Medium: painted sketch
Size: 12.5 x 17 inches
Owner: From the collection of Judith Adelman, sold at auction on 30 July 2015 by Heritage Auctions, ha.com
This small painting is dated ‘Portel, October 3rd 1855’, with the name ‘Eyre Crowe’ added. The boats look similar to those in Hauling the Boat Ashore – Scene at Portel, Coast of France (c.1857) and this is likely to be a painted sketch for that picture.
An image of the painting appears on the website of the auctioneers, Heritage Auctions.