Oil on canvas, signed at lower left, presented in an ornate giltwood frame.

Stretcher size 12 x 18 in. Frame dimensions 19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

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.

Patched hole with associated area of retouching, age cracking; frame with age cracking.