Crayon and watercolour on paper
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Repairing Sail
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
adults
architecture
boat, sailing
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
dock
features
France
group
groups
harbour
man
people
places
Rochelle, La - non-specific
sail
sailor
seafront
seascapes and coasts
ship, sailing
society
tower
townscapes / man-made features
trading and commercial
transport: water
work and occupations
paper unique crayon watercolour
Repairing the Sail
support: 333 × 352 mm
Bequeathed by J.R. Holliday 1927
<p><b>N04333</b> REPAIRING THE SAIL <i>c.</i> 1923</p>
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<p>Inscr. ‘Henry Rushbury.’ b.l.
<br/>Black crayon and wash on buff paper, 13 1/8×13 7/8 (33·5×35).
<br/>Bequeathed by J. R. Holliday 1927.
<br/><i>Coll:</i> Purchased by J. R. Holliday from the artist.</p>
<p>Drawn <i>c.</i> 1923 at the French port of La Rochelle. The artist used to spend about six months sketching abroad every year, and on his return Mr Holliday would have first choice of his production and usually bought a number of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawings</span></a> before any were exhibited.</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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Catalogue entry
2004-10-06T00:00:00
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adults architecture boat, sailing cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents dock features France group groups harbour man people places Rochelle, La - non-specific sail sailor seafront seascapes and coasts ship, sailing society tower townscapes / man-made features trading and commercial transport: water work and occupations