A peaceful summer morning in Lerwick Harbour, with the herring fleet lying in port. In late afternoon or early evening, this scene would change dramatically, as hundreds of steam and motor drifters would head out to sea to search for the herring shoals, leaving the harbour largely deserted. The herring fishing was carried out overnight, any catches being landed again in the morning. If the fishing was good, the harbour became a hive of industry, with gutters, coopers and fishermen struggling to land, gut, pack and store the day's catch.
This picture is 36 x 24 inches, was painted in oils on hardboard, and is priced at £950 including framing and postage.