Maxfield Parrish
1870-1966, American

Painting

Whitby, Yorkshire
1803-1840, British
Whitby, Yorkshire

Oil on canvas, 12 1/2 x 15 5/8 inches, c. 1830, signed "Chambers- Whitby" on the back of the sinking ship. A dramatic scene of a shipwreck in the stormy seas. Chambers was a painter from Whitby, Yorkshire, who specialized in seascapes. He was the son of a fisherman, and as a young boy served as a cabin boy on a merchant ship. He later spent some time in London as a set painter for the Pavillion Theater. Chambers was best known for his paintings of ships and naval battles, many of which are in museums and galleries in Britain.

Print

Fern Lake
1900-1969, American
Fern Lake

Etching, image size 7 7/8 x 6 inches, numbered 47/100, titled and signed in pencil

Sculpture

Two Stags
1875-1945, German
Two Stags

Bronze relief sculpture, image size: 12 5/8 x 15 3/8 inches, signed lower right