Knapweed and Mallow, Beachy Head

Jeffery Camp (1923 - 2020)

Oil on canvas

1993

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection

    "Knapweed and Mallow, Beachy Head" is rare among Jeffery Camp's paintings in having no human presence. In many of his other views of Beachy Head, the famous cliffs on the south coast of England act as a backdrop to some kind of human drama. The unusual format of this painting emphasises the verticality of the scene and the height of the cliffs. Beachy Head made a strong impression on Jeffery Camp, who had previously only painted the flat landscape of East Anglia. Camp was born in Suffolk and studied in Lowestoft, Ipswich and Edinburgh.

  • About the artist
    Jeffery Camp was born in Suffolk. He studied at Lowestoft School of Art, Ipswich School of Art and Edinburgh College of Art between 1941 and 1944. In 1961 he became a member of the London Group of artists. He held numerous solo exhibitions since 1959 at the Beaux Arts Gallery in London, and elsewhere. He also taught at the Slade School of Art in London.
  • Explore
    Places
    England, Sussex, East Sussex, Beachy Head, English Channel
    Subjects
    seascape/coastal scene, knapweed, mallow, flower, grass, sea, cliff, lighthouse
    Materials & Techniques
    canvas, oil, oil painting
  • Details
    Artist
    Jeffery Camp (1923 - 2020)
    Title
    Knapweed and Mallow, Beachy Head
    Date
    1993
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 71.50 cm, width: 72.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Christie's, 1 March 2000
    Inscription
    cr: Jeffery Camp
    Provenance
    With Browse and Darby, London; sold through Christie's, South Kensington, on 1 March 2000 (Lot 203)
    GAC number
    17454