Ink and pencil on paper, 1956, signed and dated at lower right, inscribed to verso, with original mat board and frame (currently unframed).

Sheet size 8 3/4 x 12 in.; Frame dimensions 14 1/2 x 16 5/8 in.

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.

Light toning to sheet; torn from a sketch pad.