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Oil Portrait Of The Red Cross Ship Gloucester Castle
Estimate:
CA$2,000 - CA$2,500
Sold
CA$650
Live Auction
Canadiana & Folk Art: Featuring the Jim Fleming, Marty Osler and Susan Murray Collections
Size
34.75(H) x 40.75(W) x 1.25(D). Sight: 28.75(H) x 34.75(W)
Category
Description
Toronto, Ontario. Dated 1919. Oil on board. A dramatic naive depiction of the British WWI hospital ship Gloucester Castle. This ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat off the Isle of Wight in March, 1917. The image shows a partially submerged ship with lifeboats in action. It is retained in a recent figured maple frame with liner. Signed lower right, "G. McEwen Deuchars, Toronto". Surface has been cleaned but with remnants of old varnish and a few abrasions. 34.75 x 40.75". Sight: 28.75 x 34.75".
