MONTAGUE DAWSON
British, 1895–1973

Flickerin’ Gold - The "Forest Queen"

Signed MONTAGUE DAWSON
Also titled, and inscribed 593 tons, built in 1858 on the stretcher
Oil on canvas
24 x 36 inches (61 x 91.5 cm)
Framed: 32 x 44¼ inches (81.4 x 112.5 cm)

Painted in 1952, this work depicts the clipper ship "Forest Queen" of Boston, which was built in Rockland, Maine in 1858 and weighed 593 tons.

Provenance
Frost & Reed Ltd., London (stock no. 13091)
Stair-Murdock Fine Arts, Ltd., New York
Continental Galleries of Fine Art, Montreal
Sale, Sotheby's, New York, October 30, 1980, lot 103, illustrated
Estate of Michael L. Wilkie, Chicago, until 2022
Private Collection , New York

$105,000

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