Framed picture of pencil drawing 'Endavour II'

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Art / Drawings

Object TypeDrawing

Registration NumberMMM 000424

DescriptionOne of a set of four pencil drawings by Nikki Arnett of Sailing yachts. Nikki Arnett was born in United Kingdom in 1964 and he comes from the family line of J.M.W Turner.
The drawing depicting Endeavour II shows the yacht on the foreground of the picture plane, taking most of the space, while the background is the paper itself. The drawing is signed.
InscriptionsOn verso, two notes printed. First one reads "Endeavour II The Endeavour II was built in 1935 to race in one of the most famous of races held in these times, the 'J' Class. She is 130 feet long with her masts as tall as Nelsons Column she weighs in at 200 tons., and yet looks so elegant for the size she is". Second one reads "Nikki Arnett was born in the United Kingdom in 1964. Nikki comes from the family line of J.M.W>Turner. Painting in water colours and pencil. Hand painted."Annotations and MarksOn verso, on second note in black ink, letter "N".Technique

Pencil on paper. Commercial wooden and gilded decorative frame

Dimensions26.8 x 21.8cm (framed); 24.2 x 19cm (unframed)

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