1838
oil
canvas
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Sands near Boulogne is a 1838 oil by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a beach scene with people and boats. In the foreground, there are several people standing on the shore, some of them carrying fishing nets or other equipment. The people are dressed in old-fashioned clothing, and they appear to be engaged in various activities such as fishing or gathering seaweed. In the background, there are several boats sailing in the water, and a few buildings can be seen on the horizon. The sky is cloudy, and the overall atmosphere of the painting is one of calmness and serenity. The painting is done in a realistic style, with attention to detail and a focus on capturing the textures and colors of the scene. It is a beautiful example of a genre scene, and it invites the viewer to step into the tranquil world of the painting. To learn more about this style, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Sands near Boulogne is an 1838 landscape painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield. It features a view of the sandy beaches near Boulogne in Northern France. Such scenes of a stretch of French coastline featured in the works of Richard Parkes Bonington, who had been active the previous decade. Stanfield was a former sailor noted for his often atmospheric Romantic seascapes. The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1838 at the National Gallery in London. It was acquired by the art collector John Sheepshanks who donated it as part of the Sheepshanks Gift of 1857 to…
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Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (3 December 1793 – 18 May 1867) was an English artist best known for his large-scale paintings of marine art and landscapes.
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