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MARY E. YORKE

England/Canada, c. 1854-1893

Cambria and Gracie off Southwest Spit Buoy, New York Harbor.

Signed and dated lower left "M.E. Yorke 18[?]".
Oil on canvas, 16" x 24". Framed 24" x 32".
Condition: Under white light the surface of the painting appears slightly dirty and might need a light cleaning. The painting is relined and under UV examination there are two minor spots of retouching to the left sky, just in front of the jib; and to the center left between the two yachts

  • Provenance:
    The Estate of Robert Tiedemann, Newport, Rhode Island.
    Eldred's, The Marine Sale, October 2016, purchased by Richard Kelton.
    The Kelton Collection of Marine Art & Artifacts.

    Cambria was the first challenger for the America's Cup. She was built in 1868 for James Lloyd Ashbury, and in 1870, en route to the Cup match, she engaged in a transatlantic race with James Gordon Bennett's Dauntless. In the 1870 America's Cup, Cambria placed eighth out of 14 contestants. She raced with the New York Yacht Club fleet for the rest of the season before returning to England in late 1870.

    This painting depicts
    Cambria in a race off buoy #10, at Southwest Spit on the old N.Y.Y.C. race course near Sandy Hook Lightship. A tugboat is seen on the left horizon, and an unidentified private steam yacht on the right. The schooner is racing a black-hulled sloop, the most likely candidate is the yacht Gracie.

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