beach on which lie planks and a pole; a man in a blue jersey on the left is tugging at a rope; on the right are three fishermen near some fishing boats stranded on the shore. The nearest of these boats, which is in the centre of the picture has a red sail loosely set. In the background a bluish green sea is beaking on the sands. The sky is almost entirely clouded. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Signed and dated [18]82) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Joshua Dixon, 1886 |
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| Summary | This painting, with its coastal scene, bears testimony to the enduring popularity of seascapes in British art. Even the title exclamation of 'Smacks ashore' suggests all the activity of the fishing trade, and refers to the small boats used in ports such as Brighton in the nineteenth century. The cloudy sky adds to the atmosphere and energy of the scene. Very little is known about the artist Arnold Helcke. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1042-1886 |
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| Record created | April 10, 2006 |
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