Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Pilot Boat H24


A painting by Patrice Large. According to the description, "this scene depicts a pilot-boat from Le Havre dropping the pilot on-board a steamer."  If so, it looks a difficult manoeuvre - the wave looks large enough to swamp the dinghy - and the smoke from the funnels and the shape of the flag indicate a strong wind.

1 comment:

Geneviève David said...

Well I'm Patrice Large, watercolor artist who have done this paint and there is no mistake at all. These men were doing their duty calm or rough...the first boat on site go the "job" so they were racing no matter the weather. Have a good one. PL