The Second of a Companion Pair: Oil on Board Attributed to James E. Buttersworth (1817-1894)”Yacht Racing“, circa 1870s, depicting two port view schooner yachts racing, under a luminous and cloudy sky with twenty-four sailors in blue uniforms on decks of both yachts, five-man dory in the foreground, unsigned, in carved giltwood frame. Retains partial original “Winsor & Newton Prepared Mill-Board” paper label on reverse, a commonly used artist board by J.E. Buttersworth.
8 in. x 10 in.

Note: The signed companion pair is in the previous post.