Description
Great watercolour painting by Sidney Cardew of boats beached by the low tide at West Mersea in Essex. This stunning picture shows a number of fishing, rowing and sailing boats caught in the muddy estuary at low tide with many people continuing to work around the boats. This painting was exhibited at a Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition in London in 2016. The painting is framed, mounted and glazed. The frame measures 66 x 57 cm with the picture itself measuring 35 x 26 cm.
Sidney Cardew RSMA British b 1931. Sidney Cardew was born in London and served in the RAF during his national service prior to a career in engineering. He is a largely self taught artist. He became a member of the Wapping Group of Artists in 1990 and was elected to The RSMA in 1992.
