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Lot description
FRANCIS DANBY (BRITISH 1793-1861)A SAILING SHIP IN A STORMY SEAOil on cardSigned (to mount, lower centre) 16 x 18cm (6¼ x 7 in.)Provenance: Anthony Reed, LondonDavis & Langdale Co. Inc., New York David Cross Gallery, BristolSale, Sotheby's, London, Old Master and British Works on Paper, 6 July 2022, lot 213, from the Collection 'A Way of Life: The Collection of Barbara & Ernest Kafka' Exhibited: London, The Tate Gallery, Francis Danby, 15 Feb - 9 April 1989, n. 60Dating from circa 1855 this rapidly executed oil study was painted at a time when the artist was living on the Devon coast at Exmouth. Danby had a great love of sailing and was an amateur boat builder. He was also aware of the sea's power and survived a shipwreck off Axmouth in the last year of his life. The low viewpoint and subtle treatment of the dark tones heighten the sense of drama in this sketch.