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Ship Painting
Ship Painting

Ship Painting

Located in New York, NY

Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

Ship Painting
Ship Painting

Ship Painting

Located in New York, NY

Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.

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1870s English Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

Ship Painting
Ship Painting

Ship Painting

Located in New York, NY

Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

Ship Painting
Ship Painting

Ship Painting

Located in New York, NY

Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

Naive Oil on Board English Galleon Ship Painting
Naive Oil on Board English Galleon Ship Painting

Naive Oil on Board English Galleon Ship Painting

Located in Staffordshire, GB

Naive oil on board English Galleon Ship painting circa 1910. Decorative oil painting on board of an English galleon with three lions on the sail - affixed to an easel stand.

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Early 20th Century British Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Wood

Oil on Canvas Ship Painting
Oil on Canvas Ship Painting

Oil on Canvas Ship Painting

Located in Batley, GB

A Large oil on canvas painting of a ship in heavy seas. With a god frame and thick applied paint with some flaking and losses.

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1890s British Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869
Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

Hin Qua Attrib: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hin Qua (Chinese, 19th century), circa 1869 Attributed to Hin Qua: Chinese Export "Anita" Ship Painting on Canvas C. 1869. A well accomplished oil on canvas maritime painting of th...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Ship Painting by R. MacGregor (1847-1922)
Ship Painting by R. MacGregor (1847-1922)

Ship Painting by R. MacGregor (1847-1922)

Located in New York, NY

Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

French Ships at Dock, Signed Illegibly "LR 'Barlhey" in a Giltwood Frame
French Ships at Dock, Signed Illegibly "LR 'Barlhey" in a Giltwood Frame

French Ships at Dock, Signed Illegibly "LR 'Barlhey" in a Giltwood Frame

Located in Buchanan, MI

We also have numerous other ship paintings and models. Feel free to call or email with questions.

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19th Century British Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Fine Signed Painting of a Tall Sailing Ship James Gale Tyler
Fine Signed Painting of a Tall Sailing Ship James Gale Tyler

Fine Signed Painting of a Tall Sailing Ship James Gale Tyler

By James Gale Tyler

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This exceptional maritime oil painting, signed by renowned American artist James Gale Tyler (1855–1931), beautifully captures the majesty of a tall sailing ship navigating through de...

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1890s American American Classical Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Fruitwood

Victorian Nineteenth Century Watercolor Naive Ship Portrait a Chiliean Packet
Victorian Nineteenth Century Watercolor Naive Ship Portrait a Chiliean Packet

Victorian Nineteenth Century Watercolor Naive Ship Portrait a Chiliean Packet

Located in ludlow, GB

Although this is unsigned, it is one of a very collectable genre of ship's paintings. Often called Pierhead Paintings, they were frequently commissioned by the Ship's Owner and is a...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Watercolor

Vintage Original Seascape Oil Painting, Signed Sailing Ship Art
Vintage Original Seascape Oil Painting, Signed Sailing Ship Art

Vintage Original Seascape Oil Painting, Signed Sailing Ship Art

Located in Sakskøbing, DK

This original vintage seascape oil painting, from the early 1940s, shows a sailing ship moving through dark waves under a cloudy sky.

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Early 20th Century Danish Rustic Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Original Oil Painting of Ship
Original Oil Painting of Ship

Original Oil Painting of Ship

Located in Nashville, TN

Vintage seascape oil painting with fishing boats. Beautifully textured oil painting depicting fishing boats resting along a rugged shoreline under a moody sky. The artist's expressiv...

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Early 20th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century English Painting of Ships
19th Century English Painting of Ships

19th Century English Painting of Ships

Located in High Point, NC

19th century English painting of ships. The painting is composed on canvas over wood, and is reminiscent of the 18th century style of painting.

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Vintage Full-Rigged Sailing Ship 1938 Oil Painting
Vintage Full-Rigged Sailing Ship 1938 Oil Painting

Vintage Full-Rigged Sailing Ship 1938 Oil Painting

By Victor Lind

Located in Soquel, CA

Vintage Full-Rigged Sailing Ship 1938 Oil Painting This small piece by Victor Lind (Sweden, 19th-20th c.) depicts a Full-Rigged ship sailing towards the viewer on the open sea.

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1920s Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Ships at Sunset Oil Painting on Board
Ships at Sunset Oil Painting on Board

Ships at Sunset Oil Painting on Board

Located in Hudson, NY

A petite atmospheric oil painting on artistboard. Ships at sunset are almost in silhouette on the mirror-like water.

