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Description
Tall Ships in New York harbor, commemorating Operation Sail 1976. Kipp Soldwedel's most famous painting.
Superbly
printed on a sheet of heavy coated stock with a fine, subtle linen weave surface. These days one rarely sees offset lithographs of this quality. High resolution, vibrant color, perfect registration.
Print bears the following inscriptions:
Top margin: A Gathering of International Ships in New York Harbor in 1976 Just below image: BLUE NOSE II Canada / KRUZENSHTERN U.S.S.R. / DANMARK Denmark SAGRES II Portugal / CHRISTIAN RADICH Norway / JUAN SEBASTIAN DE ELCANO Spain U.S.S. FORRESTAL U.S.A. / GORCH FOCK II Germany Bottom margin: Operation Sail [l.]; NEW YORK 1976 [c.]; Kipp Soldwedel
[r.]
Bottom edge: Distributed by Kipp Soldwedel, 470 Park Avenue, New
York - SHIP LORE
Operation Sail is among the prints Soldwedel sold at his
famous Ship
Lore Gallery. To ensure quality he personally supervised all
printing.
Pricing
Our mint condition Kipp Soldwedel prints currently start at $49.95 each, scheduled to increase as
inventory sells out. A mint Operation Sail is arguably the most desirable Soldwedel print on the market.
Rarity
Never reprinted after the
original editions, Soldwedel prints are scarce.
Vintage prints are sold by sellers on the internet and elsewhere. However these are ordinarily not in mint condition. There are no posthumous reprints.
Many Soldwedel prints are almost never offered for sale.
Condition
Flawless mint condition.
Due to paper, ink
quality and storage conditions
there is no visible aging of any kind.
Warranty and
return policy
Guaranteed as
described. In the
unlikely event you are dissatisfied
with your print, simply return it in original condition
in its original tube within 7 days for a full immediate refund. Please notify us by email in advance. We will issue detailed return instructions.
Lost or damaged shipments
GMP assumes responsibility for your purchase until it
has been delivered to you in original condition. Lost or
damaged shipments will be replaced promptly, at no expense and minimum inconvenience to you. Damaged shipments may require UPS inspection at your location.
Packing and Shipping
W E S H I P W O R
L D W I D E
GMP operates a fully
staffed shipping
department.
Your print is
packed in a 31 x 3 in. heavy
duty mailing tube, shipped via UPS within 3 days of receipt of cleared
funds.
Shipped in the U.S. via UPS: $8.50.
New York State residents pay 8.875% sales tax on item only.
Shipped to non-U.S. recipients via USPS International First Class: $25.00
Non-U.S. recipients pay all local import duties and taxes.
Payment Methods
AMEX/MC/VISA/PayPal
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