: - On July 29 Christie's New York conducted its sale of maritime
art, offering 196 lots, of which 134 sold totaling $1,091,095
including the buyer's premium.
The top lot was a painting by British artist Montague Dawson
(1895- 1973) entitled "The Crossing: Mayflower II bound
for Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1957." It was purchased by the
European trade for $83,650 ($60/80,000).
An American private buyer purchased the second highest lot, which
also happened to be a painting by Montague Dawson. Estimated at
$40/60,000, "Yachting scene - A fine morning, A spanking inshore
breeze - The Solent" brought $71,700.
A dramatic painting entitled "On Deck, Barque Medway" by
American artist Jack Gray (1927-1981) brought $59,750 from an
American collector. It had been estimated at $35/55,000.
All prices cited include the buyer's premium.
