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

Make an enquiry

Request condition report

We cannot supply condition reports or images after 3:30pm on the day before a sale

Request a telephone bid

We can usually facilitate telephone bids on lots with a minimum published estimate of £300.

Related sold lots

Lot 404: Sold for £250 hammer

Attributed to Ambrus (Victor, 1935-2021), seven illustrations believed from Tale...

Lot 297: Sold for £30 hammer

Pamela Davis, snowdrops, oil on board, signed, 19cm by 24cm, with paper receipt ...

Lot 296: Sold for £320 hammer

Follower of John Frederick Herring Junior (1815-1907), horses pigs and chickens ...

Lot 339: Sold for £85 hammer

Christopher J Guise (20th century), sailing boat, oil on board, signed,21cm by 2...

Lot 416: Sold for £27 hammer

Duncan Palmar (20th century), moored boats, 'Helford Backwater', oil on canvas, ...

Lot 687: Sold for £460 hammer

Tony Forrest (British, b.1961) - 'Study of a Tiger', oil on canvas, signed, inse...

Lot 392: Sold for £30 hammer

Andrew Mackenzie, Scottish beach scene with distant rocks, watercolour, signed, ...

Lot 497: Sold for £17 hammer

Attributed to Thales Fielding (1793-1837) Shipping off the coast, watercolour, 1...

View more sold Pictures