Huihan Liu (Chinese American, born 1952), after Derek George Montague Gardner (British, 1914-2007), Prelude to Trafalgar, Nelson's 'Victory' on Passage to Cadiz, 1805, late 20th century, oil on canvas. [Approximate dimensions - sight: 18 1/4" H x 27 1/2" W, canvas: 19" H x 28" W]. In this faithful rendition of Gardner's work, Liu depicts Nelson's victory under full sail emerging from a fogbank on passage to Cadiz, during September, 1805, with following warships in the background visible in the fog. Huihan Liu is an artist signature member of the California Art Club and master signature member of the Oil Painters of America and American Impressionist Society. He was trained in the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art in China in 1972 with a BA and MFA from the Academy of Art College of San Francisco in 1989. With more than thirty years as artist, illustrator and teacher, Liu has won numerous awards, been featured in "Southwest Art", "Art of the West" "The Artist's" and other magazines, and exhibited throughout the U.S. and in China.

Surface dust, minor craquelure, and gloss varnish. No visible inpaint under UV/black light. Minor dirt pockets verso. Framed: 25 3/8" H x 34 5/8" W.