Edward Burra
Large Print Labels
Room 15
Room 15 (Clockwise from left)
Cabbages, Springfield, Rye c.1937
Watercolour on paper
Private collection, courtesy Lefevre Fine Art
This shows the view from the Burra family house,
Springfield Lodge, on the outskirts of Rye in East
Sussex.
Landscape near Rye c.1943–5
Watercolour on paper
Private collection, courtesy Lefevre Fine Art
Blue Robed Figure under a Tree 1937
Watercolour on paper
Lefevre Fine Art
The Cabbage Harvest c.1943–45
Watercolour on paper
Government Art Collection
Rye Landscape with Figure 1947
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Trustees, Cecil Higgins Art Gallery,
Bedford, England
This view is actually based on two views from Rye,
one towards Winchelsea which lies to the west of
the town, and the other eastwards to the gravel
pits. The sinister figure in the foreground was
based on Dick Mills, who was the keeper at
Springfield, the Burra family home.
The Harbour, Hastings 1947
Watercolour on paper
Pallant House Gallery
(on long-term loan from a private collection)
Although Burra was fascinated by sailors and
mariners as subjects it was usually in the context
of urban port scenes in the South of France. This
scene was based on the beach and fishing boats
at Hastings, near Rye, and was partly derived from
tourist postcards.
South West Wind 1932
Gouache and watercolour on paper
Portsmouth Museums and Art Gallery
This image of fishing boats on the East Sussex
coastline is a rare example of a 1930s outdoor
scene by Burra in which figures are not the main
emphasis. The depiction of the capstan and winch
reflect the maritime subject matter in the work of
English Surrealists such as Paul Nash and
Tristram Hillier. Burra clearly relished the strange
abstract shapes formed by the laundry billowing in
the coastal winds.
Tea Leaves Overboard 1932
Watercolour, ink and gouache on paper
Frank Cohen Collection