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Aug. 30, 2026
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $850 - $1,100
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: John Paul Jones Sea Raider Ship, Brig Providence (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some paint losses. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear to edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 61 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist's stamp on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 158192 US SHIPPING: $139 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 24, 2026
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $850 - $1,100
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Brigantine Yankee (titled on verso) YEAR: 1981 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. ART SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 29 inches / 63 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123590 US SHIPPING: $95 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 01, 2026
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American, 1918-1993), "John Paul Jones' Sea Raider Brig 'Providence'", 1976, oil on canvas
Est: $300 - $500
Bruce Elliott Roberts American, 1918-1993 "John Paul Jones' Sea Raider Brig 'Providence'", 1976 oil on canvas signed "Bruce Elliott Roberts" and dated lower right, titled on canvas and stretcher verso.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Sep. 14, 2025
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $750 - $950
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Breaking Out (titled on verso) YEAR: 1979 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 15 x 19 inches / 38 x 48 cm FRAME SIZE: 23 x 27 inches / 58 x 68 cm SIGNATURE: lower left LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 150814 US SHIPPING: $129 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 10, 2025
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $750 - $950
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Tramp on the Banks (titled on verso) YEAR: 1973 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 12 x 20 inches / 30 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 20 x 28 inches / 50 x 71 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist's stamp on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 150061 US SHIPPING: $95 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 03, 2025
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: The Sinking of the Yankee Clipper, 1863 (titled on verso) YEAR: 1982 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some paint losses. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 36 x 36 inches / 91 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 150060 US SHIPPING: $139 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 03, 2025
BRUCE ELLIOTT ROBERTS (Am. 20th Century) Breaking Out - 1979. Oil on panel, Depicts a schooner
Est: $200 - $400
BRUCE ELLIOTT ROBERTS (Am. 20th Century) Breaking Out - 1979. Oil on panel, Depicts a schooner at sea, Label verso “#624 ‘Breaking Out’ by Bruce Elliott Roberts”, Signed and dated lower left “Bruce Elliott Roberts 1979”, H. 14 ¼” x 18 ¼”. Framed in a 2” silver wash frame, Condition: Good
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
May. 25, 2025
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $850 - $1,100
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Lobtailing (titled on stretcher) YEAR: 1974 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some paint losses mostly along edges. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 40 inches / 60 x 101 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist's stamp on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 149477 US SHIPPING: $139 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 21, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American, 1917-1993), Battle of the Giants; Cutty Sark and Thermopylae, 1975, oil on canvas, 20 x 28in (51 x 71cm)
Est: $700 - $900
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American, 1917-1993) Battle of the Giants; Cutty Sark and Thermopylae, 1975 oil on canvas signed lower right BRUCE/ELLIOTT/ROBERTS/©, titled and inscribed with artist's name to reverse
Andrew Jones Auctions
Apr. 08, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American 1918–1993) oil on canvas, Tramp on the Banks - 1973.
Est: $400 - $600
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American 1918–1993) oil on canvas, Tramp on the Banks - 1973. Depicts a ship with sailboats behind Signed and dated lower right “Bruce Elliott Roberts 1973” Label verso “#370 ‘Tramp on the Banks’ by Bruce Elliott Roberts” H. 11 ½” x W. 19 ½”Framed in a 3” carved and giltwood frame Condition: Good
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Apr. 08, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American 1918–1993) oil on canvas, Shaking out the Royals - 1979. Label verso “#595 ‘Shaking out the Royals’ by Bruce Elliott Roberts” H. 29 ½” x W. 39 ½” Framed in a 4” giltwood and carved frame. Condition: Good
Est: $800 - $1,200
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American 1918–1993) oil on canvas, Shaking out the Royals - 1979. Label verso “#595 ‘Shaking out the Royals’ by Bruce Elliott Roberts” H. 29 ½” x W. 39 ½” Framed in a 4” giltwood and carved frame. Condition: Good
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Apr. 08, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American 1918–1993) oil on canvas, The Sinking of the Yankee Clipper - 1982.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American 1918–1993) oil on canvas, The Sinking of the Yankee Clipper - 1982. Label verso “The Sinking of the Yankee Clipper, 1982 by Bruce Elliott Roberts” Signed and dated lower right “Bruce Elliott Roberts 1982” H. 36” x W. 36” Framed in a 3 ½” carved giltwood frame. Condition: Good
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Apr. 08, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American 1918–1993) oil on canvas, Reefing In - 1973. Signed and dated
Est: $300 - $500
Bruce Elliott Roberts (American 1918–1993) oil on canvas, Reefing In - 1973. Signed and dated lower right “Bruce Elliott Roberts 1973” Label verso “Reefing In” H. 17 ¾” x W. 35” Framed in a 2 ¾” molded and giltwood frame. Condition: Good; frame has chips
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Mar. 27, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts, (American, 1917-1993) Painting
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Bruce Elliott Roberts, (American, 1917-1993) Capture of the Powder Ship, (Franklin vs. H.M.S. Hope, 1979, # 485 oil on canvas signed, dated lower right, also inscribed, signed, titled on the reverse, 24 by 48 in., overall, framed 30 by 54 in.
