Oil on Canvas, 30" x
45"
Guests aboard a motor yacht have a front-row seat to watch
COLUMBIA and SHAMROCK II vie for the America's Cup, 28 September, 1901.
In those days, raucous spectator fleets would crowd the challengers; this
captain is determined to keep his vessel ahead of the fray.
Russ
Kramer writes: “Imagine what it must have been like to observe – up close –
these giant racing machines, under massive canvas, reaching full speed in a
fresh breeze. Held just outside New York Harbor, early America's Cup contests
would draw hundreds of spectator craft. What better way to watch the race than
from a fast and fashionable motor yacht, under the vigilant command of a veteran
captain, white glove service at your beck and call?”
This
painting was featured in the 2007 Modern Marine Masters Exhibition at Mystic
Seaport and is now in private collection.
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