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Vernon SouthwardTripoli, Libya1969
1969
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About the Item
Vernon Southward (born 1913) was a 20th-century British painter whose work spans landscapes, coastal scenes, and travel-inspired subjects. Though biographical records are limited, Southward’s paintings reveal the sensibility of an artist deeply attuned to light and atmosphere. Influenced by Impressionism and the colourist traditions of early modern British art, he worked primarily in oils, producing vivid depictions of gardens, seascapes, and foreign locales.
His career extended through the post-war decades, during which he travelled widely. Southward’s technique is characterized by confident, textured brushwork, luminous colour harmonies, and a preference for natural light. Whether portraying English gardens or North African streets, his paintings capture the quiet poetry of place — the way light defines form and mood.
In Tripoli, Libya, Southward captures the sunlit tranquillity of the city’s Mediterranean promenade — a composition that blends architectural rhythm with coastal calm.
The foreground is lined with tall palm trees, their fronds swaying gently in the warm breeze. The trees form a natural colonnade in the promenade. Southward’s confident, impressionistic strokes give the palms a lively, almost musical rhythm, their greens and golds animated by the intense North African light.
Beyond the promenade, the sea stretches out in luminous blues and turquoise. On the right-hand side, a ship rests on the water, its form softened by atmospheric haze, suggesting the bustle of the harbour beyond. In the distance, the shipyard and industrial silhouettes mark the working edge of the port — a subtle counterpoint to the idyllic calm of the foreground.
Southward’s palette is bright and sun-drenched: cool blues and aquamarines balance the warm ochres and soft whites of the walkway and buildings. His brushwork remains loose yet deliberate, using broken colour to capture the play of Mediterranean light across sea, sky, and stone.
The painting conveys a sense of quiet modernity — a moment of stillness along a busy harbourfront — where natural beauty and human industry coexist under the same dazzling sunlight.
Dimensions without frame: 49 x 59 cm
Signed and dated: SOUTHWARD 69
- Creator:Vernon Southward (1911 - 1981, French)
- Creation Year:1969
- Dimensions:Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)Width: 31.11 in (79 cm)
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- Gallery Location:GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 581stDibs: LU2841217051802
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