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Compositionally, this painting of a whaler off a mountainous coast relates to another picture by the artist in the National Maritime Museum Collection, the "'Erebus' and 'Terror' in the Antarctic" (BHC1215). Here, though, just one ship represents the only human presence in an environment of rough peaks, glaciers, mountains and jagged rocks. The ship is portrayed tossed in the waves as it navigates a passage though a sound. In the foreground is Carmichael's interpretation of the wildlife in such an environment. Whales send up jets of water in the foreground to the left. The painter paid particular attention to the depiction of the luminous sky and the golden glow on the mountains in the background. The landscape seems fantastical and the scene has been romanticised, since although the environment is barren it is not threatening to the ship and men.
Carmichael was a prolific artist who produced drawings and engravings for British newspapers.
Title
A Whaler off a Mountainous Coast
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 58.4 x W 138.4 cm
Accession number
BHC1213
Work type
Painting