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Destroyer by Montague Dawson
- This grisaille oil by Montague Dawson captures a military destroyer driving through turbulent seas
- Dawson uses a concentrated monochrome palette and vigorous brushwork to convey the warship's speed
- The painting was almost certainly created for reproduction in the newspaper The Sphere
- Dawson was an accomplished war artist and one of the leading marine painters of the 20th century
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1890–1973 | British
Destroyer
Signed "Montague Dawson" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Montague Dawson captures the force of a naval destroyer driving through heavy seas in this dramatic grisaille oil. Waves break across the ship's bow as a dense column of smoke rises into the overcast sky. Painted almost entirely in shades of black, gray and white, Destroyer conveys the speed and power of the vessel with remarkable immediacy. Broad,. . .
1890–1973 | British
Destroyer
Signed "Montague Dawson" (lower left)
Oil on canvas
Montague Dawson captures the force of a naval destroyer driving through heavy seas in this dramatic grisaille oil. Waves break across the ship's bow as a dense column of smoke rises into the overcast sky. Painted almost entirely in shades of black, gray and white, Destroyer conveys the speed and power of the vessel with remarkable immediacy. Broad, energetic brushstrokes animate the churning water as the sharply modeled bow cuts through the swells.
The painting was almost certainly created for reproduction in the British illustrated newspaper The Sphere, for which Dawson produced numerous wartime naval images. Its grisaille palette was ideally suited to the black-and-white printing process used by illustrated periodicals of the era. Through publications such as this, Dawson's dramatic images of naval warfare reached a wide wartime audience.
Although best known as one of the leading marine painters of the 20th century, Dawson was also an accomplished war artist. He contributed extensively to The Sphere during both World Wars, translating contemporary naval events into powerful images for the illustrated press. His own naval service during World War I gave him firsthand knowledge of life at sea, while his command of ships, water and atmosphere made him especially suited to subjects such as Destroyer.
Circa 1940
Canvas: 20 1/8" high x 30" wide (51.1 x 76.2 cm)
Frame: 26 1/4" high x 36 1/4" wide (66.7 x 92.1 cm)
Provenance:
Sale: Frost & Reed, Ltd., London, 1969
Private collection of Maurice Tempelsman, New York
M.S. Rau, New Orleans
| Maker: | Dawson, Montague |
| Period: | 1919-Present |
| Origin: | England |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Style: | Realism |
| Depth: | 2.0 in. (5.08 cm) |
| Width: | 36.5 in. (92.71 cm) |
| Height: | 26.5 in. (67.31 cm) |
| Canvas Width: | 29.000 in. (73.66 cm) |
| Canvas Height: | 19.250 in. (48.9 cm) |
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