ARTIST: Honore Pellegrin (France, United Kingdom, United States, 1793 - 1869) NAME: Sail Ship - Barque James McCarty of New York, 1867 (titled on the bottom) MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Some scratches. Minor damages to edges and corners. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 25 inches / 45 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 32 inches / 66 x 81 cm SIGNATURE: unsigned PROVENANCE: Christie's New York, Date 2009-01-15, Lot 30 (has labels on verso) CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 117745 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Pellegrin, Joseph Honore Maxime (French, 1793-1869) - painted in watercolors. Worked and lived in Marseilles, France.His main motifs are Ship Portraits of Sailing Vessels and rarely also of Steamers.The ship portraitists of the Mediterranean ports, particularly those of the Eastern Seaboards, produced their works on paper, using primarily gouache, an opaque form of watercolors. The most accomplished practitioners of this technique were the prolific Roux Family and their contemporary, Honore Pellegrin.Pellegrin worked in the French seaport of Marseilles during the Second and Third Quarters of the 19th Century. His work is characteristic of the Marseilles School, usually featuring the seaport's topography to form the paintings background He commanded a pleasing and naturalistic style that make his works some of the most appealing of this Marine School.Widely recognized for the scope of his output and consistent high quality, paintings by Honore Pellegrin are substantially represented in numerous museum collections worldwide. The prestigious Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts displays no less than 27 original works by this artist.