Chasse-Maree off the Gull Stream Light
Clarkson Stanfield, 1838
The main subjects in the painting are the three fishing luggers, all of which are trawlers. The warships in the distance are both at anchor in the Downs, the famous anchorage between the Kent coast and the Goodwins. There is also a typical 'squall-coming-on' effect to the left - rainy darkening of the sky and the sea surface flecked up by rain and wind.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Chasse-Maree off the Gull Stream Light, 1838
Date supported
1986
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
94 x 126 cm
Grant
3750
Total cost
14500
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