John Berney Crome, Nocturne With Fishing Boats

John Berney Crome, Nocturne With Fishing BoatsThis beautiful early 19th century oil painting by British artist John Berney Crome (1794 1842) depicts a tranquil moonlit estuary with various sailboats and a partially obscured moon. Its a fine example of his raison d'tre. Young Crome was an important member of the Norwich School of Painters and the son of John Old Crome, one of its founders. Sails jut prominently into the night sky, puncturing the clouds, while fishing nets stand dormant. The

His Denmark was unchanging

and his landscapes were shown at various leading venues

with the assistance of patronage

The painting is signed/dated in the lower left and held within a period gilt frame

His works seem to glow and

593 for ‘Market Scene With Two Boys by a Vegetable Seller Making Lace (1668)’

Henningsen was a master of interior scenes and sought influence from the painters of yesteryear

Medium: Oil on canvas laid on boardOverall size: 18” x 14½” / 45cm x 37cmYear of creation: c

and John Chrysostom

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It’s reminiscent of another painting from the same period

the Great Western Railway extended its line into West Cornwall