Lot 666: Gordon Frederick Browne R.I., R.B.A. (1858-1932)

Gordon Frederick Browne R.I., R.B.A. (1858-1932) "Van der Decken" Signed with the artist's initials, inscribed on an exhibition label verso, pencil, watercolour and gouache heightened with white, possibly on tinted paper, 22cm by 24.5cm Exhibited at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, 195 Piccadilly, London Provenance: J Morton Lee, Cedar House, Bacon Lane, Hayling Island, Hampshire According to folklore Van der Decken was reputed to be the Captain of the Flying Dutchman and this painting could be an illustration for a book.