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JOHN MECRAY
Rhode Island/Pennsylvania, 1938-2017
Custom portfolio of 29 artist's proofs and remarqued color lithographs.
Folio 42.5" x 30". Includes:
1) "The Continental Sloop Providence. Captain Paul Jones - June 13, 1776". Artist's proof 6/15. Remarque lower left of Providence firing a shot. Sheet size 28" x 35.5".
2) "Reliance 1903". Artist's proof 3/25. No remarque. Sheet size 11" x 13".
3) "Coronet". Artist's proof 3/25. No remarque. Sheet size 12.5" x 16".
4) "1930 Mount Hope & Enterprise". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the two ships. Sheet size 19" x 31".
5) "The Concordia Yawls - Celebrating their fiftieth anniversary, 1938-1988". Artist's proof 4/50. Remarque lower right of the ship from behind. Sheet size 21" x 30".
6) "A Narragansett Passing CA. 1935". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the ship front the front. Sheet size 24.5" x 33.5".
7) "New York Harbour May 14, 1851". Artist's proof 24.5" x 39". Remarqued lower left of two of the ships. Sheet size 24.5" x 39".
8) "Atlantic. Holder of the Trans Atlantic Record Since 1905 - 12 Days - 4 Hours - 1 Minute". Artist's proof 4/50. Remarque lower left of a side view of the Atlantic. Sheet size 25" x 34".
9) "Westward & Britannia, Fetching the Mark". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the two ships. Sheet size 24" x 23.5".
10) "Reaching Off Soundings - The Schooner Yacht Coronet". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the Coronet from the side with another ship in the distance. Sheet size 24" x 38".
11) "An Atlantic Passing Circa 1903". Artist's proof 3/60. Remarque lower left of two ships. Sheet size 25" x 32".
12)"1492 - 'I have the keys of those great barriers of Ocean that were closed with such Mighty Chains' Christopher Columbus. On the occasion of the Five Hundredth Anniversary of the Epic Voyage - 1992." Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower right of three ships and a sea serpent. Sheet size 22.5" x 39".
13) "Brilliant. Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of her Launching April 23, 1932". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower right of the ship from the other side. Sheet size 22.75" x 38".
14) "1932 Close Hauled for the Finish". Artist's proof 6/50. Remarque lower left of the ship from the size. Sheet size 24.5" x 37.5".
15) "1926 The Schooner Yacht Westward, 323 Tons". Artist's proof 3/7. Remarque lower left of the ship from another angle. Sheet size 18" x 26".
16) "The Race of a Century". Artist's proof 8/50. Remarque lower left of the ships. Sheet size 25.25" x 38.25".
17) "Shamrock V. Sir Thomas Linton's Challenger for the America's Cup 1930". Artist's proof 15/50. Remarque lower left of multiple ships. Sheet size 20.5" x 39".
18) "The 1891 Herreshoff Sloop Gloriana". Artist's proof 8/50. Remarque lower left of the Gloriana and another ship. Sheet size 22" x 24".
19) "Under Full Sail Schooner Yacht Westward". Artist's proof 4/50. Remarque lower left of Westward and another ship. Sheet size 23.5" x 39.5".
20) "A Chesapeake Passing - the Shipjack Flora A. Price of the steamer Tangier, ca. 1915". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of another angle of the Tangier. Sheet size 22" x 28.5".
21) "Coronet. America's Last Surviving 19th Century Grand Yacht". Artist's proof 3/25. Remarque lower left of the Coronet from another angle. Sheet size 22" x 28.5".
22) "The First Defense of the America's Cup, August 8th 1870". Artist's proof 12/50. Remarque lower left of one of the ships. Sheet size 22" x 33.25".
23) "Reliance. The 1903 Herreshoff America's Cup Defender". Artist's proof 8/50. Remarque lower left of a scene aboard the ship. Sheet size 25.5" x 29".
24) "Reliance leading Shamrock III in the race for the America's Cup 1903". Artist's proof 4/50. Remarque lower left of one of the ships. Sheet size 24.25" x 39.5".
25) "Gloucester Schooner L.A. Dunton Off Soundings". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the L.A. Dunton from another angle. Sheet size 23" x 40".
26) "Courageous vs Australia. The 23rd Defense of the America's Cup - September 1977". Artist's proof 6/10. Remarque lower right of the ships. Sheet size 22.5" x 26.75".
27) "The Schooner Yacht America. The Crossing, June 21 - July 11, 1851". Artist's proof 6/50. Remarque lower left of America from a different angle.
28) Rainbow. Defender of the America's Cup in 1934. Artist's proof 6/50. Remarque lower left of the Rainbow and another ship. Sheet size 16.5" x 38".
29) "The Schooner Yacht Atlantic. Setting the Trans-Atlantic record. May 17-29, 1905". Artist's proof 6/50. Remarque lower left of the Atlantic from a different angle. Sheet size 23" x 40".
