Montague Dawson, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (British, 1895-1973)

The 'Ann McKim' leaving Foochow for Home

Details

Montague Dawson, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (British, 1895-1973)
The 'Ann McKim' leaving Foochow for Home
signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (60.9 x 91.4 cm.)

Provenance

with Frost & Reed, London.
with Bendann Art Galleries, Baltimore.
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1960.

Literature

L. G. G. Ramsey, Montague Dawson, Leigh-on-Sea, 1967, p. 35, no. 124.

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Lot Essay

The Ann McKim was built by Kennard and Williamson of Baltimore for the Honorable Isaac McKim and launched in June 1833. She was the original clipper ship and at 493 tons she was initially employed on the South American run. In 1838, she established the best run of her career around the Horn by traveling from Coquimbo to Baltimore in 60 days. Later that year, she was engaged on the China run and was dismantled off the coast of China in 1852.

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