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The Sailing Ship - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1966

The Sailing Ship - Etching by Armando Buratti - 1966

By Armando Buratti

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 50 print. Reference: Catalogue Battisti n.36. Armando Buratti (Rome, 1924), is an italian artist and painter. His first exhibition was held in ...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

HMAS Australia. Rowland Langmaid vintage signed naval ship etching print

HMAS Australia. Rowland Langmaid vintage signed naval ship etching print

By Rowland Langmaid

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'HMAS Australia' Signed in pencil by the artist below the image. Rowland Langmaid was a marine painter and etcher who studied under William Lionel Wylie. Langmaid joined the Royal...

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1930s English School More Prints

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Etching

Building a Ship - Original etching
Building a Ship - Original etching

Building a Ship - Original etching

By Gabriel Perelle

Located in Paris, IDF

PERELLE Family (17th Century) Building a Ship Original Engraving Signed in the plate On laid paper, 15.5 x 28 cm INFORMATION: This family of artists, led by Gabriel, the father, an...

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Late 17th Century Academic Figurative Prints

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Etching

Ships - Original Etching by Jean Bondal

Ships - Original Etching by Jean Bondal

Located in Roma, IT

Ships is a beautiful etching realized by Jean Bondal (b. 1914).

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21st Century and Contemporary More Prints

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Etching

Sailing Ship, Surrealist Etching by Kurt Seligmann
Sailing Ship, Surrealist Etching by Kurt Seligmann

Sailing Ship, Surrealist Etching by Kurt Seligmann

By Kurt Seligmann

Located in Long Island City, NY

Kurt Seligmann, Swiss-American (1900 - 1962) - Sailing Ship, Year: circa 1954, Medium: Etching, Image Size: 7 x 5 inches, Size: 14.75 x 11 in. (37.47 x 27.94 cm), Description: From...

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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi
Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

$1,500

H 36.63 in W 26.25 in D 0.75 in

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in New York, NY

Plate #106 from Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I (Vase...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

Concerning the Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE — Framed Etching by David Avery
Concerning the Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE — Framed Etching by David Avery

Concerning the Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE — Framed Etching by David Avery

By David Avery

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Description David Avery’s Concerning The Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE is a finely detailed black-and-white etching that exemplifies the artist’s masterful command of line and surreal...

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2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

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Etching

"Earl Sandwich Refusing to Leave His Ship": An 18th Century Etching/Engraving
"Earl Sandwich Refusing to Leave His Ship": An 18th Century Etching/Engraving

"Earl Sandwich Refusing to Leave His Ship": An 18th Century Etching/Engraving

By Robert Smirke

Located in Alamo, CA

An 18th century etching and engraving entitled "Earl Sandwich Refusing to Leave His Ship While on Fire in the Battle of Sole Bay" by William Byrne (1743-1805), after a painting by Ro...

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1790s Landscape Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Fossil Ship

Valton TylerFossil Ship, 1971

Price Upon Request

H 22.75 in W 33.5 in

Fossil Ship

By Valton Tyler

Located in Dallas, TX

Much of it is not the actual ship. Much of the design concerned the tools that they had.

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1970s Outsider Art Prints and Multiples

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Rag Paper, Etching, Aquatint

19: Prison Ship

19: Prison Ship

Located in Columbia, MO

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...

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1820s Naturalistic Landscape Prints

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Etching

29: The Discovery, Convict Ship

29: The Discovery, Convict Ship

Located in Columbia, MO

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...

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1820s Naturalistic Landscape Prints

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Etching

56: The Stern of His Majesty's Ship

56: The Stern of His Majesty's Ship

Located in Columbia, MO

Edward William Cooke was born in Pentonville. His father, George Cooke, and uncle William Bernard Cooke were also well-known line engravers. Growing up in an environment of artists,...

