Laurence Dunn ESSO Brixham tanker gouache painting maritime art ship boat

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Laurence Dunn
Laurence Dunn ESSO Brixham tanker gouache painting maritime art ship boat
c. 1960

About the Item

Laurence Dunn (1910-2006) Esso Brixham Gouache c. 1960 23x20cm Signed to reverse and inscribed 'This coastal tanker of theirs seen approaching the oil jetty at the end of Brixham breakwater' and 'Rough for Esso' Built in 1957, Brixham plied its trade in Britain's coastal waters being broken for scrap at Middlesborough in 1980. The internet abounds with photographs of the boat, try Auke Visser's Esso UK Tanker site. The World Ship Society published the following obituary for Dunn: DUNN, Laurence. [December 15 2006 — Lloyds List] Many readers will be saddened by the death of well-known marine artist and writer Laurence Dunn in his 97th year. A man of encyclopaedic knowledge, he began his lifelong love of ships in Brixham, where he meticulously recorded passing traffic with the exquisitely accurate line drawings which later became something of a trademark. While studying at London’s Central School of Art his work was noticed by the Southern Railway, which commissioned profiles of its fleet, and this in turn led to work for Orient Line, where he also designed the well-known corn-coloured hull, and later Thorneycroft, where he helped with shaping draft plans for a new royal yacht. During the second world was he worked for naval intelligence at the Admiralty, where his technique did much to improve recognition standards, and greatly expanded his shipping clientele, becoming personally known to many chairmen. As well as the shipping press he worked for mainstream publications such as Everybody’s, Sphere and the upmarket comic Eagle. Through his many contacts he enjoyed going to sea in a great variety of ships from aircraft carriers to colliers. Laurence wrote several books, starting with ship recognition titles which introduced new standards of layout, but his best known work was probably Passenger Liners, which was widely taken up by the travel trade. His love of Greece, where he was an early publicist of island cruising, let to involvement in reshaping various passenger liners beginning with Greek Line’s OLYMPIA. In later life he designed several sets of shipping stamps for the Crown Agents, produced photographic volumes on Thames and Mediterranean shipping and still found time to enjoy the passing Thames traffic. Our sympathies go to his wife Jennifer, who provided succour to the many ship lovers who beat a path to the welcoming door of their Gravesend home.

Creator:
Laurence Dunn (1910 - 2006)
Creation Year:
c. 1960
Dimensions:
Height: 9.06 in (23 cm)Width: 7.88 in (20 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
Medium:
Gouache
Movement & Style:
Realist
Period:
1960-1969
Condition:
Gallery Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU79534682532