A Well by the Seaside, Langland Bay, Swansea, Wales

c. 1854

Charles Henry Waring

Associated Names
Charles Henry Waring

Artist, Welsh, 1818 - 1887

The image shows a rocky coastal scene with a stone structure featuring a winch or pulley system. A blanket with intricate patterns is draped over the stone. Dense vegetation is on the left, and the beach stretches out to the distant shore. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of black, gray, and sepia.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 16.2 × 20.1 cm (6 3/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 25.4 × 36.4 cm (10 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.23.30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, London, 12 May 1994, lot 47); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, bottom left in black ink: C.H.W.; bottom center in graphite: a well by the Seaside, Langland Bay, W Swansea; by unknown hand, center right in graphite: 5L; bottom right: Waring / J1037

Wikidata ID

Q64145753

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