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What can you say about this work? watercolor no signature . Roy Cross was born in 1924 near London . He began his career during World War II technical illustrator tutorials . After the war he became a free artist , respected journalist and illustrator boxes for model kits .
Artist - Roy Cross was self-taught short course in school Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts and school at St. Martin's School of Fine Arts in London. He rose to prominence in the 1960s , working for the company Airfix - one of the oldest in the UK manufacturer of scale of scale models of aircraft, ships , vehicles , military equipment , dioramas and other scale models.
In 1952, Roy Cross - a member of the Society of Artists aviators .
Interest in historical marine painting he developed after he saw the work of the artist - Seascape Montague Dawson.
In 1973 - his first solo exhibition in a gallery in London , Malcolm Henderson.
In 1977 - a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists.
His works are very popular in America among collectors who appreciate his talent and his attention to detail in his work.
Many of his works are based on historical themes of the XIX century .
Roy Cross paintings are in museums such as the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem , Massachusetts , the USS Constitution Museum in Boston and the Ventura County Marine Museum in Oxnard , California.