Claude Howell (NC, 1915-1997), Pier at Wrightsville Beach

Ink and pencil on paper, 1948, signed and dated at lower right, matted and framed under glass.

Sight size 5 x 7 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 10 1/4 x 12 1/4 in.

Purchased by the consignor at St. John's Museum of Art in Wilmington, North Carolina

Among the most famous and highly collected artists from North Carolina, Claude Howell is often referred to as "The Dean of North Carolina Painters." Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, he received his early artistic training from an eccentric British transplant, Elisabeth Chant. He sought further training during his travels throughout the Northeastern United States and Paris, but North Carolina always drew him home to paint what he knew and loved best: life along the North Carolina coast.

Howell participated in one-man and group shows at such prestigious venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art, High Museum of Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. His paintings, drawings, and prints are held in major North Carolina collections and nationally recognized institutions, including the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Mint Museum, Cameron Art Museum, and The Johnson Collection. His distinctive style captured the light, landscape, and daily rhythms of coastal life, establishing him as one of the most important chroniclers of the region's visual character.

Good estate condition; not examined out of the frame.