A.B.Levy’s Palm Beach
Feb. 25, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts (AMERICAN, 1918–1993) Oil on Canvas, Home Port - 1973.
Est: $500 - $900
Bruce Elliott Roberts (AMERICAN, 1918–1993) Oil on Canvas, Home Port - 1973. Depicts a harbor port scene with houses and ships, Signed and dated lower left “Bruce Elliott Roberts 1973”. Signed and numbered verso “346 Home Port by Bruce Elliott Roberts” H. 28” x W. 35” Framed in a 2 ¾” molded and giltwood frame Condition: 2" slice just below front of ship. Few white specs on canvas. Provenance: Wally Findlay Galleries, inventory # 38906 overall framed size 34-1/2 x 42-1/2 inches.
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Feb. 25, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts Lobtailing! Lg. oil Painting.
Est: $500 - $900
Bruce Elliott Roberts (AMERICAN, 1918–1993) Oil on Canvas, Lobtailing! - 1974. Oil on canvas. Depicts a fisherman in a rowboat in the wake of a whale’s tail. Signed lower right “Bruce Elliott Roberts 1974” canvas sizes 24 x W. 40 inches. Framed in a 4” carved wood frame Condition: Good Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach stretcher reads - WF.56361 overall framed sizes 32-1/2 x 49
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Feb. 25, 2025
Bruce Elliott Roberts The Market Schooners of Mackeral Cay -1974 Lg. oil Painting.
Est: $500 - $900
Bruce Elliott Roberts (AMERICAN, 1918–1993) oil on canvas, The Market Schooners of Mackeral Cay -1974. Depicts a detail of schooners and buildings in Mackerel Cay. Signed lower right “Bruce Elliott Roberts 1974” H. 25” x W. 36” Framed in a 4” carved giltwood frame 33 x 44 overall size. Condition: Good Provenance: Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach. Inventory # 56674, originally cost $1,400.00. Original Wally Findlay label on reverse.
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Feb. 16, 2025
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $950 - $1,200
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Brigantine Yankee (titled on verso) YEAR: 1981 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. ART SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 29 inches / 63 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123590 US SHIPPING: $95 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 01, 2024
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,050 - $1,300
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Brigantine Yankee (titled on verso) YEAR: 1981 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. ART SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 29 inches / 63 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123590 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 17, 2024
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Hawling Traps (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 30 x 42 inches / 76 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121713 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 10, 2024
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,050 - $1,350
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Five Islands Wharf (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. ART SIZE: 18 x 24 inches / 45 x 60 cm FRAME SIZE: 23 x 29 inches / 58 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 131222 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Bruce Elliott Roberts was born in May 27, 1917 Montreal and passed away Jan 29th 1993. He lived primarily in Florida and the Virgin Islands. He attended Julliard Institute and won an international poster contest in high school and further studied at the English Institute of Art as a prize for winning the contest.He was meticulous with his paintings for historical significance.The sea always has strongly influenced Mr. Roberts. He grew up on the Bayfront of Long Island, New York, where he had his own sailboat before he had a bicycle. After seven years in the U.S. Navy, he and his bride, Deedee, owned and sailed the Chesapeake Bay schooner Delaware for two years on Long Island Sound.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 16, 2024
Bruce Elliott Roberts (AMERICAN, 1918–1993) oil on canvas, "Low Tide", 18" x 28" overall
Est: $200 - $400
Bruce Elliott Roberts (AMERICAN, 1918–1993) oil on canvas, "Low Tide", 18" x 28" overall
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Jan. 11, 2024
BRUCE E. ROBERTS 'HEAVY WEATHER' NAUTICAL O/C
Est: $600 - $1,200
Bruce Elliot Roberts (American 1917-1993), 'Heavy Weather', oil on canvas depicting a ship traveling through rough seas, signed to lower right, titled and signed on stretcher on verso, and Wally Findlay Galleries label en verso, framed. Approximate dimensions: h. 10.25, w. 14.125"; frame h. 18.5", w. 22.75", total d. 2.625".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Jan. 07, 2024
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,050 - $1,300
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Brigantine Yankee (titled on verso) YEAR: 1981 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. ART SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 29 inches / 63 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123590 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 07, 2024
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Hawling Traps (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 30 x 42 inches / 76 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121713 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 08, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $950 - $1,200
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Trade Winds (titled on verso) YEAR: 1984 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. Some damages to frame. ART SIZE: 12 x 16 inches / 30 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 22 inches / 43 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123589 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 08, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,100 - $1,400
