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Colin Verity BIOGRAPHY
1934 Darwen, Lancashire, England - 2011. Known for: Maritime scene painting.
Following is the obituary of the artist, published in The Telegraph, London, July 19, 2011:. Colin Verity, who died on June 24 aged 87, was an artist whose evocative paintings of maritime scenes are... Read full biography
Following is the obituary of the artist, published in The Telegraph, London, July 19, 2011:. Colin Verity, who died on June 24 aged 87, was an artist whose evocative paintings of maritime scenes are held in public and private collections around the world. Verity preferred to paint ships of the... Read full biography
Following is the obituary of the artist, published in The Telegraph, London, July 19, 2011:. Colin Verity, who died on June 24 aged 87, was an artist whose evocative paintings of maritime scenes are held in public and private collections around the world. Verity preferred to paint ships of the steam era, ships with "character" rather than what he described as the "ungainly contraptions" of more recent decades. He particularly enjoyed the elegant lines of 1920s and 1930s steam trawlers, though... Read full biography
Following is the obituary of the artist, published in The Telegraph, London, July 19, 2011:. Colin Verity, who died on June 24 aged 87, was an artist whose evocative paintings of maritime scenes are held in public and private collections around the world. Verity preferred to paint ships of the steam era, ships with "character" rather than what he described as the "ungainly contraptions" of more recent decades. He particularly enjoyed the elegant lines of 1920s and 1930s steam trawlers, though he also painted numerous ocean liners (including Titanic), many on commission for shipping companies throughout the world, as well as waterfront and dock basin scenes. His work was exhibited in 17 countries, including Canada and the United States,... Read full biography
Following is the obituary of the artist, published in The Telegraph, London, July 19, 2011:. Colin Verity, who died on June 24 aged 87, was an artist whose evocative paintings of maritime scenes are held in public and private collections around the world. Verity preferred to paint ships of the steam era, ships with "character" rather than what he described as the "ungainly contraptions" of more recent decades. He particularly enjoyed the elegant lines of 1920s and 1930s steam trawlers, though he also painted numerous ocean liners (including Titanic), many on commission for shipping companies throughout the world, as well as waterfront and dock basin scenes. His work was exhibited in 17 countries, including Canada and the United States, where he won two international maritime art awards for oil painting and one for watercolour. His clients included the Na... Read full biography
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Following is the obituary of the artist, published in The Telegraph, London, July 19, 2011:
Colin Verity, who died on June 24 aged 87, was an artist whose evocative paintings of maritime scenes are held in public and private collections around the world.
Verity preferred to paint ships of the steam era, ships with "character" rather than what he described as the "ungainly contraptions" of more recent decades. He particularly enjoyed the elegant lines of 1920s and 1930s steam trawlers, though he also painted numerous ocean liners (including Titanic), many on commission for shipping companies throughout the world, as well as waterfront and dock basin scenes.
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