Corsairs

Rick · 8th August 2015, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by M ELEY

Awesome picture, BTW, I love how the canvas stretches to allow such a beautiful sense of the vast sea! I'll have to look up that artist!

Oil on Masonite .
I went through the art info sites (I don't belong to any) and got very limited information; couldn't even find a bio .

Did find some other examples there of his work .
For instance:
http://www.arcadja.com/auctions/en/h...artist/175660/

kronckew · 8th August 2015, 04:41 PM

some nice ships. great painting, rick.

Rick · 8th August 2015, 04:54 PM

I was lucky .
The Seller had mistakenly listed this as a reproduction; therefor no one else bit .
They just don't do repros on Masonite and he is too obscure an artist to have had his work reproduced .

Shakethetrees · 8th August 2015, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

I was lucky .
The Seller had mistakenly listed this as a reproduction; therefor no one else bit .
They just don't do repros on Masonite and he is too obscure an artist to have had his work reproduced .

I hate to burst your bubble, but Masonite was not patented until 1924. It was first made in England in 1898 but was not really developed commercially until the patent.

Rick · 8th August 2015, 07:02 PM

What bubble ?
It's oil on Masonite painted in the latter part of the 20th century .

The date '1802' or so referred to the time period in our history .

Here's another piece of American maritime history from the walls .

Poor Wifey ..

M ELEY · 8th August 2015, 11:59 PM

Spectacular 3 masted brig! You've got great taste in maritime art, Rick!

Alan, haven't seen it yet, but I'm told it's great. Some controversy, though, about the real Phillips putting the crew in danger in the first place? I can't remember the details...

Jim, you're talkin' my language...sa'ifs, Berber sabers, Turkish kilich (spelling?). I always wondered if the bright 'barber pole' sails were accurate depictions of the Salee rovers? I've seen other paintings indicating such, and of course there's that infamous play with the 'pyrates' dressed in loud colors.

Shakethetrees · 9th August 2015, 04:19 AM

Great picture!

As far as the one painted on Masonite, I was under the impression you thought it was from the period, c.1800. My mistake.

8th August 2015, 07:02 PM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	What bubble ? It's oil on Masonite painted in the latter part of the 20th century . The date '1802' or so referred to the time period in our history . Here's another piece of American maritime history from the walls . Poor Wifey .. Attached Images Last edited by Rick; 8th August 2015 at 07:49 PM.

8th August 2015, 04:41 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	some nice ships. great painting, rick.

8th August 2015, 04:54 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	I was lucky . The Seller had mistakenly listed this as a reproduction; therefor no one else bit . They just don't do repros on Masonite and he is too obscure an artist to have had his work reproduced .

8th August 2015, 11:59 PM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	Spectacular 3 masted brig! You've got great taste in maritime art, Rick! Alan, haven't seen it yet, but I'm told it's great. Some controversy, though, about the real Phillips putting the crew in danger in the first place? I can't remember the details... Jim, you're talkin' my language...sa'ifs, Berber sabers, Turkish kilich (spelling?). I always wondered if the bright 'barber pole' sails were accurate depictions of the Salee rovers? I've seen other paintings indicating such, and of course there's that infamous play with the 'pyrates' dressed in loud colors.

9th August 2015, 04:19 AM	#7
Shakethetrees Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 363	Great picture! As far as the one painted on Masonite, I was under the impression you thought it was from the period, c.1800. My mistake.