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Beach umbrellas 1933

Artwork Beach umbrellas this artwork made of Oil on canvas on composition board, created in 1933-01-01
Accession No.
1:1117
Date Created
1933
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Australian Art
Dimensions A
22 x 35cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
oil
Medium
Oil on canvas on composition board
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Gruen in memory of her mother, Margaret Darvall 1970

Lahey rarely painted beach scenes in her native state, although Queensland's beach culture was developing throughout the 1930s. The north coast was the chosen holiday destination venue for Brisbanites and the south coast for southern visitors. The south coast wasn't officially described as the Gold Coast until 1959.

While she also painted Bribie Island and Caloundra beach scenes, the vivacity, colour and sheer delight in Lahey's portrayal of the bathers and their beach accessories in this work suggest Surfers Paradise as the location. This is the exceptional work in her group of beach scenes.

Glenn R Cooke, 2010.

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