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Early 20th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Ships at Berth
Ships at Berth

Ships at Berth

Located in North Clarendon, VT

A vibrant oil on board of an American ship at berth in France by Bernard Carpenter. On the reverse is a beautiful little sketch of a French cottage. 6.25" x 8.75", from the estate o...

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Early 20th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Charming painting ships at sea with village at the end
Charming painting ships at sea with village at the end

Charming painting ships at sea with village at the end

Located in GB

This painting presents a refined late 19th-century English coastal scene, capturing a moment of quiet activity along a tidal shoreline. The composition is centered on a group of sail...

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19th Century English School Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ship at Sea
Ship at Sea

Ship at Sea

By Theodore Victor Carl Valenkamph

Located in Sheffield, MA

Theodore Victor Carl Valenkamph American, 1868-1924 Ship at Sea Oil on canvas 20 by 24 in, w/ frame 25 ½ by 29 ½ in Signed "T. V. C. Valenkamph" lower right Born in Stockholm, Swed...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century, Chinese Export Junk Ship Maritime Painting
19th Century, Chinese Export Junk Ship Maritime Painting

19th Century, Chinese Export Junk Ship Maritime Painting

Located in Atlanta, GA

Chinese export paintings such as this were highly prized by Western merchants, who sought **visual records of their travels and trade connections** in Asia.

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Ship Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

19th Century British Romantic Marine Oil Painting Sailing Ship Arrival Signed
19th Century British Romantic Marine Oil Painting Sailing Ship Arrival Signed

19th Century British Romantic Marine Oil Painting Sailing Ship Arrival Signed

Located in Stockholm, SE

This captivating oil painting on canvas, executed in 1882 by an unidentified but presumably British master, represents a magnificent example of a marine landscape from the era of Eur...

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

"The Triumph Frigate" Oil Painting of British Naval Ship
"The Triumph Frigate" Oil Painting of British Naval Ship

"The Triumph Frigate" Oil Painting of British Naval Ship

Located in Bradenton, FL

"The Triumph Frigate" Oil Painting of a British Naval Ship and Maritime Scene.

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Early 19th Century British Other Antique Ship Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Ships At Sunset
Ships At Sunset

Ships At Sunset

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Weber’s paintings capture the essence of everyday life, often portraying ships, harbors, and pastoral landscapes with a keen eye for...

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Mid-19th Century Realist Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

German Marine Painting of Sailing Ship, Oil on Canvas, 1918, signed
German Marine Painting of Sailing Ship, Oil on Canvas, 1918, signed

German Marine Painting of Sailing Ship, Oil on Canvas, 1918, signed

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Erwin Günther Hamburg 1864 - 1927 Düsseldorf Marine Painting Sailing Ship and Passenger Ship on the High Seas 1918 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left Painting: 64.5 x 100 cm F...

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1910s Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

"Ship Portrait, " William Edward Norton, Seascape Maritime Painting, New England
"Ship Portrait, " William Edward Norton, Seascape Maritime Painting, New England

"Ship Portrait, " William Edward Norton, Seascape Maritime Painting, New England

By William Edward Norton

Located in New York, NY

William Edward Norton (1843 - 1916) Ship Portrait, 1876 Oil on canvas 10 x 16 inches Signed and dated lower left Born in Boston, William Norton became a noted marine painter, stirre...

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1870s Hudson River School Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Antique Gouache Watercolour Ink Painting Galleon Ship Maritime Seas
19th Century Antique Gouache Watercolour Ink Painting Galleon Ship Maritime Seas

19th Century Antique Gouache Watercolour Ink Painting Galleon Ship Maritime Seas

Located in London, GB

19th Century Antique Gouache Watercolour Ink Painting Galleon Ship Maritime Seascape Continental, 19th Century Canvas: Height 88cm, width 117cm Frame: Height 102cm, width 131cm, dept...

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Ebony, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Huge European Antique Oil Painting Merchants & Ships in Ancient Trading Port
Huge European Antique Oil Painting Merchants & Ships in Ancient Trading Port

Huge European Antique Oil Painting Merchants & Ships in Ancient Trading Port

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Tall ships in a rocky bay, with figures in Eastern costume in boats and on the shoreline 19th Century School, unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed: 39.5 x 36 inches canvas: 34 x 30 ...

