Description: Refitting - a study of the intimate gear of a square-rigged ship. Painting the main-mast in harbour. Photogravure print published by The Studio in 1930 from a 1920s etching. Arthur Briscoe (1873-1943) No other British etcher has celebrated the world of the sailing ship with more understanding than Arthur Briscoe. Briscoe portrayed not just sailing vessels and the sea itself but, in particular, he delighted in portraying seafaring men whilst at work. Briscoe's original prints are now generally acknowledged as the finest marine etchings of the 20th century, for Arthur Briscoe’s bold etched works display both the artist’s intimate knowledge of the sea and his innate mastery of the etching needle. In particular, Briscoe had the ability to convey the motion of the sea itself and the varied effects of light and shade with extraordinary economy of line - a feat which has been the ultimate goal of the etching purist since the time of Whistler and the beginning of the British Etching Revival.
Price: 25 GBP
Location: Halifax
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Artist: Arthur Briscoe
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: Small
Signed: No
Period: 1920-30
Title: Refitting - the main-mast of a square rigged ship in harbour
Material: Paper
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Original/Licensed Reprint: Licensed Reprint
Region of Origin: England
Framing: Mounted
Subject: Navy, Seascape, sailors, Tall Ships
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1925
Item Height: 23cm (print), 30cm Mount.
Theme: Maritime, Nautical
Production Technique: Photogravure
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Width: 14cm (print), 25cm mount
Handmade: No
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
Personalise: No
