A man of encyclopaedic knowledge, Laurence Dunn was a well-known marine artist and writer, who 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 War, Dunn 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. At the shipping press, Dunn 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. Dunn 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, led to involvement in reshaping various passenger liners beginning with Greek Line’s OLYMPIA. In later life, Dunn 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.
Naess Sovereign, lithograph by Laurence Dunn
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of marine works from Laurence Dunn's Archives. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Laurence D...
Lithograph
HMS Hermes, lithograph by Laurence Dunn
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of marine works from Laurence Dunn's Archives. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Laurence D...
Lithograph
SS Duchess of Bedford boat etching by Laurence Dunn RMS Empress of France
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of marine works from Laurence Dunn's Archives. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller." Laurence D...
Etching
$4,247
H 19.25 in W 22 in D 1.75 in
Lithograph of American rural life timeless with architecture monochrome
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in London, GB
A man raises his hand to his chin, his neck tilted and face turned to look at a dilapidated farmhouse, barely held together by planks of wood and exposed to the elements. Behind him ...
Lithograph
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 7.5 in
Andre Masson, Caliban, from L'Atelier Mourlot, 1965
By André Masson
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Andre Masson (1896–1987), titled Caliban (Caliban), from the album Les Lithographies de L'Atelier Mourlot, Paris (The Lithographs of the Mourlot Workshop...
Lithograph
$4,247
H 21.5 in W 18.5 in D 1.5 in
Lithograph of American rural life timeless and romantic monochrome
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in London, GB
In this sentimental work from 1939, Benton expresses his admiration for the rural lifestyle of the Midwest. He highlights the connection between man and the land by depicting two fig...
Lithograph
$4,227
H 19 in W 20.75 in D 1.5 in
Lithograph of American rural life timeless figures monochrome
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in London, GB
In this charming regionalist lithograph, Benton captures a classic Midwestern American scene: two men talking, drinking, and smoking together in a bar. Titled 'Discussion', the artwo...
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 7.5 in
Rufino Tamayo, Man, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991), titled Hombre (Man), from the album Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona - Redfern Gallery, London, originates from the 1979 edition...
Lithograph
$1,125
H 37.75 in W 41.75 in
Study for a Monument in the Heroic/Erotic/Academic/Comic Style Claes Oldenburg
By Claes Oldenburg
Located in New York, NY
This sensuous and playful scene is characteristic of Oldenburg’s printmaking ouevre: a veritable heap of women displaying various expressions of ecstasy and repose. The loose sketches were drawn directly onto the plate by the artist, a master draftsman whose erotic etchings are largely unknown. The composition is based on the drawing: Clinical Study, Towards a Heroic-Erotic Monument in the Academic/Comic Style, 1965, ball-point pen on paper, 20 x 40 in. / 60 x 101.6 cm. *This print was etched in six gorgeous inks, each in an edition of ten: take your pick of color!* Oldenburg had an interest in imaginary monuments: he famously conceptualized works such as “Ball”, an unbuilt monument conceived of in 1967 which imagined two ballcocks – the round mechanism in a toilet tank...
Etching
Untitled
By Robert Mangold
Located in New York, NY
Robert Mangold 'Untitled,' 1995 Color aquatint 27 x 28 inches Edition 21 of 60 Signed recto
Aquatint
$716Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 7.5 in
Saul Steinberg, Untitled, from Derriere le miroir, 1966
By Saul Steinberg
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Saul Steinberg (1914–1999), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Lithographies et eaux-fortes originales, livres illustres originaux, affiches, D...
Lithograph
$1,000
H 4.25 in W 3.25 in
"Nude Woman" Howard Daum, Modernist, Female Nude, Black and White, Elegant
Located in New York, NY
Howard Daum Nude Woman, 1945 Signed and dated in pencil in the margin Etching on paper Plate 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches Sheet 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches The artist Ashby Gallery, New York Carl ...
Paper, Etching
Teseo
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in New York, NY
Color etching and aquatint, 1970. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Numbered 2/50 in pencil, lower left. Titled in pencil, lower central. With the artist's blind stamp, l...
Etching, Aquatint
$2,800
H 17.75 in W 16 in
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair David Hockney Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
From David Hockney’s celebrated Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm portfolio, an image from the story of Rapunzel, which he chose for its popularity. When illustrating the princ...
Etching, Aquatint
$8,500
H 32 in W 39 in
1970 EROTIC Original Pencil Signed ‘Erotic #5’ ‘Erotic Threesome’ Bag One Series
By John Lennon
Located in New York, NY
JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO (1940-1980) 1970 “EroticNumber #5” Pencil Signed John Lennon Lower right Numbered H.C. XXXV1/VL 23 x 30 inches Image size 33x40 inches with frame Original COA ...
Lithograph