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1820s Naturalistic Landscape Prints

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Etching

Ship of Fools (Das Narrenschiff), by David Avery
Ship of Fools (Das Narrenschiff), by David Avery

Ship of Fools (Das Narrenschiff), by David Avery

By David Avery

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. The ship of fools is an allegory first written about in Plato's Republic, about a...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

Crab Boats, Southampton Water /// Impressionist British Seascape Ship Maritime
Crab Boats, Southampton Water /// Impressionist British Seascape Ship Maritime

Crab Boats, Southampton Water /// Impressionist British Seascape Ship Maritime

By Aileen Mary Elliot

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

She produced drawings, etchings and paintings of ships, boats, seascapes and harbour scenes and was a regular exhibitor, between 1922 and 1940, at the Royal Academy and the Royal Sco...

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1920s Modern Landscape Prints

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Laid Paper, Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio

The Ship Builder and His Wife by Johannes Pieter de Frey
The Ship Builder and His Wife by Johannes Pieter de Frey

The Ship Builder and His Wife by Johannes Pieter de Frey

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching with engraving on cream laid paper which is watermarked with a fancy "M," 9 1/2 x 12 3/16 inches (240 x 308 mm), narrow margins. In good condition with some scattered light a...

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Early 19th Century Dutch School Portrait Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching

John Taylor Arms, Battle Wagon, 1943, World War II nautical American Navy ship
John Taylor Arms, Battle Wagon, 1943, World War II nautical American Navy ship

John Taylor Arms, Battle Wagon, 1943, World War II nautical American Navy ship

By John Taylor Arms

Located in New York, NY

John Taylor Arms was known for making such finely drawn etchings that commercial tools were not good enough: He regularly used sewing needles with corks for handles. Made during Worl...

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Mid-20th Century American Realist Landscape Prints

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Etching

The Theseus's Ship, Figurative Copperplate Print, Mythology, Polish artist
The Theseus's Ship, Figurative Copperplate Print, Mythology, Polish artist

The Theseus's Ship, Figurative Copperplate Print, Mythology, Polish artist

By Krzysztof Skorczewski

Located in Warsaw, PL

His vessel, preserved as a relic in Athens, had all planks and parts gradually replaced over centuries, sparking the philosophical paradox: does it remain the same ship? Krzysztof S...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Paper

David Kleyne Dutch Painter, Oil Painting Seascape with Ships
David Kleyne Dutch Painter, Oil Painting Seascape with Ships

David Kleyne Dutch Painter, Oil Painting Seascape with Ships

Located in Delft, NL

Painted and drew sea and river views with very finely finished ships and rigging. Some etchings by him are also known.

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Paintings

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Oak

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Een sammoreus.

Reinier Nooms ZeemanEen sammoreus., 1660

Unavailable

H 5.36 in W 9.93 in

Een sammoreus.

By Reinier Nooms Zeeman

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

A sammoreus, a large Dutch freight ship. Etching on hand laid paper. Watermark: French lily in a coat of arms with letters SLG.

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17th Century Landscape Prints

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Etching

Pair Ships Gravures Etching Signed by Artist Early 20th Century
Pair Ships Gravures Etching Signed by Artist Early 20th Century

Pair Ships Gravures Etching Signed by Artist Early 20th Century

Located in FR

Pair Ships Gravures Etching Signed by Artist early 20th Century These are on paper that has aged Both have a figurehead on each one showing artisys signature Supplied with simple ori...

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Early 20th Century English School Landscape Prints

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Etching

Narrenschyff (Ship of Fools)
Narrenschyff (Ship of Fools)

Narrenschyff (Ship of Fools)

By Nikolay Nikolaevich Batakov

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Of course, the rats are abandoning the ship, and, perhaps, the ship is the Soviet Union.

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

Seals (Angel on a Ship)

Seals (Angel on a Ship)

By Jurij Jakovenko

Located in Van Nuys, CA

angel hugging the body of sailing ship on a stylized sea with 2 phases of the sun in the sky. . Edition number, signature & date in pencil immediately below the bottom plate edge. ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Watercolor, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint

Set of 2 prints: A ship's wharf & A bend in the river with a ship.
Set of 2 prints: A ship's wharf & A bend in the river with a ship.

