Brown, Howard Vachel (American, 1878-1945), Steamship Arrival, undated, c.1920, oil on canvas, relined, signed lower right, 23 x 15 inches, in a newer wood frame 27 x 18.5 inches. Brown moved to New York City in 1906 to work as a freelance illustrator and took classes at the Art Students League. He was a prodigious painter who excelled at illustration during the golden age of pulps and magazines. He's best remembered today for his original illustrations of H. P. Lovecraft's science-fiction novellas 'At the Mountains of Madness' and 'The Shadow Out of Time' which were both published in the magazine Astounding Stories in 1936. This scene shows a wide variety of passengers, both poor and rich and from all corners of the globe, disembarking a steamship. In good condition, relined. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .