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Charles Henry Baskett - Marine Aquatint Etchings - Pair of marine aquatint etchings by British artist Charles Henry Baskett, each depicting atmospheric coastal scenes with sailing vessels and working boats along the shoreline. Both works display Baskett's characteristic tonal aquatint technique, with finely rendered skies, water, and maritime details. Each is pencil signed lower right. Size: 22” x 17” framed each. Charles Henry Baskett (1872-1953) was a British painter, etcher, and accomplished aquatint artist born in Colchester, Essex. He studied at the Colchester School of Art and Lambeth School of Art and became particularly recognized for his English coastal landscapes, river views, and marine subjects. Baskett exhibited extensively, including 24 works at the Royal Academy between 1910 and 1930, and also exhibited with the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers and at the Paris Salon. He later served as Principal of the Chelmsford School of Science and Art, and examples of his work are held by institutions including the British Museum and National Gallery of Art.