William Gay Yorke

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(1817-1893) William Gay Yorke's paintings of ships evolved naturally enough from a combination of artistic talent and an early life spent around sailing vessels as a shipwright, painting in his spare time. In his early thirties, he was successful enough as a painter of ships to give up his trade and paint full-time. Yorke was born in Canada in 1817 in St. John's, New Brunswick. He painted until his death. He was a painter of ships, from sailing vessels to steam ships, yachts to tugboats.

Tug Boat W. P. Congdon

Oil, 22x36, signed lower left