Bidspirit auction | John Ambrose (British, 1931-2010), Clipper

John Ambrose (British, 1931-2010), Clipper Ship at Sea, Oil on Canvas - A traditional 20th-century marine oil painting on stretched canvas by John Ambrose. The work depicts a three-masted clipper ship under full sail, navigating a swelling blue sea accompanied by seagulls in flight. The composition is executed with fine-line detailing throughout the vessel's rigging, contrasted by textured impasto highlights on the white crests of the waves. The painting is signed Ambrose in the lower right-hand corner. It is housed in a heavily moulded, ornate gilt frame featuring scrolling foliate corner and centre ornaments with a beaded inner slip.