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Dark Beach (1962)

Peter Lanyon

gouache on paper

The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū, Nelson

Dark Beach (1962)

Details

Classification:

Drawing and Watercolour

Materials:

Gouache, Paper

Physical Object Description:

An abstract composition; broad sweeping brush strokes (black and blue) against an orange background. The image was inspired by the artist's love of flying and may be interpreted as a topographical view.

Dimensions:

57.8 x 77.5 cm

Accession Number:

392

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1965

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from Gimpel Fils by Lord Croft (1916-1997) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1962; presented to The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū, Nelson, 1965

Relationship:

Michael Henry Glendower Page Lord Croft Gimpel Fils Ltd, London The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū, Nelson

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Peter Lanyon
Dark Beach (1962)

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