Night Fire, 19th-Century Harbour Scene Industrial She’s extending her right arm

She’s extending her right arm as if she’s calling out to someone for assistance

The mark you can see in the lower right is on the glass rather than the drawing

There’s an area towards the top in which some darker paint has gathered but this is as the artist intended

15½” x 19½” / 40cm x 50cm

Medium Oil on panel

Night Fire, 19th-Century Harbour Scene Industrial She’s extending her right armAn atmospheric 19th century harbour scene depicting a working sailboat before a large coastal fire. Along the shoreline, several silhouetted landmarks guide our eye towards a distant steamboat. Its smoke seems to echo the flames that rise from the nearby burning buildings. Its interesting that the artist has juxtaposed a traditional sailboat with a fierce industrial fire, as perhaps this is a commentary on urban industrialisation. It reminds us a