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Naval painter, Painter, Illustrator, b. 1890 - d. 1973

As the grandson of British painter Henry Dawson and the son of a yachtsman, Montague Dawson put his heritage to good use, eventually becoming one of the 20th Century’s foremost seascape painters. Studying with marine painter Charles Hemy and serving the British navy in World War I helped form the artist’s sensibilities: Montague Dawson's paintings can look back to the past, as in Night Suspect’s battle between smugglers and the British navy, or they can be firmly contemporary, as in Racing Yachts at Sea.

Yet regardless of subject matter, Montague Dawson's artwork is renowned for its bold compositions and historical accuracy. Such qualities may be why Dawson’s work is displayed in many institutions and why he once counted U.S. presidents and British royalty amongst his clients. Montague Dawson's signed paintings and prints can be found in galleries and at auction. Purchase vintage seascape paintings at Invaluable and capture the powerful essence of the ocean, as seen through the eyes of the artist.

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  • § MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH 1890-1973)
    Sep. 10, 2026

    § MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH 1890-1973)

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH 1890-1973) G CLASS DESTROYER DURING AN ACTION Signed, watercolour 76cm x 56cm (30in x 22in)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • MONTAGUE DAWSON (UK, 1890-1973)
    Aug. 29, 2026

    MONTAGUE DAWSON (UK, 1890-1973)

    Est: $5,000 - $7,000

    MONTAGUE DAWSON (UK, 1890-1973) "A Fishing Boat Entering a Harbour", watercolor and gouache on paper, signed, titled verso with label from J. Davey & Sons of Liverpool. In carved gilt mitered panel frame, under heavy glass. This painting was acquired by Malcolm Forbes in London in the early 1980's and added to the Forbes Collection. It was later gifted by Forbes to Alex Pfotenhauer, who worked as Captain on his yacht, "Highlander" for a period of 22 years.

    Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
  • Montague Dawson Maritime Lithograph
    Aug. 25, 2026

    Montague Dawson Maritime Lithograph

    Est: $100 - $300

    Montague Dawson Maritime Lithograph A depiction of the USS Constellation at sea. Pencil-signed lithograph. Framed under glass. 19" H x 29.5" W mat, 26.75" H x 37.25" W frame.

    Bunch Auctions
  • Montague Dawson Ship Under Full Sail Maritime
    Aug. 09, 2026

    Montague Dawson Ship Under Full Sail Maritime

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    DAWSON, Montague, (British, 1895-1973): "Ship under Full Sail" or "The Barque Kant", Oil on Canvas, signed lower right; inscribed, dedicated, and dated Sept, '38 verso. 24" x 36", framed 31.5" x 43.5". Condition: Minor signs of restoration.

    Amero Auctions
  • Montague Dawson, British 1890-1973, Horn Abeam, offset lithograph
    Aug. 07, 2026

    Montague Dawson, British 1890-1973, Horn Abeam, offset lithograph

    Est: $100 - $175

    Montague Dawson British, 1890-1973 Horn Abeam offset lithograph Signed lower right in pencil, edition 144/150. Framed

    Link Auction Galleries
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  A Fair Win
    Jul. 08, 2026

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  A Fair Win

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  A Fair Wind;  pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left), 37.6 x 50.9 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 May 1997, lot 698 (£6,900).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Three-deck
    Jul. 08, 2026

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Three-deck

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Three-deckers in action during the Battle of Trafalgar;  pencil and watercolour on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left), 27.2 x 38 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  with Harrods Ltd, London.  Anon. sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 6 November 1997, lot 500 (£4,075).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clipper in
    Jul. 08, 2026

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clipper in

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clipper in full sail;  pencil, watercolour, and bodycolour heightened with white on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON' (lower left), 29 x 44.3 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  with Continental Galleries, Montreal;  where purchased by Marine Building, in 1971.  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 1 April 1998, lot 200 (£9,200).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  In choppy
    Jul. 08, 2026

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  In choppy

    Est: £1,500 - £2,500

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  In choppy seas;  watercolour and bodycolour on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left), 40.5 x 63.5 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 May 1997, lot 714 (£6,670).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Deep blue
    Jul. 08, 2026

