Robert Back

Lot 241: Robert Trenaman Back (British, b.1922)

Name: Robert Trenaman Back (British, b.1922)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: xi16umxotp

Est: $8,000 USD - $12,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USFebruary 10, 2004

Item Overview

Description

The U.S.S. Franklin, racing schooners and other shipping at the entrance to an American harbour
signed '- Back -' (lower right)
oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 36 1/2 in. (73 x 92.7 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Robert Back

Provenance

with Atlantic Gallery, Washington D.C.

Notes

PROPERTY OF A CORPORATE COLLECTION

The U.S.S. Franklin was a 74 gun ship and designed by Humphreys and Penrose of Philadelphia in 1815. She had principal dimensions of 187 ft., 50 ft. beam and 19.9 ft. draft. She was broken up at Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1853.

Auction Details

Maritime

Christie's

February 10, 2004, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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