Description: This auction is for an exceptional original gouache painting depicting 5 sailors hauling away on the ropes of a masted ship at sea by the well listed and referenced maritime illustrator Mr. Charles Rosner (1894 - 1975). The work is handsomely displayed in a high quality frame, double matted and under glass. It is in excellent condition, circa 1940 - 1960 and signed in the artist's distinctive manner "Charles Rosner" in the lower right hand corner. The overall dimensions are 27.5" x 20.75" with image size of 12.5" x 9.5". This is a very fine example of a talented artist's work. Please see a brief biography on Mr. Rosner below. Thank you for looking! Biography Charles Rosner, American (1894-1975) Marine painter and illustrator in watercolor and oils, Charles Rosner was born into a doctor’s family in Langendorf, Germany in 1894. Rosner’s childhood included family trips to Kolberg, a thousand-year-old port on the Baltic Sea and a fashionable resort. During these holidays he developed a fascination for the sea and sea-going vessels. The young Rosner spent from 1910 to 1913 as a sailor, serving aboard clipper ships that plied trade routes around the world, and making five hazardous passages around Cape Horn before leaving the sailor’s life in Iquique, Peru at the onset of the First World War. Rosner spent the duration of the war working in the copper mines in Peru. He later spent several years traveling and living in Argentina, Chile, and Europe. Rosner eventually emigrated to Canada and then to America, where he married and settled in New York State. He took up painting ships and other marine subjects full-time and many of his paintings were reproduced as chromolithographs. Examples of Mr. Rosner’s work can be seen at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut and the Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, Virginia. Charles passed away in New York in 1975.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Toledo, Ohio
End Time: 2024-11-06T15:45:02.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Charles Rosner
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Charles Rosner
Size: Medium
Item Length: 23.75 inches
Region of Origin: New York, USA
Framing: Matted & Framed
Personalize: No
Year of Production: 1940 - 1950
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 20.75 inches
Style: Illustration Art, Realism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Unit Quantity: 1
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 1 inch
Culture: North American
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
Signed: Yes
Title: Working the sails
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Paper
Subject: Navy, Seafaring, Ships, Maritime, Sea, Ocean, Sailors, Nautical
Type: Painting
Theme: Nautical, Maritime, Sailors
Production Technique: Gouache Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
