Painting Of WWI Unidentified Torpedo Boats
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Topic: Painting Of WWI Unidentified Torpedo Boats
Posted By: Gary6644
Subject: Painting Of WWI Unidentified Torpedo Boats
Date Posted: 18 November 2013 at 10:00pm
I found this old oil-on-canvas painting in a loft of a house clearance,, it's signed but the signature is hard to read? I did some research on the canvas maker and the canvas makers mark on the back dates this to before 1917 as the postcode for the makers address changed to "W1" instead of "W" in 1917 so this must be a WWI era painting of the period,, but I don't reconise the small fast boats with the torpedo's on the side? they don't look like ones I have seen of WWI, the ships look like the old Dreadnoughts to me as I can see the front guns!! it's a real cool painting done in the impressionist style with great use of colour.. 
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Posted By: Christian
Date Posted: 19 November 2013 at 3:20pm
| Subject is definitely WWII. |
Posted By: johnk
Date Posted: 20 November 2013 at 1:07am
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Hi there, Indeed, by no means an expert as Christian, but clearly a turret on the back which I don't think any WW1 vessel had....but how come the marking etc you mention...perhaps an old old canvas re-cyled during WW2, things fo course in short supply, could the painting in fact have been over-painted on another.....interesting none the less. Johnk
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Posted By: arfabuck
Date Posted: 20 November 2013 at 8:10pm
Must agree with you Christian. Post WW11. Stylised cabin cruisers with cabin windows on the speedicraft. Anti aircraft guns also! The capital ships have built up superstructure and no tripod masts etc. Not a Marine artist. Arthur
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