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188. TIM THOMPSON (ENGLISH B.1951) “Navahoe, Dartmouth Regatta, 1893″, oil on canvas, signed lower right. Thompson spent
his childhood living on the tiny Channel Island of Herm and that is where he developed a love and respect for the sea. He created his first
watercolor of the ship Queen Mary at the tender age of 6. In 1982 he met Ted Turner at a regatta in Cowes, England and Turner commissioned
him to paint numerous sailing boats which brought him growing popularity and recognition. Thompson has exhibited his work in the United
States, London, Paris, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the Vasa Museum in Sweden, Monaco, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand.
20 in. x 40 in.