Édouard Adam, The Iron Barque Polestar In Full Sail france Edgar Degas often wore brightly

Edgar Degas often wore brightly coloured cravats

erasing firm boundaries and lending the scene a quiet sense of introspection

Overall size: 7” x 7½” / 17cm x 19cm

and ability to capture the spirit of a horse

It’s a sublime piece

Édouard Adam, The Iron Barque Polestar In Full Sail france Edgar Degas often wore brightlyThis charming late 19th century oil painting by French artist douard Adam (1847 1929) depicts the Polestar, an iron barque, in full sail. Adam was a notable pierhead painter of marine portraiture. Built in 1858 by Samuelson of Hull, the Polestar was owned by Colesworth Lyne & Co. and traded between Liverpool and the west coast of both North and South America. It was later converted into a coal hulk for the Booth Line in Para, Brazil. Evidently, she