BRITISH SEASCAPE SHIP OIL PAINTING BY STUART BECK
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Stuart Beck, British, 1903 to 2000, oil painting on canvas depicting a seascape with an armed merchant vessel. Signed lower left. Circa: 1960s to 1970s. Framed. Stuart Beck was a British painter and writer, born in Barnes, southwest London, who began sea painting as a full time career in 1968. Studied at Rochester School of Art, 1919 to 21. Was then 15 years a graphic designer with a London colour printing firm; several years head of studio in a publishing company; in World War II did technical illustration for the Admiralty; and after demobilisation in 1946 did a variety of work from technical cut aways to posters and book jackets as a freelance. Was elected to RSMA in 1980. Also showed with RI, RBA, SGA and elsewhere. Had solo shows at Solent Gallery, Lymington, Hampshire, where he lived; and Skipwith Gallery, Winchester. RSMA holds work in its Diploma Collection as do Royal National Lifeboat Museum, Poole, and National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. One of a kind artwork.
Dimensions: 14 x 28 in. All measurements are approximate.
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