William Clark of Greenock, Scottish 1803-1883- Dead Calm; oil on canvas board, 60.5 x 90.5 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 22 May 1991, lot 76 [£6,000 hammer].; An important Private Collection, UK. Note: In the present work, the artist powerfully evokes the ‘dead calm’ of the seas through his depiction of the undisturbed surface of the water, apparent too in the unbroken reflection of the boat’s body. The ship is very much foregrounded, with its large scale and implied power emphasised through its contrast with the much smaller vessel to the right.Please refer to department for condition report