The Old Print Shop

Yacht regatta, Knickerbocker Y.C. June 1908.

  • ARTIST: Fred Cozzens

  • MEDIUM: Watercolor on illustration board,

    DATE: 1908.

  • EDITION SIZE: Paper size 13 x 22 7/8" (33 x 58.1 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Signed and dated lower left "Fred. S. Cozzens 08." This scene shows the Knickerbocker Yacht Club regatta fleet under sail off of Sandy Hook Light.<br><br> The Knickerbocker Yacht Club was founded in 1874 on the Harlem River in Manhattans. In 1907, the club moved to Port Washington and was the second-oldest yacht club on the Long Island Sound. After 135 years in operation, the club closed it's doors in 2009.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Titled in pencil on verso. Provenance: This watercolor was at one time owned by and hung at the Knickerbocker Yacht Club.

  • CONDITION: Overall in good condition. There is some loss of image in the lower margin due to a old mat being glued down and lifted off. There is no real loss of quality image. Traces of old mat line along image. All easily matted out. Framed in 19th Century style 1 1/2" Black scoop w/ gold metal lip, and Tru Vue Museum Glass.

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