Origin: Australian

The artist, Charles F. Gerrard, shows up in 1882 on the Sydney professional trade list as a painter, then as a marine artist and finally as simply ‘artist'. He exhibits his first works with the Royal Art Society in Sydney in 1884, consisting of coastal scenes. He is extremely well received by his contemporaries according…

Nicholas Chevalier was born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1828 but he is best remembered as a popular Australian artist of many skills and accomplishments who traveled widely in his lifetime. His father was Swiss, and was living in Russia with his Russian wife, working as overseer of the estates of Prince Wittgenstein, aide-de-camp to…

Reginald Arnold Borstel was born in Newtown, Sydney, Australia in 1875, the son of a master mariner. In his early years he was himself a sailor, serving for a time as chief mate aboard the full-rigged ship RABOETEL. Later he became one of several artists employed by the Adelaide Photo Company of Sydney to work…

Typical for marine artists of the previous century, Godfrey worked directly from seamen who employed him to depict their ships while in his home port. As a result of this relative anonymity, Godfrey’s works stand alone, dependent upon the fascinati