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1951 Frank Vining Smith Clipper Ship Calendar #1767239

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1951 Frank Vining Smith Clipper Ship Calendar #1767239
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***REASONABLE BEST-OFFERS CONSIDERED PRE-AUCTION OR DIRECT PURCHASE - ITEMS TO BE SOLD VIA GO ANTIQUES VENUE ONLY (PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST OFF-VENUE SALE)! Item & Subject-Matter: Vintage Frank Vining Smith Clipper Ships Listed Artist "Clipper Ship Oriental" Color Print/Lithograph/Engraving & 1951 Calendar COMPLETE, all Artistically-Mounted/Matted

Artist: Frank Vining Smith (1879-1967); American - lived/active Massachusetts; known for Marine-Ship, Wildlife, Illustrator

***Ready for hanging just as it is, or remove print and frame it separately should you so desire!

***EXCERPTED RESEARCH INFO: "...During the 1940s and 1950's Smithy and his family summered at Oyster Pond in Falmouth on Cape Cod...houseboat he kept moored in Quissett Harbor there. Boats and water were always central to Frank Vining Smith's life. In addition to his painting, Smithy loved the sea and was himself an accomplished seafarer with almost 70 years of sailing to his credit. During his lifetime he owned and sailed sixteen different yachts. Although the majestic sailing ships, which formed the best known subject matter for his paintings, had all but vanished before his day, they were by no means unknown to Frank Vining Smith. He studied the records of the ocean frigates, the great clippers, and Western Ocean packets extensively, and never placed a ship in a picture that did not include the authentic details of a vessel which had actually been built and sailed. His paintings were renowned for their accuracy and ...
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<tr><td>Condition:NEAR MINT</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1951</td></tr>

<tr><td>Maker:Artist - Frank Vining Smith</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:20.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:17.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:1951 Frank Vining Smith Clipper Ship Calendar</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Glendale, Arizona</td></tr>
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