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This view of sailing ships in a harbour, two with sail spread in light airs, is non-specific both as to place and era. It may, in fact, be the outer harbour of St Malo, but the artist has avoided easily recognized landmarks and it is not clear if it is intended as a historical scene, or one he witnessed. This could only have been of historic vessels or modern sail-training ships since the work probably dates from shortly before the Museum acquired it in 1978. These details do not matter, however, since the aim is not to record but to conjure an impression of space, light and a cool, timeless mood. The artist was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire. He learnt painting from his father, Allan Robert Brown, and studied at the Margaret Frobisher School in Bushey.
Title
A Normandy Port
Date
c.1978
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 61 x W 76 cm
Accession number
BHC2343
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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