Corbiere, Jersey

A powerful sketch showing the relationship between sea, sky and land which was made while the artist was at Corbiere in Jersey. He has focused on the power and movement of the sea by emphasizing the peaks and troughs, and using thick white paint to show the crests. A vivid rainbow diagonally intersects the sky. This creates a division in the sky between the darkness over the sea and the lighter appearance over the headland on the right, implying a numinous response from the artist to the viewer. Everett was at Corbiere from 13 January to 6 February 1928, painting the constantly changing appearance of sea and sky. The painting is inscribed with the artist's monogram bottom right, and 'Jersey' verso.

Object Details

ID: BHC0035
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Everett, (Herbert Barnard) John
Date made: 1928
Exhibition: Art for the Nation; Artists' Bequests
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Bequeathed by the artist 1949.
Measurements: Mount: 403 mm x 558 mm;Painting: 252 mm x 254 mm