YACHTS ON CANVAS: Artists' Images of Yachts from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day

Taylor, James

ISBN 10: 0851777198 / ISBN 13: 9780851777191

Published by Conway Maritime Press Ltd, London, UK, 1998

About this Item

160 large pages. Lovely colour illustrations. Dark blue background dustjacket with light wear to edges and corners. Clean blue hardback binding with lightly bowed boards. Pages very clean and in nice condition.

Seller Inventory # 722067

Bibliographic Details

• Title: YACHTS ON CANVAS: Artists' Images of Yachts from the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day
• Publisher: Conway Maritime Press Ltd, London, UK
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851777198
• ISBN 13: 9780851777191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good ++/Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dustcover Good +/VG

About this title

Synopsis

Illustrated with a collection of oils and watercolours depicting yacht racing, royal yachts, regattas and state occasions, plus a section on yachting nostalagia, this book provides a history of yachting life from the 17th century onwards. The images cover an international range of subjects by famous and lesser-known artists.

About the Author

James Taylor FRSA read Art History at St Andrews and Museum Studies at Manchester University. After a time at Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, he was appointed Assistant Curator of Pictures at the National Maritime Museum in 1988. He contributes regularly to a variety of journals such as Antique Collector and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has published Marine Painting (Studio Editions, 1995) and has curated major exhibitions on yachting art.