1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
The Beach, Llangennith is a 1940 watercolor by John Northcote Nash, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet beach with soft sand and scattered rocks. Tall grasses grow near the water’s edge, and a few small shells lie on the shore. In the background, rolling hills rise under a pale sky with a single fluffy cloud. The artist focused on light and shadow to make the scene feel calm. The colors are muted, with sandy beiges and greens blending smoothly. Next, look up Nash, John Northcote to see how he painted other landscapes.
A watercolour by John Northcote Nash from 1940 shows the sandy dunes of a beach in Wales.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Northcote Nash (11 April 1893 – 23 September 1977) was a British painter of landscapes and still-lifes, and a wood engraver and illustrator, particularly of botanic works. He was the younger brother of the artist Paul Nash.
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