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Deep blue

    Est: £7,000 - £9,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Deep blue sea;  oil on canvas, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left), 71.2 x 107 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 10 May 1996, lot 635 (£15,000 hammer).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Tea Trader
    Jul. 08, 2026

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Tea Trader

    Est: £8,000 - £12,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Tea Trader - the Clipper 'Titania';  oil on canvas, signed 'MONTAGUE DAWSON' (lower left), bears Frost & Reed label with printed inscription '"TEA TRADER" - The Clipper / 'Titania' built in 1866 of 879 tons. / She sailed the seas for nearly 40 years' attached to the upper stretcher bar, 50.5 x 75.8 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  with Frost & Reed, London, 1954 [no.16914].  Anon. sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 15 November 1996, lot 597 (£20,000 hammer).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Generally acknowledged as the finest-lined clipper to emanate from Robert Steele's yards at Greenock, Titania was built to the order of Lowther, Maxton & Co. of London in 1866. Registered in London at 879 tons, she measured 200 feet in length with a 36 foot beam, and these dimensions gave her the strength to carry a large sail plan aided by masts of steel plate. No expense was spared to fit her out and she was beautifully finished, yet her first two voyages proved disappointing as it became apparent that her master, Captain Deas, had lost his nerve due to advancing age. He had made his reputation with the ship 'Ganges' in the early 1850s, but Titania was an altogether different type of thoroughbred and Deas no longer had the temperament to drive her as she deserved.  Her maiden passage out to China began badly when she lost her foremast in a squall off the Cape Verde Islands but, after repairing in Rio, she loaded her first tea in August and was home in 115 days having left Shanghai on 2 September to dock in London on Boxing Day. The next year's voyage was slower - 126 days - with the result that her owners replaced Captain Deas with W. H. Burgoyne who immediately transformed her performance. Clearing Shanghai on 16 June 1869, he raced Titania home in 98 days in one of the fastest passages of the season. After two years Burgoyne was succeeded by Captain Dowdy and he was similarly successful, bringing Titania home in 93 days, Foochow to London, in 1871 in the best passage of her career.  After a serious dismasting in 1874, she was sold out of the Lowther, Maxton fleet but continued trading to both Australia and the Far East until she was bought by the Hudson's Bay Company at the end of 1885. In nine years with them she made regular voyages around Cape Horn and across the South Atlantic before being sold to Italian owners in 1894 who put her on their Mauritius and South American trade. Worn out and not considered worthy of major overhaul, she was broken up at Marseilles March 1910. It was a mundane end for a splendid ship yet she had the satisfaction of outliving virtually all of her more famous contemporaries from the golden era of the China Tea trade.  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson - Pair of Maritime Giclee Art Pr
    Jul. 07, 2026

    Montague Dawson - Pair of Maritime Giclee Art Pr

    Est: $100 - $10,000

    Pair of high-quality giclée art prints on canvas after the celebrated maritime artist Montague Dawson. One depicts a full-rigged sailing ship navigating rough seas beneath a dramatic sky, while the other portrays two naval sailing vessels engaged in battle on open water. Both works faithfully reproduce Dawson's renowned maritime style with finely rendered ships, dynamic waves, and atmospheric lighting. Presented in matching decorative frames. Sizes: 34" x 28" and 33.5" x 23.5" framed. Montague Dawson (1890-1973) was one of Britain's most celebrated marine artists, renowned for his dramatic paintings of historic sailing ships, naval engagements, and clipper vessels. His work is admired for its meticulous attention to maritime detail and its powerful depiction of the sea, and his original paintings remain highly sought after by collectors worldwide.

    Esquis Auction Services
  • MONTAGUE DAWSON R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. (BRITISH 1890-1973)
    Jul. 02, 2026

    MONTAGUE DAWSON R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. (BRITISH 1890-1973)

    Est: £12,000 - £18,000

    MONTAGUE DAWSON R.S.M.A., F.R.S.A. (BRITISH 1890-1973) THE CLIPPER 'LIGHTNING' BUILT BY DONALD MCKAY Signed, oil on canvas 51cm x 76cm (20in x 30in) Sotheby’s, London, 17 December 2015

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M.S. ‘Jervis Bay’ in action with the Pocket Battleship ‘Admiral Scheer’, 5th November, 1940
    Jun. 30, 2026

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M.S. ‘Jervis Bay’ in action with the Pocket Battleship ‘Admiral Scheer’, 5th November, 1940

    Est: £15,000 - £25,000

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M.S. ‘Jervis Bay’ in action with the Pocket Battleship ‘Admiral Scheer’, 5th November, 1940 Signed ‘Montague Dawson’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 36 x 72in. (91.5 x 183cm.) Anticipating events in Europe, the British Government requisitioned Jervis Bay in August 1939 and she was rapidly converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser mounting eight [1898-vintage] 6in. guns and two QF 3in. guns for anti-aircraft defence and placed on convoy protection duties. On 5th November 1940, she was escorting an eastbound convoy of 37 ships when, a little after 1700hrs, the convoy was spotted by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer, which opened fire with her six 11-in. guns and much else. As the convoy scattered under smoke, Jervis Bay, under the command of Captain Fogarty Fegen, RN, turned to face the enemy and steamed towards the Scheer at full speed to divert attention from the convoy. Almost immediately, a barrage of German shells fell upon Jervis Bay before her own guns could be brought into range and, within fifteen minutes, Scheer had pounded her adversary to a stop. Aboard Jervis Bay there was carnage and, at 2000hrs, she began to sink although Scheer continued to shell her for a further thirty minutes before she foundered, taking her captain and another 189 men to their deaths. In the event, Captain Fogarty Fegen’s sacrifice saved thirty-one ships out of the 37 in the convoy and, for his gallantry in the face of insurmountable odds, Fegan received one of the Second World War’s most famous and well-deserved posthumous Victoria Crosses. Framed 45 x 80in. Relined.

    Charles Miller Ltd
  • δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M.S. 'Ajax' in action at the Battle of River Plate
    Jun. 30, 2026

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M.S. 'Ajax' in action at the Battle of River Plate

    Est: £20,000 - £30,000

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M.S. 'Ajax' in action at the Battle of River Plate Signed ‘Montague Dawson’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 25½ x 53½in. (65 x 136cm.) Provenance: With the Royal Exchange Art Gallery, London. In December 1939, three British cruisers -- Ajax, Achilles and Exeter, under the command of Commodore Henry Harwood -- formed one of various task forces searching the South Atlantic for the German pocket-battleship Graf Spee which had been preying on the Allied merchant shipping since soon after the War began. Harwood believed Graf Spee would be attracted to the busy shipping lanes off the estuary of the River Plate and his intuition proved uncannily accurate when he sighted his adversary on 13 December. Splitting his force to sail either side of Graf Spee, Harwood went into action immediately. Within half an-hour, all three of his cruisers had been damaged, with Exeter and Ajax so severely mauled that Harwood was forced to retire. Instead of pursuing his quarry when he was in a position either to defeat them or to escape, Captain Langsdorff took Graf Spee into the neutral port of Montevideo where he was allowed to remain for a few days. Believing that he was boxed in by a superior force which was growing by the day, Langsdorff took his ship out into the Plate estuary on 17 December and scuttled her. A somewhat hollow victory for the Royal Navy, the three cruisers had nevertheless fought valiantly against a much more powerful enemy whose sinking provided a sorely-needed boost to British morale as the War gathered momentum. Ajax was decommissioned in February 1948 and broken up at Newport in November 1949. small puncture to mid-left in smoke, paint cracking to sky, otherwise in good condition Framed 32 x 60in.

    Charles Miller Ltd
  • δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M. Battlecruiser 'Invincible' on patrol circa 1915
    Jun. 30, 2026

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M. Battlecruiser 'Invincible' on patrol circa 1915

    Est: £4,000 - £6,000

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M. Battlecruiser 'Invincible' on patrol circa 1915 Signed ‘Montague Dawson’ (lower left) Watercolour and gouache 18 x 29in. (45.7 x 73.3cm.) Provenance: With Doig, Wilson, & Wheatley, Edinburgh. Framed 23 x 33in. Original label held in pocket behind. Fine overall condition.

