Yacht racing Off Sandy Hook NYYC Ragatta June 14, 1877 by JE Buttersworth
InformationOil on canvas titled "Yacht Racing off Sandy Hook" is signed in light blue lower left. The large format painting has fantastic detail and the composition depicts three yachts completing a race around the Sandy Hook Light Ship, a subject he painted many variations of. The schooner at the center "Magic" the winner of the first America's Cup in 1870, is heeling towards the viewer displaying the individual planks on the deck as well as all of the deck structures including the grating at the bow. The figures on all three boats are well defined and are actively working at sailing the vessels. In the schooner you can see the afterguard with the crew in the cockpit and the captain standing near the starboard rail pointing and shouting orders to the crew. The sails on all of the boats are accurately rendered with highly detailed sail seams and reef points.
Dimensions of Painting: Height 20 1/8, Width 36 inches
Dimensions of Frame: Length 47 3/8, Height 31 1/4 inches. The width of the frame is 6 inches and the liner has a 1 5/8 inch reveal.
circa 1878
