Live Auction 8918Maritime Art
Montague Dawson, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (Chiswick 1895-1973 Midhurst)
Lot 62 THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Montague Dawson, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (Chiswick 1895-1973 Midhurst)

A strong breeze on the port quarter: Eight metre yachts racing towards the windward mark in the Solent

Closed12 June 2013

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GBP 67,875

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Montague Dawson, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (Chiswick 1895-1973 Midhurst)
A strong breeze on the port quarter: Eight metre yachts racing towards the windward mark in the Solent
signed 'MONTAGUE DAWSON' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 x 42 in. (71.2 x 106.8 cm.)
See inside back cover illustration

Great Lakes Carbon Corporation, New York.
The Skakel family from whom acquired by the current owner.

Specialist note

Eight metre yachts are a class of elegant racing keelboats. Although not identical, they are designed to meet a specific measurement formula, the International Rule of Measurement of Yachts, otherwise known as the Metre Rule, established in Europe in 1907. Chosen as an Olympic class in 1908, they continued to compete in the Olympic Games until 1936. Up until the Second World War, eight metre yachts had the reputation of being the most prestigious, international and elite class of the day. Undergoing a renaissance in the 1980s, many of these classic keelboats have been restored back to their former glory and still race competitively today on the international circuit.