    Charles Miller Ltd
  • δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M. Battlecruiser ‘Inflexible’ depicted at 1.15pm on March 18th, 1915 at the Dardanelles
    Jun. 30, 2026

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M. Battlecruiser ‘Inflexible’ depicted at 1.15pm on March 18th, 1915 at the Dardanelles

    Est: £6,000 - £8,000

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) H.M. Battlecruiser ‘Inflexible’ depicted at 1.15pm on March 18th, 1915 at the Dardanelles Signed ‘Montague Dawson’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 17½ x 35¾in. (44.5 x 90.8cm.) Provenance: Commissioned by the Captain of Inflexible at the Dardanelles, Richard Fortescue Phillimore (1864-1940). Formerly on loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (ID; BHC0658). Duke's of Dorchester: Unknown Sale, 10 March 2005, lot 241. Built by John Brown on Clydebank, Inflexible displaced 19,975 tons (deep loaded) and measured 567 feet in length with a 79-foot beam. Carrying a main armament of 8-12in. guns, she could steam at 25 knots and, along with her sisters, was hailed as a triumph of innovation when first commissioned. After her success at the Battle of the Falklands in December 1914, she went to the Dardanelles the following year, where, during the attack on the Narrows on 18th March 1915, she was repeatedly hit and then mined, forcing her to withdraw from the action with 2,000 tons of water in her. Repaired at Gibraltar, she returned to the Grand Fleet and took part in the Battle of Jutland from which she emerged unscathed. Placed in the Nore Reserve after the War, she was sold for scrapping in 1922. Framed and glazed 24 x 43in. Fine overall condition

    Charles Miller Ltd
  • δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) Taking it Green - A 'V' & 'W' Class Destroyer in a heavy sea, circa 1918
    Jun. 30, 2026

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) Taking it Green - A 'V' & 'W' Class Destroyer in a heavy sea, circa 1918

    Est: £3,000 - £4,000

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) Taking it Green - A 'V' & 'W' Class Destroyer in a heavy sea, circa 1918 Signed ‘Montague Dawson’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 15¾ x 36¼in. (40 x 92cm.) Provenance: With the Royal Exchange Art Gallery, London. Retouching throughout sky; relined Framed 21½ x 42in.

    Charles Miller Ltd
  • MONTAGUE DAWSON, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (CHISWICK 1890-1973). The American Clip
    Jun. 02, 2026

    MONTAGUE DAWSON, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (CHISWICK 1890-1973). The American Clip

    Est: $60,000 - $80,000

    MONTAGUE DAWSON, F.R.S.A., R.S.M.A. (CHISWICK 1890-1973). The American Clipper Ship 'Rainbow' - Sunset. oil on canvas24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.).

    Christie's
  • MONTAGUE DAWSON CLIPPER SHIP
    May. 08, 2026

    MONTAGUE DAWSON CLIPPER SHIP

    Est: $200 - $300

    Oil painting on paper laid on board of the clipper ship "The Lahloo", a ship in 1869 travelled from China to England in a record 97 days. Sea painter, Montague Dawson (1890-1973) was born in Chiswick, England and is known for sailing ships and ocean view painting. He was among the leading marine painters of his day, with Queen Elizabeth along with American Presidents collecting his work. This work has brush marks and varnish stains but there is a possibility of being an oil painting on a paper print. Dimensions: 20" x 28" Image size, 25" x 33" Overall

    New Hampshire Auctions and Appraisals LLC
  • Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973), "With the Wind"
    Apr. 23, 2026

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973), "With the Wind"

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) "With the Wind" watercolor on paper signed lower left, a "Marine Arts Company, Salem, Massachusetts" label en verso. Matted, glazed and framed.

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973), "The Grand Harbor at Valletta"
    Mar. 28, 2026

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973), "The Grand Harbor at Valletta"

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) "The Grand Harbor at Valletta" grisaille oil on board signed lower right, titled on old label en verso, old Christie's stamp en verso. Framed.

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973), "A Steady Course"
    Mar. 28, 2026

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973), "A Steady Course"

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) "A Steady Course" oil on canvas signed lower right, titled on old label en verso. Framed.

