Estate of important nautical fine art and antiques debuts at Heritage Auctions
Montague Dawson (British, 1895-1973), Night suspect, 1958. Oil on canvas, 40 x 50 inches. Estimate: $150,000 - $250,000.
DALLAS, TX
.- Kenneth Hill, Sr., turned his love of the water into a lifetime of collecting. The Fort Worth, Texas, resident and retired pharmaceutical pioneer sought only the finest examples of maritime fine art and antiques to complete a truly outstanding collection.
From ship models, including a coveted Napoleonic prisoner-of-war ship carved from bone, to masterpiece paintings by Montague Dawson and Franz Richard Unterberger. Hill s astute collector s eye pursued objects rarely seen outside of institutions, said Michelle Castro, Director of Trusts & Estates at Heritage Auctions. His taste was impeccable and now his collection is ready for an entirely new generation of connoisseurs.