Robert F. Irwin (NC, b. 1944), Morehead City Yacht Basin

Oil on canvas on board, signed and dated 1997 at lower right, framed.

Frame dimensions 33 x 41 in.

From the Estate of the late Benjamin W. Baker, Sr., Raleigh, North Carolina

Robert Irwin attended the University of Georgia in the early 1960s and studied with Lamar Dodd, a member of the Ashcan School. After working as a museum designer, Irwin earned a Master’s degree in Product Design from the North Carolina State University School of Design, and founded Images, Inc., a high-end custom furniture company. Eventually, Irwin sold his successful business and moved to Beaufort, North Carolina. Since then, he is able to fully pursue his love of sailing and painting. In 2015, a fifty year respective of Irwin's career was exhibited at Carteret Contemporary Art in Morehead City.

Good estate condition.