Two contrasting marine scenes, encapsulating the unpredictable nature of the sea, were offered at Mitchells (20% buyer’s premium) of Cockermouth in Cumbria on September 6.
Offered among a small privatelyconsigned group of watercolours by the prolific Staithes Group marine painter Frank Mason (1875-1965) was a large and dramatic shipwreck scene off the coast of Whitby.
The 9½in x 2ft 5in (24 x 74cm) work was described in the catalogue note as in “extremely good order” with “bright and strong colours”.