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"White Boat, Nantucket" by John Austin

"White Boat, Nantucket" by John Austin

By John Austin

Located in Nantucket, MA

clients and collectors. Commemorative ships portraits, presented by the US Nantucket Coast Guard to

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

19th Century Chinese Export Pith Painting of a Junk
19th Century Chinese Export Pith Painting of a Junk

19th Century Chinese Export Pith Painting of a Junk

Located in Nantucket, MA

, industry and labor; ship portraits and nautical scenes are always highly sought and generally achieve among

Category

Antique 1830s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

19th Century Chinese Export Pith Painting of a Junk
19th Century Chinese Export Pith Painting of a Junk

19th Century Chinese Export Pith Painting of a Junk

Located in Nantucket, MA

, industry and labor; ship portraits and nautical scenes are always highly sought and generally achieve among

Category

Antique 1830s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings

Materials

Paper

Figures unloading a boat at low tide, off Margate
Figures unloading a boat at low tide, off Margate

Figures unloading a boat at low tide, off Margate

By William Anderson

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

his career, Anderson produced numerous paintings depicting famous naval battles, ship portraits, and

Category

19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Maritime Oil Painting of Shannon Battling Chesapeake by Henry Scott R.S.A.
Maritime Oil Painting of Shannon Battling Chesapeake by Henry Scott R.S.A.

Maritime Oil Painting of Shannon Battling Chesapeake by Henry Scott R.S.A.

By Henry Scott

Located in Shippensburg, PA

, particularly ship portraits of British and American clippers. His work is often favorably compared to that of

Category

20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Large Marine Painting of the Frigate Essex by Will Robedee
Large Marine Painting of the Frigate Essex by Will Robedee

Large Marine Painting of the Frigate Essex by Will Robedee

Located in Downingtown, PA

Howard Chapelle's definitive reference work, The History of American Sailing Ships, creating a portrait

Category

Vintage 1970s American American Classical Decorative Art

Materials

Paint

‘a Windy Day’ by Montague Dawson
‘a Windy Day’ by Montague Dawson

‘a Windy Day’ by Montague Dawson

By Montague Dawson

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

‘portraits’ of clipper ships and racing yachts with ‘landscapes’ at sea in order to lure the viewer into

Category

20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Paint

American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley
American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley

American Revenue Cutter Service Ensign Belonging To Capt. W. H. Bagley

Located in York County, PA

portrait of him, a painting of one of his ships, the Wabash, and a lap desk full of log books and extensive

Category

Antique 1870s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

U.S. Navy Jack With 37 Stars an Entirely Hand-Sewn Example Made by Annin
U.S. Navy Jack With 37 Stars an Entirely Hand-Sewn Example Made by Annin

U.S. Navy Jack With 37 Stars an Entirely Hand-Sewn Example Made by Annin

Located in York County, PA

them in portraits of merchant ships and yachts, dressed with a complement of colorful ensigns and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Whiteface Mt, Lake Placid NY
Whiteface Mt, Lake Placid NY

Whiteface Mt, Lake Placid NY

By William Bradford

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

launched his professional career by selling portraits of ships for twenty-five dollars a piece. In 1854, he

Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

U.S Navy Jack With 30 Stars, Entirely Hand-Sewn, Pre-Civil War Example
U.S Navy Jack With 30 Stars, Entirely Hand-Sewn, Pre-Civil War Example

U.S Navy Jack With 30 Stars, Entirely Hand-Sewn, Pre-Civil War Example

Located in York County, PA

-navy vessels. One may occasionally observe them in portraits of merchant ships and yachts, dressed with

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

Antique English 19th century marine scene
Antique English 19th century marine scene

Antique English 19th century marine scene

By William Anderson

Located in Woodbury, CT

specializing in maritime and patriotic themes. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of

Category

1810s Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Ragnar Ship Portrait, signed oil painting
Ragnar Ship Portrait, signed oil painting

Ragnar Ship Portrait, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the early 20th Century ship titled: Ragnar, 1916

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gloire ship portrait, signed oil painting
Gloire ship portrait, signed oil painting

Gloire ship portrait, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays a Ship from the 20th Century, titled: Gloire

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unusual Pair of Late 19th Century Ships Portraits on Cloth
Unusual Pair of Late 19th Century Ships Portraits on Cloth

Unusual Pair of Late 19th Century Ships Portraits on Cloth

Located in Stamford, CT

An unusual pair of late 19th century ships portraits on cloth of a 3 masted schooner and a steam

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Nautical Objects

Materials

Canvas

Portrait of Ship Captain George Buckman
Portrait of Ship Captain George Buckman

Portrait of Ship Captain George Buckman

Located in Milford, NH

A fine oil on canvas portrait of Captain George Buckman, identified lower center, indiscernibly

Category

1860s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ship Pillow, " Oil Painting
"Ship Pillow, " Oil Painting

"Ship Pillow, " Oil Painting

By Hiroshi Sato

Located in Denver, CO

Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Ship Pillow" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a brown

Category

2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Ketch, Swedish Ship, signed oil painting
Ketch, Swedish Ship, signed oil painting

Ketch, Swedish Ship, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the early 18th Century ship titled: Ketch 1760. The

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Christian Radich Ship, signed oil painting
Christian Radich Ship, signed oil painting

Christian Radich Ship, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the early 20th Century ship titled: Christian

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Louis XV ship, signed oil painting
Louis XV ship, signed oil painting

Louis XV ship, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the late 17th Century ship titled: Louis XV

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Orient Ship, signed oil painting
French Orient Ship, signed oil painting

French Orient Ship, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

artist Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the early 18th Century ship titled: Orient, 1791

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

La Couronne Ship, signed oil painting
La Couronne Ship, signed oil painting

La Couronne Ship, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the early 17th Century ship titled: La Couronne, 1638

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Mozart, Four Masted Tall Ship
The Mozart, Four Masted Tall Ship

The Mozart, Four Masted Tall Ship

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

pleased to introduce you to his work, having acquired a number of marine portraits by this artist, all of

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Creole Yacht 1927, Fine Ship Painting
The Creole Yacht 1927, Fine Ship Painting

The Creole Yacht 1927, Fine Ship Painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

to build the most beautiful sailing ship in the world. The Creole was launched in 1927 and was

Category

1980s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Esmeralda, Tall Ship of the Chilean Navy
The Esmeralda, Tall Ship of the Chilean Navy

The Esmeralda, Tall Ship of the Chilean Navy

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Louis Letouche (1924-2015). The painting portrays the Chilean navy tall ship, The Esmeralda. The ship

Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Spanish Galleon c.1540, fine ship painting.
The Spanish Galleon c.1540, fine ship painting.

The Spanish Galleon c.1540, fine ship painting.

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

acquired a number of marine portraits by this artist, all of which came from the artists estate. For the

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Slave Ship
Slave Ship

Slave Ship

By Romare Bearden

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Romare Bearden Title: Slave Ship Year: 1972 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered pencil

Category

1970s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Screen

Late 19th Century Charcoal Drawing - Sailor Boy
Late 19th Century Charcoal Drawing - Sailor Boy

Late 19th Century Charcoal Drawing - Sailor Boy

Located in Corsham, GB

, Rothesay, a Scottish photography company who are best known for their ship portraits dating to the 1880s as

Category

19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal

Sailors Woolwork of Two Full Rigged Ships
Sailors Woolwork of Two Full Rigged Ships

Sailors Woolwork of Two Full Rigged Ships

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

their skills to create ship portraits like these as a tribute and memory of their time at sea. This folk

Category

1860s Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wool, Dye

Full Rigged Ship GATHERER
Full Rigged Ship GATHERER

Full Rigged Ship GATHERER

By Alexander Charles Stuart

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

broadside ship portrait by Alexander Charles Stuart is of the Ship GATHERER. In her maiden year of service

Category

1870s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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Ship Portrait For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact ship portrait you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as a Impressionist version. If you’re looking for a ship portrait from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right ship portrait is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, beige and purple. Finding an appealing ship portrait — no matter the origin — is easy, but Louis Letouche, Markus Klinko, Antonio Jacobsen, Robin Morris and John Stobart each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Ship Portrait?

The price for a ship portrait in our collection starts at $0 and tops out at $597,984 with the average selling for $2,475.