When the fleet comes in
(c. 1923)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
50.8 × 60.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1925
© Thompson family
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Concarneau, Brittany, France
Inscription
inscribed in red paint l.l.: SL. Thompson
Accession Number
1530-3
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
boats clouds men (male humans) sailing vessels shores (landforms) women (female humans)
Frame
Original, by J. W. Gibb, New Zealand
Frame
The frame reflects the Art Deco style, particularly the design of the leading-edge ornament. It is unusual in being assembled from stock sections, making clever use of available framing elements to form a satisfying whole. This type of assemblage, using available profile sections, remains common practice in various forms to this day. It is the only frame by a New Zealand maker identified in the collection.
Frame Details
Framemaker
J. W. Gibb
105 Cashel Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date
(1923)
Materials
The frame is assembled from three wooden sections. Each section appears to be a component that might be used on its own, but all are here brought together to form one unit. The leading edge of the outer section carries composition moulding in a pattern of wavy lines. The bevelled flat section is curved deeply on the reverse, suggesting it might otherwise have formed a frame on its own. The last section of the frame is an ovolo running to a fillet at the sight edge. The whole surface is finished in false gold, which has been patinated.
Frame Condition
The frame appears to be in good original condition.
Dimensions
67.0 x 77.0 x 5.0 cm; sight 49.5 x 60.0 cm