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A depiction of sailors at rest in the forecastle (fo'c'sle) of the ship, the raised deck at the bow below which the crew were housed. The artist has used compositional elements to emphasize the content. The inclusion of the two stanchions in the central foreground positions the sailors in two groups on either side of them, and their vertical axis centres the painting. On either side of these uprights, the sailors sit on benches with their backs leaning on tables. The exaggerated perspective informs and underscores the nature of the sailors' space, since it tapers as in the bow of the ship. Although the men have been depicted adopting positions of repose, they manifest an underlying tension. The presence in the top right of the hammock indicates their cramped living conditions.
Title
Eleven O'clock in the Forecastle
Date
1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 50.8 x W 60.9 cm
Accession number
BHC1660
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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A Bristol Committee Bristol Museum & Art Gallery -
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Kenneth Norman Bell (1884–1951), Scholar (1903), Fellow and Tutor in Modern History (1919–1941), Founding Secretary of the Balliol Society (1927–1950) Balliol College, University of Oxford -
Dahlias Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum -
Oliver Shewell Franks, Baron Franks (1905–1992), Provost (1946–1948) The Queen's College, University of Oxford -
Robert Ranulph Marett (1866–1943) Exeter College, University of Oxford -
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