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Original gouache signed “Reuterdahl ‘98”portraying the battle of Cardenas Cuba May 11th 1898 where

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Original gouache signed “Reuterdahl  ‘98”portraying the battle of Cardenas Cuba  May 11th 1898 where
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Original gouache signed “Reuterdahl ‘98”portraying the battle of Cardenas Cuba May 11th 1898 where the American torpedo boat Winslow attacked the Spanish ship Antonio Lopez. The Winslow suffered 20 hits fromship and shore battery but bravely fought on and established torpedo boats as a force to be reckoned with within the U.S. Navy. The painting measures 9-1/2” by 15” and is signed lower left. Henry Reuterdahl was born inSweden in 1871 and was a war correspondent during the Spanish American War and WW1 and was an official artist for the U.S. Navy. He won a silver medal at the San Francisco exposition 1915 also the Beck Prize for water color. Reuterdahl’s works hang in the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and in the Navy Dept along with numerous other institutions. The condition is very good with some slight normal aging with a few minor spots.Provenance: Ft. Pitt museum curator's personal collection. Est.;$1,000-$3,000.