"End of Day One - The Great Transatlantic Race, 1866" Don Demers Giclee Canvas

Description: "End of Day One - The Great Transatlantic Race, 1866" Don Demers Masterwork Edition Giclee Canvas Trans-ocean racing is still a relatively new sport, but was simply unheard of in the 19th century. A lively dinner discussion at New York’s Union Club in October 1866 resulted in the first Trans-Atlantic challenge. The contenders: Pierre Lorillard’s "Vesta," George and Franklin Osgood’s "Fleetwing" and New York Herald founder’s son, James Gordon Bennett Jr.’s "Henrietta" — all two-masted schooners. It was a winner-take-all — $30,000 plus bragging rights. On the morning of December 16, the starting gun was sounded and the vessels weighed anchor in the New York Narrows. Next stop — Cowes, England. Demers’ evocative painting depicts the end of the first day, the vessels having logged nearly 300 miles and still in sight of each other. By day two "Fleetwing" had a twenty-mile lead on "Henrietta" and a forty-mile lead on "Vesta." The racing was serious. Remarkably, after 3,000 miles of intense sailing all three yachts finished within hours of each other. On December 26 at 3:46pm "Henrietta" was first, followed by "Fleetwing" at 1:00am and the ill fated "Vesta," whose local English pilot had taken them in the wrong direction, allowing "Fleetwing" to pass her nearly in sight of the finish. Demers’ extraordinary painting transports us hundreds of miles to sea to experience the majesty of these three great vessels underway as if we were sailing alongside them. 44" by 25" Image Size, Limited to 50, signed by the artist - $1250 All Limited Edition prints are signed and numbered (S/N) by the artist and include a Certificate of Authenticity. Limited Edition prints are restricted to a certain number. For example, if 400 prints are made from an original painting, once they’re gone, that’s it. There is no limit to the number of open edition prints of a particular painting. That’s why Limited Edition prints are more expensive — and more valuable to collectors — than "open" edition. Rare objects are more valuable. The term "giclee" denotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. The quality of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries. Authorized Greenwich Workshop Dealer All Limited Edition artwork is subject to availability at time of order. Although seller strives to remain current as to inventory, seller reserves the right to cancel a sale if item is no longer available at time of purchase. Be sure to visit my eBay Store for thousands of great items Visit Our eBay Store: Airplanes and more For shipping outside the USA, including Alaska and Hawaii, buyer will pay actual shipping costs. Please e-mail with request and location and we will respond with required cost. All payments must be made in US dollars and if paying through Paypal, currency conversion will apply.

Price: 1250 USD

Location: Flower Mound, Texas

End Time: 2025-02-02T00:02:49.000Z

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