ARTIST: Charles Lundgren (New York, Connecticut, 1911 - 1988)
NAME: Sail Ship - Lightning - Golden Age of Sail
YEAR: 1981
MEDIUM: oil on board
CONDITION: Very good. Minor damages to edges and corners. No visible inpaint under UV light.
SIGHT SIZE: 25 x 26 inches / 63 x 66 cm
FRAME SIZE: unframed
SIGNATURE: unsigned, but has publishing house labels on verso
NOTE: This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood Golden Age of Sail Collection Lightning porcelain plate.
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.