THE CUTTY SARK AT SEA IN FINE WEATHER Original Oil Painting by Peter Goodhall

An original oil painting accurately depicting the only surviving and arguably the most famous tea clipper of the nineteenth century. Launched in Scotland 1869 and now preserved at Greenwich, London.

After a less than a decade trading as a tea clipper she went on to record breaking voyages from Australia around Cape Horn to the UK carrying wool. However by the dawn of the twentieth century steamships had taken much of the trade away from sailing ships and ownership of the ship changed twice in the early 20th century. While flying under a Portuguese flag and renamed Ferreira her general condition had deteriorated and her sail area reduced. Then in 1923 whilst undertaking repairs to damage in Falmouth, Cornwall caused by stormy weather the ship was recognised by retired sea captain Wilfred Dowman. He had admired her decades earlier as the Cutty Sark. He consequently purchased and restored the ship, and, as a result the Cutty Sark became the Cutty Sark once again. She then was used as a naval cadet training ship until 1945. Retirement from that service initiated the formation of the Cutty Sark Preservation Society and in 1954 she was berthed in a dry dock in Greenwich and following more restoration the ship was opened to the public in 1957. In 2007 fire severely damaged the ship and repairs were undertaken again.

Depicted here in this traditional painting in her glory days in fine weather and with her many sails filling with the freshening wind. The painting techniques used in this painting are typical of traditional marine painting spanning from a time when the Cutty Sark was still at sea. Carefully placed sometimes delicate brushwork with a small brush to maintain detail for the accuracy of the ship in contrast to much looser and more energetic brush work to convey the motion of the sea.

The artist has regularly exhibited with The Royal Society of Marine Artists and won the Oil Painting Prize at their annual exhibition in 2023.

Framed and ready to hang although also available unframed (please enquire for revised price).

Materials used:

professional quality oil paint on linen canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 98 x 98 x 4cm (framed)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Transportation and maps

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