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Alfred Stevens found success with his paintings of elegant young women in imaginary situations, posed against highly decorative backgrounds. In 1880 he became ill with a lung condition and was advised to make regular trips to Normandy for his health, where he made a series of small paintings of the sea. Once in Normandy he discovered and was influenced by Corot’s vibrant, flickering brushwork. In spite of damage to this painting it is still possible to catch a little of Stevens’s new, spontaneous approach, particularly on the darkened sand of the beach. In an angry light, men tending horses and carts stand at the water’s edge, while small craft out at sea are threatened by the huge, lowering thundercloud that sweeps forward towards them.
Title
Storm at Honfleur
Date
probably 1890-1
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 66 x W 81 cm
Accession number
NG3966
Acquisition method
Bought by the Tate Gallery, 1924; transferred, 1956
Work type
Painting