Technique

Harmony in Blue and Pearl: The Sands, Dieppe, National Gallery of Australia

Elegant, expressive brushwork and creamy paint, applied freely on the sea and with precision on the figures, distinguish this painting. The strong vertical and diagonal brushstrokes of the priming are obvious throughout.

Conservation History

Harmony in Blue and Pearl: The Sands, Dieppe, photograph, 1942

Harmony in Blue and Pearl: The Sands, Dieppe, photograph, 1959

Unknown. The pale blue overall translucent paint or varnish is unusual.

Frame

Harmony in Blue and Pearl: The Sands, Dieppe, National Gallery of Australia

Grau-style, American manufacture, dating from the early 1900s. 1