Fishermen In Moonlight

Catalog no.

0014

Year

1966

Subject

Seascape

Media

Oil / Acrylic /
Oil on board

Size (H x W)

24 x 36 inches

Availability

Sold
"An attempt to convey the glitter after a sudden Euboian storm. The nets will be lifted at dawn." P.B.B. 1970. (NB This painting was sold, and the image here taken from a photocopy).

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