Lot 77: Albert H. Herbert, Original Watercolour, St. Mary's Island, 1969 66x39cm frame 49x22cm picture

An Albert H. Herbert original watercolour on paper depicting the Northumberland coast at St. Mary’s Island. The composition shows an incoming tide with breaking waves against a foreground rocky shore, with two moored boats in the middle ground and the lighthouse and associated buildings visible on the horizon. The piece is signed and dated to the lower right in black ink Albert H Herbert 69. The reverse bears an adhesive paper label with printed text and handwritten additions reading Artist. Albert. H. Herbert. / 22 , Nile Street. / North Shields. / Tel. N.S. 70366. / Original Water colour / Northumberland coast near / incoming tide 1969. St Marys / Island. The artwork is housed in a white mount and a narrow gilt-wood frame.