He dealt in American art from the 18th to the 20th centuries, including portraits, landscapes, sporting scenes and marine paintings.
He developed an increasing interest in perspective on account of his marine paintings.
British marine paintings from this era can be divided into three main categories.
His early pictures followed the style of Eckersberg's marine paintings.
In conjunction with the lecture, an exhibition of marine paintings will be shown, on loan from various private collectors.
Auctions of marine paintings have become a regular feature of the season, but this is the first to take place in January.
In this new kind of marine painting, aggressive movement, transformation and continuity coexist.
In 1940 he left sea in order to devote his time to marine painting.
The catalogue, which includes marine paintings and decorations, is $22.
The display contains a wide range of his artwork from his marine paintings to local subjects.