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Arthur BriscoeArthur Briscoe was born in Birkenhead and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and later in Paris. He was a friend of the artist, James McBey, sailing together in Briscoe's, forty-ton yacht, the "Golden Vanity." Briscoe produced 189 etchings dealing with the sea and the sailing ship. Starting with his publisher, Harold Dickens of London, in 1925, his works were eagerly sought after and purchased by collectors throughout the 1930's. At an exhibition of Marine Art in Brussels, Belgium, an entire room was devoted to his work. His portrayal of the sea and the men who sailed it, show great dramatic quality and technical accuracy, as well as, an artistic and pleasing result. He was truly a master and scholar of the sea and its square rigged ships.
Hurst, Alex, Arthur Briscoe-Marine Artist, His Life and Work, 1974.
British Printmakers, 1855-1955, Garton & Co. 1992.
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Arthur Briscoe
British (1873-1943)
Abandoned
8-7/8 x 15-7/8 in.
Etching, 1930, edition 40/75. Hurst 277. Signed, dated, and titled in the plate; signed and numbered in ink. Printed on laid paper with a watermark of an emblematic shield surmounted by a crown. Full margins. In good condition other than two hinge remnants in corners of top margin.
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Arthur Briscoe
British (1873-1943)
Securing the Boats (Lat. 45 S)
14 x 9 in.
Etching, 1928, edition 56/75. Hurst 233. Signed, dated, and titled in the plate; signed and numbered in ink. Printed on laid paper with adequate margins.
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Arthur Briscoe
British (1873-1993)
The Gale
9-7/8 x 13-7/8 in.
Etching, 1926, edition 22/75, final state (III/III). Hurst 172. Signed, dated, and titled in the plate, lower right; signed and numbered in ink. In good condition printed on laid paper with ample margins. The image shows the square rigged ship, 'Lwow' in heavy weather, withstanding a fierce gale.
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