Occasional trips to New England provided Byron with fresh subject matter, very, very different from scenes in New Orleans and southern Louisiana. This large painting of Nantucket from the late 1950s was done on one such trip. It was evidently a family favorite — Byron’s mother (my grandmother) — had it framed and placed prominently in her house, where it remained for almost 50 years (Byron’s sister, my aunt, lived in the house, with the painting in the same spot, until Hurricane Katrina in 2005).
The painting is displayed here in its original frame and tarnished mat. A new owner should replace the frame and mat, designed to adorn their cherished family dwelling for the next 50 years. We’ve priced this to encourage the next owner to have it professionally reframed!
