A Following Breeze, The Yankee Clipper Black Hawk
61 cms x 91.4 cms (24 ins x 36 ins)
Signed
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fine Canadian Art May 05 - May 26,2022 - Part II" held on Thu, May 26, 2022.
Lot 216
Lot 216
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $4,000
Realised: CAD $1,500
Realised: CAD $1,500
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Harrison Galleries, Vancouver
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Ottawa, July 30, 1980
Notes:
A brochure on Robert McVittie's work accompanies this lot, along with a handwritten and signed note by the artist that reads: "Not too much is known of the history of this vessel, what is known is that she was built for the California trade in 1859 by William H. Webb of New York for Messrs. Bucklin and Crane. She was a medium sized vessel of 1108 tons and was commanded by a Captain Bowers. It is recorded that she made some very fine passages round Cape Horn in her early years after which she disappears from record and her future fate is unknown. Enough to say that she was a fine example of the 'Down East' clippers of that era."
Harrison Galleries, Vancouver
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Ottawa, July 30, 1980
Notes:
A brochure on Robert McVittie's work accompanies this lot, along with a handwritten and signed note by the artist that reads: "Not too much is known of the history of this vessel, what is known is that she was built for the California trade in 1859 by William H. Webb of New York for Messrs. Bucklin and Crane. She was a medium sized vessel of 1108 tons and was commanded by a Captain Bowers. It is recorded that she made some very fine passages round Cape Horn in her early years after which she disappears from record and her future fate is unknown. Enough to say that she was a fine example of the 'Down East' clippers of that era."
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.