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19th Century Oil Painting Clipper Ship Swamped Bay Biscay Attributed Édouard Marie Adam

£7,500.00

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Experience the beauty of maritime history with this stunning 19th century oil painting. Depicting a clipper ship in distress swamped by the rough choppy high rolling sea waves of the Bay of Biscay, this piece is attributed to the renowned artist Édouard Marie Adam. A truly luxurious addition to any art collection.
Make a big statement with this fine maritime work of art for your home or corporate office.
Oil on canvas set in a fine gilt frame.
A good proportion sized with the frame being 98.5 cm wide and 68.5cm high.
Title “Clipper Ship Swamped In Storm Rough Seas Bay Biscay"
Name of ship painted on obscurely on the bow of the ship which is believe to read Kenmaldehui.
Unsigned.
In our opinion by the way this painting has been constructed, the choppy seas, colour hues and ship position we attribute this painting to the French marine artist Édouard Marie Adam 1847-1929.
Subject seascape marine view of a sailing clipper ship in big trouble on the high seas that has suffered damage in the storm, with sails missing and ripped off the front bow section, also being swamped towards the centre of the ship and she is listing & the hull line is riding very low in the water as it has been taking on a great amount of sea water onboard being swamped from the crashing waves which is starting to cause it to sink. You can view some of the sailor crew together on the stern section. 4 lifeboats are visible on the deck of the ship tied down. With really rough rolling storm seas all around lots of white wash on sea surface, above mainly large dark storm clouds with a small spot of sunshine trying to come through above.
A fascinating combination of stormy skies above & crashing rolling seas all around the floundering vessel.
Artist biography Édouard Marie Adam (1847–1929) Édouard Marie Adam a known French marine painter who was born in the early Victorian era in the year 1847 his artworks have been sold at auctions around the world. The highest sold price is 17,825 US dollars which was for the American Bark Ellie Off Le Havre. His paintings have been exhibited in the Swansea museum the SS 'Inchmaree' 1880. The Merseyside maritime museum, Laing Art gallery, Manx Museum, Goole Museum & National Maritime museum. He loved to paint mainly marine ships in choppy seas. He died in the year 1929.
Provenance label verso.
Circa late 19th century Victorian era.
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Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Painting surface in overall good condition, having various craquelure in places, some paint loss and fading in areas, the painting surface has been cleaned, the canvas has also been relined on the back commensurate with usage & age. The frame is later and has various wear, scuffs, chips, losses and cracking to the frame in places.
Hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home wall display.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (68.5 cm)
Wide (98.5 cm)
Depth (2 cm)