Corsairs

Rick · 8th August 2015, 01:45 AM

Och aye !

An hundred years later more or less ... Jefferson, then Teddy R. .
Nelson said of Decatur's work by sea: 'The greatest feat of our age .'

The more things change; the more they stay the same .
Who said that ?

Pyrats seem to persist despite the passage of the centuries ..

M ELEY · 8th August 2015, 02:43 AM

Indeed, alive and well they still are, but they are perceived more as bandits these days. During the Golden Age, it could be argued that at least some of them had morals and a code they followed (Bartholomew Roberts comes to mind.)

Awesome picture, BTW, I love how the canvas stretches to allow such a beautiful sense of the vast sea! I'll have to look up that artist!

A. G. Maisey · 8th August 2015, 09:01 AM

Who has seen the Tom Hanks movie "Mr. Phillips"?

Modern day piracy.

Rick · 8th August 2015, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by M ELEY

Awesome picture, BTW, I love how the canvas stretches to allow such a beautiful sense of the vast sea! I'll have to look up that artist!

Oil on Masonite .
I went through the art info sites (I don't belong to any) and got very limited information; couldn't even find a bio .

Did find some other examples there of his work .
For instance:
http://www.arcadja.com/auctions/en/h...artist/175660/

kronckew · 8th August 2015, 05:41 PM

some nice ships. great painting, rick.

Rick · 8th August 2015, 05:54 PM

I was lucky .
The Seller had mistakenly listed this as a reproduction; therefor no one else bit .
They just don't do repros on Masonite and he is too obscure an artist to have had his work reproduced .

Shakethetrees · 8th August 2015, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

I was lucky .
The Seller had mistakenly listed this as a reproduction; therefor no one else bit .
They just don't do repros on Masonite and he is too obscure an artist to have had his work reproduced .

I hate to burst your bubble, but Masonite was not patented until 1924. It was first made in England in 1898 but was not really developed commercially until the patent.

Rick · 8th August 2015, 08:02 PM

What bubble ?
It's oil on Masonite painted in the latter part of the 20th century .

The date '1802' or so referred to the time period in our history .

Here's another piece of American maritime history from the walls .

Poor Wifey ..

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Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	What bubble ? It's oil on Masonite painted in the latter part of the 20th century . The date '1802' or so referred to the time period in our history . Here's another piece of American maritime history from the walls . Poor Wifey .. Attached Images Last edited by Rick; 8th August 2015 at 08:49 PM.

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8th August 2015, 01:45 AM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Och aye ! An hundred years later more or less ... Jefferson, then Teddy R. . Nelson said of Decatur's work by sea: 'The greatest feat of our age .' The more things change; the more they stay the same . Who said that ? Pyrats seem to persist despite the passage of the centuries ..

8th August 2015, 02:43 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,096	Indeed, alive and well they still are, but they are perceived more as bandits these days. During the Golden Age, it could be argued that at least some of them had morals and a code they followed (Bartholomew Roberts comes to mind.) Awesome picture, BTW, I love how the canvas stretches to allow such a beautiful sense of the vast sea! I'll have to look up that artist!

8th August 2015, 09:01 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,892	Who has seen the Tom Hanks movie "Mr. Phillips"? Modern day piracy.

8th August 2015, 05:41 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	some nice ships. great painting, rick.

8th August 2015, 05:54 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	I was lucky . The Seller had mistakenly listed this as a reproduction; therefor no one else bit . They just don't do repros on Masonite and he is too obscure an artist to have had his work reproduced .