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The sketch, painted a year before the artist’s death at the age of 31, is almost abstract in its simplification. A boat at the centre of the composition marks the horizon. Particles of sand have been found embedded in the paint, suggesting that Seurat painted this panel in the open air.
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
London
Title
Beach at Gravelines
Date
1890
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
H 16 x W 24.5 cm
Accession number
P.1948.SC.397
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Samuel Courtauld, 1948
Work type
Painting
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Somerset House, Strand, London, Greater London WC2R 0RN England
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