The Deck of the 'Suzanne'

A sketch of the deck of the 'Suzanne' showing two figures standing on the deck. The figure on the right holding the wheel wears a long foul-weather coat and faces forwards towards the viewer. The figure standing on the left has his back to the side of the ship and wears an oilskin coat and hat. The sketch is loosely painted with the ship's features implied with incomplete brush strokes of colour. The focal point of the sketch is the depiction of the sky using thick white and pink impasto paint.

Everett made his final two journeys in a deep-water ship on board the 'Suzanne' between 1928-29 and 1930. Following World War I, in which a large number of ships were lost, it became extremely difficult to find a berth. This Danish barque was built in 1880. British owned, she was originally known as the 'Kylemore', became Norwegian in 1907 and Danish in 1915. In 1925 a change in ownership brought a change in name to the 'Suzanne', the name of the ship when Everett sailed on her. It was effectively a training ship since the Danish crew was sailing in her to earn their tickets and received no wages. Everett returned from the second voyage with 83 oils and 300 drawings.

Between November 1928 and January 1929 Everett sailed in the 'Suzanne' from Calais to Pointe a Pitre, Guadaloupe. While at Le Havre, Everett heard that the Danish barque was in Calais loading for Martinique and he decided to join her because he wanted another journey under sail. He praised the seamanship on board and said everything was done under sail. Once in Jamaica it took six weeks to unload, and he continued his journey on board SS 'Changuinola', owned by Elder and Fife. On his second journey in the 'Suzanne' in 1930, he sailed from Le Havre to Black River, Jamaica, in November, arriving at Black River on 16 December. This was the last voyage Everett ever made in sailing ships.

Object Details

ID: BHC4074
Collection: Fine art
Type: Painting
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Everett, (Herbert Barnard) John
Vessels: Suzanne (1880)
Date made: Possibly 1928-29
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Bequeathed by the artist 1949.
Measurements: Painting: 252 x 355 mm
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