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The painting "The Weavers", oil on canvas, signed David Jacobsen.
By David Jacobsen
Located in Chorzów, PL
The painting "The Weavers", oil on canvas, signed David Jacobsen.
dimensions :
height 35 cm
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$479 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.78 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
American Clipper Ship at Sea by Antonio Jacobsen, Signed and Dated 1917
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Jacksonville, FL
American Clipper Ship at Sea by Antonio Jacobsen, Signed and Dated 1917
This stunning maritime oil
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$16,500
H 19 in W 27 in D 4 in
The painting "Forest landscape" ref. August Jacobsen, oil on canvas.
Located in Chorzów, PL
The painting "Forest landscape" ref. August Jacobsen, oil on canvas.
dimensions 47cm x 61cm
Category
Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$479 Sale Price
20% Off
H 18.51 in W 24.02 in D 1.97 in
'Bacchanal', Paris Salon Modernist Oil, Royal Academy, Charlottenborg, Benezit
By Ludvig Jacobsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Ludvig Jacobsen' (Danish, 1890-1957) and dated 1926.
An exceptional early
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,800
H 12.75 in W 16.75 in D 0.5 in
THINGVALLA
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right & dated 1879.
Antonio Jacobsen’s painting of the Thingvalla (a shipping line
Category
1870s Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Rural Farm Scene', Post-Impressionist, Paris Salon, Royal Academy, Benezit
By Ludvig Jacobsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Ludvig Jacobsen' (Danish, 1890-1957) and painted circa 1925.
Ludvig Jacobsen
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,800
H 14 in W 20.5 in D 0.5 in
Americas Cup Race
Located in Jacksonville, FL
"Americas Cup Race" or "America's Cup Defense, c. 1870-75"
Antonio Jacobsen is one of the
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
The American Steam-Sailer St. Louis
Located in Jacksonville, FL
, 1999.
Literature:
H.S. Sniffen, Antonio Jacobsen - The Checklist: Paintings and Sketches by
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Oil
Monastery Ruins by the River - Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Idyllic scene of ruins in the mountains by H.W. Jacobsen (19th Century). The remains of a monastery
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plywood, Oil
Portrait Of The Steam/Sail Ship The Prins Frederik Hendrik.
Located in Jacksonville, FL
This oil is a classic example of Jacobsen's work from his best period done way before 1900. In
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of The Screw-Steamer Pennland In New York Harbor
Located in Jacksonville, FL
sail to steam was a defining moment in maritime history, and Jacobsen’s meticulous paintings capture
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Screw-Steamer Westernland.
Located in Jacksonville, FL
open seas.
Provenance: Reference:
Antonio Jacobsen - The Checklist: Paintings and Sketches by Antonio
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Oil Lamp
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
that employ traditional painting styles and photographic techniques, Jacobsen offers a bucolic, sublime
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
October (4)
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in Denver, CO
In "Outpost", Jacobsen’s new body of work records scenes from a year when societal boundaries where
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Bark Columbia (Ships in New York Harbor)
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
signed Antonio Jacobsen and dated 1915, lower right
Category
1910s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Electro-Magnetic Pulse
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in Denver, CO
, Jacobsen delves into humanity’s connection to nature and the technology that often mediates that experience
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
New York Yacht Club Race, 1878
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
An early and important marine painting by one of the most important 19th century American maritime
Category
1870s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
XO
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in Denver, CO
Jacobsen’s painting of an Orb juxtaposed next to a wooden sculptural element (repurposed and dyed
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects, Oil
The Clipper William Volckens
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Raleigh, NC
"Antonio Jacobsen, 1909".
The Volkens flies both the American and Swedish flags.
Oil on board.
Category
Early 1900s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Transitional Steamship Anapa
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
"Check List."
One of the most fascinating figures in American Marine Painting is Antonio Jacobsen
Category
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mallory Line Steamer San Jacinto
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
One of the most fascinating figures in American Marine Painting is Antonio Jacobsen. Jacobsen was
Category
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Line Steamship St. Paul
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
One of the most fascinating figures in American Marine Painting is Antonio Jacobsen. Jacobsen was
Category
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Plant Line Steamship Evangeline
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
One of the most fascinating figures in American Marine Painting is Antonio Jacobsen. Jacobsen was
Category
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sloman Union Line Transitional Steamer Bellagio
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
One of the most fascinating figures in American Marine Painting is Antonio Jacobsen. Jacobsen was
Category
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Transitional Steamer Alvo
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
One of the most fascinating figures in American Marine Painting is Antonio Jacobsen. Jacobsen was
Category
1890s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Plant Line S.S. Evangeline, Halifax/London/Glasgow, 1912- 1921
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
.
