Claude Howell (NC, 1915-1997), Storm on the Beach

Watercolor on paper, 1948, signed and dated at lower right, matted and framed below glass.

Sheet sight 13 1/2 x 19 in.; Frame dimensions 20 x 25 1/2 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.

Good estate condition, not examined outside the frame.