Brixham Harbour Print by Suzanne Cooper

As a child Suzanne Cooper would often go on daytrips to Brixham while staying with her grandparents in Torquay. She captures the magic of this beautiful seaside town, its port and rich maritime history. As with many of her paintings, there is an intreguing narrative at play – who is the old fisherman in the foreground, is that his dog asleep, and what about the artist shown on the left of the painting (is this perhaps Cooper’s hero, Christopher Wood)? These and many other questions create a charming painting full of mystery and appealing detail.