George Clarkson Stanfield (Attributed), Shipwreck 1820s Mohr renders the view in

Mohr renders the view in blocks of colour - akin to a mosaic

probably during her training

Marylebone

the year he died

Riches are a temporary glory

George Clarkson Stanfield (Attributed), Shipwreck 1820s Mohr renders the view inThis mid 19th century oil painting, attributed to English artist George Clarkson Stanfield (1826 1878), depicts a small vessel approaching a shipwreck, close to the coast. Stanfield was an accomplished painter of marine subjects. Stranded in turbulent waters, the once majestic form of a proud ship now rests dormant. Its ashen appearance adding a sense of elevated poignancy. Shipwrecks were a common sight off the English coast during the 19th century,