Ernst Penning, Dampfschiff an der Mole

Ernst Penning, Dampfschiff an der Mole
Ernst Penning, Steamboat at the Pier
Waving sea in the evening light, with incoming paddle steamer at the pier with lighthouse, atmospheric, slightly impasto marine painting, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "E. Penning 1888", drawing through the stretcher, minimal paint chips, minor need of restoration, originally framed in c. 19 cm wide gold stucco moulding, folding dimensions c. 65 x 94 cm. Artist info: also "Ernst Penning-Dupuis" or erroneously "Ernst Penning-Duprin" German painter (mentioned 1884-1909), active in Düsseldorf, source: Internet.