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19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

All Aboard the Ship 'Tabasco'
All Aboard the Ship 'Tabasco'

All Aboard the Ship 'Tabasco'

By Harrison Fisher

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor on Paper Laid to Board Signature: Signed and dated 'Harrison Fisher/ 1904' bottom right All Aboard the Ship 'Tabasco' Young fashionable woman standing by the rai...

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Early 1900s Other Art Style Antique Ship Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Board

Oil Painting Ostend Maritime Ship Signed Pauwels Antique Art
Oil Painting Ostend Maritime Ship Signed Pauwels Antique Art

Oil Painting Ostend Maritime Ship Signed Pauwels Antique Art

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Wonderful expressionist treatment of a maritime seascape Oil painting is by Henri Joseph Pauwels and features ships in the Belgium port of Ostend circa 1930s Henri Joseph Pauwels (19...

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Early 1900s Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

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

A beautiful romantic painting by David Kleyne (Kleijne) with a seascape with ships on calm water.

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Ship Paintings

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Oak

"Sailing ships at sea"
"Sailing ships at sea"

"Sailing ships at sea"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Gavril Pavlovich Kondratenko (1854–1924) Landscape with a river (Late 19th – early 20th), oil on canvas. Signed lower right - G. Kondratenko. Size 34,5 x 46,5 cm. Size in frame 44 x ...

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil, Board

Amercan Merchant Ship in Philadelphia Harbor
Amercan Merchant Ship in Philadelphia Harbor

Amercan Merchant Ship in Philadelphia Harbor

By Thomas Birch

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

This painting epitomizes all of Birch's best qualities, particularly in the harmonious colors illuminating the clouds, the ships and highlighting the currents of the Delaware River.

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1840s Other Art Style Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

CLIPPER SHIP - NORTHERN LIGHT OF BOSTON
CLIPPER SHIP - NORTHERN LIGHT OF BOSTON

CLIPPER SHIP - NORTHERN LIGHT OF BOSTON

By Fitz Henry Lane

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Fitz Henry Lane....Americas Earliest Marine Master Painter The clipper ship "Northern Light" was painted about 1850-51.

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

"The Clipper Ship Reporter"
"The Clipper Ship Reporter"

"The Clipper Ship Reporter"

Located in Jacksonville, FL

The painting presents the ship in full sail, gliding through a serene yet dynamic seascape, its billowing sails taut with the ocean breeze.

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Condition: As with all of our original antique oil paintings, this work is offered in ready to hang gallery condition, having been professionally cleaned, restored and revarnished

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19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique English Oil Painting Classic Tall Ships Marine Harbour Scene Sunrise
Antique English Oil Painting Classic Tall Ships Marine Harbour Scene Sunrise

Antique English Oil Painting Classic Tall Ships Marine Harbour Scene Sunrise

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

English School, late 19th century oil on canvas, unframed faint signature painting: 15 x 18 inches provenance: private collection condition: overall good and sound condition, some ol...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ships in the Moonlight
Ships in the Moonlight

Ships in the Moonlight

Located in Sheffield, MA

In 1911, he became an art professor at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh where his paintings were exhibited at JJ Gillespie Gallery.

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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

Yacht Wanderer (Slave Ship)
Yacht Wanderer (Slave Ship)

Yacht Wanderer (Slave Ship)

Located in Jacksonville, FL

William Gay Yorke, a master of maritime painting, brings to life the intricate details of the ship.

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1870s Realist Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine 19th Century French Oil Painting - Paddle Steamer Ship Choppy Waters
Fine 19th Century French Oil Painting - Paddle Steamer Ship Choppy Waters

Fine 19th Century French Oil Painting - Paddle Steamer Ship Choppy Waters

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: 19th Century French School Title: A Paddle Steamer in Choppy Waters Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: canvas: 21.25” x 25” Provenance: private colle...

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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Oil Painting Ship at Sea Mountain View, 1900
Large Oil Painting Ship at Sea Mountain View, 1900

Large Oil Painting Ship at Sea Mountain View, 1900

Located in Berlin, DE

finely painted Oil on canvas Shipping scene with beautiful landscape painting.

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Early 1900s Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Ship LUCY G. DOW
Ship LUCY G. DOW

Ship LUCY G. DOW

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

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...

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1880s Other Art Style Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Clipper Ship under Full Sail”
“Clipper Ship under Full Sail”

“Clipper Ship under Full Sail”

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on canvas painting of a clipper ship under full sail. Signed “T.

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1920s Academic Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Maritime Oil Painting Harbor Scene Sailing Ship, Sfumato, 19th Century
Maritime Oil Painting Harbor Scene Sailing Ship, Sfumato, 19th Century

Maritime Oil Painting Harbor Scene Sailing Ship, Sfumato, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

A 19th-century Dutch harbor scene painted in sfumato technique depicting the tranquil at a bustling port. The composition features a caravel sailboat and a smaller boat drifting nea...

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19th Century Dutch Baroque Revival Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Marine Painting with Sailing Ship in Gilt Frame from the 1890s
Marine Painting with Sailing Ship in Gilt Frame from the 1890s

Marine Painting with Sailing Ship in Gilt Frame from the 1890s

Located in Lejre, DK

Marine painting with a sailing ship motif executed on canvas from the 1890s.

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1890s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Victorian Oil Painting of American Heavy Seas Ship
19th Century Victorian Oil Painting of American Heavy Seas Ship

19th Century Victorian Oil Painting of American Heavy Seas Ship

Located in Queens, NY

American (19th Century) seascape oil painting in a gold carved frame of a ship foundering in heavy seas with coastal cliffs in the background.

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Paint

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Classic Early Ship Painting
Classic Early Ship Painting

Classic Early Ship Painting

Unavailable

H 18.75 in W 22.5 in D 1.25 in

Classic Early Ship Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Classic early 20th century ship painting. Oil on board.

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1910s American Antique Ship Paintings

Ship Painting
Ship Painting

Ship Painting

Unavailable

H 24.25 in W 38 in

Ship Painting

By William Pierce Stubbs

Located in Sheffield, MA

This portrait of the three masted coastal schooner, Samuel H. Walker, has a very folky feel with the distant lighthouse and small figures on deck. The sails are full blown and conve...

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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Nautical Painting:  Sailing Ship
Nautical Painting:  Sailing Ship

Nautical Painting: Sailing Ship

Unavailable

H 24 in W 20 in

Nautical Painting: Sailing Ship

Located in New York, NY

Smoke rises from a magnificent sailing ship, with men in row boat nearby. Inscribed "SR .89".

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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Tiny Vintage Sailing Clipper Ship Watercolor Painting
Tiny Vintage Sailing Clipper Ship Watercolor Painting

Tiny Vintage Sailing Clipper Ship Watercolor Painting

Unavailable

H 4.5 in W 3.5 in D 0.1 in

Tiny Vintage Sailing Clipper Ship Watercolor Painting

Located in Seguin, TX

Miniature watercolor on paper of a sailing ship sailboat by Hajo Reiners (20th Century) Texas.

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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Ship Paintings

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Paper

Nautical Water Color Painting of Steamer Ship

Nautical Water Color Painting of Steamer Ship

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Nice looking Chinese export painting of ship in later frame

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Ship, 1922

Ketty CarréShip, 1922, 1922

Unavailable

H 13.19 in W 10.04 in D 0.79 in

Ship, 1922

By Ketty Carré

Located in Paris, FR

Born as Anne-Marie Lederer and wife to the painter Léon Carré, member of the Franch Artists Salon, she discovered Algeria on a trip with her husband at the Villa Abd-el-Tif from 1909...

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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

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Gouache

Ship "Leander" of Salem at Smyrna Painting, 1831

Ship "Leander" of Salem at Smyrna Painting, 1831

Unavailable

H 22 in W 27.5 in D 1 in

Ship "Leander" of Salem at Smyrna Painting, 1831

Located in Litchfield, CT

Artist unknown, American. Watercolor on paper, in a period frame. 22" x 27 1/2" framed. The Brig Ship Leander was 223 tons, built in 1821, Salem, Massachusetts and owned by Joseph...

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1830s American American Classical Antique Ship Paintings

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Watercolor

Ships in a Storm
Ships in a Storm

Johan Tietrich SchoultzShips in a Storm, 1787

Unavailable

H 17.33 in W 23.23 in

Ships in a Storm

Located in Stockholm, SE

But he also mastered the art of triggering a dramatic emotional response in the spectator even outside the war scene itself. In the painting Ships in a Storm, we see four ships fight...

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Folk Art Ship on River Landscape Long Format Painting
Vintage Folk Art Ship on River Landscape Long Format Painting

Vintage Folk Art Ship on River Landscape Long Format Painting

Located in Seguin, TX

Antique circa 1915 oil on wood board folk art river scene with ship flying American flag painting, wood is from an old tobacco crate.

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

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Wood, Paint

The Torrens Conrad's Last Ship
The Torrens Conrad's Last Ship

The Torrens Conrad's Last Ship

By Charles Robert Patterson

Located in Red Bank, NJ

Born in England to a family of shipbuilders, Charles Robert Patterson became known for his oil and watercolor marine paintings, often ships sailing on turbulent seas depicted in high...

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19th Century American Realist Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Burning Ship at Sea, Oil Painting by George Lourens Kiers Dated 1868
Burning Ship at Sea, Oil Painting by George Lourens Kiers Dated 1868

Burning Ship at Sea, Oil Painting by George Lourens Kiers Dated 1868

Located in Charlevoix, MI

An epic painting of a ship burning while at sea during the night by Dutch maritime painter George Lourens Kiers.

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1860s Dutch Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas

Sailing ships in front of Venice
Sailing ships in front of Venice

Sailing ships in front of Venice

Located in Stuttgart, DE

Louis Claude Mouchot *25 august 1830 in Paris, died 9 mai 1891 in Saint-Maurice Genre painter, landscapes and orientalist He studied at “Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris” 1847 he works ...

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

19th-Century Maritime Oil Painting of a Clipper Ship in Burled Wood & Gilt Frame
19th-Century Maritime Oil Painting of a Clipper Ship in Burled Wood & Gilt Frame

19th-Century Maritime Oil Painting of a Clipper Ship in Burled Wood & Gilt Frame

Located in Black Rock, CT

This large 19th-century maritime oil painting captures a majestic clipper ship battling turbulent seas under a dramatic stormy sky.

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Brass

Portrait of Clipper Ship Kingfisher
Portrait of Clipper Ship Kingfisher

Portrait of Clipper Ship Kingfisher

Unavailable

H 24.25 in W 32.25 in D 2 in

Portrait of Clipper Ship Kingfisher

Located in New York, NY

The clipper ship Kingfisher was built by Hayden & Cudworth in Medford, Massachusetts in 1853.

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1860s Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ships in stormy waters off a coast
Ships in stormy waters off a coast

Ships in stormy waters off a coast

By Jan Theunisz Blankerhoff

Located in Seattle, WA

Ships in stormy waters off a coast 1650's Oil on canvas 40 x 51.5 cm. (15.7 x 20.3 in.)

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1650s Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Painting, "Cargo Sailing Ship En Route to the Port of Le Havre"
19th Century Painting, "Cargo Sailing Ship En Route to the Port of Le Havre"

19th Century Painting, "Cargo Sailing Ship En Route to the Port of Le Havre"

Located in Werkendam, NL

This stunning 19th century marine painting, depicts a sailing-ship without national flag and seamen wearing red Phrygian caps!

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19th Century French Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Linen

Framed Ship Portrait
Framed Ship Portrait

Framed Ship Portrait

Unavailable

H 19.3 in W 27.17 in D 0.99 in

Framed Ship Portrait

Located in York, GB

Framed ship portrait reputedly painted in Newlyn, Cornwall.

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Sailing ships on a choppy sea near a harbour
Sailing ships on a choppy sea near a harbour

Sailing ships on a choppy sea near a harbour

By Johannes Christianus Schotel

Located in Ede, NL

Artwork details: Johannes Christianus Schotel (1787-1838) Sailing ships on a choppy sea near a harbour, oil on canvas 55.6 x 73.4 cm, signed lower right

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1820s Antique Ship Paintings

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Oil

CLIPPER SHIP EUPHROSYNE,

Jack SpurlingCLIPPER SHIP EUPHROSYNE,, 1930

Unavailable

H 14.26 in W 20.24 in

CLIPPER SHIP EUPHROSYNE,

Located in Petworth, GB

JACK SPURLING CLIPPER SHIP EUPHROSYNE, 1905 TONS. BUILT BY ROBERT DUNCAN, 1885, FOR C.S. CAIRD signed and dated 'J.Spurling./ 1930.' (lower left) watercolour and bodycolour 14¼ x 20¼...

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Early 20th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

White Hulled Sailing Ship in Full Sail

White Hulled Sailing Ship in Full Sail

Unavailable

H 16.5 in W 21.5 in D 2 in

White Hulled Sailing Ship in Full Sail

Located in London, GB

Depicted at sea between A lighthouse and a Headland Naive sailor work Embroidered colored Wools.

