Charles de Lacy: Consummate British marine artist
Charles John de Lacy (1856–1929) may not be as widely acclaimed as Joseph Mallord William Turner, England’s most beloved artist known for his turbulent seascapes. It is even hard to find a photograph of him online. De Lacy, however, clearly belongs to the pantheon of British marine artists. He was such a skilled painter that he was regularly commissioned by the UK shipbuilding firm, Armstrong Whitworth.
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The following paintings show De Lacy’s stimulating use of colour and his perceptive eye. Done in the realist tradition, they have a certain flair and looking at them gives one a sense of exhilaration.
London Bridge, 1884
Charles de Lacy (British, 1856–1929)
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Mist in port, London, 1881
Charles de Lacy (British, 1856–1929)
Courtesy of Bornhams auction house via Wikimedia Commons
The early hours, undated
Charles de Lacy (British, 1856–1929)
Courtesy of Bornhams auction house via Wikimedia Commons.
Sunset, River Thames, 1884
Charles de Lacy (British, 1856–1929)
Courtesy of Bornhams auction house via Wikimedia Commons
Stormy Sea Scene with Sailing Ships, undated
Charles de Lacy (British, 1856–1929)
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The ‘Kinfauns Castle’ as a troopship, circa May 1900
Charles de Lacy (British, 1856–1929)
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HMS ‘Vindictive’ at Zeebrugge, 23 April 1918, early 20th century
Charles de Lacy (British, 1856–1929)
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
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