Haughton Forrest (1826-1925) was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, and educated in Jamaica and at a military college in Germany before a brief career in the British Army and the British Post Office. Settling on the Isle of Wight, he took up yachting and painting, particularly marine subjects, before sailing to Tasmania at age 49, where he farmed on the Ringarooma River and later lived at Sandy Bay. From 1881 he devoted himself to painting, producing marine and landscape works over some seventy years known for their meticulous, almost photographic detail and the translucency of their foam-crested waves — qualities contemporary critics undervalued but that are highly sought after today.
This 1982 study was written by George Deas Brown AM, a Tasmanian lawyer, politician and historian who served as a Trustee of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and was widely regarded as an authority on Tasmanian history.
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BOOK DETAILS
- Large hardcover book with dustjacket
- Published 1982 by Malakoff Fine Art Press. Now out of print.
- 183-pages, indexed
- Approximate size 38cm x 27cm
- Numbered 794 of limited edition of 1500
CONDITION
Used but generally good condition. Dustjacket lightly scuffed with some wear. Please contact the bookshop directly if you require further details of condition before purchasing.
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