Full Rigged Ship

Catalog no. 3327222

MediumWatercolor and Gouache on Artists Board
Size8 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches
DateCirca 1960's

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The artist's limited palette of burnt sienna and deep blue with touches of opaque white heightens the sense of a bright yet calm day at sea. Housed in an…

About this work

The artist's limited palette of burnt sienna and deep blue with touches of opaque white heightens the sense of a bright yet calm day at sea. Housed in an earlier 19th Century gilt frame.

About the artist

Considered one of three great 20th Century painters of the French Navy, maritime painter Roger Chapelet had a passion not only for the sea, but also the ships and people who braved the elements to sail great distances or fight on behalf of their countries. Born Albert Roger &?Eacute;douard Chapelet, he caught a love of the sea as a young man while visiting his brother- a radio operator in the great French port of Marseilles. After making studies of various ports he went to sea in 1929, sailing to Newfoundland and Greenland to paint the vessels and men of the local fishing fleets. In the…

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