Original artwork description:
In 1740 a Swedish East Indiaman the Svecia a 600 ton vessel with 104 persons aboard was wrecked on the skerry the Reefdyke off North Ronaldsay in Orkney. Only 44 persons survived and the ship broke up in a SE gale some three days later. In 1975 divers recovered a number of artefacts including some dye wood which was part of the cargo. From upstairs in our house we can see waves breaking over the Reefdyke when it blows from the South or Southeast.
Materials used:
Oils
The Wreck of the Svecia (2016)
Oil painting
by Bill McArthur
23 Artist Reviews
£800 Sold
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 73 x 103 x 4cm (framed) / 70 x 100cm (actual image size)
- Framed and ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Impressionistic
- Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky
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Original artwork description
In 1740 a Swedish East Indiaman the Svecia a 600 ton vessel with 104 persons aboard was wrecked on the skerry the Reefdyke off North Ronaldsay in Orkney. Only 44 persons survived and the ship broke up in a SE gale some three days later. In 1975 divers recovered a number of artefacts including some dye wood which was part of the cargo. From upstairs in our house we can see waves breaking over the Reefdyke when it blows from the South or Southeast.
Materials used:
Oils
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This artwork is sold by Bill McArthur from United Kingdom
Bill McArthur
United Kingdom
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Bill McArthur MA Dip.
Bill McArthur attended Edinburgh College of Art (School of Drawing & Painting) and Edinburgh University (Fine Art Department ), graduating in 1963 .... Read more
