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Dock Workers

Dock Workers Unloading Freighter
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dock Workers under the Brooklyn Bridge
By Martin Lewis
Located in Storrs, CT
Martin Lewis, N.A. (Dock Workers under the Brooklyn Bridge). c. 1916-18. Aquatint and etching
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1910s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

'Wharf with Dock Workers', American School, Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A Post-Impressionist oil of a wooden wharf with a large sailing boat moored and dockhands working with a view beyond towards a coastal town with wooden-frame houses, possibly Oakland...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Vintage British Railways Poster South Wales Docks Industry Cargo Ship
Located in London, GB
, dock workers, a British Railways van, a cargo steam train and more ships and factories on the other
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Vintage 1940s British Posters

Materials

Paper

"Drowsy Bums" - Mid Century Figurative San Francisco Dock Landscape
By John Stoll
Located in Soquel, CA
Figurative landscape capturing dock workers' afternoon break by John Theodore Edward Stoll (b
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1940s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Paper, Printer's Ink

School Chart At the Port by Rossignol
Located in Antwerp, BE
. Old trucks driving on and off to bring or get goods. Dock workers carrying bales. Beautiful old cranes
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

School Chart At the Port by Rossignol
School Chart At the Port by Rossignol
H 22.05 in W 29.93 in D 0.04 in
The Docks, Watercolour and Graphite Artworks, 1918, British Artist, Marine
Located in London, GB
inches (25 x 35 cm) Contemporary style hand made frame Provenance London Private Collection This dock
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1910s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

Joseph Webster Golinkin, On the Dock, Banana Boat, New Orleans
By Joseph Webster Golinkin
Located in New York, NY
Square Garden (his sporting scenes are widely admired). This New Orleans dock scene is a perfect example
Category

1930s Ashcan School Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

James Wilson Carmichael (1800-1868) - Signed Early 19th Century Oil, The Docks
By James Wilson Carmichael
Located in Corsham, GB
the local workers and the surrounding harbours and docks of North East England. Very well presented
Category

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Provincetown Dock Scene, " WPA-Era Painting w/ Fishermen by Sterne in Red & Blue
By Maurice Sterne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb example of WPA-era painting that celebrates the American worker, this dockside scene in
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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

Original Vintage Poster French West Africa Map Afrique Occidentale Francaise Art
By alain cornic
Located in London, GB
, fruit and vegetables, and three small images of cranes in a shipping dock, a factory and worker on a
Category

Vintage 1950s French Posters

Materials

Paper

Boatyard, Original Painting
By Robert Hofherr
Located in San Francisco, CA
: acrylicpaint, architecture, boats, work, working, sailboat, freighter, workers, Matisse, Picasso, Klee
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

After Showers – Maine Coast, an the anti-aging oil painting by Edward Christiana
Located in Hudson, NY
A modernist coastal/dock scene by Edward Christiana. This painting is hand-signed "Edward
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique English Oil on Canvas Painting of a River Scene Edward Fletcher 19th C
Located in London, GB
anchored agaist the dock on the tidal waters of the Lower Thames at dusk with busy dockside workers. The
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Antique 1890s English Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Modern British oil painting of St. Ives beach by Simeon Stafford
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
landmarks from his past, creating his distinctive style. Simeon Stafford's subjects include docks and their
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Roux-Marquiand French Art Deco Tea-Coffee Set, 1925
By Roux-Marquiand
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
important company that will have up to 100 workers, employing a workforce of high level. It will never
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tea Sets

Materials

Silver Plate

Wisdom by Margaret Hicks, 1990, C-Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
dock. The detailed textures of the rusted metal, worn wood, and aged rope are emphasized, creating
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1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Color

Le Fiacre au Cheval Blanc, Pont St. Michel – Paris
By François Gall
Located in Farmers Branch, TX
Jardinière. Happy in this free country dreamed, he walks Paris Montmartre to Montparnasse, through the docks
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Original Vintage British Railways Poster South Wales Docks Industry Cargo Ship
Located in London, GB
, dock workers, a British Railways van, a cargo steam train and more ships and factories on the other
Category

1940s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Poster French West Africa Map Afrique Occidentale Francaise Art
Located in London, GB
, fruit and vegetables, and three small images of cranes in a shipping dock, a factory and worker on a
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1950s More Prints