Provenance:
An Important Private Collection, Newport, Rhode Island.
1) "The Continental Sloop Providence. Captain Paul Jones - June 13, 1776". Artist's proof 6/15. Remarque lower left of Providence firing a shot. Sheet size 28" x 35.5".
2) "Reliance 1903". Artist's proof 3/25. No remarque. Sheet size 11" x 13".
3) "Coronet". Artist's proof 3/25. No remarque. Sheet size 12.5" x 16".
4) "1930 Mount Hope & Enterprise". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the two ships. Sheet size 19" x 31".
5) "The Concordia Yawls - Celebrating their fiftieth anniversary, 1938-1988". Artist's proof 4/50. Remarque lower right of the ship from behind. Sheet size 21" x 30".
6) "A Narragansett Passing CA. 1935". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the ship front the front. Sheet size 24.5" x 33.5".
7) "New York Harbour May 14, 1851". Artist's proof 24.5" x 39". Remarqued lower left of two of the ships. Sheet size 24.5" x 39".
8) "Atlantic. Holder of the Trans Atlantic Record Since 1905 - 12 Days - 4 Hours - 1 Minute". Artist's proof 4/50. Remarque lower left of a side view of the Atlantic. Sheet size 25" x 34".
9) "Westward & Britannia, Fetching the Mark". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the two ships. Sheet size 24" x 23.5".
10) "Reaching Off Soundings - The Schooner Yacht Coronet". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the Coronet from the side with another ship in the distance. Sheet size 24" x 38".
11) "An Atlantic Passing Circa 1903". Artist's proof 3/60. Remarque lower left of two ships. Sheet size 25" x 32".
12)"1492 - 'I have the keys of those great barriers of Ocean that were closed with such Mighty Chains' Christopher Columbus. On the occasion of the Five Hundredth Anniversary of the Epic Voyage - 1992." Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower right of three ships and a sea serpent. Sheet size 22.5" x 39".
13) "Brilliant. Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of her Launching April 23, 1932". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower right of the ship from the other side. Sheet size 22.75" x 38".
14) "1932 Close Hauled for the Finish". Artist's proof 6/50. Remarque lower left of the ship from the size. Sheet size 24.5" x 37.5".
15) "1926 The Schooner Yacht Westward, 323 Tons". Artist's proof 3/7. Remarque lower left of the ship from another angle. Sheet size 18" x 26".
16) "The Race of a Century". Artist's proof 8/50. Remarque lower left of the ships. Sheet size 25.25" x 38.25".
17) "Shamrock V. Sir Thomas Linton's Challenger for the America's Cup 1930". Artist's proof 15/50. Remarque lower left of multiple ships. Sheet size 20.5" x 39".
18) "The 1891 Herreshoff Sloop Gloriana". Artist's proof 8/50. Remarque lower left of the Gloriana and another ship. Sheet size 22" x 24".
19) "Under Full Sail Schooner Yacht Westward". Artist's proof 4/50. Remarque lower left of Westward and another ship. Sheet size 23.5" x 39.5".
20) "A Chesapeake Passing - the Shipjack Flora A. Price of the steamer Tangier, ca. 1915". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of another angle of the Tangier. Sheet size 22" x 28.5".
21) "Coronet. America's Last Surviving 19th Century Grand Yacht". Artist's proof 3/25. Remarque lower left of the Coronet from another angle. Sheet size 22" x 28.5".
22) "The First Defense of the America's Cup, August 8th 1870". Artist's proof 12/50. Remarque lower left of one of the ships. Sheet size 22" x 33.25".
23) "Reliance. The 1903 Herreshoff America's Cup Defender". Artist's proof 8/50. Remarque lower left of a scene aboard the ship. Sheet size 25.5" x 29".
24) "Reliance leading Shamrock III in the race for the America's Cup 1903". Artist's proof 4/50. Remarque lower left of one of the ships. Sheet size 24.25" x 39.5".
25) "Gloucester Schooner L.A. Dunton Off Soundings". Artist's proof 3/50. Remarque lower left of the L.A. Dunton from another angle. Sheet size 23" x 40".
26) "Courageous vs Australia. The 23rd Defense of the America's Cup - September 1977". Artist's proof 6/10. Remarque lower right of the ships. Sheet size 22.5" x 26.75".
27) "The Schooner Yacht America. The Crossing, June 21 - July 11, 1851". Artist's proof 6/50. Remarque lower left of America from a different angle.
28) Rainbow. Defender of the America's Cup in 1934. Artist's proof 6/50. Remarque lower left of the Rainbow and another ship. Sheet size 16.5" x 38".
29) "The Schooner Yacht Atlantic. Setting the Trans-Atlantic record. May 17-29, 1905". Artist's proof 6/50. Remarque lower left of the Atlantic from a different angle. Sheet size 23" x 40".
Provenance:
An Important Private Collection, Newport, Rhode Island.
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