Edwin Hayes RHA RI ROI, British/Irish 1819-1904- Off Lowestoft; oil on canvas, signed, 50x76cm Note: Hayes experiences growing up by the coast and living at sea would have a profound impact on the work he would produce as an artist later in his life. His faithful depictions of ships in stormy conditions around the English, French and Spanish coasts became highly sought after during the period with the present work - set just off the Suffolk coast - being typical of his oeuvre. From 1842, Hayes exhibited at the RHA and in 1855 exhibited at the R.A where he was a regular contributor for the next forty-nine years. Please refer to department for condition report