Montague Dawson
Click on Image to Enlarge| (1895-1973) Growing up on the edge of the sea in Southampton, Hampshire, Montague Dawson spent his youth learning about shipping, sailing and fishing. His father was a yacht handler and an engineer whose inventions tended to be fanciful rather than innovative. In spite of the fact that Dawson’s father had inherited a comfortable fortune, he managed to spend the bulk of that legacy on his inventions. As a result, the Dawson children’s education was provided primarily by affordable tutors. However, the family’s move from Chiswick to Southampton where there was more affordable housing proved to be a gift for the fledgling artist. His natural talent for drawing, and the lure of the open sea, evolved into a powerful attraction for an artist with very little formal training. |
The Argonaut
Oil, 34x37, signed lower left
Cable ship Ocean Layer
approaching CS Monarchs buoys end in mid Pacific July 27 1957 for the California to Hawaii Submarine telephone cable
Oil, 24x36, signed lower leftapproaching CS Monarchs buoys end in mid Pacific July 27 1957 for the California to Hawaii Submarine telephone cable
This painting has been sold
Cape Horner Clipper Ship Cutty Sark
Oil, 40x50, signed lower leftThis painting has been sold
U.S.S. Constellation
Oil, 30x36, signed lower leftThis painting has been sold