Tag: artist
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01 Marine Work – Elger Esser’s Nice, with Footnotes #376
Sold for 12,500 USD on April 3, 2020 Nice is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the French Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region after…
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02 MARINE WORKS – DAVID THIMGAN’S ABBOTT LAWRENCE, WITH FOOTNOTES #375
This work was sold for $2,520.00 on March 21, 2020 LAWRENCE, Abbott (1792-1855). Was an American merchant, legislator, and diplomat. He was born in Groton, Mass.; was educated in a district school, and at the Groton Academy. He moved to Boston in 1808, and there served an apprenticeship in the warehouse of his elder brother, Amos,…
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02 Marine Paintings – Nelson White’s Red Umbrellas, with Footnotes, #374
Nelson White is known for his Umbrella paintings. Painted en plein air on a beach in Italy. Born in New London, Connecticut in 1932. White has been surrounded by art and artists from the time he was born… Please follow link for full post
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01 Marine Painting – Linda Weir’s Mousehole Spring, with Footnotes, #373
Mousehole has a rich fishing heritage and was once known as Porth Enys, meaning ‘port of the island’. From the 13th century, it was the main port in Mounts Bay until the 16th century when Newlyn and Penzance became more dominant. The origins of its modern name ‘Mousehole’ are unknown, although it is suggested that it…
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01 Marine Painting – Raoul Dufy’s Le retour des régates/ The return of the regatta, with Footnotes, #371
A regatta is a series of boat races. The term comes from the Venetian-Italian language regata meaning “contest” and typically describes racing events of rowed or sailed water craft, although some powerboat race series are also called regattas. A regatta often includes social and promotional activities which surround the racing event, and except in the case…
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03 Classic Marine Paintings by Marc-Aurèle Fortin, William James GlackensRichard Hayley Lever, with Footnotes, #53
The Port of Montreal is a port and transshipment point on the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. On the Saint Lawrence Seaway 1,600 kilometres inland from the Atlantic Ocean, it is on the shortest direct route from Europe and the Mediterranean to North America. It is an international container port that services Toronto and…
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02 Marine Paintings – Arthur Quartley’s At Sea, with Footnotes, #368
Arthur Quartley (May 24, 1839 – May 19, 1886) was an American painter known for his marine seascapes.Quartley was born in Paris and lived there to the age of twelve, when his family moved to Baltimore, Maryland. He studied drawing with his father Frederick William Quartley, who was an English engraver. At age 17, Arthur was…
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01 Marine Painting – Henri Lebasque’s Véranda sur la Plage de Cannes/ Veranda on Cannes Beach, with Footnotes, #367
The beaches in Cannes can be divided into public and private. Private ones have plenty of amenities (lockers, sun loungers, waiter service) and are closest to La Croisette – Cannes’ main boulevard. They come at a cost, though. The public spots are natural and more minimalist, but some have showers and restaurants close by. Henri…
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01 Marine Painting – Reuven Rubin’s Fisherman’s family, with Footnotes, #364
Reuven Rubin (November 13, 1893 – October 13, 1974) was a Romanian-born Israeli painter. He was born in Galaţi to a poor Romanian family. He was the eighth of 13 children. In 1912, he left for Ottoman-ruled Palestine to study art at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Finding himself at odds with the artistic…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Edwin Long’s The Assyrian Captive, with Footnotes. #178
Cheryl Cusick consistently won or achieved major placing, in every competition she has recently entered. Her list of awards is truly outstanding and a testament to both her popularity and talent. As far back as 1969, Cheryl has been involved in the Arts. Working as an art teacher Cheryl has taught all ages. She has been…
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02 Marine Paintings – Tristram Hillier’s Portuguese Trawlers, with Footnotes, #362
The Portuguese-class trawlers of World War II were naval trawlers, built in Portugal for the Royal Navy. These vessels were built in several Portuguese yards, and offered by Portugal to the Royal Navy. This aid to the British war effort solicited protests by Nazi Germany, since, officially, Portugal was a neutral country… Please follow link…
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01 Marine Painting – Jack Lorimer Gray’s Nova Scotian Schooner, with Footnotes, #361
Of all the wooden vessels that have sailed in Nova Scotia waters, perhaps the best-known and best-loved is the schooner. Regardless of size or various sail configurations and rigs, the Nova Scotian Schooner and its graceful silhouette are instantly recognizable, imbedded in the popular imagination as quintessential symbols of maritime life and the salt-water trade. The schooner’s…
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01 Marine Painting – Ernest Fiene ‘s Docked Boat, with Footnotes, #360
Ernest Fiene (November 2, 1894–August 10, 1965) was a 20th-century American graphic artist known primarily for his varied printed works, including lithographs and etchings. Fiene was born in Germany . He fled Germany in 1912 to avoid military service in what would become World War I. Traveling first to the Netherlands, he continued on to the United…
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01 Marine Painting – Ezelino Briante’s Without title, with Footnotes, #359
Ezelino Briante ( Naples , 1901 – Rome , 1971 ) was an Italian painter. He was born in Naples in 1901; son of musician artists; after some irregular studies he enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples , but after some exams, he abandoned it. He traveled to Italy and abroad (France, Switzerland, Sweden,…
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01 Marine Painting, Abel Bertram’s Return of the fishermen, with footnotes, #358
Abel Bertram, born in Saint-Omer ( Pas-de-Calais ) on September 9 , 1871, and died in Paris on August 3 , 1954, is a French painter . Bertram learned the basics of his art in his hometown before settling in Lille where he became a student for three years at the school of fine arts. …
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01 MARINE PAINTING, MIROSLAVA ZAHARIEVA’S LIGHTHOUSE – WITH FOOTNOTES, #357
Miroslava Zaharieva is an academic and self-expression artist. She works in various styles: still life, landscape, portrait, figural and non-figural compositions using watercolours, oil, tempera and acrylic colours. Traditional techniques of painting and experimentation by mixing different techniques together. Collage works with various materials: paper, textile, leather and synthetics. Applied arts experience in hand drawing and…
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01 Marine Painting – Charles Edward Dixon’s The lady, She’s a Liner, with Footnotes, #356
Charles Edward Dixon (8 December 1872 – 12 September 1934) was a British maritime painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, whose work was highly successful and regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy. Several of his paintings are held by the National Maritime Museum and he was a regular contributing artist to magazines and…
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01 Marine Painting – Otto Kuster’s Sydney Summer, with Footnotes, #349
Sydney is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. A quick Google search tells us that Sydney has over a hundred beaches scattered across the city, and that’s just the recorded number. There are heaps of hidden beaches that manage to stay under the radar. Unsurprisingly, if you were to visit…
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01 Marine Painting, Maurice MacGonigal’s CURRACHS FISHING – With Footnotes, #348
A currach is a type of Irish boat with a wooden frame, over which animal skins or hides were once stretched, though now canvas is more usual. It is sometimes anglicised as “curragh”. The currach has traditionally been both a sea boat and a vessel for inland waters. The River currach was especially well known for…
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01 Marine Painting – Henry Scott’s The clipper ship Light Brigade, with Footnotes, #347
Ocean Telegraph was an American clipper ship. Built in 1854 for the run between New York and San Francisco, she was later sold and renamed Light Brigade in 1863. For the next 12 years she was used predominantly to transport cargo and immigrants between London and Australia and New Zealand. She was described as “a very sharp clipper…
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