Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Old Masters including Portrait Miniatures from the Pohl-Ströher Collection
Property from a Private Collection
CHARLES BROOKING | Frigates shortening sails offshore
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Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Property from a Private Collection
CHARLES BROOKING
London 1723 - 1759
FRIGATES SHORTENING SAILS OFFSHORE
oil on canvas
unframed: 72.5 x 133 cm.; 28½ x 52½ in.
framed: 82 x 143 cm.; 32 1/4 x 56 1/4 in.
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B. Common Elliot;
By descent to his granddaughter.
The composition shows five frigates whose crew struggle to trim their sails against the strength of the storm. Brooking treats the ships and the elements as subjects through which to express the drama and power of the sea as the ships attempt to right themselves in the storm. The presence of an officer bravely transferring ships in the near foreground, about to be engulfed by the threatening waves, heightens the sense of drama and pathos.
Proudly displayed in the boardroom of the shipping company Common Brothers of Newcastle, this particular scene would have been a clear reminder to those present of the precarious nature and frequent perils of shipping at sea.