Seascape from the 'Umberleigh'

A sketch of an empty horizon from the deck of the 'Umberleigh'. Everett has used colour and form to interpret the scene. The waves on the calm sea are shown as lines of dark ridges of blue painted in a rhythmic pattern interspersed with yellow tones. The sky is shown bright with various shades of lemon- yellow and pink and where the sea and sky merge the horizon is painted in lilac tones. Everett sailed in the steamer, 'Umberleigh', from Barry, Wales, to Vancouver, Canada, in December 1933 and returned in March 1934. The painting is inscribed 'Um' verso.

Object Details

ID: BHC0099
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Everett, (Herbert Barnard) John
Vessels: Umberleigh 1927
Date made: 1933-1934; 1933-34
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Bequeathed by the artist 1949.
Measurements: Painting: 266 x 356 mm