Lot 279: 'Fred Elliott' (Australian, 1864-1949) c.1943 Watercolour of 'H.M.A.S. Junee'

This was one of a few paintings retained by Elliot and once hung in the hallway of his Ormond Street Paddington terrace. The terrace and contents were sold by the family around 2010.

Frame measures 72x55cms

Painting

Australian

Fully restored and housed in the original frame

1394

Fine Art

Frederick James Elliott was a prolific watercolourist who specialised in marine subjects notably seascapes and ships. His official biography notes that he was active in Sydney from the 1890s to the 1920s but this painting of the H.M.A.S Junee, a WWII Bathurst-class Corvette launched in November 1943, indicates that he continued his painting much closer to his death in Paddington (Sydney) in 1949.