Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A.
The Clipper Ship Blue Jacket on Choppy Seas
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Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Montague Dawson
British 1895 - 1973
The Clipper Ship Blue Jacket on Choppy Seas
signed lower left: Montague. Dawson.
oil on canvas
canvas: 24 by 36 in.; 61 by 91.4 cm
framed: 26 ¾ by 38 ¾ in.; 67.9 by 98.4 cm
Executed circa 1966.
With Frost & Reed, London (acquired direct from the artist)
Sale, Christie's, New York, 1 March 1990, lot 267
With Frost & Reed, London, 26 August 1993 (no 57296s)
From whom acquired by the present owner
The clipper ship Blue Jacket was launched on August 27, 1854 by Robert E. Jackson from his Boston shipyard. She was named for her distinctive figurehead—a sailor in a blue jacket (Blue Jacket was slang for sailors in the American and British navies)—and noted for her lavishly decorated cabin interiors. Her first voyage to Liverpool was a quick 12 days, after which she was put into service between England and Australia. Dawson captures her here in her glory, on the high seas.
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