Montague Dawson – Trimming the Sails (1930s-1960s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This painting was made by Montague Dawson in 1956. The art piece represents the battle between good and evil. Montague Dawson has incorporated his style of realism with the drama by using a few colors and shapes to create an environment. "Trimming the Sails" is displayed in the National Gallery of Victoria Museum in Melbourne, Australia.

Montague Dawson (1901–1977) is a British painter and illustrator, whose paintings often feature boats at sea. He was one of the leading artists of Britain's abstract art movement. Montague Dawson was born on 12th November 1901 in London. His father, Arthur Dawson, was an architect whose offices were based in London and on the Isle of Man. The younger Montague Dawson lived with his mother in various parts of London until he left school at age twelve to work in an office. In 1922 he enrolled as a history-and-art student at the University College of Southhampton but left after completing one credit.