Oil Painting of Dundee Docks

Painting, oil painting framed and glazed, entitled "Dundee Docks 1898", by Charles G.L. Phillips. At its peak the harbour in Dundee comprised of the Earl Grey Dock, King William IV Dock, Victoria Dock and Camperdown Dock. These, together with a harbour for the Tay Ferry, graving docks and ship building yards, occupied three and half miles of quayside. Part of a collection of paintings, etchings and personal effects relating to Charles Gustav Phillips, a prolific Dundee artist. Phillips worked in a variety of media: oils, watercolour and etchings and was particularly known for his landscapes and townscapes of Dundee and the surrounding areas. His work was regularly exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy. He died in 1944 at the age of 80 and his work was bequeathed to Dundee Heritage Trust in 2002 by his son William S Phillips.