Pete Peterson Against an Angry Sea Hand Signed Original Serigraph Art Artwork

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"Against An Angry Sea" by Pete Peterson
Original Limited Edition Serigraph on Paper
Hand Signed, titled and numbered by the … Read more "Against An Angry Sea" by Pete Peterson
Original Limited Edition Serigraph on Paper
Hand Signed, titled and numbered by the artist
Image Size: 24" x 32"
Paper Size: 28" x 36"
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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"Against An Angry Sea"


The men of the "Moshulu" know well that Cape Horn is synonymous with ship-ripping storms. This voyage is no exception. Fortunately, their vessel is. The "Moshulu" has an iron hull and steel masts and spars that make her exceptionally strong. When the sea's anger subsides, the crew of the bark in the distance will get to see she's also respectably fast. This Cape Horner is always a grain race contender.


Originally christened "Kurt", the four-masted "Moshulu" was built in Scotland, for German owners, in 1904. She worked the Chilean nitrate trade before being interned at Astoria, Oregon, during World War I. Passed to the United States as a prize of war, she was renamed "Dreadnaught", then "Moshulu". She made several voyages in the Pacific North Lumber trade before her purchase in 1935 by Gustaf Erikson, the world?s last major sailing fleet magnate. Erikson pressed her into service in the Australian grain trade until she was laid up during World War II. At the end of the war she was unable to compete with newer vessels and deteriorated to a little more than a hulk. Today here home is Philadelphia, where partially restored, she serves a floating restaurant.


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