    New Orleans Auction Galleries
  • Montague Dawson (1895-1973), H.M.S. NEWCASTLE
    Mar. 26, 2026

    Montague Dawson (1895-1973), H.M.S. NEWCASTLE

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    Montague Dawson (1895-1973), British H.M.S. NEWCASTLE oil on canvas signed lower left; titled to overflap verso 28.3 x 54.3 in — 72 x 138 cm Estimate: $10,000—15,000 CAD

    Waddington's
  • λ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH 1895 - 1973), 'CASHEMRE' OF BOSTON; 'HOTSPUR' (2)
    Feb. 10, 2026

    λ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH 1895 - 1973), 'CASHEMRE' OF BOSTON; 'HOTSPUR' (2)

    Est: £2,000 - £4,000

    λ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH 1895 - 1973)'CASHEMRE' OF BOSTON; 'HOTSPUR' Watercolour and bodycolour, a pair Both signed (lower left and right, respectively)Each 42 x 67cm (16½ x 26¼ in.) (2)Provenance: Frost & Reed, London

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • Trade Winds, the China Tea Clipper Titania
    Feb. 05, 2026

    Trade Winds, the China Tea Clipper Titania

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    Montague Dawson British 1890 - 1973 Trade Winds, the China Tea Clipper Titania  signed lower left: Montague. Dawson.; titled and inscribed indistinctly on the reverse oil on canvas canvas: 24 by 36 in.; 61 by 91.4 cm framed: 30 ½ by 42 ⅝ in.; 77.5 by 108.3 cm Executed circa 1942.

    Sotheby's
  • The White Squall, The China Clipper Shun Lee
    Feb. 05, 2026

    The White Squall, The China Clipper Shun Lee

    Est: $50,000 - $70,000

    Montague Dawson British 1890 - 1973 The White Squall, The China Clipper Shun Lee signed lower left: Montague. Dawson.; titled and inscribed on the reverse: The China Clipper Shun Lee of 674 tons built in 1866 oil on canvas canvas: 28 ⅜ by 42 ¼ in.; 72.1 by 107.3 cm framed: 35 ⅛ by 49 ¼ in.; 89.2 by 125.1 cm Executed in 1937.

    Sotheby's
  • Flickerin’ Gold - The Forest Queen
    Feb. 05, 2026

    Flickerin’ Gold - The Forest Queen

    Est: $50,000 - $70,000

    Montague Dawson British 1890 - 1973 Flickerin’ Gold - The Forest Queen signed lower left: Montague Dawson; titled and inscribed on the reverse: 593 tons, built 1858 oil on canvas canvas: 23 ⅛ by 36 ⅛ in.; 58.8 by 91.8 cm framed: 32 ⅛ by 44 ¼ in.; 81.6 by 112.4 cm Executed in 1952.

    Sotheby's
  • Dawn Mists, the Clipper Nicoya
    Feb. 05, 2026

    Dawn Mists, the Clipper Nicoya

    Est: $80,000 - $120,000

    Montague Dawson British 1890 - 1973 Dawn Mists, the Clipper Nicoya signed lower left: Montague Dawson oil on canvas canvas: 40 ⅛ by 49 ⅞ in.; 101.9 by 126.7 cm framed: 46 ¾ by 56 ⅝ in.; 118.7 by 143.8 cm Executed in 1959.

    Sotheby's
  • MONTAGUE DAWSON (British 1890-1973) High Noon
    Dec. 02, 2025

    MONTAGUE DAWSON (British 1890-1973) High Noon

    Est: $20,000 - $30,000

    MONTAGUE DAWSON (British 1890-1973) High Noon - Oil on canvas. Depicting a three-masted schooner. Signed lower left “Montague Dawson” canvas size- H. 28-1/4 x W. 42-1/2 inches. Framed in a 2 ¾” giltwood frame. Condition: Craquelure / has wax relining. Provenance: Label verso: F.R. No. 3665 Montague Dawson High Noon, label of authenticity, overall 33-1/2 x 47-1/2 inches.

    Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
  • Montague Dawson, Enemy Bomber in Thunderstorm
    Nov. 20, 2025

    Montague Dawson, Enemy Bomber in Thunderstorm

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Montague Dawson Enemy Bomber in Thunderstorm oil on canvas 20 h x 30 w in (51 x 76 cm) Provenance: Collection of Seymour Stein | Thence by descent Exhibited: Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minnesota This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Yachting Days;  pencil an
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Yachting Days;  pencil an

    Est: £2,000 - £4,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Yachting Days;  pencil and watercolour on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON' (lower left), 45.8 x 59.2 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 16 December 2002, lot 160 (£7,638).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  A Fair Wind;  pencil and
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  A Fair Wind;  pencil and

