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Description: | This is an important example of Edward Wadsworth's marine still life pictures of the 1930s. The painting refers to Surrealist art, taking ordinary objects and presenting them in an unexpected way. At the top centre of the picture is a starfish painted as if it is made of stone. This is flanked by a necklace-like string of cork floats and a green glass float suspended in a net. The sharp-edged forms and lack of texture give the scene a dream-like quality. To get the bright, slightly flat colour effect he wanted, Wadsworth used tempera (pigment mixed with egg rather than oil), which has to be applied in tiny, even brushstrokes. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1936 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Edward Wadsworth (ARA) | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/artonline/se... | Go to resource |
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