ORIGINAL 1944 WATERCOLOUR PAINTING BY RIX CARLTON ( aka HERBERT COLE ) A VERY WELL PAINTED WORK OF A SAILING SHIP ( POSSIBLY A TOP SAIL SCHOONER ) IN ROUGH SEAS OFF THE COAST OF NEW ZEALAND ORIGINALLY FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT IN ENGLAND HE CAME TO NZ WHEN HE WAS VERY YOUNG : HE RETURNED LATER TO ENGLAND TO STUDY ART AT THE LONDON SLADE SCHOOL.HE DID THE ILLUSTRATIONS FOR JAMES COWANS BOOK "THE NZ WARS " 1922 & WAS ALSO A WELL KNOWN PAINTER OF MURALS ON VARIOUS NZ PUBLIC BUILDINGS. THIS PAINTING HAS GOOD DEPTH & COLOUR & REALLY CAPTURES ATMOSPHERE OF THE OCEAN. SIZE 290mmx480mm :Overall frame size 490mmx640mm Signed & dated lower left.