One of the most fascinating figures in American Marine Painting is Antonio Jacobsen. Jacobsen was born
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$19,500
H 23 in W 47 in D 1 in
Shadow Box Arrangements
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
that employ traditional painting styles and photographic techniques, Jacobsen offers a bucolic, sublime
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Nocturne
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in Denver, CO
, Jacobsen delves into humanity’s connection to nature and the technology that often mediates that experience
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Nude Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Interior with Blankets
By Paul Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
that employ traditional painting styles and photographic techniques, Jacobsen offers a bucolic, sublime
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Antique Southern Nautical Seascape Oil Painting, "Creole" by Antonio Jacobsen
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique nautical oil painting of the Creole by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850 - 1921
Category
1930s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$13,995
H 26 in W 40 in D 3 in
Antique Nautical Seascape Oil Painting, "Horatio Hall 1908" by Antonio Jacobsen
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique nautical oil painting of the Horatio Hall by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850 - 1921
Category
1930s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,995
H 27 in W 41 in D 3 in
Painting Egill Jacobsen, 1963 Oil on Canvas Cobra Group
By Egill Jacobsen 1
Located in Kastrup, DK
Egill Jacobsen, 1910-1998. Untitled painting. Signed and dated on the reverse: E.J. 63
Egill
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Johann Jacobsen (1883-1953) - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Danish Riverscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A original early 20th century oil painting by the well-listed artist Johann Jacobsen (1883-1953
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antonio Jacobsen Oil on Board of “S.S. Massachusetts”
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Norwell, MA
Large oil on panel painting of the excursion paddle steamer, “Massachusetts”. Signed lower right
Category
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
"The Bransford" Antonio Jacobsen, Marine Ship Portrait, Great Lakes Seascape
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
Antonio Jacobsen
The Bransford, 1903
Signed, inscribed "West Hoboken," and dated lower right
Oil on
Category
Early 1900s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$15,000
H 29.5 in W 57.5 in
Antonio Nicolo Jacobsen, 1850 – 1921, American Painter, Liner La Champagne
Located in Knokke, BE
Jacobsen Antonio Nicolo
Copenhagen, Denmark 1850 – 1921 USA
American Painter
Crossing the Ocean
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$26,359
H 24.81 in W 38.59 in D 3.94 in
Green, Orange, and Blue Abstract Impressionist Autumn Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green, orange, and blue abstract impressionist landscape by English artist Eric Jacobsen. The
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$650
H 26 in W 32 in D 1.5 in
Tyrol View Oil on Canvas Painting by Frederik Christian Kiærskou, 1867
By Frederik Christian Jacobsen Kiærskou 1
Located in Faversham, GB
Enchanting 19th Century original oil on canvas, depicting a captivating view of the Tyrol Mountains
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$2,733
H 12.6 in W 16.15 in D 3.94 in
Antonio Jacobsen "La Navarre" Liner from Transat, Oil on Canvas
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antonio Jacobsen: "La Navarre" liner (1893-1925) from Transat. Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated: A
Category
Antique 1890s American Paintings
$12,000
H 23.63 in W 37.8 in D 1.58 in
Jens Chr. Jacobsen, Modernist Landscape, Oil on Canvas, Dated 1966
Located in København, Copenhagen
Jens Chr. Jacobsen. Modernist landscape. Oil on canvas. Dated 1966.
In very good condition
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$600
H 16.54 in W 18.51 in D 1.19 in
Johan Jacobsen (Danish, 1883-1953), Countryside Landscape Oil on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Johan Jacobsen (1883 - 1953) was active/lived in Denmark. Johan Jacobsen is known for his rich
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Antonio Jacobsen, Oil on Board, Ship Portrait of Ossabaw, 1909
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921), Danish-born American naval painter.
Oil on board.
Ship portrait
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Paintings
Materials
Other
$10,000
H 27.56 in W 31.89 in D 1.19 in
Antonio Jacobsen, The Steamer Hekla from Scandinavian American Line Oil/Canvas
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antonio Jacobsen, the steamer Hekla from Scandinavian American Line.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and
Category
Antique 1890s American Paintings
$11,000
H 25.2 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
S.S. Chateau Margaux - 19th Century Oil, Maritime Landscape by Antonio Jacobsen
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on canvas by Antonio Jacobsen depicting a French ship sailing on a choppy sea. Signed, dated
Category
1880s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
At the ball. Paris. Oil on canvas, 50, 2x69, 3 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At the ball. Paris. Oil on canvas, 50,2x69,3 cm
Category
1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,533
H 19.77 in W 27.29 in D 1.19 in
Antonio Jacobsen, Portrait of the Steamer Rotterdam, Oil on Canvas, 1877
Located in København, Copenhagen
sails.
Oil on canvas.
Large and heavy, ornamented golden frame
Signed: Antonio Jacobsen NY (New
Category
Antique 1870s American Paintings
$15,000
H 27.56 in W 41.34 in D 1.58 in
The Plaza, Toledo
By Ludvig Jacobsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
and painted in 1929.
Ludvig Jacobsen first studied at Copenhagen's Technical School, working
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Nymph of the Woods', Paris Salon, Royal Academy, Charlottenborg, Benezit
By Ludvig Jacobsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
that quality in his painting.
Jacobsen traveled and painted widely, including to Berlin and Dresden
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,500
H 22.5 in W 28 in D 2 in
Flowers in a Stoneware Vase
By Ludvig Jacobsen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-contoured, works exemplify this quality in his painting. Jacobsen continued to travel widely, including to
Category
1930s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Packet James Foster
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
packet line, by William H. Webb, New York's premier ship builder. This powerful painting of the Packet
Category
1910s Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century Oil painting by David Jacobsen – Landscape Scene
By David Jacobsen
Located in Gallatin, TN
Large 19th Century oil painting by well listed Danish Artist David Jacobsen (1821 – 1871) Oil on
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
$2,050
H 33.5 in W 45.25 in D 1 in
Aransas Steam Liner Nautical Painting Signed by Antonio Jacobsen and dated 1905
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Hallowell, ME
Aransas Steam Liner nautical painting signed by Antonio Jacobsen and dated 1905.
This maritime
Category
20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,000
H 28 in W 41.5 in D 3 in
Transitional Steamer Iroqouis
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Stonington, CT
fascinating figures in American Marine Painting is Antonio Jacobsen. Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.
If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.
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