WILLOW GALLERY LONDON
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Specialists in Fine Oil Paintings
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Willow Gallery has relocated from Weybridge Surrey to
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Artist: Montague Dawson (1895
- 1973)
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Painting Title:
"Flying Cloud"
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Canvas size 40 x 50in / 102 x 127 cm |
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Oil on canvas, signed and inscribed |
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Flying Cloud |
The Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the
world's sailing record for the fastest passage
between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours.
She held this record for over 100 years, from
1854-1989.
Flying Cloud was the most famous
of the clippers built by Donald McKay. She was known
for her extremely close race with the Hornet in
1853, for having a woman navigator, Eleanor Creesy,
wife of Josiah Perkins Creesy who skippered the
Flying Cloud on two record-setting voyages from New
York to San Francisco, and for sailing in the
Australia and timber trades.
Within six weeks
of launch Flying Cloud sailed from New York and made
San Francisco around Cape Horn in 89 days, 21 hours
under the command of Captain Josiah Perkins Creesy.
On July 31, during the trip, she made 374 miles in 3
days. In the early days of the California Gold Rush,
it took more than 200 days for a ship to travel from
New York to San Francisco, a voyage of more than
16,000 miles. The Flying Cloud's better-than-halving
that time was a headline-grabbing world record that
the ship itself beat three years later, setting a
record that stood until 1989 when the
breakthrough-designed sailboat Thursday's Child
completed the passage in 80 days, 20 hours. The
record was once again broken in 2008 by the French
racing yacht Gitana 13, with a time of 43 days and
38 minutes. |
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Provenance |
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Frost and Reed, London; Private Collection USA |
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Montague Dawson - Artist's Biography
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Montague Dawson was born in
Chiswick, London. Early in his life he inherited a
life-long love for the sea from his father, and an
artistic flair from his grandfather, a successful
landscape painter. When the family moved to
Southampton, Dawson was able to indulge in his
passion. Without any formal training, he joined a
commercial art studio in London in 1910. When the
war broke out in 1914, he joined the Navy, and
supplied illustrations for publication in the
‘Sphere’. Back on shore he took up painting full
time, concentrating on portraits of sailing vessels
on the high seas. By that time, the family had moved
to Milford on Sea in Hampshire. Dawson made his
debut at the RA in 1917.
Although frequently
painting contemporary marine and naval compositions,
his major fascination was with historical subjects,
clipper ships and galleons. His subjects were
closely studied, with the nearby sea and visits to
shipyards awarding him with a knowledge and
confidence that enabled him to capture every detail
of the magic atmosphere of the elements.
During the Second World War, Dawson worked as a war
artist, portraying Royal Naval and US Naval actions.
His popularity was such that a wing devoted to his
work at the New Mariners Museum in Newport, Rhode
Island opened in 1975. Both President Eisenhower and
President Johnson owned paintings by Dawson. |
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Since its foundation over twenty
years ago, the Willow Gallery has gained a proud
reputation as one of the world's leading specialists
in British and European 19th and 20th century
paintings. |
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The Willow Gallery offers the
collector an extensive inventory, ranging from
children, landscape, seascape and portrait. Our
painting categories include Sporting, Marine, Modern
& Impressionism, Modern British, Victorian &
European. |
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With a location in the heart of London's Mayfair art
district, the gallery is ideally placed for museums,
collectors, and investors to visit and choose from
our extensive stock of high-quality paintings, and
we can also be found at many of the top Art and
Antique shows around the world. |
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We are also happy to advise
clients about their collections, and are always
looking to purchase the highest-quality paintings.
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Willow Gallery has relocated from Weybridge Surrey to Duke
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Visiting or Contacting Willow Gallery
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Visit the Willow Gallery website
for a larger selection of images representing
paintings, which are only a choice few from their
extensive collection. |
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To view our full collection, please visit the
gallery. |
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If you require any more
information please contact Willow Gallery by e-mail
or telephone to discuss your requirements. |
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Willow Gallery London
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40 - 41 Duke Street
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St James's
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London SW1Y 6DF
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WILLOW GALLERY LONDON
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Member of BADA and LAPADA |
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Established in 1990 |
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Exhibitor at all the major London & New York fine
art & antique fairs |
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Specialists in European & British 19th & early 20th Century oil
paintings |
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View our extensive fine art collection |
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Example Of The Range Of Art For Sale
At The Willow Gallery London
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The extensive collection changes
regularly, but the following list will give an
indication of the quality and range of fine oil
paintings available for sale. At the beginning of
December 2011 the Willow Gallery had paintings by
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B |
Blaas Eugen Von
Blinks Thomas
Bloemers Arnoldus
Boudin
Eugène
Bradley MBE Helen
Breanski Snr.
Alfred de
Buffet Bernard
Burns Cecil
Leonard
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Cooper Thomas
Sidney
Cortès Edouard-Léon
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Dalí Salvador
Dargelas Andre-Henri
Dawson Montague
Detti Cesare-Auguste
Dommersen Pieter Cornelis
Dufy Raoul
Dufy Jean
Dyf Marcel |
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Elsley Arthur John
Eversen Adrianus |
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Flint RA RWS PRWS Sir William Russell
Foster Myles Birket |
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Gilbert Victor
Gabriel
Godward John William
Grimshaw
John Atkinson |
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Harlamoff Alexei Alexeiwitsch
Herring
Snr. John Frederick
Hitchens Ivon
Hornel Edward Atkinson
Hulk Snr. Abraham
Hunter George Leslie |
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Kaemmerer Frederik Hendrik
Koekkoek Snr.
Hermanus
Koester Alexander
Kruseman
Frederik Marianus |
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Ladell Edward
Laloue Eugène Galien
Leader Benjamin
Williams
Leickert Charles
Lesrel
Adolphe Alexandre
Lhermitte Léon Augustin
Loir Luigi
Loiseau Gustave
Lowry
Laurence Stephen
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Munnings KCVO PRA Sir Alfred |
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Nerly Christian Friedrich |
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Paoletti Antonio
Peploe Samuel J
Percy
Sidney Richard |
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Redmore Henry
Ronner-Knip Henriette |
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Salinas Juan Pablo
Sanchez-Perrier Emilio
Sharp RBA ROI VPSWA Dorothea
Shepherd OBE
David
Soulacroix Charles Frederic Joseph
Spencelayh HRBSA RMS VPBWS Charles
Springer Cornelis |
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Unterberger Franz Richard |
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Valtat Louis |
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Waterhouse John William
Williams KBE RA,
Sir Kyffin
Wilson Charles Edward
Wyld
William |
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Visit the
Willow Gallery website for the current
selection of images representing paintings,
which are only a choice few from their
extensive collection. |
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BADA - the British Antique Dealers' Association
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LAPADA - the Association of Art and Antiques
Dealers
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We are always looking to purchase fine quality
paintings |
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WILLOW GALLERY
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London - Specialists in Fine Oil Paintings
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