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Description: | Stormy seas were painted to remind us of the ultimate power of nature. The terror of storms and tempestuous waves overwhelm the small boats and the even smaller human presence. Stanfield, the son of an Irish anti-slavery writer and actor, joined the navy unwillingly in 1812. He left after 6 years to become a theatrical scene painter. His work in the theatre gained him literary friends such as Charles Dickens. His time at sea gave him an extraordinary ability to depict what he saw with accuracy. Such dramatic subject matter was emphasised by painting flapping sails and thunderous skies to capture the immensity and vigour of the ocean.
Oil painting showing a stormy, rough sea. There are two ships and a small rowing boat on the water. There are dark grey clouds in the sky. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Sea water Fine arts Oil painting Oil Paintings Highlights Victorian period Art collections | Temporal: | 1856 - 1867
Victorian (1837-1901) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | STANFIELD; William Clarkson (1793 - 1867) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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