Victor Mays (1927-2015)

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It would be no understatement to call Victor Mays' single most sought after water colorist in the field today. His uncompromising dedication to perfection allowed him to release only six to ten paintings a year from his marsh-side studio. Historical accuracy, unparalleled detail and sublime emotions are the reasons why his work has found avid supporters among connoisseurs and collectors around the globe. A graduate of Yale University, Mays pursued a dual career as a Naval intelligence officer and a magazine/childrens book illustrator/author. After retiring from the Navy at age 50, he began to pursue marine painting full time, utilizing the hundreds of sketches he had made over the years and the collection of vintage photographs and reference material he had carefully gathered. The result has been a body of work that would be at home on the walls of any museum in the world.
Yacht Bedouin
Yacht Bedouin
Watercolor, 15x22, framed 24x30, signed lower right
Bark Caroline O Small Thomaston Maine 1870
Bark Caroline O Small Thomaston Maine 1870
Watercolor, 12x21, framed 20x29, signed lower right
Schooner Gilbert Stancliff Connecticut River 1890's
Schooner Gilbert Stancliff Connecticut River 1890's
Watercolor, 10x21, framed 17x28, signed lower right