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Tiny black figures man the foredeck, vibrant red funnels belch black smoke, spidery rigging shoots upwards, the hull is suitably rust-streaked for a busy transatlantic liner, and a hundred other details are suggested by expertly swirled and dabbed paint. The painting is beautifully finished off in a gilded wood frame. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eIt all works because of Crossley's style.  He painted with knives in the \"wet into wet\" technique.  Crossley started at the top of a canvas and painted downward.  By using paint textures he could convey details.   It was imperative that the paint stayed wet for the technique to work. The artist used just two knives, a large flat edge and a small diamond shaped one. 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Miller chose an older and newer ship from the same line for the commission. In this 13.5\" by 25.5\" painting, the LIBERTE is shown anchored off Plymouth, England waiting for the tender while the ILE DE FRANCE is departing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust look at the attention to detail. Tiny black figures man the foredeck, vibrant red funnels belch black smoke, spidery rigging shoots upwards, the hull is suitably rust-streaked for a busy transatlantic liner, and a hundred other details are suggested by expertly swirled and dabbed paint. The painting is beautifully finished off in a gilded wood frame. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003eIt all works because of Crossley's style.  He painted with knives in the \"wet into wet\" technique.  Crossley started at the top of a canvas and painted downward.  By using paint textures he could convey details.   It was imperative that the paint stayed wet for the technique to work. The artist used just two knives, a large flat edge and a small diamond shaped one. Tiny details were sometimes added by brush. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}