WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE, RA (1851-1931) TARRING A BOAT, BOULOGNE Signed and dated 1872, oil on paper laid on panel 24.5 x 17cm. * Roger Quarm and John Wyllie in `W. L. Wyllie: Marine Artist 1851-1931` (London, 1981) note that the years up to 1879 were the artist's `most influential` and that `Wyllie's art was at its most charming and sensitive .... his early work exploited the more atmospheric aspects of landscape, seascape and coastal views.` ++ A little scattered retouching