Hector Caffieri RBA RI ROI, Boulogne With Fisherfolk Hauling A Beached Boat

Hector Caffieri RBA RI ROI, Boulogne With Fisherfolk Hauling A Beached BoatThis early 20th century watercolour by British artist Hector Caffieri (1847 1932) depicts several fisherfolk hauling a boat to shore at Boulogne, France. Amid gentle shimmering waters, a group of hardy women tug on thick ropes attached to a stubborn fishing vessel. Caffieri captures the figures exquisitely a master draughtsman. Each rendered with a few deft marks to describe their efforts. Above, the cliffs rocky surface appears akin to a continuum of

She’s dressed in a highly fashionable black frilly blouse

Picturesque Europe was a popular publication that met the growing curiosity of the middle classes for ‘foreign lands’

The folds of the drapery catch the light

It's housed with a period giltwood frame

she’s making the most of every drop

Two stout shepherds are deep in conversation while a third figure leans atop a ruined castle

porcelain bottle and bird

He painted this scene seven years after Harriette’s sudden death so perhaps the energy

They probably date to the late-18th or early 19th-century when neo-classicism heavily inspired architecture

Parisian Jacket

and spent most of the 1930s working there

Medium: Oil on panelOverall size: 17” x 21” / 44cm x 54cmYear of creation: c