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Napoleonic Wars Marine 1800's Oil Painting Soldiers on Beach War Ship at Sea
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English School, circa 1800 Napoleonic Wars Marine Scene oil on canvas, framed framed: 10.5 x 13
Category

Early 1800s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Napoleonic Wars Period French Tall Ships at Sea, Signed Oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century, signed by Eug. Mavie Title: Napoleonic War Ships at
Category

20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" 1963 pre-Star Wars Space Ship Cast Bronze Signed & Dated
By Julius Schmidt
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY This Pre-Star Wars Space Ship captures the magic, power and volume of
Category

1960s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Very Large Oil Painting Napoleonic Wars Ship Anchored in the Sunrise Sea
By Continental School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
War Ship at Sea signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 33 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches
Category

20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ship at Sea / Winter Landscape, Mid Century Double-Sided Watercolor
By Lillie Heebner
Located in Soquel, CA
Double sided watercolor painting of a ship off the Santa Cruz, California coast and a path through
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ship at the Dock - 1960's San Francisco Maritime Black & White Photograph
By Gene Wright
Located in Soquel, CA
A beautiful black and white photograph of the ship "Balclutha" in dock, with Coit Tower in the
Category

1960s Realist Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Blue Ships
By Tom Lewis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painters of Southern California. Prior to World War II, the Treasury Section of Fine Arts awarded two
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Make Art Not War (Iconic, War, Peace, Printmaking, Master)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Shepard Fairey Make Art Not War Offset lithograph on paper Year: 2021-2024 Signed and dated by hand
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Ship Y Reef
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Ship Y Reef" 1969 is an original color serigraph on Wove paper by Canadian
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Ship Y Reef
Ship Y Reef
H 25.65 in W 39.5 in D 0.01 in
WAS WAR WON poster
By Sterling Ruby
Located in New York, NY
Sterling Ruby Poster "Was War Won", 2017 Offset lithograph poster on card paper 27 x 21.5 Unframed
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

59: A Brig of Wars
Located in Columbia, MO
accordingly. His simultaneous preference for sea motifs (mainly sailing ships) eventually led to the
Category

1820s Naturalistic Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Terra Nova (Space Ship)
By Robbie Cornelissen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Paper, Pencil, Graphite

American Merchant Ship S.S. PLEIADES, Later WWI US Navy Ship USS PLEIADES
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
end trying to cross the Atlantic during the war. In just April of 1917 ships totaling 1,250,000
Category

1910s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

09: The Wolf Brig of War
Located in Columbia, MO
accordingly. His simultaneous preference for sea motifs (mainly sailing ships) eventually led to the
Category

1820s Naturalistic Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Amercan Merchant Ship in Philadelphia Harbor
By Thomas Birch
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
painter but after the War of 1812 he turned to marine subjects, taking inspiration from the best of both
Category

1840s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Sagres Ship Portrait signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
replace the ships lost after the war. Following a number of international training voyages, the ship was
Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Regina Maris Ship, signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Danish Jews during World War II, but this was later disproven. Until 1963, the ship sailed under
Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sinking Of The Saratoga Watercolor By War Correspondent
Located in New Orleans, LA
War Correspondent American The Sinking of the Saratoga This compelling watercolor captures the
Category

20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

War and Peace, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Grace Diehl
Located in Yardley, PA
collections worldwide and on a major Cruise Ship I currently live and work in the Hudson Valley region of New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Civil War: US Army Transport "Neptune" by Xanthus Smith
By Xanthus Russell Smith
Located in Philadelphia, PA
many sketches and watercolors of ships. Smith enlisted in the Navy at the outbreak of the Civil War
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

British Schooner Anchored at Naples
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
broadside is complemented with a British merchant steam/sail ship, local boats and the colorful sky and
Category

1860s Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Welder Merchant Ship, Ink Drawing by Laurence Dunn
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
) WELDER, Merchant Ship Bodycolour and ink 25.5 x 56 cm Signed lower right Provenance: Laurence Dunn
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

[World War Two map] - Dunkirk to Berlin June 1940.
Located in London, GB
[World War Two map] Dunkirk to Berlin June 1940 - July 1945 - A Map of the Journeys Undertaken by
Category

