ARTIST: Charles Lundgren (New York, Connecticut, 1911 - 1988)
NAME: Ship - USSR Sedov
YEAR: 1981
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 22 inches / 50 x 55 cm
BOARD SIZE: 25 x 27 inches / 63 x 68 cm
SIGNATURE: lower right
NOTE: This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the USSR 32k Sedov stamp issued September 18, 1981. By far the largest square-rigger of our time, the Sedov shadows even the massive Kruzenshtern. This monumental four-masted bark stretches a full 388 ft., has a net tonnage of 3,516, and can reach and maintain speeds of up to 15 knots with over 4,611 square feet of sail embracing the wind. The Sedov is owned by the Ministry of Fisheries of the U.S.S.R. and bears the name of the famous Russian polar explorer George Sedov. She was built by the renowned Krupp shipyard in Kiel, Germany, and commissioned on September 19, 1921. For several years thereafter, she carried bulk cargo between ports of Europe, Australia, South America, and the Pacific. In 1936, the Magdalene Vinnen, as she was then called, was sold to the North German Lloyd. Under her new owner, she was fitted with accommodations for ninety German cadets and thus began her new life as a training vessel. In 1946, she was taken over by the Soviet fleet, renamed the Sedov, and used for combined oceanographic and training purposes. This magnificent square-rigger is presently being completely refitted specifically for cadet training purposes. Sea specialists and seamen throughout the world are looking forward to the return of this unique and largest of square-riggers of our time.
PROVENANCE: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
NAME VARIANTS: Charles Lurdgren
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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BIOGRAPHY:
Fine marine painting is much more than the illustration of ship and water. It is the evocation of salt and tar, wind and sail, the light, the movement of water ... the affinity of man and sea. As an experienced yachtsman, historian of the sea, as well as an acclaimed marine artist, Charles Lundgren captured this complex harmony in his paintings.Looking every bit the part of the ancient mariner, himself, Lundgren's love and respect for deep water was reflected in every painting. Combined with his consummate skill as an artist, this resulted in marine painting at its finest. Study at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art (Parsons), the Paris School of Fine and Applied Art, as well as schools in Germany and Italy, plus extensive travel throughout Europe and Africa enabled Lundgren to develop his talents and perfect his technique.One art critic praised him with these words: "He is, in my eyes, much more than a painter of the sea. He is a believer in it. A historian of the days when men reached new continents by sail and stars alone." Lundgren's painting skills were sought by individuals - he often painted "portraits" of the boats and ships owned by the rich and the famous - as well as museums and companies.Not suprisingly, his works were acquired for such collections of Huntington Hartford, J.P. Morgan, Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Wayne, Pegeen Fitzgerald, Cornelius Walsh, George Jensen and Eric Sloane.