Follow the trail of paintings of Swanage by its famous artists…
The walking trail is available as a printed guide from local Tourist Information Centres and Libraries. It also lists artists working
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Download the Swanage Seen Trail Map by right-clicking here (Acrobat PDF format). Also available in print from local Tourist Information Offices.Swanage Seen
Swanage has a rich cultural heritage: the beauty of the unique coastline and town have drawn artists of international stature to paint here, including Walter Field, Charles Conder, Paul Nash, Mark Gertler, Augustus John and Graham Sutherland.
Swanage Seen celebrates this with an Art Trail - a display panel, showing the painting, a portrait of the artist and a short biography, placed on or near the site from where the original picture was painted.
Comments & Quotes
“Graham Sutherland became identified as a member of the English neo-romantic movement of the 1930s along with John Piper and Paul Nash. He was born in Streatham but it was a family holiday in Dorset that saw the beginning of his interest in nature as a subject for drawing and sketching...”
Swanage Seen Art Trail – Follow the trail of paintings of Swanage by its famous visiting artists…