Edward Ardizzone found inspiration in the English seaside towns he knew and stayed in, as well as the more exotic Cote D’Azur where he spent holidays as guest of Michael Behrens, banker and owner of The Marlborough Gallery.
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ATS Soldiers on the Beach, Bournemouth
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Women Laughing
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Bathers, St Jean Cap Ferrat
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Two women chatting dressed for the beach.
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Seaside, "Three Girls by the Beach Huts"
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Hunting for Bait
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Bathers by a Rocky Shore pen, ink and wash squared for transfer - circa 1949
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Children menaced by a wave
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Holidaymakers on the Front
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Mother and son at the beach - Seaside