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British Ship Painting

British Ships in Harbor
British Ships in Harbor

British Ships in Harbor

$3,000

H 19 in W 26.25 in D 1 in

British Ships in Harbor

Located in New York, NY

Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.

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Antique 1880s English Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Maritime British Steam Ship Seascape Oil Painting Birdseye Maple 27"
Antique Maritime British Steam Ship Seascape Oil Painting Birdseye Maple 27"

Antique Maritime British Steam Ship Seascape Oil Painting Birdseye Maple 27"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique nautical maritime oil painting on canvas depictting a British steam ship on a choppy sea

Category

Early 20th Century American Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

"Cannons on Display" Painting of a British Ship by Michael Whitehand
"Cannons on Display" Painting of a British Ship by Michael Whitehand

"Cannons on Display" Painting of a British Ship by Michael Whitehand

$1,200Sale Price|36% Off

H 19 in W 23 in D 3 in

"Cannons on Display" Painting of a British Ship by Michael Whitehand

By Michael J. Whitehand

Located in Wiscasset, ME

his paintings are in important collections, like Britain’s recent Prime Minister, John Major

Category

1990s British Paintings

British Schooner Ship Entering Jersey / Guernsey Harbour Port, 19th Century
British Schooner Ship Entering Jersey / Guernsey Harbour Port, 19th Century

British Schooner Ship Entering Jersey / Guernsey Harbour Port, 19th Century

Located in Blackwater, GB

British Schooner Ship Entering Jersey / Guernsey Harbour Port, 19th Century British School 19th

Category

Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Oil on Canvas, Wilhem Karl Arnesen British Battle Ships
Oil on Canvas, Wilhem Karl Arnesen British Battle Ships

Oil on Canvas, Wilhem Karl Arnesen British Battle Ships

By Vilhelm Karl Ferdinand Arnesen

Located in Buchanan, MI

Oil on canvas, Procesion for Bjornstjerne. Wilhem Karl Arnesen British battle ships. We also have

Category

Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Pair of English Victorian Man O' War Ships
Pair of English Victorian Man O' War Ships

Pair of English Victorian Man O' War Ships

$450 / set

H 14.5 in W 18.5 in

Pair of English Victorian Man O' War Ships

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of English Country Victorian maple framed prints of Man o\' War ships.

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Antique 19th Century British British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Maple

W.S. Lacey ‘British, 19th-20th Century’ Oil on Canvas "Tall Ship at Sail"
W.S. Lacey ‘British, 19th-20th Century’ Oil on Canvas "Tall Ship at Sail"

W.S. Lacey ‘British, 19th-20th Century’ Oil on Canvas "Tall Ship at Sail"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

W.S. Lacey (British, 19th-20th century) oil on canvas "Tall Ship at Sail" sailing by a lighthouse

Category

Mid-20th Century English Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Antique Set of Nine Framed Pen and Ink Navel Sailing Ships
Antique Set of Nine Framed Pen and Ink Navel Sailing Ships

Antique Set of Nine Framed Pen and Ink Navel Sailing Ships

$6,900 / set

H 10.5 in W 13 in D 0.75 in

Antique Set of Nine Framed Pen and Ink Navel Sailing Ships

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Set of nine antique drawings of American and English Navel Sailing ships executed in a pen and ink

Category

Antique 19th Century English British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

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Ruffed Grouse Perched on a Log with British Ship

Ruffed Grouse Perched on a Log with British Ship

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H 12 in W 10.25 in D 1 in

Ruffed Grouse Perched on a Log with British Ship

Located in Litchfield, CT

Inscribed on banner, "It is a wise man's part not to take notice of many things". Inscribed on verso with old inscription translated into Latin, French and English, "Painted and give...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

British Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast by Robert Ernest Roe
British Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast by Robert Ernest Roe

British Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast by Robert Ernest Roe

By Robert Ernest Roe

Located in Shippensburg, PA

An active piece with such a wealth of detail expressed throughout the canvas, the painting depicts

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

British School, ‘19th Century’ Antique Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast
British School, ‘19th Century’ Antique Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast

British School, ‘19th Century’ Antique Seascape Painting of Ships off Coast

Located in Shippensburg, PA

This gorgeous seascape painting from the late 19th century captures a dramatic scene of small

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

British Oil on Board Maritime Painting of Tall Mast Sailing Ship, circa 1870
British Oil on Board Maritime Painting of Tall Mast Sailing Ship, circa 1870

British Oil on Board Maritime Painting of Tall Mast Sailing Ship, circa 1870

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique British oil on board seascape maritime painting of tall mast sailing ship in harbor setting

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

19th C. Anglo Chinese Oil Painting of a British Ship of the China Trade Period
19th C. Anglo Chinese Oil Painting of a British Ship of the China Trade Period

19th C. Anglo Chinese Oil Painting of a British Ship of the China Trade Period

Located in San Francisco, CA

19th C. Anglo Chinese oil painting of a British ship of the China Trade period. Excellent detailed

Category

Antique 19th Century English Other Paintings

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Canvas, Paint

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - British Sailing Ship
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - British Sailing Ship

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - British Sailing Ship

Located in Corsham, GB

A wonderful watercolour study of a large British sailing ship at sea. Several other ships are

Category

Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

American 19th Century Oil On Canvas Of British Ship At Sea
American 19th Century Oil On Canvas Of British Ship At Sea