Materials

Paper

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Located in Buffalo, NY
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Pair Large Spanish Revival Sconces with Original Mica Shields
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1950-1960 Original Oil Painting of Sail Boat Docked on Lake by Eric Marshall
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Vintage 1950s Paintings

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Vintage Signed Painting on Fabric Canvas of Field Workers.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly Acrylic. Possibly Haitian origin according to Research. Painting on Fabric as Shown.Signed in the Lower Corner. Dimensions. 12 W ; 1/8 D ; 16 H
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'En Plein Soleil' from the French Set, 'Douze eau-fortes d'apres Nature'
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
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By Caroline Bell
Located in Southampton, NY
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By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
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Located in Baltimore, MD
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1990s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Untitled (Nude in Profile)
By Ralph Chessé
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
figures in scenes recalling his boyhood in New Orleans, in socially realist depictions of dock workers
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20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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The Old Black Man
By Ralph Chessé
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
recalling his boyhood in New Orleans, in socially realist depictions of dock workers, and in religious
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20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings

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Song of David
By Ralph Chessé
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
in scenes recalling his boyhood in New Orleans, in socially realist depictions of dock workers, and
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20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

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"GOING HOME"
Located in Ghent, BE
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1920s Figurative Paintings

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'The Harbor' Original Oil by Johannes Jurres
By Johannes Hendrikus Jurres
Located in Charlevoix, MI
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“The Dream”
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Knutsford, GB
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Simeon Stafford - “The Dream”
Located in Knutsford, GB
human interaction, a happy dialogue of work and play. Subjects include docks and their workers, holiday
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21st Century and Contemporary English Paintings

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By Paul Garnett
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2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings

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McKay's Ship Yard- The Launching of Clippership "Flying Cloud" in 1851
By Paul Garnett
Located in Stonington, CT
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Large Painting of Harbor Bay Scene
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Located in New Orleans, LA
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By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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By Irving George Lehman
Located in Surfside, FL
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A View of the Houses of Parliament from the Thames, London
Located in New Orleans, LA
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By Claude Lorrain
Located in Dallas, TX
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Modern British oil painting of St. Michaels Mount, Cornwall by Simeon Stafford
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
of landmarks from his past, creating his distinctive style. Simeon Stafford's subjects include docks
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Modern Abstract American WPA Ashcan School Inspired Painting of Dock Workers
Located in Houston, TX
Early abstract figurative painting of dock workers by an unknown artist. Inspired by the dynamic
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Early Industrial Hand Truck Cocktail Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Classic dock workers hand truck converted to a cocktail table. Great original wear and patina. Old
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WPA Dockers Etching, C. 1930
By Louis Szanto
Located in Houston, TX
Dynamic etching of dock workers in Holland by Hungarian-born WPA artist Louis Szanto (1889-1965
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“Legion Week, 1937”
By Bertram Hartman
Located in Southampton, NY
Fabulous watercolor of American Legion week in New York. Dock workers reading the newspaper with
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Located in New York, NY
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By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
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Very Large, Contemporary Modern British, Cornish Naive Outsider Art of St Ives
By Simeon Stafford
Located in Harkstead, GB
, creating his distinctive style. Simeon Stafford's subjects include docks and their workers, holiday
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By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Soquel, CA
etching of two workers at a shipyard in Rotherhithe. Signed and dated in plate ("Whistler 1860") Paper
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African American Dock Worker by Samuel Countee
Located in Chicago, IL
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Rare 19th Century Ice Cream Cart
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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Rare 19th Century Ice Cream Cart
Rare 19th Century Ice Cream Cart
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Mid Century New York Street Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
apply to this piece: black and white, men, male, workers, industrial, truck, loading dock, New York
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Salome
By Ralph Chessé
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
in New Orleans, in socially realist depictions of dock workers, and in religious themed motifs
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Dock Workers For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of dock workers for sale on 1stDibs. There are many modern, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the dock workers that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, brown and purple. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by James Fitton, Anton Otto Fischer, James Wilson Carmichael, Martin Lewis and John Stoll are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in oil paint, paint and canvas, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Dock Workers?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — dock workers in our inventory begin at $750 and can go as high as $16,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,668.