Thomas Birch (American, 1779-1851)

Treacherous Cove

細節

Thomas Birch (American, 1779-1851)
Treacherous Cove
signed and indistinctly dated 'T.Birch 18..' (lower right)
oil on on canvas
31 x 36 in. (79 x 91.5 cm.) (in a painted oval)

來源

Collection of Mrs. George Arden, New York.

拍品專文

A coastal scene depicting two wrecks on rocky cove, another ship on the beach probably for bottom cleaning and a fourth ship moored of the beach off loading passengers into a small boat. The scene appears to off the coast of either Central or South America with palm trees and other tropical vegetation in the background.