ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM WYLD (FRENCH 1806-1889) Lot n° 139

ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM WYLD (FRENCH 1806-1889) Beach scene with a careened boat signed W. Wyld in brown ink (lower left centre) pen and brown ink and brown wash 7.4 x 16.9 cm (2 7/8 x 6 5/8 in) unframed Provenance: Paul Proute, Paris (by 1970) Guy Maugras, thence by descent (until 2012) Born in England but raised largely in France, William Wyld was greatly influenced by the work of Richard Parkes Bonington and Horace Vernet, the latter becoming a friend and travelling companion. Following his debut at the Paris Salon in 1831, Wyld journeyed to Algiers in 1833, a trip that resulted in an illustrated publication Voyage pittoresque dans le régence d’Alger pendant l’année 1833 Careening is the practice of grounding a sailing vessel at high tide, in order to expose one side of its hull for maintenance and repairs below the water line when the tide goes out.