Set of 2 prints: A ship's wharf & A bend in the river with a ship.

By Cornelis Ploos van Amstel

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

2 Printdrawings on laid paper. A printdrawing is a work of art made to simulate a drawing, using a combination of graphical techniques including roulette, mezzotint, crayon / stipple...

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18th Century Landscape Prints

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Engraving, Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint

Untitled - Fishing ship being unloaded at low tide.
Untitled - Fishing ship being unloaded at low tide.

Untitled - Fishing ship being unloaded at low tide.

By Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Rare etching on wove paper. State: First state of 2. Reference: IFF 10? Provenance: Anonymous (Lugt 2859c). Made by Theodore Gudin after own design. Jean Antoine Theodore de Gudi...

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1820s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Untitled - Rowingboats taking passengers to a sailing ship.

Untitled - Rowingboats taking passengers to a sailing ship.

By Gerrit Groenewegen

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

A marine coastal scene with several ships. One of the ships is carrying the American (Stars and Stripes) flag. From a series of 6 prints. Made by G. Groenewegen after own design. ...

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Late 18th Century Landscape Prints

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Etching

Untitled - Rowingboats taking passengers to a sailing ship.
Untitled - Rowingboats taking passengers to a sailing ship.

Untitled - Rowingboats taking passengers to a sailing ship.

By Gerrit Groenewegen

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

A marine coastal scene with several ships. One of the ships is carrying the American (Stars and Stripes) flag. From a series of 6 prints. Made by Gerrit Groenewegen after an anonymo...

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Late 18th Century Landscape Prints

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Etching

La Naufrage, The Tempest. Ships in peril near a rocky coast.

La Naufrage, The Tempest. Ships in peril near a rocky coast.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Etching/engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. An 18th century edition, not the 1816 edition (which is printed on thicker paper).. State: State VII (of 7). Reference: Mannocci 6 (VI...

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Early 18th Century Figurative Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Untitled: De Salemander een Oostindis vaerder.

Untitled: De Salemander een Oostindis vaerder.

By Bernardus Cleynhens

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Reiner 'Zeeman' Nooms (1623-1664) was a Dutch maritime painter, known for his highly detailed paitings and etchings of ships.

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1740s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Den Overtoom.

Reinier Nooms ZeemanDen Overtoom., circa 1650

Unavailable

H 5.28 in W 10.04 in

Den Overtoom.

By Reinier Nooms Zeeman

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

From a series: 'Various Ships and Views of Amsterdam'. Etching on laid paper.

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17th Century Landscape Prints

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Etching

L'e des embarquement de la Reyne a Gorcom.

L'e des embarquement de la Reyne a Gorcom., 1639

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H 15.36 in W 10.24 in

L'e des embarquement de la Reyne a Gorcom.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

It shows several sailing ships on a river. Etching on hand laid paper from De la Serre's 'Histoire de l'entree de la Reyne Mere du Roy tres Chrestien dans les Provinces Unies des Pay...

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1630s Figurative Prints

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Etching

Odysseus' Ship from James Joyce's Ulysses, Softground Etching by Henri Matisse
Odysseus' Ship from James Joyce's Ulysses, Softground Etching by Henri Matisse

Odysseus' Ship from James Joyce's Ulysses, Softground Etching by Henri Matisse

By Henri Matisse

Located in Long Island City, NY

Henri Matisse, French (1869 - 1954) - Odysseus' Ship from James Joyce's Ulysses, Year: 1935, Medium: Softground Etching on Arches, Edition: 1500, Image Size: 10.5 x 8.25 inches, Siz...

