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Old 10-02-2014, 09:01   #31
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Art Forms of Nature
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SaltyMonkey sailing in the dark. (1961) - Ad Reinhardt
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Gokstadskipet, Oslo, Norway
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Yes, Marine Art!




Canaletto-
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His lighting is incredible. More Canaletto-
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bradford_(painter)
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Odysseus and the Sirens, Henry James Draper
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The modern Canaletto-Geoff Hunt.
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More G. Hunt. He is incredible! President of the Royal Society of Marine Art.
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I always liked the Waterhouse version.

Then of course there is the original. Note the furling lines lead aft to the helmsman. Interesting.
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