1948 · Genco
Trade Winds
Dark navy-blue sky filling the top third, tropical coastal water inlet, pale cream and white houses with red-brown roofs on a right-hand bank and dark green and olive trees and palms with slender bare trunks.
- Year
- 1948
- Maker
- Genco
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Backglass lights
- Players
- 1
Vision analysis
On the backglass
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- navy blue
- orange
- cream white
- maroon
Fingerprint: TRADE WINDS in tall gold-orange gradient serif capitals heavy black drop shadow pale cream cloud-shaped backing, white pale-gray cabin motor cruiser floating unnaturally flat orange-yellow water dark maroon triangular lateen sails, pale tropical houses spindly trees right bank, tall multi-colored score panel running entire left side different colored horizontal bands, varnished backlit panel bright yellow-white glare, loose flat modernist 1970s airbrushed illustration
The most memorable element is the pale cabin motor cruiser floating on unnaturally flat orange-and-yellow water, backed by two dark maroon triangular lateen sails, with a row of pale tropical houses and spindly trees along the right bank. Almost the entire centre of the art is obliterated by a bright yellow-white glare reflecting off the varnish, so the scene reads as abstract orange, mustard and maroon blocks. A tall multi-coloured score panel runs down the entire left side, each horizontal band in a different colour (yellow, orange, red, maroon, green, blue) with pale numerals and rows of small round lens openings. The title 'Trade Winds' is rendered in tall gold-orange gradient serif capitals with a heavy black drop shadow on a pale cream cloud-shaped backing.
Setting
- Dark navy-blue sky filling the top third
- Tropical coastal water inlet
- Pale cream and white houses with red-brown roofs on a right-hand bank
- Dark green and olive trees and palms with slender bare trunks
Symbols
- Rows of small round yellow and cream lens openings on the score panel
- Small orange-red curled scroll or sea-creature emblem at the upper left of the title
- Cloud or sea-spray shaped pale cream backing plate behind the title
- White picket-like railings in the foreground water
Lettering
- Tall condensed serif capitals and lower-case, gold-to-orange vertical gradient fill, heavy black outline with a hard black drop shadow, on a pale cream cloud-shaped panel
Themes
- Tropical
- Sailing
- Harbour
- Coastal
- Holiday
- Trading
Title on it
- Trade winds
Text on it
- Trade Winds
- 900 000
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- 700 95
- 600 000
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- 400 333
- 300 000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | A white and pale-grey cabin motor cruiser with a squared cabin, dark tinted windscreen, cream hull with a red-orange stripe along the side, floating in profile facing left in the centre of the art |
| Vehicle | A low dark boat to the left of the cruiser carrying two dark maroon triangular lateen sails, one large and one smaller, with a black mast |
| Other | A dark maroon and teal shape low in the foreground centre, largely obscured by glare, possibly a small craft or dock structure |
A varnished, backlit backglass panel with a wide dark navy-blue sky occupying the top half and a tropical water scene filling the lower two-thirds. Across the upper third sits a large title: 'Trade Winds' in tall gold-to-orange gradient serif letters with heavy black drop shadow, set on a pale cream cloud/spray-shaped backing with hatched shading. To the upper left of the title is a small orange-red decorative flourish resembling a curled scroll or sea-creature emblem. Down the left edge runs a tall vertical score panel: a stack of coloured horizontal bands (yellow, orange, red, maroon, green, blue) each carrying pale cream or white numerals, with rows of small round yellow and cream lens openings between the bands. The centre of the art shows a white and pale-grey cabin motor cruiser with a dark windscreen and a red-orange hull stripe, floating on flat orange and yellow water. Behind and left of the cruiser are two dark maroon triangular lateen sails on a low boat. On the right bank stand pale cream and white houses with red-brown roofs among dark green and olive trees, with slender trunks. The varnished surface is heavily lit and washed by a bright yellow-white glare across the middle and lower area, so much of the painting reads as loose blocks of orange, mustard yellow, maroon and teal. The style is loose, flat, modernist 1970s airbrushed illustration rather than detailed realism.