Jerome Howes (American b. 1955) Oil on Board “The Wanderer”, the last American whaling ship wrecked off Martha’s Vineyard, signed lower right Jerome Howes, in molded wood frame

20 in. x 30 in. Framed 26.5 in. x 36.5 in.

Jerome Howes was born in 1955, a thirteenth generation Cape Codder. His father was a paintings and antiques dealer in Brewster, specializing in marine paintings and artifacts. Howe is largely self-taught, in 1994 Jerome devoted himself to painting and quickly gained a following on Cape Cod, Nantucket and the Vineyard.