Shipping on the Thames at Limehouse.
Charles Edward Dixon R.I. (1872-1934).
Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour.
Signed and dated 1896.
21 ½ x 15 ¼ inches.
Shows the premises of Lamb’s Wharf, a mast and block maker’s yard, and the firm of W.N. Sparks & Son who built and repaired wooden sailing barges and lighters. This stretch of river frontage, made up of early 18th century houses, survives.
Provenance: The Royal Exchange Gallery, London.
£4,500