1940s Other Art Style More Art

Materials

Color

Ship repair. Oil on cardboard, 56x69, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ship repair. Oil on cardboard, 56x69,5 cm He learned at State Technique of Riga, architecture
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Workers - INDUSTRIAL ART - Pre War German School - Signed Lithograph
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Katelhön’s work is about – Visualized hard work, that is. We ship worldwide at no extra cost – You pay just
Category

Early 20th Century Naturalistic Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Crab Boats, Southampton Water /// Impressionist British Seascape Ship Maritime
By Aileen Mary Elliot
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
paintings of ships, boats, seascapes and harbour scenes and was a regular exhibitor, between 1922 and 1940
Category

1920s Impressionist Landscape Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Emprunt 6% Souscrivez (War Loan 6% Subscribe) by Raoul Dufy
By Raoul Dufy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emprunt 6% Souscrivez (War Loan 6% Subscribe) Signed "Raoul Dufy" (lower right) Gouache on paper
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Port. Big Ship 1964. Oil on cardboard, 55x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Port. Big Ship 1964. Oil on cardboard, 55x70 cm He learned at State Technique of Riga
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Laurence Dunn: Karel Doorman (R81) Dutch Navy ship watercolour
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
several more ship drawings by Dunn in stock. Laurence Dunn (1910-2006) Karel Doorman About to Sail
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Sagres II Ship Portrait 20th Century, signed oil painting
By Louis Letouche
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by the Germans to replace the ships lost after the war. Following a number of international training
Category

1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Flowers / Ships (two-way) Oil on canvas, 37x29 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers / Ships (two-way) Oil on canvas, 37x29 cm Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tyler Shields - Birkin Tug Of War, Photography 2012, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
auctioned off at Sotheby’s. This photograph will be printed once payment has been received and will ship
Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Luster, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Pigment, A...

It's Good Business! /// Contemporary Street Art Text War Political Painting
By Jack Graves III
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
himself. In mint condition Shipping: This painting will be shipped canvas rolled with its stretcher bars
Category

2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Coast Guard Cutter with Cannons Spanish-American War Maritime Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
Spanish-American War. Here he is depicted on the deck of the ship while seamen scramble aloft on the
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Stretcher Bars, Linen

Original "Drafted Men, War Savings Stamps 5 Dollars" vintage American poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original “Drafted Men” W. S.S. 5 Dollars vintage poster. World War 1. Linen backed and restored
Category

1910s American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fishing and Sailing Boats at the Jetty
By Gyrth Russell
Located in St. Albans, GB
during this period he saw and sketched the cable ship Mackay Bennett returning to her Halifax Station
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ships in port Oil on cardboard, 56, 5x64, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ships in port. Oil on cardboard, 56,5x64,5 cm He learned at State Technique of Riga, architecture
Category

1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Original Vintage Color World War II Propaganda Poster "Almost" Offset Lithograph
By Franz Oswald Schiffers
Located in Surfside, FL
ALMOST VD; 1946 military poster by Franz Oswald Schiffers. Almost! VD, the 1946 U.S. World War II
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Original Vintage Color World War II Propaganda Poster Soldier Offset Lithograph
By Franz Oswald Schiffers
Located in Surfside, FL
? Don't be delayed by V.D. VD, the 1946 U.S. (or Australian) World War II (WWII) health poster warning
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Original Vintage Color World War II Propaganda Poster Delayed! Offset Lithograph
By Franz Oswald Schiffers
Located in Surfside, FL
DELAYED VD; 1946 military poster by Franz Oswald Schiffers. Delayed! VD, the 1946 U.S. World War
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Laurence Dunn: The Emperor and Grosvenor coastal tramp ships watercolour
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
several more ship drawings by Dunn in stock. Laurence Dunn (1910-2006) The Emperor and Grosvenor
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Original "Fire Away! Buy Extra Bonds, 5th War Loan" vintage submarine poster.
By Georges Schreiber
Located in Spokane, WA
Fire Away for the Fifth War Loan. Schreiber sailed aboard the ship in the summer of 1943 and had a
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

