Framed watercolor by Ejnar Hansen (1884-1965) California and Denmark). The painting is titled Mary D. Hume and depicts the famous Oregon tugboat at sea. Artist signed lower left. Measures 10-3/8" x 13-3/8". Framed and mated under glass, 17.5" x 21.5".
HISTORY NOTE: The Mary D. Hume was a steamer built at Gold Beach, Oregon in 1881, hauling goods between Oregon and San Francisco, then as a whaler in Alaska, as a service vessel in the Alaskan cannery trade, then as a tugboat. She was retired in 1977 and returned to Gold Beach. The Hume is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Artist alternate spelling: Einar Hansen.