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Long Island Whaling

David Yarrow Photograph "The Brotherhood of Thieves" on Nantucket Island
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
maritime leaning and my instincts were to go back to the island’s leading position in the whaling industry
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

David Yarrow Photograph "The Brotherhood of Thieves" on Nantucket Island
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
maritime leaning and my instincts were to go back to the island’s leading position in the whaling industry
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

19th Century Whaler Made Turned Ebony Stemmed Cup
Located in Stamford, CT
. Manila, Philippine Islands would have been a port of call on a long whaling voyage. Likely made by the
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Ebony

Sag Harbor Whale Scrimshaw Cribbage Board
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
on eastern Long Island and in the hands of the local Historic societies. We do not know which voyage
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Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Tortoise Shell

“Dockside Gloucester”
By C. Hjalmar Amundsen
Located in Southampton, NY
. Provenance: a Long Island, New York collector. C. Hjalmar "Cappy" Amundsen Born: 1911 - New York City
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1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boats on the Beach, Sag Harbor
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Street, steps away from The Grenning Gallery. A Long Island town famous for its whaling community in the
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

18th Century, Nantucket Origin, Coffin Family Stand-Up Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
on Nantucket, where it was very likely made. Anyone who knows the island well, knows that the Coffin
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Antique 18th Century American Painted Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Watercolor Still life Painting Vegetables Claus Hoien Greengrocer Kitchen Series
Located in Surfside, FL
in 1911. His work was featured in exhibitions at the Long Island Museum and the Guild Hall Museum
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20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

HMS Newcastle. In Sydney Harbor. December 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Royal Navy.
By Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
working as an Observer. A year-long posting to the British Naval Mission in Greece was followed by honours
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Summer Seas
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Sheffield, MA
the crew on racing yachts in Long Island Sound, in New York and Connecticut. Fischer went to Paris in
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1940s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Summer Seas
Summer Seas
H 32.5 in W 38.5 in D 2 in

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Materials

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Victorian Taxidermy Bird of Paradise Attributed to Rowland Ward, 1848-1916
By Rowland Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Materials

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Located in GB
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Materials

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Located in Staffordshire, GB
19th century English oversized sliding pine barn door from a North Yorkshire Barn, circa 1890. A great statement door with original cast Iron pulley track & ironmongery. Suite...
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Relief, Face, Bronze Sculpture, Green by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
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Category

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Materials

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By Jack McDevitt, McDevitt Metal
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Materials

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By Milton Bradley Co.
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1920s Bulldog Walking Stick Head
Located in Antwerp, BE
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Materials

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1920s Bulldog Walking Stick Head
1920s Bulldog Walking Stick Head
H 6.11 in W 2.17 in D 1.97 in
Madonna Scarsella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Raffaello Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
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Materials

Oil

19th Century Antique Powder Horn with Scrimshaw
Located in San Diego, CA
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Materials

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Located in Somis, CA
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Materials

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Located in New York, NY
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Materials

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Red Crested Pochard Duck Taxidermy
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H 17 in W 10 in D 14 in
19th Century English Scrimshaw Steer Horn with Black Armorial Crest Engraving
Located in Dallas, TX
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Materials

Horn

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Located in Dayton, OH
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Materials

Bone

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Located in London, GB
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Materials

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Folk Art Primitive Whirligig
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Whaling Ships at Delano Bay, Baffin Island
Located in Stonington, CT
Whaling Ships at Delano Bay, Baffin Island records a historical scene from the early 1800s, when
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Interwoven #1
By Robert Roth
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Monotype & Oil on rives paper Robert Roth grew up in the historic whaling town of Cold Spring
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Monotype

Interwoven #1
H 17.25 in W 21.38 in
Frozen Music
By Robert Roth
Located in Santa Fe, NM
up in the historic whaling town of Cold Spring Harbor, New York. Surrounded by Long Island¹s
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Frozen Music
Frozen Music
H 10.5 in W 13.5 in
ERIC FISCHL "Whales I - VI" contemporary watercolor on paper of 6 whales
By Eric Fischl
Located in Southampton, NY
1948 in New York City, Fischl grew up in the suburbs of Long Island. He began his art education in
Category

2010s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Whaling Seascape on Wooden Panel
Located in Nantucket, MA
Folk Art whaling seascape on wooden panel, unsigned. An 18th century carved pine raised panel from
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Vintage 1980s American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Pine

Whaling Seascape on Wooden Panel
Whaling Seascape on Wooden Panel
H 13.5 in W 33.75 in D 0.75 in
Nantucket Serigraph by Roy Clifford Smith, circa 1920s-1940s
By Roy Clifford Smith
Located in Nantucket, MA
island. Interestingly, his work was retailed long ago in the Jordan Marsh Home Decorating department
Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Beached Rowboat
By Tim McGuire
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Harbor, a small old whaling town on the East End of Long Island. White lines jut upwards, depicting the
Category

2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Beached Rowboat
H 39.37 in W 31.49 in D 2 in
A Day's Catch
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
racing yachts in Long Island Sound, in New York and Connecticut. Fischer went to Paris in October 1906
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Day's Catch
A Day's Catch
H 26 in W 32 in D 3 in
19th Century Scrimshaw Engraved Whale Tooth Fine Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
11 cm, inches 4.3, depicting 6 whalers on a rowing boat trying to harpoon a whale and brig / whaling
Category

Antique 1850s Desk Sets

Materials

Bone

19th Century Scrimshaw of an Engraved Whale Tooth Antique Nautical Workmanship
Located in Milan, IT
board American whaling ships between 1745 and 1759 as a way to occupy time during the long leisure hours
Category

Antique 1850s Nautical Objects

Materials

Bone

Fishing Trawler Boat
By Witold Gordon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, prior to returning to Long Island. He and Marie took summer rentals on the South Fork in Sag Harbor
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

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Long Island Whaling For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the long island whaling you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Find Impressionist versions now, or shop for Impressionist creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. Making the right choice when shopping for a long island whaling may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right long island whaling is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, beige and black. Creating a long island whaling has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Anton Otto Fischer, David Yarrow, C. Hjalmar Amundsen, Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell and Marc Dalessio are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and paper.

How Much is a Long Island Whaling?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a long island whaling in our inventory may begin at $595 and can go as high as $45,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,350.