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1930s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Set of Three French Empire Maritime Etchings of Ships in Rough Seas, circa 1890
Set of Three French Empire Maritime Etchings of Ships in Rough Seas, circa 1890

Set of Three French Empire Maritime Etchings of Ships in Rough Seas, circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

Set of three French Empire etchings depicting shipwrecks in rough seas include "Ecueil Dangereux", "Orange Impetueux" and "Port de Savorne", circa 1890 Measures - #156, 16.5" W x ...

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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Art

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Paper

Vintage Tray Table with Etched Ship "Wellington"
Vintage Tray Table with Etched Ship "Wellington"

Vintage Tray Table with Etched Ship "Wellington"

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage tray table with inset stone. The stone has an etching depicting a ship "Wellington".

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20th Century English Tray Tables

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Stone

Four VOC three-masters at anchor in front of a fortress
Four VOC three-masters at anchor in front of a fortress

Four VOC three-masters at anchor in front of a fortress

By Reinier Nooms Zeeman

Located in Amsterdam, NL

He was a maritime painter, particularly known for his highly detailed etchings of ships. Presumably, he started painting and drawing in his later years after a life as a sailor.

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crystal Ice Champagne Bucket with Etched Boat
Crystal Ice Champagne Bucket with Etched Boat

Crystal Ice Champagne Bucket with Etched Boat

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Crystal champagne bucket, or ice bucket with ship, sail boat, ship etching. A handsome addition for the bartender near the water, on the yacht or lover of sailing.

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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wine Coolers

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Crystal

Ships from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Ships from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

Ships from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.

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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Hamburg, Ship Harbor
Hamburg, Ship Harbor

Josef EidenbergerHamburg, Ship Harbor, 1950

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H 19.25 in W 13.75 in D 0.01 in

Hamburg, Ship Harbor

By Josef Eidenberger

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Hamburg, Ship Harbor" c.1950 is a color etching by noted Austrian artist Josef Eidenberger, 1899-1991.

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Odysseus' Ship from Ulysse
Odysseus' Ship from Ulysse

Odysseus' Ship from Ulysse

By Henri Matisse

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is an original soft-ground etching by Henri Matisse, done in 1935. This image was created to illustrate James Joyce's "Ulysses", which is based on Greek mythologies. Howe...

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1930s Impressionist More Prints

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Etching

Ship of Fools (Das Narrenschiff)

Ship of Fools (Das Narrenschiff)

By David Avery

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. The ship of fools is an allegory first written about in Plato's Republic, about a...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Etching

'Ship Rock, New Mexico' —
'Ship Rock, New Mexico' —

'Ship Rock, New Mexico' —

By Albert Groll

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Albert Lorey Groll, 'Ship Rock, New Mexico', etching, c. 1910. Signed and titled in pencil.

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1910s American Impressionist Landscape Prints

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Etching

Schiff auf Djerba (Ship on Djerba)
Schiff auf Djerba (Ship on Djerba)

Schiff auf Djerba (Ship on Djerba)

Located in Long Island City, NY

This print by Otto Wilhelm Eglau features a closeup of the bow of a ship with all the ropes that are tying it to the dock. It's an extremely graphic piece, with dark lines and bright...

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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Concerning The Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE

Concerning The Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE

By David Avery

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed and numbered from the edition of 20. Avery's prints often mix elements of myth, legend and history with his own light touch of surrealism. David Avery continues to explore th...

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2010s Contemporary More Prints

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Etching

Concerning The Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE

Concerning The Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE

By David Avery

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed and numbered from the edition of 20. Avery's prints often mix elements of myth, legend and history with his own light touch of surrealism. David Avery continues to explore th...

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2010s Contemporary More Prints

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Etching

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Ship Etching For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate ship etching for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Expressionist version. Making the right choice when shopping for a ship etching may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right ship etching for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, white and brown. Creating a ship etching has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by David Avery, Josef Eidenberger, Henri Matisse, Valton Tyler and Various Artists are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in etching, aquatint and drypoint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Ship Etching?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a ship etching in our inventory may begin at $150 and can go as high as $8,500, while the average can fetch as much as $625.

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