'The Terrace', David Jones

Artwork details

Artist

David Jones (1895‑1974)

Title

The Terrace

Date 1929

MediumGraphite and watercolour on paper

Dimensionssupport: 648 x 502 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Presented by the Contemporary Art Society 1940

Reference

N05128

Not on display

Display caption

Like many artists of the inter-war years Jones was attracted to views through windows. The window provided a strong compositional frame, allowing artists to contrast foreground and distance within an apparently logical representation of space. 'The Terrace', painted at Portslade, near Brighton, seems to celebrate the goodness of nature. The bright light pouring in through the window dissolves all hard edges, while the sea breeze plays with the curtains and table cloth. The colours, pale red, cool blue and lemon yellow, create a sense of the temperature, suggesting a visual equivalent for the warm sun and cool breeze… (read more)

March 1995