The 'Cutty Sark' at Sunset

Oil painting by the British artist John Everett of the 'Curry Sark' at Sunset. By the 1930s, Everett was experimenting with unusual compositions, rhythmic shapes and contrasting colours. The waves are painted in Art Deco style and the sunlight is rendered through straight, yellow strips reaching towards the edges of the canvas. The ‘Cutty Sark’, a famous British clipper ship, has survived to this day, and can be seen in the centre of Greenwich. A related sketch in sketchbook PAJ1451.

Object Details

ID: BHC3278
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Everett, (Herbert Barnard) John
Date made: 1920-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Bequeathed by the artist 1949.
Measurements: Frame: 950 mm x 1595 mm x 65 mm x 27.4 kg;Painting: 800 mm x 1428 mm