    Est: £2,000 - £4,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  A Fair Wind;  pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left), 37.6 x 50.9 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 May 1997, lot 698 (£6,900).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Three-deckers in action during the
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Three-deckers in action during the

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Three-deckers in action during the Battle of Trafalgar;  pencil and watercolour on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left), 27.2 x 38 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  with Harrods Ltd, London.  Anon. sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 6 November 1997, lot 500 (£4,075).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clipper in full sail;  pe
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clipper in full sail;  pe

    Est: £2,500 - £4,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clipper in full sail;  pencil, watercolour, and bodycolour heightened with white on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON' (lower left), 29 x 44.3 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  with Continental Galleries, Montreal;  where purchased by Marine Building, in 1971.  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 1 April 1998, lot 200 (£9,200).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  In choppy seas;  watercol
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  In choppy seas;  watercol

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  In choppy seas;  watercolour and bodycolour on paper, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left), 40.5 x 63.5 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 May 1997, lot 714 (£6,670).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clewing up;  oil on canva
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clewing up;  oil on canva

    Est: £15,000 - £25,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Clewing up;  oil on canvas, signed 'MONTAGUE DAWSON' (lower left), 50.8 x 76.2 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 1 April 1998, lot 212 (£43,300).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Racing off the shore;  oi
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Racing off the shore;  oi

    Est: £15,000 - £20,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Racing off the shore;  oil on canvas, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON' (lower left), 61.1 x 91.3 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 May 1997, lot 706 (£41,100).  with Petley Jones Gallery, Vancouver.  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Deep blue sea;  oil on ca
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Deep blue sea;  oil on ca

    Est: £12,000 - £18,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Deep blue sea;  oil on canvas, signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON.' (lower left), 71.2 x 107 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 10 May 1996, lot 635 (£15,000 hammer).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  The Argonaut;  oil on can
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  The Argonaut;  oil on can

    Est: £8,000 - £12,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  The Argonaut;  oil on canvas backed with panel, bears label for W.B. Simpson inscribed '"The Argonaut" / framed painting / by / Montague Dawson' on the backing board, 61 x 91.8 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  with W. B. Simpson, Glasgow [no.A5024].  Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 10 November 1994, lot 592 (£24,200).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  In the opinion of Basil Lubbock - the noted authority on 19th century commercial sail - there were approximately sixty British registered clippers working the China trade in 1870 and of these, about a dozen - including such renowned flyers such as 'Ariel', 'Taeping' and 'Thermopylae' - were considered thoroughbred racers capable of regular 100 day passages. 'Argonaut' was not in this exalted league but nevertheless Lubbock placed her high amongst his 'second rank' of steady-going ships which, whilst no record breakers, still turned in consistently fast passages and achieved solid reputations for reliability. Especially fast when offered a quartering wind, Captain Andrew Shewan (author of the 'Great Days of Sail', 1927) described 'Argonaut' as a 'galloper' and what she lacked in ability to deal with headwinds was, in her early years at least, more than compensated for by the daring of her first master Captain 'Sandy' Nicholson.  'Argonaut' was a composite clipper built at Rotherhithe in 1866 by Thomas Bilbe & Co. for the company's own use. One of the larger clippers employed in the tea trade, she was registered at 1,073 net tons and measured 206.4 feet in length with a 33.2 foot beam. On her maiden voyage she left Foochow with her first cargo of tea on 10 July 1867 and docked in London on 29 October, only 111 days out; this run equaled that year's passage time of the renowned 'Fiery Cross' and was only 8 days longer than that of the legendary 'Ariel'. The next year she returned home in 113 days - Shanghai to London - followed by an even better time of 109 days in 1869. By then she had made a name for herself as a pirate chaser after an amusing incident in the river at Shanghai in 1868 when her signal cannon blew a large hole in the sail of a Chinese warjunk which ran alongside her just as 'Argonaut' was saluting the departing 'Leander'. Although entirely accidental, word soon got around the pirate fraternity that 'Argonaut' was a force to be reckoned with.  Nicholson continued to bring her home in excellent times during the early 1870s and in 1872 took a huge gamble by sailing her through the dangerous and largely unsurveyed Paracels one moonlit night in order to gain a few days on his rivals. In 1873, Nicholson loaded 1,465,000 cases of tea and cleared Foochow on 9 August. So anxious was he to run with the westerly monsoon for the maximum time possible that he kept his course too long and ran aground on the Pescadores. Although Argonaut was not seriously damaged, Nicholson was forced to jettison 3000 cases of tea weighing 300 tons before he could refloat her but still got her home in 111 days. Possibly as a result of this incident Nicholson was replaced by Captain Cameron in 1874 and he, having taken 'Argonaut' out to China in the summer, brought her back in rather slow passage time of 128 days. Cameron's first voyage proved to be 'Argonaut's' last in the tea trade which by now had been lost to steam. Her owners therefore put her onto the Australian run - her best passage time being the Lizard to Melbourne in 77 days - where she remained until sold to Anderson's of London in 1877. They in turn sold her to Jacob Brothers of London in 1883 and in 1888, whilst bound for Hamburg from Western Australia, she sprang a leak, put into Port Natal for repairs and was condemned and never returned to sea.  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Tea Trader - the Clipper 'Titania';
    Nov. 12, 2025

