A Neapolitan school painting of the S.S. Quito  at sea in the bay of Naples, with Mount Vesuvius in the background. Unsigned and undated. Original maple frame.

The S.S. Quito was built by Russell & Co in 1900 for Ocean Navigation Co. in Scotland. On August 7th 1922 Quito with a crew of 28 carrying iron ore from Lulea (Sweden) to the Tees, struck a submerged object, 150 miles east of Cullercoats (Northumberland) and was abandoned and lost .

Circa 1910

21” high x 30” wide / 53.3cm high x 76.2cm wide (including frame)

£550 sold

See The Pierhead Painters – Naive Ship Painters 1750-1950 by Roger Finch. Published by Barrie & Jenkins Ltd 1983

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