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CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object NamePainting ('Salmon Nets on the Shore')
Picture
Landscape
Object NumberABDUA:30191
Other Numberx
Other Number TypeOld number
Brief Description'Salmon Nets on the Shore'. Landscape showing fishing nets drying in front of fishing boat beached in bay. Background has brown headland, blue square in mid sky, Eardley (1921-63) worked the last decade of her life at Catterline and Glasgow. This work was painted at Catterline, some cracking of paint, especially visible in foreground and sea due to board drying out and stretching paint. Unvarnished.
Content DescriptionSalmon Nets on the Shore
DimensionsFrame h: 670 mm, w: 890 mm ; Image h: 520 mm, w: 730 mm
MaterialsOil on hardboard
ConditionGood
CompletenessComplete
TechniquePainting
MakerEardley, Joan RSA
Object Production Date1961-1961
Place KeyEurope, Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Catterline
Inscription ContentSigned bottom right: JOAN EARDLEY
CaptionSalmon Nets on the Shore, Joan Eardley (1921-1963), 1961
Eardley painted Catterline’s often ferocious seascapes in the winter, working outside even in stormy weather, strapping herself to her easel. As a queer woman, she probably found Catterline more welcoming than the socially conservative Glasgow artworld. This painting captures the local fishing industry which would soon be replaced by fish farms. The single blue brushstroke, which could be the moon, was Eric Linklater’s suggestion to replace a piece of newsprint collage. The Linklaters visited Eardley in her studio and probably bought this painting from her directly.
CopyrightIn Copyright until 2033 (See DACS).
Aquisition SourceLinklater, Eric
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