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Tea Trader - the Clipper 'Titania';

    Est: £15,000 - £25,000

    Montague Dawson, FRSA RSMA,  British 1890-1973-  Tea Trader - the Clipper 'Titania';  oil on canvas, signed 'MONTAGUE DAWSON' (lower left), bears Frost & Reed label with printed inscription '"TEA TRADER" - The Clipper / 'Titania' built in 1866 of 879 tons. / She sailed the seas for nearly 40 years' attached to the upper stretcher bar, 50.5 x 75.8 cm. ARR.  Provenance:  with Frost & Reed, London, 1954 [no.16914].  Anon. sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 15 November 1996, lot 597 (£20,000 hammer).  A distinguished family collection.  Note:  Generally acknowledged as the finest-lined clipper to emanate from Robert Steele's yards at Greenock, Titania was built to the order of Lowther, Maxton & Co. of London in 1866. Registered in London at 879 tons, she measured 200 feet in length with a 36 foot beam, and these dimensions gave her the strength to carry a large sail plan aided by masts of steel plate. No expense was spared to fit her out and she was beautifully finished, yet her first two voyages proved disappointing as it became apparent that her master, Captain Deas, had lost his nerve due to advancing age. He had made his reputation with the ship 'Ganges' in the early 1850s, but Titania was an altogether different type of thoroughbred and Deas no longer had the temperament to drive her as she deserved. Her maiden passage out to China began badly when she lost her foremast in a squall off the Cape Verde Islands but, after repairing in Rio, she loaded her first tea in August and was home in 115 days having left Shanghai on 2 September to dock in London on Boxing Day. The next year's voyage was slower - 126 days - with the result that her owners replaced Captain Deas with W. H. Burgoyne who immediately transformed her performance. Clearing Shanghai on 16 June 1869, he raced Titania home in 98 days in one of the fastest passages of the season. After two years Burgoyne was succeeded by Captain Dowdy and he was similarly successful, bringing Titania home in 93 days, Foochow to London, in 1871 in the best passage of her career. After a serious dismasting in 1874, she was sold out of the Lowther, Maxton fleet but continued trading to both Australia and the Far East until she was bought by the Hudson's Bay Company at the end of 1885. In nine years with them she made regular voyages around Cape Horn and across the South Atlantic before being sold to Italian owners in 1894 who put her on their Mauritius and South American trade. Worn out and not considered worthy of major overhaul, she was broken up at Marseilles March 1910. It was a mundane end for a splendid ship yet she had the satisfaction of outliving virtually all of her more famous contemporaries from the golden era of the China Tea trade.  Montague Dawson was the grandson of the marine painter Henry Dawson (1811-1878), and is celebrated for his detailed and accurate depictions of historical vessels, particularly clippers and warships of the 18th and 19th centuries. Dawson encountered the maritime artist Charles Napier Hemy (1841-1917), who was a significant artistic influence on the former, whilst serving with the Navy during the First World War, an experience which also undoubtedly informed his depictions of naval battles.  Dawson exhibited widely over the course of his career, including at the Royal Academy between 1917 and 1936, and at the Royal Society of Marine Artists, of which he was a member, between 1946 and 1964. He also enjoyed the patronage of a number of prominent contemporaries, including American presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), and members of the British royal family. His works can be found in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. 

