"A Class Start Auckland Anniversary Regatta 29th January 1907"Anthony D.Blake oils on canvas 56cm x 84cm dated 1993 $Price on Application
This painting depicts the start of the 'A' class fleet for the Auckland Anniversary Regatta. The flagship, decked out in flags and packed with sightseers, is the Huddart Parker steamship Victoria. The yachts , from left to right , areMoana, Thelma Rainbow (in the foreground), Ariki and Aorere. Thelma won the race.
Also in the foreground is a small launch powered with the 'new' petrol engine. In the background, on the right, is the paddle wheeled ferry Victoria.
AD Blake's historical marine oil paintings range from gaff-rigged classic yachts, square-sailed sailing ships to historical America's Cup races and contemporary sailing scenes. His historical maritime art is painted in a traditional style showing the beautiful details of the yachts and their rigging. The paintings are often historic yachting harbour scenes, including Newport, Nantucket, New York, Martha's Vineyard, Marblehead, Boston, Cowes, Isle of Wight, Auckland and Venice; or blue-water ocean races. Most of the historical America's Cup races have been captured including the first race around the Isle of Wight won by the yacht "America.
His family has deep roots in maritime history with sailing ship captains in both his and his wife's families. He was fascinated by the stories of his wife's grandfather of his voyages around the world as captain of a sailing ship. His brother, the late Sir Peter Blake, was one of the world's revered sailors. Tony presently races a 57ft gaff- rigged cutter, designed and built in New Zealand in 1894 and restored to perfection in 1994. He is chairman of the New Zealand Classic Yacht Association and is passionate about preserving these beautiful historic boats.His paintings reside in collections worldwide including the New York Yacht Club, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and the Herreshoff Marine Museum.
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Welcome to Grosvenor Fine Art Ltd. We hope your visit to our site will be enjoyable. The Grosvenor Gallery is in the Queens Arcade in Downtown Auckland New Zealand. Grosvenor Gallery offer a very good selection of original art by New Zealand Artists. A framing service is also available within the gallery and an excellent range of frame mouldings are available from local manufacturers as well as a Very High quality range imported from England, choices to suit all tastes. We ship paintings all over the world by air using custom made MDF crates lined with protective materials to protect the art work.All shipments are fully insured. The Gallery is open 6 days a week Mon- Fri 10am until 5pm and Saturday from 10am until 3pm . Gallery Telephone
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