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Brigantine Yankee (titled on verso) YEAR: 1981 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. ART SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 29 inches / 63 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123590 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 08, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,500 - $1,900
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Hawling Traps (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 30 x 42 inches / 76 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121713 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 02, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Trade Winds (titled on verso) YEAR: 1984 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. Some damages to frame. ART SIZE: 12 x 16 inches / 30 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 22 inches / 43 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123589 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 02, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,150 - $1,450
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Brigantine Yankee (titled on verso) YEAR: 1981 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. ART SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 29 inches / 63 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123590 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 02, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,500 - $1,900
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Hawling Traps (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 30 x 42 inches / 76 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121713 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 09, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,500 - $1,900
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Hawling Traps (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 30 x 42 inches / 76 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121713 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 09, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,500 - $1,900
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Confederate Port Wilmington, NC 1862 (titled on verso) YEAR: 1984 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 32 x 44 inches / 81 x 111 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121712 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 09, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Trade Winds (titled on verso) YEAR: 1984 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. Some damages to frame. ART SIZE: 12 x 16 inches / 30 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 22 inches / 43 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123589 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 09, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,150 - $1,450
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Brigantine Yankee (titled on verso) YEAR: 1981 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. ART SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 29 inches / 63 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123590 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 02, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,100
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Hawling Traps (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 30 x 42 inches / 76 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121713 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 02, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,100
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Confederate Port Wilmington, NC 1862 (titled on verso) YEAR: 1984 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 32 x 44 inches / 81 x 111 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121712 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 02, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Trade Winds (titled on verso) YEAR: 1984 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. Some damages to frame. ART SIZE: 12 x 16 inches / 30 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 22 inches / 43 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123589 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 02, 2023
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,150 - $1,450
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) TITLE: Sail Ship - Brigantine Yankee (titled on verso) YEAR: 1981 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint. ART SIZE: 16 x 20 inches / 40 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 25 x 29 inches / 63 x 73 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123590 US Shipping $75 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 18, 2022
ATTRIB. BRUCE ELLIOT WANDERER WHALE SHIP PAINTING
Est: $100 - $200
Oil on board. Signed Elliot bottom right. Bruce Elliot Roberts was active/lived in New York, Florida, Virgin Islands. Bruce Elliot Roberts is known for ship and other marine painting.(1918-1993). Image 16 inches x 20 inches. Artist board dated 1946. New frame.
White's Auctions
Dec. 10, 2022
BRUCE ELLIOTT ROBERTS (D.1993) FOUR-MASTED MOSHULU
Est: $600 - $800
Framed oil on linen canvas painting, "Casting off the Tow," signed lower right Bruce Elliott Roberts (Canadian, 1918-1993), dated 1974, sight: approx 29.25"h, 41.25"w, overall: 36.25"h, 48.25"w, 17.5lbs Start Price: $400.00
Austin Auction Gallery
Nov. 13, 2022
ATTRIB. BRUCE ELLIOT WANDERER WHALE SHIP PAINTING
Est: $200 - $400
Oil on board. Signed Elliot bottom right. Bruce Elliot Roberts was active/lived in New York, Florida, Virgin Islands. Bruce Elliot Roberts is known for ship and other marine painting.(1918-1993). Image 16 inches x 20 inches. Artist board dated 1946. New frame.
