JOHN STEVEN DEWS
born 1949

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY

JOHN STEVEN DEWS

born 1949
The Second Eleven

oil on canvas
signed J. Steven Dews' lower left
76.5 x 152.5 cm

• Lot Sold $45,000 (Hammer Price)
• $54,900 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Corporate Collection, commissioned from the artist
Fine Australian Art, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 24 August 2004, lot 69, illustrated
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above

British artist Steven Dews is considered to be one of the world's leading contemporary marine artists. Born in Yorkshire and now living in New Zealand, he commands an international following working as an official artist for many of the world's most important yachting events. His subjects range from his masterpiece Battle of Trafalgar to contemporary yachts including a commission from Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli, who won the America's Cup in 2003 and 2007, to paint all years he had participated in the race. His reputation for meticulous accuracy allied with his personal love of sailing and the sea is clearly evident in his depiction of the great bicentennial re-enactment on 26 January 1988 of the First Fleet's entry into Sydney in 1788. The vessels included (pictured left to right) Tradewind, Amorina, Solway Lass, Our Svanen, Eye of the Wind, Soren Larsen, Tucker Thompson, One and All, Anna Kristina, Bounty and Leeuwin.