FREDERICK LEO HUNTER (1858-1943, OSSINING, NY)

OIL ON CANVAS, DEPICTING THE WHALESHIP ANDREW HICKS. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT AND DATED 1924. ALSO HAS ORIGINAL BRASS PLAQUE WITH TITLE AND ARTIST. THE ANDREW HICKS, A BARQUE, WAS ORIGINALLY A WESTPORT WHALER, OWNED BY HICKS. BUILT IN FAIRHAVEN IN 1867. MADE OVER 33 WHALING VOYAGES BEFORE BEING CONVERTED INTO A MERCHANT SHIP. HER FINAL WHALING VOYAGE WAS FROM 1911-1916. SIGHT SIZE 13 1/2" X 17 1/2", OVERALL WITH PERIOD WOODEN FRAME 18" X 22". GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION.