John Stobart

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A marine painter of harbor scenes and ship portraits, John Stobart has devoted his career to showing the majestic beauty of sailing ships from a previous era. He also does some plein-air painting. He was born in 1929 in Leicester, England and studied at the Derby College of Art and at the Royal Academy School in London in the 1950s and then traveled by passenger-cargo vessel to his father's home in South Africa. This voyage sparked his interest in maritime subjects, something he pursued for more than fifty years. In 1959, he moved to Canada where he earned a living by creating oil paintings of ships for shipping firms along the St. Lawrence River. Then in the mid-1960's he shifted the focus of his career to historical paintings of sailing scenes. In 1965 Kennedy Galleries held his first solo exhibition, which brought him to the attention of New England collectors.
The Barn Amish County
The Barn Amish County
Oil, 8x12 framed, 18x14, signed lower right
Georgetown Waterfront, Potomac Wharf
Georgetown Waterfront, Potomac Wharf
Pencil on paper, 11x15, framed 20x24, signed lower right
Pittsburgh The Dean Adams Arriving at the Point in 1880
Pittsburgh The Dean Adams Arriving at the Point in 1880
Oil, 24x40, framed 29x45, signed dated 1987 lower right
This painting has been sold
Vineyard Haven Martha’s Vineyard Island Black Dog Tavern
Vineyard Haven Martha’s Vineyard Island Black Dog Tavern
Oil, 26x34, signed lower left
This painting has been sold