Oil on canvas (lined), signed and dated 1964 at lower right, inscribed on the verso of the original canvas "#2964 / Nets in the Sun 1964 / By Claude Howell" (now hidden by lining), presented in a period black frame.

Frame dimensions 37 x 31 in.

From the Collection of Sandra Eisdorfer, Durham, North Carolina

Acquired by the consignor's mother in 1964 from the Winston-Salem Gallery of Fine Arts.

Exhibited:
The Winston-Salem Gallery of Fine Arts, Sixteenth Semi-Annual Jury, February 8, 1964

Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Howell received his early artistic training from an eccentric British transplant, Elisabeth Chant. He went on to seek further training during his travels to artist colonies in the Northeast, New York, and Paris. Through these travels, Howell learned to paint what he knew and loved - life along the Cape Fear.

With retouch visible under UV light; professionally restored and ready for display.

$10,000 - 20,000