Technique

The panel appears to have been prepared with a pale grey ground. The sky was painted freely with a rounded brush and paint almost as thin as watercolour. On the beach, thin paint is scrubbed across the surface in long, sweeping strokes, while fine details such as the pier and windblown figures are painted spikily with a pointed brush.

Conservation History

It was cleaned by Ben Johnson in 1974. 1 It is slightly abraded at left and right, possibly from the frame. There is a an area of damage that has been restored, below and to left of centre.

Frame

Unknown.