Fine large 19th Century English shipping scene of various ships off the coast at sunset on calm waters, oil on canvas by Richard Henry Nibbs. Excellent quality and condition example of the artists work signed and presented in a good gilt frame.
BIO
Richard Henry Nibbs (1816–1893) was an English painter and book illustrator who specialised in marine art.
Nibbs was born in Brighton, Sussex (now East Sussex), England and educated at a school in Worthing (run by the father of watercolourist Henry Tidey). He lived in Brighton throughout his life.[1]Nibbs initially trained as a musician and became a professional cellist with the Theatre Royal orchestra. However, a lifelong love of art combined with a natural talent for detailed observation led him to become a self-taught painter - in both oils and watercolour - particularly of marine subjects. In 1840 a substantial inheritance allowed him to devote himself full-time to art.
His marine art depicts scenes mainly off the coast of his native Sussex, France and Holland - though he also drew buildings and landscapes. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and other institutions.
Measurements: 32" x 17" framed approx
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