    Roseberys
  • δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) The clipper 'Ocean Telegraph' leading 'Great Republic' in the tea race of 1859-60
    Nov. 11, 2025

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) The clipper 'Ocean Telegraph' leading 'Great Republic' in the tea race of 1859-60

    Est: £5,000 - £7,000

    δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) The clipper 'Ocean Telegraph' leading 'Great Republic' in the tea race of 1859-60 δ MONTAGUE DAWSON (BRITISH, 1895-1973) The clipper 'Ocean Telegraph' leading 'Great Republic' in the tea race of 1859-60 Signed 'MONTAGUE DAWSON' (lower left) Watercolour heightened with gouache 19½ x 29½in. (49.5 x 75cm.) With Richard Green, London. Launched as Ocean Telegraph on 29 March 1854 for Reed, Wade & Co. of Boston for the New York to San Francisco run, an admirer wrote No expense was spared to make her one of the most perfect and beautiful ships ever built. The bow raked boldly forward, flaring gracefully, and was ornamented with a beautiful carved female figure with forks of lightning playing around. Racing against the Great Republic in 1859-60, she won the challenge by completing the distance between the cities in 109 days. Sold to the Black Ball Line of James Baines & Co., Liverpool in 1863, they renamed her Light Brigade. Her principal route for the next ten years was London to Australia and New Zealand. Sold on several times, by 1875 her glory days were over and she ended her days hulked in Gibraltar, being deleted from the register in 1923.

    Charles Miller Ltd
  • Montague Dawson Ship Print
    Nov. 05, 2025

    Montague Dawson Ship Print

    Est: $40 - $50

    Montague Dawson Ship Print, "The Smoke of Battle", matted in silvered wood frame, 30" x 35". CONDITION: Wear to frame. Not examined out of frame.

    Barry S. Slosberg Inc
  • Montague Dawson Ships Print
    Nov. 05, 2025

    Montague Dawson Ships Print

    Est: $40 - $50

    Montague Dawson Ships Print, many battle ships with survivors in row boat, matted in wood frame, 30 1/2" x 36 1/2". CONDITION: Very fine. Not examined out of frame.

    Barry S. Slosberg Inc
  • 2 Montague Dawson Ship Prints
    Nov. 05, 2025

    2 Montague Dawson Ship Prints

    Est: $60 - $120

    Two Montague Dawson Ship Prints, both "Horn Abeam", circa 1968, silver frames, 27" x 35 1/2". CONDITION: Very good. Not examined out of frames.

    Barry S. Slosberg Inc
  • Pr Montague Dawson Ship Lithographs
    Nov. 05, 2025

    Pr Montague Dawson Ship Lithographs

    Est: $200 - $300

    Pair Montague Dawson Ship Lithographs, British 1890 - 1973; pencil signed with embossed seal, includes: "U.S.S. Constellation", and unsigned The Dogs of Adventure, an silvered wood frames, 28 3/4" x 37". CONDITION: Very fine. Not examined out of frame.

    Barry S. Slosberg Inc
  • Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) The Flying Clipper "The Cutty Sark"
    Nov. 04, 2025

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) The Flying Clipper "The Cutty Sark"

    Est: $70,000 - $100,000

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) The Flying Clipper "The Cutty Sark" oil on canvas signed Montague Dawson (lower left); titled (on the stretcher) Please note this lot will be on view at Freeman's | Hindman Manhattan galleries, located at 32 E. 67th St, from October 20th to November 1st (10am-5pm). 40 x 50 in. (101.6 x 127cm) A Legacy of Tradition: Property from an Important Private Collection This lot is located in Philadelphia.

    Freeman’s
  • Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) Oil on Canvas, 'Summer Days', H 28" W 42" Frame Size: H 34" W 48"
    Oct. 17, 2025

    Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) Oil on Canvas, 'Summer Days', H 28" W 42" Frame Size: H 34" W 48"

    Est: $30,000 - $50,000

    Signed in the lower left. Titled on the stretcher verso. Depicting a three-masted clipper with all sails set. Having a giltwood frame.  Provenance: Property from the Estate of a Prominent Collector, Madison Heights, Michigan Dimensions: H 28" W 42" Frame Size: H 34" W 48"

    DuMouchelles
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