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James Scrimgeour Mann Oil Painting ‘Flotilla Including White Star Line on the River Mersey ,Liverpool’
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James Scrimgeour Mann Oil Painting ‘Flotilla Including White Star Line on the River Mersey ,Liverpool’

1920 - 1940
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James Scrimgeour Mann RI,PRCA 1883-1946. Marine painter and poster artist born Dundee.Studied Liverpool School of Art ,associate member of RCA 1932,full member 1933,Vice President 1940 and President in 1942,a post that he held until his death in 1946.Exhibited at the R.A.,but mainly at the Walker Art Gallery,Liverpool(49),RI (55),RCA (27) and elswhere.’Flotilla ,including White Star Line,on the River Mersey,Liverpool’ signed

oil on relined canvas,image size 60x100 cms,framed size 77x119 cms.Housed in a bespoke washed and gilt wood frame.An oustanding example of the artists work depicting the Mersey at its zenith in the 1930s; truly part of Liverpool’s rich heritage!

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Physical Dimensions
Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
119cm (46.85")
Depth
3.5cm (1.38")
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Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Antique Maritime Oil Painting to the 1930s.

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James Scrimgeour Mann RI,PRCA 1883-1946. Marine painter and poster artist born Dundee.
Studied Liverpool School of Art ,associate member of RCA 1932,full member 1933,Vice President 1940 and President in 1942,a post that he held until his death in 1946.
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Exhibited at the R.A.,but mainly at the Walker Art Gallery,Liverpool(49),RI (55),RCA (27) and elswhere.’Flotilla ,including White Star Line,on the River Mersey,Liverpool’ signed

fig 1. An oil painting depicting a flotilla of ocean liners and tugboats decorated with flags navigating a river under a cloudy blue sky.
fig 1. James Scrimgeour Mann Oil Painting ‘Flotilla Including White Star Line on the River Mersey ,Liverpool’

oil on relined canvas,image size 60x100 cms,framed size 77x119 cms.Housed in a bespoke washed and gilt wood frame.An oustanding example of the artists work depicting the Mersey at its zenith in the 1930s; truly part of Liverpool’s rich heritage!

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Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
119cm (46.85")
Depth
3.5cm (1.38")
Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this Antique Maritime Oil Painting to the 1930s.

Reference Numbers
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SA731616
Graham Reed Fine Art
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Previously I worked in london as a chartered surveyor and have been dealing in paintings for nearly thirty years.

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Archive I An oil painting depicting a flotilla of ocean liners and tugboats decorated with flags navigating a river under a cloudy blue sky.

James Scrimgeour Mann Oil Painting ‘Flotilla Including White Star Line on the River Mersey ,Liverpool’

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An oil painting depicting a flotilla of ocean liners and tugboats decorated with flags navigating a river under a cloudy blue sky.
JAMES SCRIMGEOUR MANN OIL PAINTING ‘FLOTILLA INCLUDING WHITE STAR LINE ON THE RIVER MERSEY ,LIVERPOOL’
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An oil painting depicting a flotilla of ocean liners and tugboats decorated with flags navigating a river under a cloudy blue sky.
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