The European Art Sale
The European Art Sale
Montague Dawson
Sovereign of the Rolling Sea
Lot Closed
October 25, 04:03 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Montague Dawson
British
1895 - 1973
Sovereign of the Rolling Sea
signed Montague Dawson (lower left)
oil on canvas
canvas: 24¼ by 44⅛ in.; 61.5 by 112 cm
framed: 31 by 51 in.; 78.7 by 129.5 cm
Sale: Christie's, London, 4 March, 1955, lot 104
E. Stacy-Marks Ltd, London
Private collection, New York
E. Stacy-Marks Ltd, London
Private collection, New York
L.G.G. Ramsey. F.S.A, Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A., Leigh-on-Sea, 1967, cat. 192, plate 30, illustrated, as Sovereign of the Rolling Sea.
L.G.G. Ramsey. F.S.A, Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A., Leigh-on-Sea, 1970, cat. 242, plate 45, illustrated, as Sovereign of the Rolling Sea.
Wrongly identified previously as The USS Constitution but comparison with other firmly identified works of that vessel reveal that the present picture has five, not four, sails on the most prominent mast, and lacks the flags at rear and top. For comparison, see Ron Ranson, The Maritime Paintings of Montague Dawson (1993), p. 37, ill. for The USS Constitution
L.G.G. Ramsey. F.S.A, Montague Dawson R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A., Leigh-on-Sea, 1970, cat. 242, plate 45, illustrated, as Sovereign of the Rolling Sea.
Wrongly identified previously as The USS Constitution but comparison with other firmly identified works of that vessel reveal that the present picture has five, not four, sails on the most prominent mast, and lacks the flags at rear and top. For comparison, see Ron Ranson, The Maritime Paintings of Montague Dawson (1993), p. 37, ill. for The USS Constitution
Dawson's portrait of Sovereign of the Rolling Seas shows the vessel barreling ahead at full speed, sails unfurled and billowing in the wind.