Pete Peterson Lipton Challenges the Cup Hand Signed Art Serigraph

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"Lipton Challenges The Cup"
by Pete Peterson
Original Limited Edition Serigraph on Paper
Hand Signed &titled &numbered by the artist
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by Pete Peterson
Original Limited Edition Serigraph on Paper
Hand Signed &titled &numbered by the artist
Image Size: 24" x 32"
Paper Size: 29" x 39"
Edition Size: 325 (email us for exact edition#)
The total triage: 325 Regular Edition, 125 Roman Numeral, 45 APs, 37 HCs and 9 printer proofs.

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Condition: Mint
Gallery Retail: $1,800.00 unframed
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Lipton Challenges The Cup

"I say but the boat can move!" To the sorrow of the perpetual challenger Sir Thomas Lipton, the U.S. defender will move out, away, and home with the prize in this America's Cup Race of 1899. This third race of the series race Lipton little reason for hope, indeed, as the "Shamrock" quickly found she could not keep pace with Columbia. Columbia's superiority was by design. Literally. His memorable U.S. defender was 89 feet, eight inches at the water line. Some 131 feet overall, she carried 90 tons of ballast in her keel. While the green hulled Shamrock was of similar size, her slightly different design proved a bit slower. It was enough of an advantage to render a decision. And it gave Sir Lipton another chance to challenge.


Pete Peterson 1931 - 2002

Born in Denver, Colorado, in 1931, Peterson spent four years at sea with the U.S. Navy. His principal duty- as a hand on an ocean-going tug sailing the Aleutian Islands, North Pacific, Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean- imprinted the northern waters indelibly in his mind. A return to civilian life allowed him to explore the coasts- from Bath, Maine to the Florida Keys, from San Diego to Point Barrow, Alaska. While his artistic talents found some expression in his work as draftsman, cartographer, industrial designer and architect, each was a means to an end painting.Peterson has been particularly drawn to the transitional time of marine history- 1840 to 1930- when sails gave way to steam. He admires the grace and romance of the wind ships and the muscle of the workboats. Though his professional career does include portraiture, figure studies, landscapes, cloudscapes, and still life, images of water and wind always prevail. Several times each year, Peterson leaves his Columbia, Missouri studio and returns to the country's coastal waters. Gathering facts from marine libraries, walking the docks and photographing current settings allow him to create the work he favors the fictitious, but feasible, scene. That point in time and place that could have occurred for the vessel I m painting. This commitment to authenticity has made him a new favorite of those who love traditional form, the lure of the past or simply the sea, itself. See less