John Stobart
1929-2023
British
(Leicester, England; Liverpool, England; London, England; Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia; Canada; Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Considered America’s greatest living marine artist, John Stobart spent boyhood holidays with his grandmother in Liverpool, England, where he came to know the bustling and gritty dockside. He was taught by England’s leading professional artists after landing a scholarship to England’s Royal Academy of Art. Elected to the Royal Society of Marine Artists, John Stobart moved to Canada in 1956.
In the early 1960s, shipping companies commissioned Stobart’s works and sponsored his overseas travels. In 1978, he became a founding member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA). In 1970, the Stobart family emigrated to the United States and settled in the coastal town of Darien, Connecticut. Later, while the family was living in the Washington, D.C. area, he established the Atlantic Gallery near his Georgetown studio. His compositions often feature views of iconic locations such as Boston, New York, San Francisco, London, Cape Town, and many others; wth thousands of hours of research and on-site drawings to aid him, John Stobart has single-handedly captured the spirit of the golden age of American maritime commerce.
