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Title: Misty Estuary with Blue Fishing Boat and Figure and Wooden Jetty by Tony Herbert
By Tony Herbert (1927-2024)
Signed: Botton right
Medium: Watercolor on artists paper
Size: 11 x 14.75 inches
Condition: Good overall; minor corner wear and subtle warping to paper edge
Provenance: From a large private collection of this artists work, Oxford, England
Description: This evocative watercolor by British artist Tony Herbert captures a misty estuary scene, where a weathered blue fishing boat rests quietly in shallow tidal waters beside a wooden jetty. A lone figure, likely a fisherman or boatman, crosses the rickety plank walkway — adding a sense of solitary human presence and purposeful stillness. The distant shoreline, hazily rendered with rows of low rooftops and shadowed forms, heightens the atmosphere of early morning quiet on the marsh.
Herbert’s handling of light and texture here is particularly effective: the sky glows with a pale, gauzy warmth, diffusing through the mist and softening every line. Reflections ripple subtly beneath the boat’s hull, while foreground reeds and estuary mud are evoked with layered earth tones and gentle granulation. Touches of crimson and yellow in the boat's details lend contrast to an otherwise subdued palette, drawing the eye through the composition.
Scenes like this — working boats on the British coast, quiet jetties, and fishermen at dawn — are central to Herbert’s legacy. Ideal search terms for collectors would include “British estuary painting,” “fishing boat watercolor,” and “East Anglian river scene.” The anonymous working vessel, rendered with care but without over-definition, echoes the daily rhythm of coastal life — making this a piece full of memory and place, whether or not the specific location is known.
- Creator:Anthony Herbert
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Cirencester, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU509316629522
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