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A seascape painted from the deck of the 'Suzanne', looking towards an empty horizon. The dark blue of the calm sea is set in contrast with the lighter pink and blue clouds and pale sky. The sketch is impressionistic in technique and colour and the loose painting style emphasizes the vastness of the sea. Everett produced hundreds of similar rapid seascapes done on the spot, sometimes painted in quick succession. He was intent upon capturing the relationship and fleeting nature of light and the movement of waves in an ever-changing sea. Everett made his final two journeys in a deep-water ship on board the 'Suzanne' between 1928 and 1929 and 1930. Following the First World War, in which a large number of ships were lost, it became extremely difficult to find a berth.
Between November 1928 and January 1929 Everett sailed in the 'Suzanne' from Calais to Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadaloupe. While at Le Havre, Everett heard that the Danish barque was in Calais loading for Martinique and he decided to join her because he wanted another journey under sail. He praised the seamanship on board and said everything was done under sail. Once in Jamaica it took six weeks to unload, and he continued his journey on board SS 'Changuinola', owned by Elder and Fife. On his second journey in the 'Suzanne' in 1930, he sailed from Le Havre to Black River, Jamaica, in November, arriving at Black River on 16 December. This was the last voyage Everett ever made in sailing ships. The painting is inscribed 'Suz' on the reverse of the image.
Title
Seascape from the 'Suzanne'
Date
1928–1930
Medium
oil on paper
Measurements
H 25.3 x W 35.5 cm
Accession number
BHC0003
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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