Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971), Navy destroyers moored off a coastline, oil on board, unsigned, verso paper label for Reading Fine Art Gallery Ltd, 29cm by 49cm (ARR) purchased by the current owner's father from Reading Fine Art Gallery in the early 1970s

Norman Wilkinson CBE RI was a distinguished British artist renowned for his expertise in oils, watercolors, and drypoint techniques. While he primarily focused on marine subjects, his talents extended to illustration, poster design, and wartime camouflage. Notably, Wilkinson invented "dazzle painting" as a protective measure for merchant shipping during the First World War

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