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Yachting Prints

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Currier & Ives yachting prints

"Cutter Genesta, R.Y.S." Drawn by Charles Parsons. New York: Currier & Ives, 1885. Large folio. 15 1/8 x 20 7/8. Chromolithograph. Light spot below title in bottom margin. C:1338; Gale:1461. $2,800

"The American Champion Sloop Yacht Mayflower." Currier & Ives, 1886. Medium folio. 9 1/2 x 13 3/4. Small spot in sky. C:5559. $1,100

"The Yacht 'Madeleine,' N.Y. Yacht Club." Currier & Ives: imprint removed. Small folio. 9 3/8 x 13. C:6803. $825

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Famous Clyde Yachts

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Prints by Henry Shields. Famous Clyde Yachts, 1880-87. Glasgow & London: Oatts & Runciman, 1888. Approx. 8 x 11. Chromolithographs. Very good condition unless noted.

The end of the nineteenth century was a period when the growing moneyed classes were becoming very interested in sporting activities, such as fishing, shooting, riding, and yachting. This was also a period when chromolithography was being used to produce prints that captured the feel, texture and nuances of watercolors. These two developments led to the production of a number of superior portfolios of chromolithographic prints after watercolor drawings of sporting events. This is a rare and impressive series of such prints based on watercolors by Henry Shields, showing yachts on the Clyde. The quality of the printmaking is excellent, and the images well convey the drama and excitement of yachting.

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Cozzens' yachting prints

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Prints by Fred. S. Cozzens. From American Yachts, Their Clubs and Races. New York: Charles Scribner & Sons, 1884. Folio. Chromolithographs by Armstrong & Co. Images are mounted on backing boards, as issued. In some cases, backing boards are new. All are in very good condition, unless noted. Reference. Anita Jacobsen. Frederic Cozzens: Marine Painter. New York, 1982.

A series of strong yacht racing prints by Frederic S. Cozzens (1856-1928), who is considered to be one of the best American nineteenth century marine illustrators. Known best for his depiction of yachting scenes, Cozzens drew all types of watercraft. He is known to have sketched marine scenes as early as 1868. Cozzens contributed many illustrations to such publications as Harper's Weekly, The Daily Graphic, and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine. Cozzens also exhibited at the New York Watercolor Society. In 1880 the New York Yacht Club commissioned a set of six watercolors which are still hanging in the club today. By 1883, Cozzens was a well established marine illustrator, and decided to turn his watercolors into prints. His first publication was American Yachts, Their Clubs and Races, which contained 27 chromolithographs. These views are considered to be Cozzens' finest work, vividly conveying the atmosphere and thrill of the yacht races they depict. The portfolio of full color chromolithographs was released in a limited edition of signed "artist's proofs" and later in a second printing as "color prints" The set included twenty-five scenes of yachting activity, a signal chart featuring the flags of sixty-six yacht clubs, and an extra plate (which must have been included at the last possible moment) of the 1885 America's Cup race between Puritan and Genesta. Cozzens' work was so well received that he produced four other series of prints: Typical American Yachts (1886); Yachts and Yachting (1887); Our Navy, Its Growth and Achievements (1892); and Old Naval Prints (1892). By the turn of the century, Cozzens turned to drawing more beach scenes, seascapes and European vessels than he did yachting scenes, but it is for the latter which he is most famous. These are excellent examples from his most famous series, American Yachts. It wonderfully conveys the realism and vividness of Cozzens' best work.


News Images of Yachts

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Newspapers like Harper's Weekly in New York and The Graphic in London flourished in the last half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. In weekly issues, such papers presented a mixture of news stories, sporting events, gossip, poetry, and most notably, wood-engraved illustrations. These pictures remain one of the best sources for lively, informative images of nineteenth-century America and Great Britain. Before photography developed as a viable medium for mass publication of images, engravings made from artists' sketches relayed news of both the everyday and the extraordinary to newspaper and magazine audiences. In the prints listed here, sporting fans of all eras can appreciate dynamic images of timeless boats.
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