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After WILLIAM FORMBY HALSALL

American, 1841-1919

The Finish (America's Cup Race)

oil on canvas
20 x 27 in., frame: 25 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.

  • Provenance: A wedding gift to Oliver G. Hicks and Emily Snow Sisson, Bristol Ferry, Rhode Island; by descent to within the family to their great-grandson.
  • Notes: The painting depicts the racing yachts Puritan and Genesta competing in the fifth America's Cup Race of 1885 hosted by the New York Yacht Club. Puritan , one of three successful America's Cup defenders designed by Boston designer Edward Burgess, beat the British challenger Genesta to win the 1885 Cup. The unsuccessful challenger Genesta was designed by John Beavor-Webb for owner Sir Richard Sutton, 5th baronet, representing the Royal Yacht Squadron, England.
  • Condition: "As-is." with tear in sky upper right, and surface dirt and grime throughout. Repair in upper right corner, a few other spots of inpainting throughout.

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