Pencil on paper, 1948, signed and dated at lower right, inscribed by the artist to the verso "Claude Howell / #1497 Waterfront / June 9 1948," float mounted and framed under glass.

Sheet 7 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.; Frame dimensions 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 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.

Toning to sheet; small chip to top edge of glass; not examined out of the frame.