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British Marine Oil Painting Cargo Ship City Of Liverpool Signed Les Cowle

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Embrace the challenge of the open seas with this beautiful, hand-painted oil painting of the British cargo ship, City of Liverpool. Signed by renowned marine artist Les Cowle, this artwork is the perfect eye-catching addition to any room. Set sail for adventure!
Subject side profile view facing right of the Ocean cargo ship City of Liverpool steaming along I'm the Jersey estuary. Smoke is coming out of the ship's black & light brown funnel with Union Jack & other ensign flags shown on the aft. Also at the bow you can see the name of the ship. Superb attention to detail showing rigging lines. Sailing along on choppy blue waters above with blue sky & large gray clouds around the horizon.
Title of the oil painting is “City of Liverpool” by the artist Les Cole.
A nice size, with the frame being 48.5 cm wide and 38.5 cm high.
Medium oil on canvas.
Signed by the known British artist Les Cowle.
Provenance label verso.
A fine example of his work.
Cowle was born in Glasgow, he joined the Merchant Navy in the 1950s as marine engineer. Sailed Blue Funnel, Brocklebanks, Alderman Papayannis, Canadian Pacific. 2nd & chief engineer steamships and motor ships: USA, India, Middle East, Burma, Ceylon. He grew up in Birkenau, Merseyside. Served apprenticeship with Alfred Holt as marine engineer. On completion joined sea staff as 5th on Grades 1952. He painted calendars, greetings cards, Xmas cards for the Blue Funnel Association.
Ref sources Redbubble/people/LesCowleArt. The artist has had one of his others works sell at Christie's in 2002.
Set in a later contemporary frame.
Circa late 20th century.
Ship biography. Name: City of Liverpool was a general cargo ship its build year was in 1970, its builder was Robb Caledon Dundee, Yard no. 544. LR/IMO no. 7014282. Its gross tonnage was 10013 tons and summer DWT 13488 tons, its IMO was 701428, its length 152 meters, breadth 22 meters, , main engine: seven-cylinder, two-stroke, opposed-piston, Sunderland-built Oxford 76J7C of 17,500 bhp at 115 rpm, for a service speed of 18.25 knots.
Owned by HLL Shipping Ltd and operated by Alderman City Liners.
1981-sold to Diana Shipping Agencies SA, Athens, renamed MARIANNE (Greek flag).
1986-to breakers at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, arrived 16/9.
Sister vessels were: CITY OF HULL - from the same yard - and CITY OF LONDON from Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, Cotton. The latter had a different main engine to the Dundee-built pair: a six-cylinder, two-stroke, Barclay Curve-Sulzer 6RND90 of 17,400 bhp at 122 rpm. It was later renamed Marianne its current status decommissioned or lost.
Such a delightful scene to the eye.
Highly sought after due to the collectible nature of the marine subject.
With hanging thread on the back, ready for immediate home wall display.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition.
Front painting surface in good overall order. Having some minor stains, foxing & craquelure to the canvas surface in some areas. The frame is in good order having general wear, & some scratches and minor losses commensurate with usage.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (38.5 cm)
Wide (48.5 cm)
Depth thickness of frame (2.5 cm)