American 19th Century Oil On Canvas Of British Ship At Sea

Located in Buchanan, MI

American 19th Century Oil On Canvas Of British Ship At Sea

Category

Antique 19th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Set of Four Framed Sailing Ship Watercolors
Set of Four Framed Sailing Ship Watercolors

Set of Four Framed Sailing Ship Watercolors

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H 12.5 in W 15.5 in D 0.75 in

Set of Four Framed Sailing Ship Watercolors

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Intriguing set of four watercolors depicting English sailing ships from the 18th and 19th century

Category

20th Century English British Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

British Antique Paintings Ships in the Harbor
British Antique Paintings Ships in the Harbor

British Antique Paintings Ships in the Harbor

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H 15.5 in W 18.5 in D 1 in

British Antique Paintings Ships in the Harbor

Located in Tampa, FL

A pair of painting by British artist Fredrick Dove Ogilvie (1850-1921) noted British coastal and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paint

On the High Seas, British, Ship, Seascape, Marine Painting
On the High Seas, British, Ship, Seascape, Marine Painting

On the High Seas, British, Ship, Seascape, Marine Painting

Located in Wiscasset, ME

comprised of ship paintings, especially the large, three-masted sailing vessels that populated the Thames

Category

19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Mid-19th-Century British School, Ships In A Turbulent Sea
Mid-19th-Century British School, Ships In A Turbulent Sea

Mid-19th-Century British School, Ships In A Turbulent Sea

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-19th-century British oil painting depicts three vessels buffeted by turbulent waters. A

Category

1850s English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

British Painter Robert Lloyd Ship Oil
British Painter Robert Lloyd Ship Oil

British Painter Robert Lloyd Ship Oil

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H 26 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

British Painter Robert Lloyd Ship Oil

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fantastic ship oil by British painter Robert Lloyd. Already sold.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Set of Four British Naïve Ship Pierhead Paintings
Set of Four British Naïve Ship Pierhead Paintings

Set of Four British Naïve Ship Pierhead Paintings

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H 11.25 in W 15.25 in D 0.5 in

Set of Four British Naïve Ship Pierhead Paintings

Located in London, GB

Set of Four Pierhead Ship Paintings By James Scott Maxwell Finely detailed pen, ink and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Paintings

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Antique English 19th century marine scene

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By William Anderson

Located in Woodbury, CT

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By William Webb

Located in ludlow, GB

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Located in Buffalo, NY

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Very Large British Oil depicting famous Naval battle

Very Large British Oil depicting famous Naval battle

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Very Large Oil Painting Napoleonic Wars Ship Anchored in the Sunrise Sea
Very Large Oil Painting Napoleonic Wars Ship Anchored in the Sunrise Sea

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By Continental School

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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"Naval Battle Scene" 19th Century Painting
"Naval Battle Scene" 19th Century Painting

"Naval Battle Scene" 19th Century Painting

$3,200

H 21 in W 24.5 in D 3 in

"Naval Battle Scene" 19th Century Painting

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Oil on panel measuring 21" x 24.5" including the frame. The painting is signed in the lower right corner, but we cannot attribute the signature. The scene is a lively naval battl...

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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Paintings

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Paint

Fine Antique Italian Oil Cannaregio Canal Venice Busy Figurative Scene
Fine Antique Italian Oil Cannaregio Canal Venice Busy Figurative Scene

Fine Antique Italian Oil Cannaregio Canal Venice Busy Figurative Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice Italian School, 19th century, after Francesco Guardi, Italian 1712-1793 oil on panel Painting: 8 x 10 inches condition: overall very sound, with ...

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By John Stevens

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19th Century seascape oil painting of ships on the Humber Estuary
19th Century seascape oil painting of ships on the Humber Estuary

19th Century seascape oil painting of ships on the Humber Estuary

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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19th Century continental townscape oil painting of a busy harbour
19th Century continental townscape oil painting of a busy harbour

19th Century continental townscape oil painting of a busy harbour

By Ludwig Hermann

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

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Naval Maritime Oil Painting Historical Ships at Sea, Finely Detailed Work
Naval Maritime Oil Painting Historical Ships at Sea, Finely Detailed Work

Naval Maritime Oil Painting Historical Ships at Sea, Finely Detailed Work

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Signed by Eug. Mavie. French 20th century Title: Classical Warships at Sea. Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Painting: 18 x 25.5 inches Colours: Blue, red, orange...

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20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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British Ship Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal British ship painting for your home. Frequently made of wood, canvas and fabric, every British ship painting was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer British ship painting, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right British ship painting, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made British ship painting over the years, but those crafted by Michael J. Whitehand and Robert Ernest Roe are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a British Ship Painting?

Prices for a British ship painting start at $450 and top out at $24,146 with the average selling for $2,450.
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    What a ship painting means is usually a matter of interpretation. Some people view them as a celebration of seafaring, while others see symbolism of the struggles of man versus nature in the compositions. Shop a variety of maritime paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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    The British artist famous for his spot paintings is Damien Hirst. He began producing these pieces in the 1980s. One example, the 2005 painting Xylene Cyanol Dye Solution, is striking for its machinelike uniformity and almost childlike simplicity, a seeming rebuke to the idea of the artist-as-genius. Hirst is the most prominent of the Young British Artists, or YBAs, who began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories in the 1980s. Hirst is known for his use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics” in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Damien Hirst art.