{"product_id":"anthony-r-thompson-cat-boat-off-west-chop-marthas-vineyard-oil-painting-in-gold-frame","title":"Anthony R. Thompson Cat Boat Off West Chop Martha's Vineyard Oil Painting in Gold Frame","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"602\" data-start=\"195\"\u003eAnthony R. Thompson (American, b. 1944) oil painting on canvas seascape of a cat boat cruising off the shore of Martha's Vineyard - the West Chop lighthouse visible in the distance. Signed lower left. Titled \u003cem\u003eCat Off West Chop\u003c\/em\u003e (Vineyard Haven \/ Martha's Vineyard) on the reverse. Exhibition label for the Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport also on the reverse. Inscribed \"ASMA\" next to signature for the American Society of Marine Artists. Artwork in custom gold wood frame measures 15\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal;\"\u003e\" x 22\"\u003c\/span\u003e. Artwork and frame in very good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"602\" data-start=\"195\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnthony R. Thompson (American, b. 1944) is a signature member of the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAmerican Society of Marine Artists\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and an official U.S. Coast Guard Artist whose work is held in the collections of the U.S. Coast Guard, Immaculata University, the Bucks County Conservancy, and numerous corporate and private collections. He has exhibited widely, including regular exhibitions at \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMystic Seaport’s International Maritime Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"856\" data-start=\"604\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA retired Naval Aviator and former Pan Am World Airways pilot, the Bucks County, Pennsylvania artist paints the sea with the authority of someone who has lived it. Decades of firsthand maritime and global experience inform his distinctive body of work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1203\" data-start=\"858\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLargely self-taught, Thompson works primarily in oil, depicting late 19th- and 20th-century maritime subjects, contemporary coastal scenes, and Bucks County landscapes. His imagery draws from years spent sailing the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays, Cape Cod, Maine, and the Virgin Islands—places he knows intimately both from the water and the air.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sugartown Art and Antiques | Antique and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45158661914671,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/9345\/6687\/files\/IMG_5774_f89739ab-0762-494e-9983-9e2e63dd6d94.jpg?v=1774715805","url":"https:\/\/www.sugartownart.com\/products\/anthony-r-thompson-cat-boat-off-west-chop-marthas-vineyard-oil-painting-in-gold-frame","provider":"Sugartown Art and Antiques | Antique and Contemporary Fine Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}