Lot 585: Williams Thomas Nichols Boyce (DOB 1857 to DD 1911), Maritime Scene, 1909), Maritime Scene with Sailing Vessel and Steam Tug, 1905

This maritime scene is executed in watercolour with gouache highlights on paper, depicting a two-masted sailing vessel and a steam-powered tugboat navigating choppy, grey-green waters under a clouded sky. The work is rendered in a realistic style typical of early 20th-century British marine art. The composition is signed W.T.N Boyce dated 1905 in the lower right corner. The painting is presented in a multi-lined washline mount and housed in an ornate gilt frame with decorative plaster elements.