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A Frigate Under Reduced Sail and Other Craft in a Heavy Swell in the Straits of Dover
Auction: 02/27/2007
Lot: 94
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Charles Martin Powell AUCTION RECORDS
1775 Chichester, England - 1824 England. Known for: Genre, marine, historical.
C.M. Powell's early years as a seaman resulted in a thorough understanding of ships and the sea. A self-taught artist, Powell achieved a high level of achievement during his career. He exhibited at... Read full biography
C.M. Powell's early years as a seaman resulted in a thorough understanding of ships and the sea. A self-taught artist, Powell achieved a high level of achievement during his career. He exhibited at both the Royal Academy and the British Institution. The clarity in the drawing of his vessels and the... Read full biography
C.M. Powell's early years as a seaman resulted in a thorough understanding of ships and the sea. A self-taught artist, Powell achieved a high level of achievement during his career. He exhibited at both the Royal Academy and the British Institution. The clarity in the drawing of his vessels and the precision of his figures were two of his most notable trademarks. While he painted in the first part of the 19th century, Powell's work has a distinctly 18th century atmosphere. Although he lived and... Read full biography
C.M. Powell's early years as a seaman resulted in a thorough understanding of ships and the sea. A self-taught artist, Powell achieved a high level of achievement during his career. He exhibited at both the Royal Academy and the British Institution. The clarity in the drawing of his vessels and the precision of his figures were two of his most notable trademarks. While he painted in the first part of the 19th century, Powell's work has a distinctly 18th century atmosphere. Although he lived and worked for the majority of his life in his native Chichester, Powell early on adopted the Dutch style for many of his paintings. This and his obvious knowledge of Dutch coastal vessels suggests he lived and trained at one time in Holland. Powell... Read full biography
C.M. Powell's early years as a seaman resulted in a thorough understanding of ships and the sea. A self-taught artist, Powell achieved a high level of achievement during his career. He exhibited at both the Royal Academy and the British Institution. The clarity in the drawing of his vessels and the precision of his figures were two of his most notable trademarks. While he painted in the first part of the 19th century, Powell's work has a distinctly 18th century atmosphere. Although he lived and worked for the majority of his life in his native Chichester, Powell early on adopted the Dutch style for many of his paintings. This and his obvious knowledge of Dutch coastal vessels suggests he lived and trained at one time in Holland. Powell usually painted generalized subjects, but he also painted many historical scenes. His paintings always have substance and his seas and ships... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe trading brig Hope unloading her cargo at a wharf
Charles Martin Powell Auction: 07/09/2014Lot: 111Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA frigate heaving-to in the Channel amidst other ships of her squadron
Charles Martin Powell Auction: 11/22/2006Lot: 78Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeBRITISH MEN OF WAR AND OTHER SHIPS AT THE MOUTH OF PORTSMOUTH HARBOR IN CHOPPY SEAS
Charles Martin Powell Auction: 01/29/2016 - 1/30/2016Lot: 659Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeBusy shipping lanes off a harbour with a three-masked Dutch merchantman hove-to to take on the pilot
Charles Martin Powell Auction: 06/16/2005Lot: 293Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeDutch men-o'-war and other vessels in a fresh breeze
Charles Martin Powell Auction: 07/04/2012Lot: 186Subscribe or get free alerts
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