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Full speed ahead

Full speed ahead
 (c. 1920)

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
60.0 × 75.0 cm
Inscription
inscribed in grey paint l.l.: CHARLES BRYANT
inscribed in black chalk on reverse u.c. C. BRYANT / CHELSEA ARTS CLUB / CHELSEA / ONDON
inscribed in black chalk on reverse c.: 2 (in a circle)
Accession Number
1280.1-3
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
clouds navies seas ships smoke (material) warships
Frame
Original, by S. A. Parker, Sydney

Frame

The frame is one of the forms very often used for the presentation of paintings from the late nineteenth century onwards, taking its cue from the eighteenth century and using the methods of construction that became familiar in the nineteenth century. The surface and finish are more representative of the early twentieth century.

Note

1 The label is a type identified by Paula Dredge and Lindsay Parker as dating c. 1921–22. (S. A. Parker Framing Works, AGNSW, 2004.)

Frame Details

Framemaker
S. A. Parker
Sydney
Date
c.1921–221
Materials

The frame is made from moulded composition decoration on a wooden chassis. It uses metal leaf on a red bole, with a textured ground on the inner scotia and a matte bronze finish with brown patination throughout the rest of the surface. This is a surface we associate with frames from the 1920s and 1930s. The frame is in a Louis XV style with swept edges and pierced corners. The corners, of composition, are built on metal armatures. The slip is painted black and appears to be original.

Frame Condition

Good original condition throughout.

Dimensions
87.0 x 102.0 x 9.0 cm; sight 58.5 x 74.0 cm

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