Tag: Coast
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Montague Dawson, Night Suspect Pursuit 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #121
Montague Dawson, British, 1895-1973 Night Suspect (A British Coast Guard Cutter in Pursuit) Oil on canvas 25 x 36 inches (61 x 91.5 cm) Private collection The painting depicts the dramatic chase on a moonlit night by the British Coast Guard, firing a canon at suspected smugglers in the English Channel. More on this painting Montague…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 C
Patrick von Kalckreuth, 1892 Starnberg – 1970 München Evening on the coast Oil on canvas H 60.5 cm, W 90 cm Private Collection Patrick von Kalckreuth (1892–1970) was a leading German maritime painter. He was born Patrick Dunbar and was the son of a German naval officer. After his father’s death, his mother remarried to Richard von Kalckreuth…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #80
William Edward Webb, (1862 – 1903) Rough seas near the coast Oil/Canvas 19.25 x 29.25 in Private collection William Edward Webb (British, 1862-1903). A permanent resident of Manchester, he widely frequented the coasts and ports of Great Britain, producing an impressive output of active scenes celebrating the challenges faced by those who plied their trades…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #69
Backhuysen, Ludolf, Dutch, 1630 – 1708 Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast, c. 1667 Oil on canvas 114.3 x 167.3 cm (45 x 65 7/8 in.) National Gallery of Art The three cargo ships in this large painting are the type of wide-bellied, seagoing vessels used to transport much of the commodities that generated the wealth…
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