Lot 119: * Wood (Hunter, 1908-1948). Schooner 'Henry Ford'

* Wood (Hunter, 1908-1948). Schooner 'Henry Ford' at Dawn, 1938, gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right, 26 x 36.3cm (10.25 x 14.25ins), framed and glazed, together with another similar gouache on paper study of a schooner in calm waters, signed lower right, 25.5 x 36cm (10 x 14.25ins), framed and glazed. Hunter Wood was born in Babylon, Long Island, New York, in 1908, and was the son of the famous marine painter Worden George Wood. Wood was employed as an illustrator for several shipping lines and magazines, including the United States Lines, the French Line, The World, New York Herald, and Boston Herald. (2)