Claude Howell (NC, 1915-1997), Wilmington Veranda

Oil on canvas, 1978, signed and dated at lower right, framed.

Stretcher size 50 x 49 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 51 x 50 1/4 in.

From the Collection of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, North Carolina
Gifted to the consignor by the above

Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Howell received his early artistic training from an eccentric British transplant, Elisabeth Chant. He went on to seek further training during his travels to artist colonies in the Northeast, New York, and Paris. Through these travels, Howell learned to paint what he knew and loved - life along the Cape Fear.

Good estate condition.