THOMAS G. PURVIS (BRITISH, 1861-1933) The two-masted schoone...

Hammer

£300

THOMAS G. PURVIS (BRITISH, 1861-1933)

The two-masted schooner 'J Milton' commanded by James Nurse, under reduced sail in a brisk sea

Indistinctly signed 'PURVIS' (lower right)

Oil on canvas

22½ x 34in. (57 x 86.5cm.)

The Nurse shipping family of Bridgwater, Somerset, thence by descent to Lewis James (Jim) Nurse MBE (1928 - 2018).

Light scattered retouching throughout.