Arthur De Kuh

Riverboat Scene

1940

Signature: Signed Lower Right

Medium: Gouache Dimensions: 14.50" x 22.50" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Medium: Gouache on Board Dimensions: 12.50" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Left Dimensions: 9.00" x 12.00" Steamship on river

The strength of a great ship portrait lies with its overall striking composition blended with an attention to detail. Charles Sidney Raleigh was extremely skilled with both elements, and this is one of his finest works. An American full-rigged ship of large proportions, LUCY G. DOW is one of many ships owned by Maine interests, where the ship would be locally built and consortium owned. More Maine captains owned part of their ships than any other East Coast region, it appears through an informal survey of lists. Note the fine details of the captain and crew hard at work onboard off the coast. The numerous buildings are clustered on the peninsular stretch with a pier coming out near the lighthouse’s walkway. At the distance, ship masts...

Signed lower left. In this richly imaginative painting by Julian Nemethy reimagines the Hudson River day liner not merely as a vessel of transport, but as a dreamscape in motion. The steamboat, rendered with meticulous precision, glides through a river that shimmers magically—beneath a sky alive with imaginative playful clouds Nemethy’s signature style is on full display: whimsical flourishes, exaggerated perspectives, and a near-naïve attention to detail that invites the viewer into a world where nostalgia and fantasy intertwine. The day liner becomes a symbol of freedom and wonder, a floating stage for the American imagination. It’s a celebration of movement, memory, and the enduring romance of the Hudson. Contemporary artist Julian Nemethy is the son of artist Albert Nemethy, and his work can be distinguished from that of his father by the use of fantastical elements, extreme use of color and detail, and whimsical touches. Julian Nemethy is one of the many artists in the Nemethy family. Born in Hungary, his parents fled the Communist regime in the mid-1950s when Julian was a small child. He was one of six siblings who were raised by their father. In high school, Julian taught himself to paint, and felt he had found his vocation. In the 1980s, he moved to the Smokey Mountains of...

On offer is a jewel of an artwork, a watercolor done with the delicacy of exquisite enamel work. The scene is set on a colonnaded terrace with a commanding view of a mountain lake or...

Fernando Batista (American, b. 1925), Harbor Scene, Oil on Canvas, signed lower left, with artist plaque to wood frame. Image: 19.75" H x 23.5" W; frame: 25" H x 29.5" W. Provenance:...