Patrick O'Brien Originals

NEW PATRICK O'BRIEN OIL PAINTINGS

"The USS Hornet vs HMS Peacock"
Oil       24 x 30     $8000

The Battle of Mobile Bay

24 x 36   oil on canvas   $8000

During the Civil War, Mobile Bay in Alabama was one of the South’s most important ports. On August 5, 1864, Admiral David Farragut, commanding the Union fleet, attacked and captured the port. It had been defended by three forts and a small Confederate fleet, as well as underwater mines, which were called torpedoes at that time. It was during this battle that, in ordering his fleet through the torpedo field, Farragut was said to have shouted “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!”
The painting was used by the U.S. Naval Institute on the cover of Naval History magazine in December, 2009. O’Brien and the Institute carefully researched every detail of the ships and the battle. In the foreground is the flagship USS Hartford, with the gunboat Metacomet lashed to her side, steaming across the torpedo field. In the background, the Confederate ironclad Tennessee fires on the Union ships, while in the distance Fort Morgan fires as well, some its shells bursting in the air. This painting was also displayed at the U.S. Naval Academy Museum in 2010 as part of a special exhibition called "The Maritime Art of Patrick O'Brien."

"Gloucester Harbor "
Oil              9" x 12"                     $2700

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Smaller Works by Patrick O'Brien

 
"The Privateer COMET - 1812"
Oil on Canvas             16 x 20                $3650    

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"The 'Beagle' in the Straits of Magellan" Darwin's Adventure

Oil             16" x 20"           $3250

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"Gloucester Harbor"
Watercolor and Gouache          7" x  11"          $1200

The painting depicts fishing schooners in Gloucester harbor in the late 19th century. At the far right is Ten Pound Light, and the red brick building in the center is the Tarr & Wonson Paint Factory.

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"Fishing Schooners on the Grand Banks"
Watercolor          10" x  7"          $1200 

The painting depicts two of the great fishing schooners of Massachusetts. Famous for their speed as well as for their grace and beauty, they fished the rich waters of the Grand Banks in the North Atlantic.

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Patrick O'Brien Prints

"The Battle of the Chesapeake"
Giclee on Canvas          20" x  30"          $850 Unframed

The Battle
The Battle of the Chesapeake Bay was one of the decisive turning points in American history. The British navy’s loss of this battle allowed General George Washington to defeat the British at Yorktown, thereby ending the American Revolution. The battle took place just outside the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on September 5, 1781, between a British fleet of 19 ships and a French fleet of 24 ships. For two and a half hours the fleets traded broadsides, sending thousands of cannonballs smashing into hulls, masts and sailors. Neither fleet was decisively defeated, but the French won the day by denying the British entrance into the Bay. This prevented the British from resupplying their troops, and allowed American men and provisions to reach Washington’s army. As a result, the British were forced to surrender to General Washington.

The Painting
Traditional maritime paintings generally depict battles at sea from afar, as if the viewer is watching the battle from a safe distance. Mr. O’Brien has chosen a viewpoint from inside the action, almost as if the viewer is on the deck of one of the ships. Mr. O’Brien began by doing exhaustive research to ensure that the paintings would be as accurate as possible. He consulted charts and accounts of the action, the journals of admirals from both fleets, and manuals of building, rigging and handling of 18th century sailing ships. He also studied dockyard models at the Naval Academy Museum. These models were built at the same time and in the same shipyards as the actual ships.

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"Charleston During the Civil War"
Giclee on Paper                  14" x  21"                              $250

At the beginning of the Civil War the Union Navy blockaded Charleston, but the harbor was protected by several forts. The blockading squadron watched and waited from a distance while harbor traffic went on within the protective range of the confederate cannons. One of the forts was Castle Pinckney, which is seen at the right in the painting. At center are the two ironclads built in Charleston, the Chicora and the Palmetto State, and behind them on the waterfront is the Exchange & Custom House. Visible on the skyline are the steeples of the churchs St. Michael's and St. Philip's. A topsail schooner waits for nighttime, when perhaps she will attempt to run the blockade.

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