Docks RMG PV4991, William Lionel Wyllie
Summary
Docks
A scene of unidentified docks along a river - possibly somewhere in London - by the marine artist William Lionel Wyllie (1851-1931). Several steam tugs work on the river and a group of barges are rafted up in the centre of the picture.
Docks
William Lionel Wyllie (1851–1931) also known as W. L. Wyllie was a prolific English painter of maritime themes in both oils and watercolours. He has been described as "the most distinguished marine artist of his day." His work is in the Tate, the Royal Academy, the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, the National Museum of the Royal Navy, and many other institutions around the world.
Tags
Date
1931
Source
Royal Museums Greenwich
Copyright info
public domain