Art Show: IN FOCUS: EDWARD BURRA – A RYE VIEW ** 26 Feb – 7 Jun 2015 ** Jerwood Gallery, Hastings
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Edward Burra (1905-1976) was one of the most enigmatic and intriguing British artists working during the 20th century.
A Rye View brings together a group of his watercolours depicting the East Sussex coastal towns of Hastings and Rye alongside other works including prints and archive material.
Burra’s family home, Springfield Lodge, was on the outskirts of Rye and Burra was a frequent visitor to Hastings throughout his life.
One of the highlights of the exhibition is The Harbour, Hastings (1947) which depicts Hastings’ lively beach-launched fishing fleet, the same beach and the same fleet that the Jerwood Gallery sits next to today.
Although Burra loved to travel, he suffered with health problems from a young age, which forced him to spend periods of time recuperating at home. To help cope with the discomfort caused by cronic arthritis, Burra worked in watercolour rather than oil paints, because he found the oils too heavy for his hands.
This two-room exhibition forms part of the gallery’s ‘In Focus’ series, where a work of from the Jerwood Collection is the starting point for a small-scale show. Burra’s The Churchyard, Rye, 1959-61, has been part of the Jerwood Collection since 2010.
IN FOCUS: EDWARD BURRA – A RYE VIEW
26.02.2015-07.06.2015
Jerwood Gallery, Hastings
via Jerwood Gallery – What’s On.
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