Watercolours, 6"x8½", signed Ernst Dade and dated (18)89. This pair of watercolours must have been painted almost as soon as Dade returned to Scarborough from the Chelsea studio he shared with Nelson Dawson. This is a sensitive, atmospheric little picture showing a fine, misty drizzle pervading the whole scene, but a gentle silver light adds life and sparkle to it through reflectiions in the sea and the foreground puddles..

One of a pair
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Watercolours, 6"x8½", signed Ernst Dade and dated (18)89. In this one of the pair, the light is stronger, but still gentle, casting soft shadows on the quayside. The same light shimmers around the figures and the boats.

One of a pair.
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