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1850s English Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Portrait of the Paddle-Wheel Ship, Penobscot

Portrait of the Paddle-Wheel Ship, Penobscot

Unavailable

H 17 in W 23 in D 1 in

Portrait of the Paddle-Wheel Ship, Penobscot

Located in Litchfield, CT

Bangor, Maine, ca. 1875. Bears, Frost & Adams Boston label on verso of stretcher Oil on canvas 17" X 23" Condition: Excellent, in a period gilt frame

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1870s American Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Ship Portrait of ‘Trevean’
Ship Portrait of ‘Trevean’

Ship Portrait of ‘Trevean’

Unavailable

H 21.26 in W 30.32 in D 1.58 in

Ship Portrait of ‘Trevean’

Located in York, GB

Framed ship portrait reputedly painted in Newlyn, Cornwall.

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Gouache Painting of the View of Hong Kong with European Ships, circa 1850
Gouache Painting of the View of Hong Kong with European Ships, circa 1850

Gouache Painting of the View of Hong Kong with European Ships, circa 1850

Located in London, GB

A gouache painting of the view of Hong Kong with European ships anchored offshore.

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ship Paintings

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Gouache

Antonio Jacobsen Unusual Dimensional Ship Portrait Nautical Folk Art
Antonio Jacobsen Unusual Dimensional Ship Portrait Nautical Folk Art

Antonio Jacobsen Unusual Dimensional Ship Portrait Nautical Folk Art

By Antonio Jacobsen

Located in Palm City, FL

At the end of this period, he may have reacquired ownership of Brazos and this painting was commissioned in 1913 by either Bull himself or perhaps the captain of the ship again under...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Board

Oil on Canvas -- "Bound in:  Clipper Ship at Sea"
Oil on Canvas -- "Bound in:  Clipper Ship at Sea"

Oil on Canvas -- "Bound in: Clipper Ship at Sea"

By James Gale Tyler

Located in San Francisco, CA

Oil on canvas -- "Bound in: Clipper Ship at Sea", signed on lower right, by James Gale Tyler (American), 1855-1931.

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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ruffed Grouse Perched on a Log with British Ship

Ruffed Grouse Perched on a Log with British Ship

Unavailable

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...

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Late 18th Century French Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Clipper Ship ARGUS by Luca Papaluca The Elder Nautical Gouache
Clipper Ship ARGUS by Luca Papaluca The Elder Nautical Gouache

Clipper Ship ARGUS by Luca Papaluca The Elder Nautical Gouache

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H 18.25 in W 24.25 in D 0.75 in

Clipper Ship ARGUS by Luca Papaluca The Elder Nautical Gouache

By Luca Papaluca The Elder

Located in Palm City, FL

BRITISH CLIPPER SHIP ARGUS Ca 1925 Signed by Artist L. Papaluca, the Elder (1890-1935) Gouache on paper Signed LR Unframed 12 3/4 " L x 18 3/4" H Framed 18 1/4" H x 24 1/4" L ...

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19th Century Italian Antique Ship Paintings

19th Century Seascape with Steam Ship by P F Lund
19th Century Seascape with Steam Ship by P F Lund

19th Century Seascape with Steam Ship by P F Lund

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H 35.75 in W 47.5 in D 1 in

19th Century Seascape with Steam Ship by P F Lund

Located in Pasadena, CA

Oil painting by PF Lund in original gilt frame,1894. The Painting has not been cleaned. Frame measures 47.5” W x 35.75” H Image is 35.5” W x 23.5”

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1880s Antique Ship Paintings

Jacob Van der Kross "View of Mediterranean Port with Ships"
Jacob Van der Kross "View of Mediterranean Port with Ships"

Jacob Van der Kross "View of Mediterranean Port with Ships"

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H 37.01 in W 71.66 in D 3.15 in

Jacob Van der Kross "View of Mediterranean Port with Ships"

Located in Genova, IT

Jacob Van der Cross (Netherlands circa 1642 - after 1691). Oil on canvas signed JV / CROOS bottom right.

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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Watercolor Portrait of a Three-Masted Ship in a Marquetry Frame

Watercolor Portrait of a Three-Masted Ship in a Marquetry Frame

Located in New Hope, PA

This ship bears resemblance to the USS Constitution known as “Old Ironsides” active in the War of 1812 and still afloat. The ship is open to the public in Charlestown, Massachusetts....

