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Few <\/span>artists <\/span>captured <\/span>the <\/span>drama <\/span>and <\/span>elegance <\/span>of <\/span>19th-<\/span>century <\/span>sailing <\/span>quite <\/span>like <\/span>James <\/span>Edward <\/span>Buttersworth<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>celebrated <\/span>marine <\/span>painters <\/span>working <\/span>in <\/span>America <\/span>during <\/span>the <\/span>second <\/span>half <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>century. <\/span>Born <\/span>in <\/span>England <\/span>in <\/span>1817, <\/span>Buttersworth <\/span>was <\/span>the <\/span>son <\/span>and <\/span>student <\/span>of <\/span>noted <\/span>British <\/span>marine <\/span>painter <\/span>Thomas <\/span>Buttersworth<\/span>, <\/span>from <\/span>whom <\/span>he <\/span>inherited <\/span>both <\/span>a <\/span>deep <\/span>understanding <\/span>of <\/span>naval <\/span>architecture <\/span>and <\/span>a <\/span>remarkable <\/span>ability <\/span>to <\/span>convey <\/span>movement <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>water.<\/span><\/p>\n

By <\/span>the <\/span>time <\/span>Buttersworth <\/span>began <\/span>his <\/span>career, <\/span>England\u2019s <\/span>great <\/span>age <\/span>of <\/span>naval <\/span>warfare <\/span>had <\/span>largely <\/span>passed. <\/span>Marine <\/span>painters <\/span>increasingly <\/span>turned <\/span>their <\/span>attention <\/span>from <\/span>battles <\/span>to <\/span>commercial <\/span>shipping <\/span>and <\/span>competitive <\/span>yachting<\/span>, <\/span>subjects <\/span>that <\/span>would <\/span>define <\/span>Buttersworth\u2019s <\/span>work <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>rest <\/span>of <\/span>his <\/span>life. <\/span>Seeking <\/span>broader <\/span>opportunities, <\/span>he <\/span>emigrated <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>United <\/span>States <\/span>in <\/span>1847. <\/span>Shortly <\/span>after <\/span>arriving, <\/span>he <\/span>was <\/span>introduced <\/span>to <\/span>publisher <\/span>Nathaniel <\/span>Currier<\/span>, <\/span>who <\/span>commissioned <\/span>him <\/span>to <\/span>create <\/span>works <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>firm <\/span>Currier & <\/span>Ives<\/span>\u2014<\/span>an <\/span>association <\/span>that <\/span>helped <\/span>establish <\/span>his <\/span>reputation <\/span>among <\/span>American <\/span>collectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Settling <\/span>in <\/span>West <\/span>Hoboken, <\/span>New <\/span>Jersey, <\/span>with <\/span>a <\/span>studio <\/span>in <\/span>Brooklyn, <\/span>Buttersworth <\/span>quickly <\/span>became <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>leading <\/span>interpreters <\/span>of <\/span>America\u2019s <\/span>growing <\/span>sailing <\/span>culture. <\/span>The <\/span>mid-<\/span>19th <\/span>century <\/span>saw <\/span>the <\/span>rise <\/span>of <\/span>organized <\/span>yacht <\/span>racing <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>formation <\/span>of <\/span>elite <\/span>clubs <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>New <\/span>York <\/span>Yacht <\/span>Club. <\/span>These <\/span>regattas <\/span>provided <\/span>dramatic <\/span>subject <\/span>matter: <\/span>sleek <\/span>racing <\/span>yachts <\/span>cutting <\/span>through <\/span>choppy <\/span>waters, <\/span>dramatic <\/span>skies <\/span>overhead, <\/span>and <\/span>spectators <\/span>watching <\/span>from <\/span>accompanying <\/span>vessels.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yachts Racing off Southampton, Long Island<\/p><\/div>\n

