John Stobart signed "Mystic Seaport" ~ 1991

Description: John Stobart (British, 1929- )Mystic Seaport: The “Charles W. Morgan” at Chubb’s Wharf by Moonlight offset lithograph, pencil signed l.r., numbered 1336/6141 visible image measures approximately: 29" W x 19" Hframe measures approximately: 36 1/4" W x 26 5/8" H Please note that shipping charges are inclusive of insurance, payment processing and carrier fees. About the Print As soon as I heard that this year would be the 150th anniversary of the launching of the CHARLES W MORGAN I was mentally hooked into doing something special. That this superior example of its type has survived the ravages of time is nothing short of a miracle. This panoramic view of the Seaport seemed to me a natural. It allowed ample space for the featured vessel and the entire wharfside street with its carefully restored original buildings, each housing the craft for which it was designed and manned by artisans demonstrating their expertise in period dress. A bright moonlight effect was my choice here as I’ve always loved exploring the contrasts between its cool glow and the enticing warmth of gaslight. The hope is that the viewer will come for a walk in the picture and share the delights of the Mystic experience - John Stobart About John Stobart John Stobart was born in Leicester, England on December 29, 1929. His father enrolled him in Derby College of Art in September 1946. Stobart achieved high honors and a county scholarship to London’s prestigious Royal Academy Schools, being one of only four students accepted that year. Realizing fairly early in his student days that an essential part of becoming a professional artist would be to achieve sales of his work, he began to exhibit small landscapes painted in the countryside outside London and along the river Thames. Upon graduation from the R.A. Schools, Stobart embarked on a voyage to South Africa to visit his father. It was during this voyage that John Stobart realized new horizons. If he could borrow plans for new vessels being built, he could best take advantage of all that he had carefully observed in these exotic ports. The original paintings would be suitable for boardroom displays, and the prints could be used on calendars that each shipping company sent out annually. Within two years his paintings of ships in foreign ports were decorating some fifteen shipping company boardrooms in London. Stobart immigrated to Canada in 1957. For the following ten years, he developed the interest of shipping companies along the St. Lawrence River. Always hoping to paint the era of merchant sail. It was late in 1965, that John Stobart first visited the United States with four paintings of sailing ships. The day he arrived in New York the Wunderlich family who had founded, and then owned, Kennedy Galleries, offered him a one-man show. Over the subsequent fifteen years, the Wunderlichs gave him seven one man shows, all virtual sell-outs Seeing his large new originals disappear into private collections throughout the United States, Stobart initiated the idea of publishing limited edition prints of his more important works. Stobart established Maritime Heritage Prints, Inc. in 1976 feeling that the highest quality of production could only be assured if he himself remained in control. While continuing his popular series of paintings of the historic ports of America, Stobart has, since 1987, returned to the practice of painting contemporary outdoor subjects whenever possible. S1.

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Location: Chicago, Illinois

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