John Berney Crome, Nocturne With Fishing Boats 1800s The painting is housed within

The painting is housed within a period swept frame that could be its original

and this piece is very typical of his work

Under the glow of mid-Summer

Sir George Ogilvy Reid RSA (1851-1928)

The painting was previously sold through Christie’s in 2000

John Berney Crome, Nocturne With Fishing Boats 1800s The painting is housed withinThis 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