Long <\/span>Island\u2019s <\/span>coastline, <\/span>particularly <\/span>the <\/span>waters <\/span>off <\/span>Southampton, <\/span>became <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>Buttersworth\u2019s <\/span>favorite <\/span>settings.<\/span> In <\/span>works <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>Yachts <\/span>Racing <\/span>off <\/span>Southampton, <\/span>Long <\/span>Island<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/a>he <\/span>captures <\/span>the <\/span>excitement <\/span>of <\/span>competitive <\/span>sailing <\/span>with <\/span>extraordinary <\/span>technical <\/span>accuracy. <\/span>His <\/span>paintings <\/span>are <\/span>prized <\/span>for <\/span>their <\/span>precise <\/span>rendering <\/span>of <\/span>rigging, <\/span>hull <\/span>design, <\/span>and <\/span>sail <\/span>configuration, <\/span>reflecting <\/span>a <\/span>painter <\/span>who <\/span>clearly <\/span>understood <\/span>the <\/span>mechanics <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>vessels <\/span>he <\/span>depicted. <\/span>At <\/span>the <\/span>same <\/span>time, <\/span>his <\/span>compositions <\/span>convey <\/span>speed <\/span>and <\/span>atmosphere \u2014 <\/span>the <\/span>billowing <\/span>sails, <\/span>shifting <\/span>light, <\/span>and <\/span>rolling <\/span>Atlantic <\/span>waters <\/span>all <\/span>contributing <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>sense <\/span>of <\/span>a <\/span>race <\/span>unfolding <\/span>before <\/span>the <\/span>viewer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>featured <\/span>work, <\/span>Yachts <\/span>Racing <\/span>off <\/span>Southampton, <\/span>Long <\/span>Island<\/span><\/em><\/strong>, <\/span><\/a>painted <\/span>in <\/span>oil <\/span>on <\/span>panel <\/span>and <\/span>measuring <\/span>7 \u00d7 <\/span>15 <\/span>inches (<\/span>15 \u00d7 <\/span>23 <\/span>inches <\/span>framed)<\/span>, <\/span>exemplifies <\/span>Buttersworth\u2019s <\/span>ability <\/span>to <\/span>combine <\/span>intimacy <\/span>of <\/span>scale <\/span>with <\/span>expansive <\/span>maritime <\/span>drama. <\/span>The <\/span>elongated <\/span>format <\/span>mirrors <\/span>the sea’s horizontal sweep <\/span>and <\/span>allows <\/span>the <\/span>racing <\/span>vessels <\/span>to <\/span>stretch <\/span>across <\/span>the <\/span>composition, <\/span>their <\/span>sails <\/span>filled <\/span>with <\/span>wind <\/span>as <\/span>they <\/span>compete <\/span>along <\/span>the <\/span>Long <\/span>Island <\/span>shoreline. <\/span>The <\/span>painting <\/span>is <\/span>signed <\/span>and <\/span>inscribed <\/span>on <\/span>the <\/span>reverse<\/span>, <\/span>and <\/span>notably <\/span>comes <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>John <\/span>Stobart <\/span><\/a>Collection<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>linking <\/span>it <\/span>to <\/span>another <\/span>renowned <\/span>painter <\/span>of <\/span>maritime <\/span>history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, <\/span>Buttersworth <\/span>is <\/span>recognized <\/span>as <\/span>one <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>important <\/span>marine <\/span>painters <\/span>working <\/span>in <\/span>America <\/span>during <\/span>the <\/span>19th <\/span>century. <\/span>His <\/span>works <\/span>are <\/span>held <\/span>in <\/span>numerous <\/span>institutional <\/span>collections, <\/span>including <\/span>the <\/span>U.<\/span>S. <\/span>Naval <\/span>Academy <\/span>Museum<\/span>, <\/span>the <\/span>Newark <\/span>Museum<\/span>, <\/span>the <\/span>Museum <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>City <\/span>of <\/span>New <\/span>York<\/span>, <\/span>the <\/span>Virginia <\/span>Museum <\/span>of <\/span>Fine <\/span>Arts<\/span>, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>Peabody <\/span>Essex <\/span>Museum<\/span> in <\/span>Salem. <\/span>Through <\/span>paintings <\/span>like <\/span>Yachts <\/span>Racing <\/span>off <\/span>Southampton<\/span><\/em><\/a>, <\/span>he <\/span>preserved <\/span>the <\/span>energy <\/span>and <\/span>elegance <\/span>of <\/span>an <\/span>era <\/span>when <\/span>sail <\/span>still <\/span>ruled <\/span>the <\/span>sea\u2014<\/span>and <\/span>when <\/span>the <\/span>waters <\/span>of <\/span>Long <\/span>Island <\/span>served <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>stage <\/span>for <\/span>some <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>most <\/span>exciting <\/span>races <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>age.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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