Lot 169: ANTHONY D. BLAKE (BORN NEW ZEALAND 1951)

ANTHONY D. BLAKE (BORN NEW ZEALAND 1951)
Shamrock II tacks just ahead of Columbia
during America’s Cup, Race 2, October 3, 1901.
signed lower right: “A.D. Blake”
oil on canvas
36 x 48 in. (91.4 x 121.9 cm.)


Provenance
- with J. Russell Jinishian Gallery, Fairfield, CT.
- the current owner.
In a fresh northwesterly off Sandy Hook, Shamrock II leads Columbia
around the leeward mark but in a slog back to the finish, Columbia
passes Shamrock II and goes on to win by 3 minutes and 35
seconds. On the right are Sir Thomas Lipton’s steam yacht Erin and
J.P. Morgan’s steam yacht Corsair III. This was Sir Thomas Lipton’s
second challenge for the America’s Cup. Columbia was owned by
J.P. Morgan and Edwin D. Morgan, and skippered by Charlie Barr.
Columbia went on to successfully defend the cup, winning all three
races, and she is the only yacht to win the America’s Cup twice
without any alterations.