GAUTTIER Jean (XXth / -). "1931 Monte Pascoal liner, Leaving - Lot 139

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GAUTTIER Jean (XXth / -). "1931 Monte Pascoal liner, Leaving - Lot 139
GAUTTIER Jean (XXth / -). "1931 Monte Pascoal liner, Leaving Greenwich" as annotated on the back. Oil on canvas signed and countersigned on the back. 49 x 99 cm. Frame, large wooden rod. Note 1: Jean Gauttier is one of the most talented contemporary marine painters, his studio is in Saint Malo. Note 2: Monte Pascoal was a "Monte" class liner. It was built in 1930 by the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg for the Hamburg-Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft. It was requisitioned in 1935 by the Kriegsmarine and converted into a "dormitory" boat. It was sunk in 1944 during an Allied air raid on Wilhelmshaven. Monte Pascoal was 152.60 metres long and 19.99 metres wide. It was propelled by four 1,436 hp diesel engines, enabling it to travel at 14 knots (26 km/h). Armed for cruising, it could carry 1500 passengers.
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