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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Coat of Arms of a Ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
Coat of Arms of a Ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

Coat of Arms of a Ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

Located in Greven, DE

Dutch School, Coat of Arms Oil on panel, 32,3 x 29,1 cm The coat of arms refers to a dutch families : „Hof te Dieren“, „Vosterman“, "Dieren" and „De Cocq van Delwijnen“. The„Hof...

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Eugène Galien-Laloue Ship in the Harbor, circa 1910, Gouache on Board, Signed

Eugène Galien-Laloue Ship in the Harbor, circa 1910, Gouache on Board, Signed

By Eugene Galien-Laloue

Located in New York, NY

Eugène Galien-Laloue (French, 1854-1941), Ship in the Harbor, circa 1910, gouache on board, signed. Signed lower right with pseudonym 'L. Dupuy,' in a period frame. Measures: H...

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Early 20th Century French Modern Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Yellow Spruce Series: Yellow Bird Mixed Media Abstract Painting on Canvas
Yellow Spruce Series: Yellow Bird Mixed Media Abstract Painting on Canvas

Yellow Spruce Series: Yellow Bird Mixed Media Abstract Painting on Canvas

By Pam Smilow

Located in New York, NY

She has a special tool where she can superimpose her art onto a client's wall, taking the guesswork out of buying art. The painting will ship in a roll and stretching the canvas and...

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Early 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Fabric, Faience, Mixed Media, Paint

Set of Four Japanese Suibokuga Ink Paintings by Kano Tokinobu, 17th Century
Set of Four Japanese Suibokuga Ink Paintings by Kano Tokinobu, 17th Century

Set of Four Japanese Suibokuga Ink Paintings by Kano Tokinobu, 17th Century

Located in New York, NY

Set of four antique Japanese Suibokuga by Kano Tokinobu, sumi-e ink on paper paintings illustrating an acolyte at a riverbank, two egrets and two landscapes containing buildings, tre...

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1670s Japanese Edo Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paper

French impressionist school, Marina with boat
French impressionist school, Marina with boat

French impressionist school, Marina with boat

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H 11.03 in W 14.97 in

French impressionist school, Marina with boat

Located in Tricase, IT

French impressionist artist, marina with ship. The painting is an oil on panel of 28x38 cm, by an important French impressionist artist.

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1880s Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait

William BradfordSelf-Portrait

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H 30 in W 27 in D 2 in

Self-Portrait

By William Bradford

Located in Los Angeles, CA

His early work focused on portraits of the many ships in New Bedford Harbor. In 1858, his painting New Bedford Harbor at Sunset was included in Albert Bierstadt's landmark New Bedfor...

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Mid-19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

'In the Barn'
'In the Barn'

Gerardus Johannes Bos'In the Barn'

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H 25.1 in W 33.4 in D 2.7 in

'In the Barn'

Located in Amsterdam, NL

On the day we ship the painting, we'll send you an email with the tracking numbers, so you can always follow your painting during its journey. ​

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19th Century Romantic Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Young Resting Woman'
'Young Resting Woman'

Georg Papperitz'Young Resting Woman'

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H 27.1 in W 30.3 in D 1.9 in

'Young Resting Woman'

By Georg Papperitz

Located in Amsterdam, NL

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19th Century Romantic Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Home Before Dark'
'Home Before Dark'

Anthony Andreas de Meijier'Home Before Dark', 1845

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H 28.7 in W 35 in D 2.7 in

'Home Before Dark'

By Anthony Andreas de Meijier

Located in Amsterdam, NL

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19th Century Romantic Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chippendale Tall Clock
Chippendale Tall Clock

Chippendale Tall Clock

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H 97 in W 22.5 in D 10 in

Chippendale Tall Clock

Located in Wells, ME

The pendulum, weights and 8-day time and strike works are original, with a wonderful ships painting in the arch inscribed by the maker above the painting, “William Parkinson, London...

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18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Antique Ship Paintings

English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"
English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"

English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"

By Thomas Luny

Located in Wells, ME

He is thought to have been apprenticed to the London artist Francis Holman (d. 1790) from the early 1770's. His early paintings were mainly of ships afloat, merchant ships, cutters a...

