At the Seaside

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Artist/Maker	Lewis, Wyndham (painter (artist))
Place of origin	London (drawn)

The only obvious link between the subject matter and the title is in Lewis's use of colour. The subtle tones of blue, aquamarine and grey with touches of sandy yellow in the highlight areas of the machine figure (at lower left) enhance the nautical theme.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Drawings
Object type	Watercolour
Title	At the Seaside (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Pen and ink water-colour Ink Paper Watercolour Drawing
Brief description	Watercolour, At the Seaside, by Wyndham Lewis, pen and ink and watercolour, 1913
Physical description	The only obvious link between the subject matter and the title is in Lewis's use of colour. The subtle tones of blue, aquamarine and grey with touches of sandy yellow in the highlight areas of the machine figure (at lower left) enhance the nautical theme.
Dimensions	Height: 475mm Width: 315mm Dimensions from catalogue: 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches.
Styles	Vorticism 20th
Marks and inscriptions	Wyndham Lewis 1913 (Signed)
Credit line	Given by the family of the late Capt. Lionel Guy Baker, in accordance with his expressed wishes, 1919.
Object history	Presented by the family of the late Captain Lionel Guy Baker, in accordance with his expressed wishes
Bibliographic references	100 Great Paintings in The Victoria & Albert Museum. London: V&A, 1985, p.188 Edwards, Paul (ed.), Wyndham Lewis, 1882-1957 . Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 2010 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism. Tate Gallery, London, 1956, no. 28 Empire Loan Exhibition Society, British Water-colours 1914-1953, Australia and New Zealand, 1954–6, no. 57 Michel, Walter, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings . London: Thames and Hudson, 1971, no. 123 Wyndham Lewis , City of Manchester Art Galleries, Manchester, 1980, no. 24 Slocombe, Richard, Wyndham Lewis: Art, Life, War . Imperial War Museum, Manchester, 2017, p. 28-9
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3763-1919

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Record created	December 15, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O14956/at-the-seaside-watercolour-lewis-wyndham/

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