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"An American Clipper Ship" by Leslie Arthur Wilcox

$3,600
£2,733.57
€3,126.04
CA$5,029.72
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MX$68,074.84
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Oil on canvas signed in the lower right corner. This painting depicts an American clipper ship with a pilot in the English Channel. The dimensions listed include the frame at 24.25" x 34.25". Provenance: The Parker Gallery, UK J. Russell Jinishian Gallery, CT Private Collection New England Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, ME Leslie Arthur Wilcox, RI, RSMA (13 March 1904 – 11 January 1982) was an English artist known mainly for his marine works in oils. He was also a watercolourist, illustrator, poster artist, marine model-maker and author. He was for some years Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. His works are in many collections around the world, including the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and the Royal Collection. He wrote and illustrated two books on maritime history: Mr Pepys' Navy and Anson's Voyage.
  • Creator:
    Lesley Arthur Wilcox (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.25 in (61.6 cm)Width: 34.25 in (87 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Victorian (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1960
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Wiscasset, ME
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1017644049732

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