Date: ca1950
Size: 20" x 31" (51 x 79cms)
Condition A+, newly linenbacked.
Artist: John Stobart (born 1929) is a British maritime artist known for his paintings of American harbour scenes during the Golden Age of Sail. Stobart travelled to Africa by sea in order to visit his father who had emigrated to Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. The sketches he made of the twelve ports he visited on the journey inspired him to pursue maritime art as a speciality. He successfully approached shipping companies with the idea of painting new vessels from plans during their construction.
Description: In 1932 Elder Dempster Shipping Ltd, together with the African Steamship Company, and the British & African Steam Navigation Company, came under the Elder Dempster Lines name. The company operated from British ports, mainly Liverpool, where it was based, to West African destinations. It ran numerous cargo ships and a small number of passenger liners. This poster is in very good condition with some minor age staining and browning.
Size: 20" x 31" (51 x 79cms)
Condition A+, newly linenbacked.
Artist: John Stobart (born 1929) is a British maritime artist known for his paintings of American harbour scenes during the Golden Age of Sail. Stobart travelled to Africa by sea in order to visit his father who had emigrated to Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. The sketches he made of the twelve ports he visited on the journey inspired him to pursue maritime art as a speciality. He successfully approached shipping companies with the idea of painting new vessels from plans during their construction.
Description: In 1932 Elder Dempster Shipping Ltd, together with the African Steamship Company, and the British & African Steam Navigation Company, came under the Elder Dempster Lines name. The company operated from British ports, mainly Liverpool, where it was based, to West African destinations. It ran numerous cargo ships and a small number of passenger liners. This poster is in very good condition with some minor age staining and browning.