Art, Photos, & Cards
"Cape Lookout Classics" Limited Edition Print
- Item Number
- 289
- Estimated Value
- 190 USD
- Sold
- 270 USD to fs8b41bde
- Number of Bids
- 9 - Bid History
Item Description
Cape Lookout Classics
North Carolina Artist: Robert Dance
Limted Edition, signed giclee prints of this painting, 123/450
Print measures 20" x 22.5"
Cape Lookout Classics is one of a series of the 'Jean Dale' painted by Robert Dance.
About the 'Jean Dale' and Robert Dance:
Noted North Carolina maritime artist Bob Dance remembers his first encounter with the Jean Dale: "It was in the late '60s, and my family used to vacation at Morehead City," Dance explains. "I would explore the whole area looking for subject matters to paint. On Harkers Island one day, I saw the Jean Dale for the first time at the very end of the island. It was the first Core Sound sink netter I had ever seen. I regard it as one of the three or four classic North Carolina boats."
Dance also witnessed the decline of wooden boat-building. "I noticed that the tradition was tapering off on Harkers Island. The younger people were moving away. That tradition has to be passed down from father to son or a good friend. These boats were no longer being built on the island. I decided to start photographing and painting the Jean Dale because the boat was so beautiful. I've always thought that something that looks good works well-form follows function. Things that look lousy usually don't work too well," Dance said. "Take that boat from 'The Perfect Storm.' That was an ugly boat, and it turned over at sea!"
Dance has featured the Jean Dale in many of his paintings over the years. "I have painted that boat well over a dozen times-maybe 20 or 25 times-in a variety of settings," he said. "I would come back every summer to photograph and paint the boat. Through all those years, you regard something you are familiar with as a friend."
For more information, click here. Here's a great article about the artist, Robert Dance, that ran in the News & Observer on November 13.
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