White's Auctions
Oct. 09, 2022
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,600 - $2,100
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Boat Scene YEAR: 1974 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 28 x 40 inches / 70 x 100 cm FRAME SIZE: 37 x 49 inches / 92 x 122 cm SIGNATURE: Lower right PROVENANCE: Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach FL (has original gallery label on verso) CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116227 US Shipping $299 + insurance. AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, 1917 - 1993) Bruce Elliott Roberts was born in May 27, 1917 Montreal and passed away Jan 29th 1993. He lived primarily in Florida and the Virgin Islands. He attended Julliard Institute and won an international poster contest in high school and further studied at the English Institute of Art as a prize for winning the contest. He was meticulous with his paintings for historical significance. The sea always has strongly influenced Mr. Roberts. He grew up on the Bayfront of Long Island, New York, where he had his own sailboat before he had a bicycle. After seven years in the U.S. Navy, he and his bride, Deedee, owned and sailed the Chesapeake Bay schooner Delaware for two years on Long Island Sound. They sold her, moved to Florida for year-round sailing and lived aboard and brought up five children aboard the 43вЂ™ gaff-rigged ketch Calypso Queen. Based mainly in Miami, they sailed and cruised the Florida Keys, the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands. Mr. RobertsвЂ™ paintings convey his respect for the men who brave the sea, and, to quote one reviewer, вЂњare done with the muscle and dash of a Montague DawsonвЂ¦full of sunlight, clouds and billowing sails.вЂќ Education - Art Students League; New York Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.; Studied under John Banks (painter and sculptor); McClelland Barclay (New York illustrator); Paul Rand, noted designer New York Industrial School of Art Exhibitions - Fine Arts America, Richmond, Virginia, July 1982; Jack Mayer Galleries, Bahia Mar, Fort Lauderdale, FL. November 1979; One Man - Robert Rice Gallery, Houston, TX, January, 1978; January 1977 State House, Augusta, Maine, November 1976-January 4, 1977 Bowdoin (Maine); ColleeвЂ™s Walker Art Museum in new 20th Century Gallery, August 13- September 19, 1976; James Hunt Barker Galleries, Nantucket, July 1976; Elliott Museum, Stuart, Florida, 1971; Wally Findlay Galleries (Palm Beach, 1973), (New York, 1974), (Chicago, 1974), (Beverly Hills, 1975)
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 09, 2022
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Hawling Traps (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 30 x 42 inches / 76 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121713 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 09, 2022
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Confederate Port Wilmington, NC 1862 (titled on verso) YEAR: 1984 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 32 x 44 inches / 81 x 111 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121712 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 03, 2022
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Battle of the Giants (titled on stretcher) YEAR: 1975 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 28 inches / 50 x 71 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 34 inches / 66 x 86 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist's stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121714 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 03, 2022
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Hawling Traps (titled on verso) YEAR: 1976 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 30 x 42 inches / 76 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso NOTE: has artist stamps on verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121713 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art. Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail. He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian. Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone. He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer. Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 03, 2022
Bruce Elliot Roberts (NY,FL,1917-1993) oil painting
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
ARTIST: Bruce Elliot Roberts (New York, Florida, Virgin Islands, 1917 - 1993) NAME: Confederate Port Wilmington, NC 1862 (titled on verso) YEAR: 1984 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 24 x 36 inches / 60 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 32 x 44 inches / 81 x 111 cm SIGNATURE: lower right CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121712 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Famed maritime artist Bruce Elliott Roberts was best known for his accurate depictions of sailing ships, naval engagements and dock scenes. Living a life on both land and sea, he amassed a prolific knowledge of maritime history and used that to create hundreds of works of art.Working mostly with oil on canvas or oil on wooden panel, he diligently mastered techniques that provided his art with realism and exhaustive attention to detail.He treated painting as his job with the day starting at 8am and ending at 5pm - or sometimes 6, if he was really into his work. He preferred the daylight of his studio but he was often found in his studio at night researching, sketching or studying. He understood that in order for his work to be appreciated it had to be correct. He knew the sky, sea and ship must be correct. The waves must match the wind direction; the sea and sky must match the locale; the ship construction and rigging must match the history of the times and the original sources were always best for the historian.Often Bruce would make models of ships (or have them built by master model makers) just as the early Dutch and English marine painters did, and then would photograph the models in hundreds of different positions in varying degrees of light and shade in order to understand how the ship would appear. He once figured that he had amassed over 9,000 photographs of models and ship's gear (masts, blocks, barrels and details of actual sailing ships) alone.He experimented with his palettes, sometimes using the palettes of the Old Masters, sometimes the Impressionists and that of a contemporary palette which contained no earth colors and no black. He tried a palette taken from the English School of marine painters of the 18th century which was heavy with umbers and browns. He often advised that the artist should "fit the palette to the painting" and not the other way around. He often studied the works of the great maritime painters such as Turner, Dawson, Patterson, Canaletto, Van de Welde, Constable, Boudin, Daubigny, Twatchman and Homer.Bruce favored oil and worked on surfaces such as high grade imported linen, masonite and mahogany panels. He preferred to make the panels himself, carefully building up each panel with three to six coats of gesso then sanding them smooth and finally adding a coat of a special preparation before he would begin painting with the oils.
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