James Dodds original linocut - Pioneer at Sea

Linocut on 225gsm Zerkall paper, 2003

Image size 540 x 750mm
Edition of 85.

Signed and numbered in pencil by the Artist.

Originally built on the River Colne in 1864, the deep-sea smack Pioneer was once part of the largest dredging fleet around British shores. From the Rivers Colne and Blackwater in Essex, it sailed the seas around the British Isles and northern Europe for oysters and scallops. In 1998, Pioneer was carefully rescued from the mud in West Mersea, where she had lain for over fifty years. From there she was transported to Great Totham, where, over the next three years, she was totally restored. Several of the craftsmen who worked on her were the descendants of those who had built or sailed on her years before.

Framed option - mounted in an off-white acid-free bevel-cut mount and a plain black frame.