Art and Antiques
Misty Morning on the Fuel Dock
- Item Number
- 612
- Estimated Value
- 5000 USD
Item Description
By Don Scafidi. Oil on canvas, 35 by 30 inches.
Scafidi's works are often precise depictions of boats on the water, with lines and sails, hulls and tillers drawn with almost photographic realism. An artist whose work is sought after by collectors of marine-related imagery, Scafidi’s artistic education occurred when he traveled the seas on board ships and served as Pier Superintendent in New York City, U.S. delegate to NATO, and commanded ships for the marines at the beginning of his career. Later, he started his own shipping company in New Orleans. He began painting in earnest in 1986 (he is self taught) doing commissions depicting some of the great boats of this country’s history. He’s a hard man to find, but he has lived on Saint Croix and most recently in Southern Louisiana painting and sailing his 40-foot Bristol cutter, Linda.
Need to Know
Dates: 1928-
Education: Self taught in art, Graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
Style: Photo realistic painting of ships on the water, large scale and smaller works (35 by 30 inches), depending on the commission
Museums and Galleries: Guarisco Gallery
Commissions: Elissa, painted for the Galveston Historical Foundation; Glenn L. Swetman, painted for the Biloxi Seafood Industry Museum; the battleship Alabamacommissioned for the Battleship Memorial Park Commission in Mobile, Alabama; and the schooner Governor Stone for the First Bank of Louisiana, Mandeville City Hall, Mandeville, Louisiana.
Of Note: Scafidi is know for his precise depictions of boats on the water, but his looser, atmospheric paintings also capture the beauty and solitude of life on the water.
Item Special Note
***This work is part of the estate of the late art collector, Peter Guarisco lll. The collection was donated to the Advent Day School by the McGriff family of Birmingham, Al.
Please Click Here to see the Sotheby's sale of Mr. Guarisco's maritime collection.
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