The Rainbow Fleet, Nantucket. Signed lower right "Jerome Howes". Oil on masonite, 10.5" x 42.5". Framed. Excellent condition. Largely self-taught, Jerome Howes (American, b. 1955) devoted himself to painting in 1994 and quickly gained a wide-spread following on his native Cape Cod, and Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. He specializes in marine subjects, having acquired a deep appreciation of the marine art tradition from his father, a paintings and antiques dealer in Brewster, Massachusetts, who had an extensive private collection of 19th century ship portraits.
Vintage set of 6 D. R. Dimes Windsor chairs in the crackle black finish; 1 arm chair and 5 side chairs. Strong and comfortable. Arm chair: 41 inches high to the back, 28 inches high to the arms, 18 inches high to the seat, 21 inches wide and 16.5 inches deep. Side chairs: 38.5 inches high to the back, 17.5 inches high to the seat, 20 inches wide, and 17.5 inches deep.
F. Norton Robinson still life gouache on paper dated 1898. The view is of yellow roses in a glass bowl. The image is framed under glass. F. Norton Robinson (born 1860) was active/lived in Connecticut. He is known for portrait, landscape, and still life. The original frame measures 22.5 x 14.5 inches and the painting is 14 x 10 inches.
Warren Sheppard seascape oil on canvas. The view is of a solitary sailor navigating a windy sea. The canvas measures 20 x 30 inches and the earlier gold leaf frame measures 42.5 x 33 inches. Warren Sheppard was an American marine painter, born in Greenwich, New Jersey, on April 10, 1858. He lived most of his life in the New York and New Jersey area, spending summers in New Hampshire, painting seascapes off Isles of Shoals. He learned the art of marine painting under the Dutch Maritime artist Mauritz Frederick Hendrick de Haas, who had moved to America, settling in New York in 1858, the same year that Sheppard was born. Although he worked closely with the master, Sheppard was able to develop an original style, and maintain his own views on the portrayal of nature. Bio obtained from Rehs Galleries INC. In the 1890's Sheppard painted a group of Venetian scenes. Recording the architecture along the Grand Canal, Sheppard painted many private villas, betraying the oriental influences on the architecture of the original plans of this unusual city. From 1880 to 1899, he exhibited at the National Academy of Design were he showed many paintings, among them Moonrise on the Ocean, which commanded $1,500 in 1896. Sheppard was not only a talented marine painter, but he was also known for his expertise as a racing yachts designer and navigator. He died on February 23, 1937. Selected Museums: Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT Peabody Museum, Salem, MA India House, New York, NY Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA
19th century Dutch still life painting of a glass vase of flowers, including tulips, roses, and lilies of the valley. Oil on canvas with craquelure surface. Nicely mounted in a period style gilt wood frame. Canvas measures 12" x 16" and frame measures 17" x 20".