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Vernon SouthwardSunrise at Land
s End1967
1967
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Vernon Southward was a mid-20th-century painter, born in 1913, associated with the post-Impressionist landscape tradition. Although details of his life remain limited, his body of work reflects a deep engagement with the British and French coasts and the cultivated countryside of Western Europe. Southward’s style evolved from representational naturalism toward a freer, more expressive handling of colour and brushwork. Working primarily in oils, he often captured moments of transient light — dawn, sunset, and the shifting moods of the sea — using a luminous palette and rhythmic composition. His paintings reveal both a painter’s observation of nature and a poetic sensibility rooted in the impressionist fascination with atmosphere.
Sunrise at Land’s End (1967) is one of Vernon Southward’s most evocative seascapes, a study in light, distance, and renewal. The scene opens across the rugged coastline of Cornwall’s westernmost point, where land meets the vast Atlantic.
The sky dominates the composition, suffused with the first golds and pinks of dawn that dissolve into pale blues higher above. Broad, sweeping strokes convey the quiet motion of morning clouds as sunlight breaks across the horizon. Below, the sea reflects these colours in silvery ripples, its surface catching the orange gleam of the rising sun.
Rocky outcrops and low coastal grasses frame the view, painted in textured, impasto strokes of ochre, grey, and cool green. The ruggedness of the land contrasts beautifully with the serenity of the sky and water, a dialogue between permanence and change.
Southward’s technique here is loose but confident — layered, impressionistic brushwork gives the painting vibrancy and immediacy. His use of colour, particularly the subtle blending of warm and cool tones, captures the fragile equilibrium of early morning light.
The painting expresses not only the visual splendour of Land’s End but also an emotional landscape — the quiet grandeur of daybreak, where solitude, nature, and light converge in harmony.
Dimensions without the frame: 49 x 59 cm
Signed and dated: SOUTHWARD 69
- Creator:Vernon Southward (1911 - 1981, French)
- Creation Year:1967
- Dimensions:Height: 25.99 in (66 cm)Width: 29.93 in (76 cm)
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- Gallery Location:GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 571stDibs: LU2841217051782
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