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Roy Cross
The Great Tea Race of 1866 – "Fiery Cross" and "Serica"

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In the 19th century large sailing ships know as clipperships were built to move cargo quickly and efficiently to and from ports around the world. The classic marine or nautical painting shows a clipper under full sail pounding through the open ocean. In 1866 five clipperships full of tea set sail from China at the same time headed to the port of London. After a passage of 14,000 miles they all arrived in London 99 days later within 2 days of each other. Here the Artist Roy Cross shows us the magnificent beauty of these ships racing across the ocean. Roy Cross' first interest was actually airplanes, and he became a member of the Society of Aviation Artists in 1952. He was largely self-taught but did, for a time, study at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and the St. Martin's School of Fine Arts . By the end of the World War II, he was a leading journalist and illustrator of aircraft subjects. In aviation circles most will know Roy Cross as the artist who for many years created the striking art work for the Airfix range of plastic kits, the Mustang shown above being a typical example. However his talent is much broader than this, he has created many technical cut-away drawings and side profiles for both books and leading aviation magazines such as Aeroplane and Aviation Week. In the 1960's his interest widened to the subject of historic sail. His commitment of marine paintings of this type grew as his aircraft interests waned, and since he held his first one-man show in 1973, he has made Marine Art a full time profession. He was elected a full member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists in 1977, his first year of exhibition. He has been the subject of several books, including: Celebration of Sail: The Marine Art of Roy Cross RSMA, Crowood Press, 2004; Roy Cross: Royal Society of Marine Artists, published by Marine Arts Gallery, 1980; The Celebration of Flight: The Aviation Art of Roy Cross, Airlife Publishing, 2002, and Clippers, Packets and Men O’War, The Tall Ship of Art, published by Bounty Books, 2005. Roy Cross succeeded in permanently establishing himself as one of the foremost marine artists of the 20th Century. The detailed rigging of the ships, plus the crispness and clarity inherent in all aspects of his work, has ensured that his beautifully crafted paintings can be seen in many collections throughout the world.

Creator:
Roy Cross (1924, British)
Dimensions:
Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
Medium:
Oil
Movement & Style:
Realist
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Stonington, CT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU94812950811

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