EDWARD SEAGO | Landscape Near Blythburgh, Suffolk
Oil on Panel
39.5 x 59 cms / 15½ x 23¼ inches
Signed Edward Seago (lower left)
Edward Seago’s Landscape Near Blythburgh, Suffolk conveys the quiet majesty of the English countryside in this Suffolk landscape painting. As one of the most celebrated 20th century British artists, Seago’s painterly approach combines expressive brushwork with a finely tuned sensitivity to light and atmosphere. A striking example of Modern art rooted in tradition, this work reflects the ever-changing character of the rural landscape, where vast skies and shifting shadows create a sense of both stillness and movement.
Edward Seago’s In Landscape Near Blythburgh, Suffolk, Edward Seago captures a fleeting moment of shifting light across the East Anglian countryside. The composition is anchored by a cluster of windswept trees in the foreground, their skeletal branches silhouetted against an expansive sky. The land beneath them is defined by earthy ochres and deep greens, interwoven with shadowed furrows that lead the viewer’s eye into the rolling fields beyond. The interplay between light and shade is masterfully controlled, with delicate highlights illuminating the distant farm buildings nestled within the landscape.
Above, the sky dominates the canvas, a vast stretch of soft blues and greys interspersed with billowing clouds. Seago’s brushwork gives the sky a restless energy, evoking the unpredictable English weather. There is a sense of movement throughout the piece, from the drifting clouds to the gentle undulation of the land, as though the scene exists in a quiet, perpetual motion.
Blythburgh, a small village on the Suffolk coast, holds a quiet yet profound presence in the landscape of East Anglia. Situated near the tidal estuary of the River Blyth, it is a place of expansive skies, marshy wetlands, and rolling farmland—a landscape that shifts dramatically with the seasons and the weather. The area's defining feature is its vast openness, where land and sky seem to merge seamlessly, creating the kind of atmospheric effects that fascinated Seago throughout his career. This unique landscape is marked by wide-open fields, meandering waterways, and a distinctive quality of light that changes dramatically with the weather. Seago returned to this part of Suffolk often, drawn to its quiet beauty and its ever-shifting skies.
Seago was deeply connected to the landscapes of Suffolk and Norfolk, and Blythburgh became one of his favoured locations. The area’s distinctive light, shaped by the river and the flat, reflective marshlands, provided endless opportunities for him to explore the transient effects of sky and weather. He painted Blythburgh and its surroundings multiple times, capturing different moods and conditions—some under clear blue skies, others enveloped in mist or caught in the shifting drama of an impending storm.
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