"Fire at Sea" attributed to James E. Buttersworth

oil painting

PAINTINGS - OIL
marad; paintings
Buttersworth, James E. (attributed to)
Circa 1890
board 17-7/8 x 23-3/4 in.

Unsigned, unfinished oil painting entitled "Fire at Sea", attributed to James E. Buttersworth (Anglo-American, 1817-1894), c. 1890. Painting depicts burning, sinking vessel in background, with crewmen rescued by men in open sloop-rigged boat in foreground; crewman clinging to spar reaches for life ring.

UNIDENTIFIED ship; UNIDENTIFIED sailboat
1985.63.3