{"product_id":"22448","title":"\"The Wine-Dark Sea: HMS Surprise about to board the Alastor, with the Franklin beyond\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcrylic on Illustration Board, 1993\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 x 5 3\/4 inches (23 x14.5 cm)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSigned with the initials, lower left\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFramed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOLD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen creating the now-iconic Patrick O'Brian book covers thirty years ago, Geoff Hunt sometimes painted two possible compositions - the chosen one became famous world-wide and the other survived only as the painted study; which makes it extremely rare and interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt would be possible to ask the artist if he will consider painting this subject as a full-scale oil painting, as originally intended. Meantime, this unique study is available for immediate purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeoff Hunt wrote about the creation of this painting: \"Occasionally I offered alternative sketches. This one would have been fascinating but I was hugely relieved when it was not chosen, since its complexity (the foreground HMS \u003cem\u003eSurprise\u003c\/em\u003e is about to board the \u003cem\u003eAlastor\u003c\/em\u003e, beyond which is yet another ship, the \u003cem\u003eFranklin\u003c\/em\u003e) would have demanded even more time to paint than the alternative actually chosen, which itself was complex enough.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMISSIONING GEOFF HUNT  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt Marine Artists one of our main specialities is commissioning great marine and historical paintings for clients and collectors all over the world\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo commission your own painting from Geoff Hunt, contact Charles Mayes \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:cm@marineartists.co.uk\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0066cc;\"\u003ecm@marineartists.co.uk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e and we will post or email you a free pack of information including our short guides \"Commissioning a Painting from Geoff Hunt\" and \"Price Guide and Timescale\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GEOFF HUNT, P.P.R.S.M.A. (British, Contemporary)","offers":[{"title":"Framed Acrylic on Board","offer_id":55616612139350,"sku":"GHEX14-22448","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/3050\/1206\/files\/14._20Wine-Dark_20alt_20-_20large_20stamped_c2bedc45-9da0-4df2-ae1e-f52c4c9f5fbc.png?v=1791279830","url":"https:\/\/marineartists.co.uk\/products\/22448","provider":"Marine Artists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}