John Northcote Nash

British, 1893 - 1977

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The image shows a coastal landscape from an elevated angle, featuring cliffs, the shoreline, and the horizon. The cliffs have layers of tan and earthy tones, with patches of green grass on top. The brushstrokes are gentle, capturing the cliffs and land with a soft blending technique. The color palette includes soft yellows, greens, browns, blues, and grays. Two figures are visible near the water's edge on the left side of the scene.
John Northcote Nash, Cliff End, Weybourne [recto], c. 1970, watercolor over graphite on laid paper, Gift of William B. O'Neal, 1995.52.128.a

Cliff End, Weybourne [recto]

John Northcote Nash · c. 1970 · watercolor over graphite on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1995.52.128.a
This is an image showing an elevated view of a coastline and sea. The horizon is high, with the sea meeting the sky. The foreground features rugged cliffs with green vegetation. Beyond the cliffs is a beach and a gently rolling sea. The painting has smooth brushstrokes and a watercolor technique. The color palette includes earthy tones such as reddish-brown, soft greens, and muted blues and grays.
John Northcote Nash, Cliff End, Weybourne [verso], c. 1970, watercolor over graphite, squared in graphite, on laid paper, Gift of William B. O'Neal, 1995.52.128.b

Cliff End, Weybourne [verso]

John Northcote Nash · c. 1970 · watercolor over graphite, squared in graphite, on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1995.52.128.b
The image captures a pastoral landscape as seen from a window. Rolling hills, cloudy skies, buildings, fields, and trees are depicted with smooth brushstrokes and a dream-like quality. The color scheme is earthy, featuring soft greens, browns, ochre, and hints of gray. Closest to the viewer are furrowed plots of earth, fields, and trees, framed by windowpanes.
John Northcote Nash, Valley in Somerset, watercolor over graphite on wove paper, Gift of William B. O'Neal, 1995.52.127

Valley in Somerset

John Northcote Nash · watercolor over graphite on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1995.52.127

Bibliography

1907

  • Ref Number: XXV.346
    T.-B.XXV.346

1975

  • Water, Grant M. Dictionary of British Artists, working 1990-1950. Eastbourne, 1975: 244, 372.