HMAS Australia. Rowland Langmaid vintage signed naval ship etching print
By Rowland Langmaid
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
to sea at the beginning of the First World War serving at the Dardenelles in HMS "Agamemnon" where he
Category

1930s English School More Prints

Materials

Etching

Original "The Ships Are Coming" vintage American poster with an Eagle.
By James Henry Daugherty
Located in Spokane, WA
Original: THE SHIPS ARE COMING vintage poster. Artist: James H. Daugherty (1889-1974) Publisher
Category

1910s American Modern Animal Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Dig for Victory over Want - World War II public information poster leaflet
Located in London, GB
you want. Dig for Victory over Want World War II public information poster leaflet sticker for His
Category

1940s Realist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Coal Miners - INDUSTRIAL ART - Pre War German School - Large signed Woodcut
Located in Meinisberg, CH
hard work, that is. We ship worldwide at no extra cost – You pay just the one price.
Category

1920s Naturalistic Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Woodcut

Waiting room at the Admiralty (*no Misnomer)
By George Cruikshank
Located in Middletown, NY
, first went to sea in 1806, and served throughout the Napoleonic Wars. After Napoleon’s defeat, having
Category

Early 19th Century Victorian Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

TUGBOAT AFLOAT Signed Lithograph, Ship in a Bottle, Seascape, Blue Water
By Fanny Brennan
Located in Union City, NJ
enrolled in an art school in France in 1938. When World War II began, Brennan went to New York. In 1941 the
Category

1990s Surrealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage Color World War 2 Propaganda Poster TAKE CARE Offset Lithograph
By Franz Oswald Schiffers
Located in Surfside, FL
. (or Australian) World War II (WWII) health poster warning soldiers overseas of the consequences of
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

"The Celebrated Clipper Ship Dreadnought, " Original Lithograph by Currier & Ives
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Celebrated Clipper Ship Dreadnought" is an original hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives
Category

1870s Other Art Style Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Pair (2) Portraits Gentleman & Lady, William & Rachel Helyar c.1656, Civil War
By Robert Walker
Located in London, GB
War. But another fascinating dynasty also ruled Britain: the Cromwell’s. Between 1653 and 1659
Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Brunch At Brennans
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
photographer in World War II. Though he earned a Purple Heart for his service, he declared that combat had
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

C Print, Color

Original "Shoot Ships to Germany and help America Win" vintage poster 1918
Located in Spokane, WA
men "Over There" -- Food, Clothing, and the Munitions of War. Without these ships our men will not
Category

1910s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Ship repair. 1956, oil on canvas, cardboard, 43, 5x61, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ship repair. 1956, oil on canvas, cardboard, 43,5x61,5 cm landscape with boats Dontsov German
Category

1950s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"Iron Steam Ship Great Britain, " an Original Lithograph by Nathaniel Currier
By Currier & Ives
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Iron Steam Ship Great Britain" is an original hand-colored lithographed published by Currier
Category

1850s Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Maryland Ship DEFENCE Chases the British Sloop OTTER Down Chesapeake Bay
By Leslie Arthur Wilcox
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
This large and exciting scene features an American Revolutionary War battle in Chesapeake Bay. With
Category

1970s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Israeli Abstract Modernist Screenprint - "Ships That Pass In The Night" Bezalel
By Asaf Ben Tzvi
Located in Surfside, FL
SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT, (Barcos que Passan na Noite) 1999, color screenprint, signed in
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

A Careless World ...A Needless Sinking original 1942 vintage World War 2 poster
By Anton Otto Fischer
Located in Spokane, WA
Original vintage World War 2 poster: A Careless Word … A Needless Sinking. A Careless Word ... A
Category

1940s American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset

Nikita Krushchev, Black and White Photography 1950s of Cold War Russian Leader
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
art, works on paper, original and limited edition photography. Based in New York City, 99Prints ships
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Claude Muncaster: 1948 City of New York Maritime Art watercolour ship steamer
By Claude Muncaster
Located in London, GB
outbreak of war and he joined the RNVR training as a navigator. Having left school at fifteen his
Category

1940s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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