
IAN MARSHALL
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Ian Marshall 'JEANNE d'ARC, Toulon' Cruisers and Hunting Warfare, La Guerre de Course The Newest Volume by Ian Marshall
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Scottish painter Ian Marshall's fluid watercolors need no introduction to fans of nineteenth and early Twentieth Century naval history. He is widely regarded as an authority on the subject. His moving and detailed watercolors of well-known and obscure naval actions and vessels have been featured in three celebrated volumes, British Capital Ships, Armored Ships, and Ironclads and Paddlers. His book Passage East was published to critical acclaim. It features the elegant steamships that linked Europe to the splendor of the Orient during the 19th and 20th century and includes a commentary by well-known marine historian John Maxtone-Graham. After 30 years as an internationally renowned architect Ian brings an unparalleled understanding of scale and perspective to his work, so that while remaining "painterly" his work retains a realism and detail that is unmatched among today's modern ship painters. Painting in the tradition of the great British watercolorists, he uses the fluidity and subtle colors of the medium to create emotional representations of what in someone else's hands could be a dry subject. The fact that he's painting water with a water-based medium is something not lost on him. Of watercolor, Ian says, "It lends itself to capturing the ephemeral changing effects of weather, sea and sky." Whether painting the Grand Harbour, Malta or the Suez Canal, his extraordinary pictures capture moments in history with an intriguing and subtle beauty that has made him one of the most respected marine artists working today. His Principal Exhibitions include: Plymouth City Art Gallery, England, 1986 Public Collections: Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth, England |
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