Le Croisic<br><p>A sketch showing breaking waves at Le Croisic, where he made a number of seascape studies. Here he used colour to convey the scene. The greenness of the sea forms a counterpoint to the white spray. A wave breaks on the left in and the spray on the crest of the wave has been reduced to a schematic patterning. The sky is a milky violet blue with pink clouds in a bank. During December 1921 Everett stayed at the Fort de L'Océan hotel, Le Croisic, near Saint-Nazaire, in the Loire-Atlantique. The hotel was positioned above the rocks and afforded a panoramic view of the sea. He was the only person staying in the hotel, and from his vantage point in the glass verandah, he was able to see the sun rise and set over the Atlantic. Everett befriended the skipper of a four-masted barque, 'Hagomont', and frequently sailed in her to Saint-Nazaire. He made other short trips in her to visit fishing ports such as Piriac, Pamic and Nantes. Everett produced a large number of paintings during his stay here, demonstrating his painterly concerns with the effects of light on the sea and sky. The painting is inscribed 'le Croisic' on the verso.<br></p>
Seascape
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John Everett</div>
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