Original artwork description:
During my millennium project I read of the Great Tall ships race in 1872 between Cutty Sark and Thermopylae. This inspired me to paint the race two weeks out of Shanghai with Thermopylae eight miles in the Lead as they sailed passed the light at Anjer. Cutty Sark was much faster in open sea and was well ahead by the time the reached Capetown. At this point
Cutty Sark broke her anchor which held her at standstill for 13 days allowing Thermopylae to arrive in London 6 days ahead.
This painting took considerable research I was lucky to obtain the Log of the Cutty Sark and some original pictures of this fascinating clipper ships. The canvas has been repaired after returning from an exhibition.
Materials used:
Acrylic on Primed Canvas
Tags:
#great tea race 1872 #cutty sark v thermopylae #clipper shipThe Great T race Thermopylae v Cutty Sark (1999)
Acrylic painting
by Mal Phillips
1 Artist Reviews
£1,872
- Acrylic painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 84 x 39 x 2.5cm (framed) / 70 x 30cm (actual image size)
- Framed and ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Transportation and maps
Original artwork description
During my millennium project I read of the Great Tall ships race in 1872 between Cutty Sark and Thermopylae. This inspired me to paint the race two weeks out of Shanghai with Thermopylae eight miles in the Lead as they sailed passed the light at Anjer. Cutty Sark was much faster in open sea and was well ahead by the time the reached Capetown. At this point
Cutty Sark broke her anchor which held her at standstill for 13 days allowing Thermopylae to arrive in London 6 days ahead.
This painting took considerable research I was lucky to obtain the Log of the Cutty Sark and some original pictures of this fascinating clipper ships. The canvas has been repaired after returning from an exhibition.
Materials used:
Acrylic on Primed Canvas
Tags:
#great tea race 1872 #cutty sark v thermopylae #clipper shipReturns and refunds
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This artwork is sold by Mal Phillips from United Kingdom
Mal Phillips
United Kingdom
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My paintings have had a major influence in my life over the
past sixty years. Someone once asked me do you have to paint. I thought, what a funny question. My... Read more
