Lot 88: John Russell Chancellor (British, 1925-1984) A spritsail barge arriving at a creek in the Thames estuary, with workmen nearby, shovels at the ready, waiting to unload her

A spritsail barge arriving at a creek in the Thames estuary, with workmen nearby, shovels at the ready, waiting to unload her
signed 'John Chancellor' (lower right)
watercolour
27.5 x 37.6cm (10 13/16 x 14 13/16in).

This tranquil scene is not one of those illustrated in either of the two reference books on the works of John Chancellor although it is further evidence of his deep interest in and fascination for spritsail barges, the sturdy workhorses of the Thames and its estuary for so many generations.