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John Cromby
Berean sailing tall ship oil painting by John Cromby

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To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." John Cromby (20th century) Berean Oil on board 38 x 49 cm Signed lower right. The Berean emerges from the horizon between a choppy sea and blue sky studded with clouds. The Berean was built by William Pile of Sunderland for Thomas B Walker of London in 1869, and was one of the fastest ships on the London-Tasmania run. The Berean was inward-bound from Langesund, Norway, with a cargo of ice, when she was struck by a foreign steamship and foundered on the 8th April 1910. In Cromby's painting, a grey-green headland emerges from the right of the picture. Cromby was a Liverpool-based artist, renowned for his paintings of Liverpool docks.
  • Creator:
    John Cromby (British)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)Width: 19.3 in (49 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Excellent.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU795311444542
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