δ SOREN BRUNOE (DANISH, 1916-1994)

With wind abeam: H.M.A.S. 'Sydney' underway

Unsigned and partially inscribed with title '...with wind abeam' and dedication to Norman Ough to reverse

Oil on board

9¼ x 15½in. (23.5 x 39.5cm.); together with two signed watercolours by the same hand titled H.M.A.S. 'Brisbane' 1935; and Outward Bound

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Gifted by the artist to Norman Ough (1898-1965); Acquired by Rick Hogben (1926-2015);Thence by descent.

Condition Report

Sydney: Some paint chips in sky above bow, glass separated from back board, partial inscription to reverse suggests it has been cropped; Brisbane: mild time staining; Outward bound: laid down on paper, some mild time staining.

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