T. Lux Feininger

View of five Sails and a Finnisch Schooner

   

Ansichten von fünf Schiffen unter Segeln und ein Finnischer Schoner*
View of five Sails and a Finnisch Schooner Repro: CF
  • 1948, in New York
  • Ink and pen
  • 8 × 13 inches(20 × 33 cm)

  • Re. the illustration on lower right: TLF: "A Finnish schooner in a broad reach, going home with an empty hold. This sketch shows the advantage of the standing gaff rig, typical of Finnish fore and afters. The brailed-in head of the mainsail, counterbalanced by the furled outer jib, effectively shortens the sail area. When necessary the mainsail can quickly be hauled out by one man. As the schooners hardly ever carry more than two men and a boy, reefing is resorted to only in an emergency." [The Rudder, February 1948]

  • Themes:  Ships-Sails

Literature

Scandinavian Boats. T. Lux Feininger 1948 New York, S./p. 26., Abb./ill.

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