Joseph William Carey RUA (1859-1937) The 'Crossgar' passing Fanad Lighthouse Watercolour, 34 x 50cm (13.5 x 19.75'') Signed Joseph William Carey was a prolific landscape and seascape painter....

Joseph William Carey RUA (1859-1937) The 'Crossgar' passing Fanad Lighthouse Watercolour, 34 x 50cm (13.5 x 19.75'') Signed Joseph William Carey was a prolific landscape and seascape painter. This fine watercolour allows the 'Crossgar,' to dominate. Shown here rounding Fanad Head, the renowned lighthouse highlights the setting. Carey's distinctive handling of the medium captures subtleties of sea and sky in this well constructed composition. The 'Crossgar' was renamed 'Ballygrainey' in 1952. It was built in 1936 in Glasgow. It weighed 780 tons, and was owned by John Kelly Ltd 1936-1962, after which it was subsequently sold and broken up. Marianne O'Kane Boal, May 2012

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