How you can use this image

This image can be used for non-commercial research or private study purposes, and other UK exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the United Kingdom under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Any other type of use will need to be cleared with the rights holder(s).

Review the copyright credit lines that are located underneath the image, as these indicate who manages the copyright (©) within the artwork, and the photographic rights within the image.

The collection that owns the artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

This view of the docks at Goole, on Humberside, is an evocative portrayal of shipping lying alongside the quays. Goole was founded in the 1920s for the export of Yorkshire coal. The warehouses, cranes and dockside furniture are portrayed in considerable detail. Goole is a busy port with shipping links to mainland Europe and the rest of the world. The docks handle large amounts of cargo, both import and export. Cars, timber and grain are three of the major imports. A canal network is also used to transport goods from the port further inland. This painting of the docks at daybreak is devoid of people and the low viewpoint exaggerates the scale and height of the docks and the cranes. The scene is calm and the cranes and shipping are reflected in the water.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

Docks at Goole, Early Morning, 1971

Date

1971

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 30.7 x W 73.7 cm

Accession number

BHC4222

Work type

Painting

National Maritime Museum

Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England

This venue is open to the public. Not all artworks are on display. If you want to see a particular artwork, please contact the venue.

View venue

Artist or maker

Richard Ernst Eurich

1903–1992

View profile

High Tide, Lyme Regis, Dorset Lyme Regis Museum
Solent Angler University of Chichester, Otter Gallery
A Destroyer Escort in Attack Birmingham Museums Trust
'Grock', a Dalmatian Dog Birmingham Museums Trust
The Rescue of the Only Survivor of a Torpedoed Ship Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries
The Mummers Brighton & Hove Museums
Mousehole, Cornwall Touchstones Rochdale
108 more