Framed picture of pencil drawing 'Rainbow'

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Art / Drawings

Object TypeDrawing

Registration NumberMMM 000426

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 Rainbow shows the yacht on the foreground of the picture plane on waves, taking most of the space, while the background is the paper itself. The drawing is signed.
InscriptionsOn verso, two notes printed. First one reads "'Rainbow' Rainbow seen sailing in 1850 from the Gloster Hotel, which faces the sea and with a commanding view of the races, Lords and Ladies stop to watch the beauty of this impressive sailing ship, the Rainbow". 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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