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WARREN W SHEPPARD (American, 1858-1937) “THE VIGILANT”.

Oil on canvas portrait of the center board sloop, Vigilant, owned by a syndicate led by Charles Iselin, which included Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Astor Carey, and Edwin Dennison Morgan, amongst others. She was launched on June 14th 1893 and is best known for winning the 1893 America’s Cup against British challenger Valkyrie II. The single masted sloop sails left to right along the horizon line with a two-masted ship in the distance and a hardly visible point of land to its stern. Housed in a Friedrichs Company gold tone wood frame. Signed lower left “Warren Sheppard”. SIZE: 20″ x 30-1/4″. Overall 24-1/2″ x 34-1/2″. CONDITION: Very good. 51350-7 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2166


Auction: Fine Art, Asian & Antiques - Winter 2017
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