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Sailors on SS Umona
Sylvia Sims

approx. exposed area of image inside frame
8in h x 7in w
etching on paper

£250 framed

Item number 563

3 seamen on deck of the ship

The three portraits of the sailors are from life in the Merchant Navy. The man sitting on the rail smoking is the dominant feature and as such he has been etched more boldly than the two in the foreground. He has a feeling of time hanging heavily as he waits for his next watch as the ship sails on. The painting could be titled "Boredom"

The painting shows 3 officers of the "Umona". Built in 1910 it displaced 3767 tons. It was owned by Bullard King & Co. Ltd. And worked on the Natal Shipping Line. The Umona was torpedoed and sunk southwest of Freetown on the 30th March 1941 at 1.23 AM by U124 captained by Ernst Schulz. Of a crew of 105, 100 were lost.


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About the artist

Born: C1895

Sylvia Sims was a London artist working between the wars. She died in the 1980's and this picture was purchased from the executors of her estate. Little is known of her work or where she studied.

Product type		print - final
Date of work		1927
How we know the date		dated
The last owner of the work		Acquired by private purchase
How we know who the artist is
How we know the subject
School of painting		Modern British
Style of painting		Representational
Approach		figurative graphic
Dimensions (h x w x d) inches		8 x 7
Condition of work		very good
Recent restoration		No known restoration
Where exhibited		believed never exhibited
Quantity available		1
Edition of		1
Item number		563

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print - final, etching, paper, Sailors on SS Umona, 3 seamen on deck of the ship, The three portraits of the sailors are from life in the Merchant Navy. The man sitting on the rail smoking is the dominant feature and as such he has been etched more boldly than the two in the foreground. He has a feeling of time hanging heavily as he waits for his next watch as the ship sails on. The painting could be titled "Boredom", The painting shows 3 officers of the "Umona". Built in 1910 it displaced 3767 tons. It was owned by Bullard King & Co. Ltd. And worked on the Natal Shipping Line. The Umona was torpedoed and sunk southwest of Freetown on the 30th March 1941 at 1.23 AM by U124 captained by Ernst Schulz. Of a crew of 105, 100 were lost., 00.00.1927, Modern British, Representational, figurative, historical, graphic, seated, ships railings, flag, grey

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