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A Capri Boy
Presented by E. Homan 1897
agriculture, gardening & fishing
boy
children
countries and continents
fishing
fishing rod
hill
Italy, Capri
landscape
leisure and pastimes
objects
people
places
rocky
sea
seascapes and coasts
sport
<p>In this painting a young boy sits on the edge of a rock, trying to catch fish in the clear waters off the South Italian island of Capri. His occupation is secondary to the pleasure of the sun reflecting off the water and onto his skin. Macallum paints a timeless ideal, yet the boy’s youth, like the sunlight, will quickly fade.</p><p>Despite the painting’s title, Macallum probably worked on Capri Boy around the Scottish islands. He spent many months of the year here on board his yacht, painting studies of the effects of light and luminosity on the coastal landscape.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
3 May 2013 – 29 March 2015
2015-03-29
3 May 2013 – 29 March 2015
2015-03-29
2013-05-03
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2013-05-03
Gallery 8
Collection based display
A Capri Boy
support: 343 × 445 mm
Presented by E. Homan 1897
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<span class="text0">In this <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>painting</span></a> a young boy sits on the edge of a      rock, trying to catch fish in the clear waters off the South Italian island      of Capri. His occupation is secondary to the </span><span class="text14">pleasure      of the sun reflecting off the water</span><span class="text0"> </span><span class="text15">and onto his skin. Macallum paints a </span><span class="text0">timeless ideal, yet the boy’s youth, like the sunlight, will      quickly fade.  </span>
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<span class="text0">Despite the painting’s title, Macallum probably      worked on </span><span class="text16">Capri Boy</span><span class="text0"> around      the Scottish islands. He spent many months of the year here on board his      yacht, painting studies of the effects of light and luminosity on the      coastal <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/l/landscape" title="Glossary definition for 'Landscape'"><span>landscape</span></a>. </span>
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agriculture, gardening & fishing boy children countries and continents fishing fishing rod hill Italy, Capri landscape leisure and pastimes objects people places rocky sea seascapes and coasts sport