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Oil on Canvas of a Regatta on a Choppy Sea, Julian O. Davidson, Dated 1877
Oil on Canvas of a Regatta on a Choppy Sea, Julian O. Davidson, Dated 1877

Oil on Canvas of a Regatta on a Choppy Sea, Julian O. Davidson, Dated 1877

By Julian O. Davidson

Located in Alexandria, VA

But his great love was oil-on-canvas paintings such as this, of sailboats and sailing ships, including paintings of America’s Cup regattas.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Trumeau Mirror with Medallion & Garland Swag
Trumeau Mirror with Medallion & Garland Swag

Trumeau Mirror with Medallion & Garland Swag

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H 73 in W 41.25 in D 2 in

Trumeau Mirror with Medallion & Garland Swag

Located in Dallas, TX

Trumeau mirror with medallion/garland swag, sailing ship in painting

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Wood

'Mother-love'
'Mother-love'

Paul César Helleu'Mother-love', 1913

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H 17.2 in W 20 in D 1.1 in

'Mother-love'

By Paul César Helleu

Located in Amsterdam, NL

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19th Century Romantic Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Ship Painting, circa 1900
Ship Painting, circa 1900

Ship Painting, circa 1900

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H 2 in W 29 in D 34.5 in

Ship Painting, circa 1900

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Ship Painting, circa 1900

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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Ship Paintings

19th Century American Ship Painting by Buttersworth
19th Century American Ship Painting by Buttersworth

19th Century American Ship Painting by Buttersworth

Located in Southampton, NY

19th Century American Ship Painting by Artist Buttersworth

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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large ship Painting
Large ship Painting

Large ship Painting

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H 30.5 in W 41 in

Large ship Painting

Located in Atlanta, GA

Large Ship oil painting in antique gilt frame. signed by British artist Joseph Witham ( 1832-1901)

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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Clipper Ship Painting
Clipper Ship Painting

Clipper Ship Painting

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H 31 in W 39 in

Clipper Ship Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Large oil on canvas, a beautifully rendered seascape,in a period silver gilt frame. Gallery label on back side of frame is in German. Signed, D. Patrick.

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

English Steam Ship Painting
English Steam Ship Painting

English Steam Ship Painting

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H 14.5 in W 22.5 in D 1 in

English Steam Ship Painting

Located in Atlanta, GA

19th century English oil on canvas seascape of a steam ship in Portsmouth Harbor. Framed in an off-white painted wood frame and signed lower right by E. Robins (active 1882-1902).

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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting
Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting

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H 17.5 in W 20.5 in D 0.8 in

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting

Located in London, GB

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting A naive hand painted on paper folk art painting of a large ship, with painted detail including a ships captain and sailors with one figure h...

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1890s Danish Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paper

19th Century English Ship Painting
19th Century English Ship Painting

19th Century English Ship Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

English oil painting of sailing ships in a burled maple frame.

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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

19thC English Sailing Ship Painting
19thC English Sailing Ship Painting

19thC English Sailing Ship Painting

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H 21.25 in W 27.25 in D 2.5 in

19thC English Sailing Ship Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Painting of the Barque "Ladstock", oil on canvas, in original lacquered period frame, signed T G Purvis. The Ladstock was an iron barque built by the Whitehaven Building Co. in Sept....

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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"U.S.S. Wisconsin" US Naval Steam Ship Painting by Antonio Jacobsen

"U.S.S. Wisconsin" US Naval Steam Ship Painting by Antonio Jacobsen

By Antonio Jacobsen

Located in Wiscasset, ME

Wisconsin" US naval steam ship painting by Antonio Jacobsen. This piece dates 1901.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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Located in Wiscasset, ME

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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

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Portrait Of The Screw-Steamer Pennland In New York Harbor

Portrait Of The Screw-Steamer Pennland In New York Harbor

By Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen

Located in Jacksonville, FL

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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Great Lakes Tugboat CALUMET
Great Lakes Tugboat CALUMET

Great Lakes Tugboat CALUMET

By Otto Muhlenfeld

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

An artist who knew the vessels he painted firsthand, Baltimore artist Otto Muhlenfeld has captured the Great Lakes Steam Tug CALUMET in a colorful, working profile. Her American Ensi...

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1890s Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

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Antique Ship Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique ship paintings is available on 1stDibs. There are many Old Masters, Impressionist and Expressionist versions of these works for sale. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the antique ship paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, gray and white. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Michela De Vito, Gabriele Galantara, Antonio Manganaro, Currier & Ives and Jan Pieter Verdussen are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Antique Ship Paintings?

Antique ship paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,391, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $775,000.