James E. Buttersworth (1817-1894) Oil on Board
“Yacht Racing“, circa 1870s, signed lower right
J.E. Buttersworth, depicting two schooner yachts racing away from the viewer under a luminous sky with eleven sailors in blue uniforms on decks of both yachts, five men in a rowboat in the foreground, carved giltwood frame. Retains original “Winsor & Newton Prepared Mill-Board” paper label on reverse, a commonly used artist board by J.E. Buttersworth. Quester Gallery label on reverse.
8 in. x 10 in.

Note: The companion painting is in the next post.