JOHN HENRY WEST (1856-1938) A group of three en grisaille studies of ships at sea

Note: J. H. West was a Falmouth boatman who took up painting first as an amateur and later as a professional. His first exhibition was at the RCPS in 1902 in the Amateur Oils section. By 1912 he was described in Lake's Guide as a boatman and artist.
Working and living from a houseboat on the Bar, West had two sheds for his boat building and a studio at 7 Minnie Place. His work was sold by local picture dealers, and some he sold himself, signing J H West, or J West. Eight of his paintings were shown at the 150th Anniversary Exhibition at the RCPS in 1983, and all were from private collections.