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A panoramic view of the beach looking towards Happisburgh in the distance, with the church tower depicted on the skyline. The vast expanse of the sky dominates the painting, and continues a long tradition of landscape painting of the Norfolk coast. At first glance the painting appears to be a landscape which alludes to the beach as a place of leisure and relaxation but it also implies potential dangers. Despite the sandy expanse, the sweep of beach in the foreground is emptied of people. The presence of windbreaks on the right hints at the reason for the lack of people sitting about. The sweeping tides also involve hidden dangers for swimmers and even the house with the red roof on the left may not be secure, since houses along this coast are threatened by the remorselessness of the sea.
Title
Beach at Cart Gap, Happisburgh
Date
1981–1982
Medium
oil on board
Measurements
H 25.5 x W 38 cm
Accession number
BHC3873
Work type
Painting
