granville-perkins-american-1830-1895-yachts-at-sea
Lot 1007
Granville Perkins (American, 1830-1895), Yachts at Sea
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Watercolor on paper, signed lower left, presented in a later frame under glass.

Frame dimensions 10 3/4 x 13 1/2.

Private Collection, Brooklyn, New York

Granville Perkins was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and began his formal studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Best known for his marine and harbor scenes, Perkins also worked as an illustrator for Harper’s and Leslie’s Illustrated News.

Perkins exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Art Institute of Chicago, and the Boston Art Club.

toning to paper, otherwise good estate condition.