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Antique British Marine Shipwreck Storm Sailors Coastal Oil Painting
Antique British Marine Shipwreck Storm Sailors Coastal Oil Painting

Antique British Marine Shipwreck Storm Sailors Coastal Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title Antique British Marine Shipwreck Storm Sailors Coastal Oil Painting Key Details Artist: British School, early / mid 19th century Title: The Shipwreck in the Storm Medium: Oil p...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil

19th Century Barbizon School Painting, Shipwreck Scene, France
19th Century Barbizon School Painting, Shipwreck Scene, France

19th Century Barbizon School Painting, Shipwreck Scene, France

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

19th Century Painting "Shipwreck on the Shore". Beautiful piece, see detailed pics.

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Antique 19th Century French Barbizon School Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

French Romantic Marine Painting, Shipwreck Scene, 19th Century
French Romantic Marine Painting, Shipwreck Scene, 19th Century

French Romantic Marine Painting, Shipwreck Scene, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

This 19th-century French Romantic oil painting captures a dramatic shipwreck aftermath, typical of marine scenes from the Romantic period.

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Canvas

Large British Marine Oil Painting Classic Tall Sailing Shipwreck on Rocks at Sea
Large British Marine Oil Painting Classic Tall Sailing Shipwreck on Rocks at Sea

Large British Marine Oil Painting Classic Tall Sailing Shipwreck on Rocks at Sea

By Anthony Hedges

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Shipwreck by Anthony Hedges (British marine artist, 20th century) signed oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 25.5 x 35 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches Provenance: private collec...

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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Story of Shipwreck, Rotarian Magazine Cover
Story of Shipwreck, Rotarian Magazine Cover

Story of Shipwreck, Rotarian Magazine Cover

By Joseph Francis Kernan

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: May 31, 1934 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 22.00" x 20.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Cover of Rotarian Magazine, September 1934.

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1930s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Small Shipwreck at Sea Oil Painting in a Giltwood Frame
Vintage American Small Shipwreck at Sea Oil Painting in a Giltwood Frame

Vintage American Small Shipwreck at Sea Oil Painting in a Giltwood Frame

Located in Queens, NY

Antique American seascape oil painting depicting a distant shipwreck, a rocky shore, and crashing waves, painted on canvas in a carved giltwood frame.

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20th Century American American Colonial Paintings

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Paint

Framed Antique French Oil Painting of a Burning Shipwreck at Sunset
Framed Antique French Oil Painting of a Burning Shipwreck at Sunset

Framed Antique French Oil Painting of a Burning Shipwreck at Sunset

Located in Queens, NY

French (late 19th Century) oil painting of a burning sinking ship at sunset on canvas in a rectangular carved giltwood frame.  

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Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck
19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck

19th Century Watercolor Seascape with Shipwreck

Located in Nantucket, MA

Antique seascape with shipwreck on a rocky shore, mid-19th century, a watercolor on paper seascape with a shipwrecked brig on the rocks, with another squall rolling in on horizon, un...

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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

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Paper

Large Surrealistic Acrylic on Canvas Desert Landscape with Shipwreck "The Arch"
Large Surrealistic Acrylic on Canvas Desert Landscape with Shipwreck "The Arch"

Large Surrealistic Acrylic on Canvas Desert Landscape with Shipwreck "The Arch"

By Tertius van Dyk

Located in Cape Town, ZA

In The Arch, a monumental, weathered form dominates the foreground—its surface cracked, eroded, and almost bodily in its presence—framing a desolate expanse beyond. In the distance, ...

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2010s Surrealist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Gouache Of A Shipwreck In A Storm With Gothic Ruins. Early 19th Century
Gouache Of A Shipwreck In A Storm With Gothic Ruins. Early 19th Century

Gouache Of A Shipwreck In A Storm With Gothic Ruins. Early 19th Century

Located in Firenze, IT

Gouache of a Shipwreck in a Storm with Gothic Ruins, Early 19th Century Technique: Gouache on paper Period: Early 19th century Description: This romantic painting depicts a dramatic ...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Tempera, Gouache

Wilhelm Marstrand Ludvig Holberg’s “The Happy Shipwreck” Oil on Canvas, 95 x 135
Wilhelm Marstrand Ludvig Holberg’s “The Happy Shipwreck” Oil on Canvas, 95 x 135

Wilhelm Marstrand Ludvig Holberg’s “The Happy Shipwreck” Oil on Canvas, 95 x 135

By Wilhelm Marstrand

Located in Lejre, DK

Oil on canvas attributed to Wilhelm Marstrand (1810–1873), depicting the final scene from Ludvig Holberg’s comedy “The Happy Shipwreck”. The painting is unsigned and measures 95 x 13...

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Antique 1870s Danish Paintings

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Canvas

The Shipwreck of Attualismo - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s

The Shipwreck of Attualismo - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Chia ink and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. It depicts Giovanni Gentile in the middle of the sea, while his philosophi...

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1940s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Painting of Travellers at Tivoli Falls Outside Rome After Claude Joseph Vernet
Painting of Travellers at Tivoli Falls Outside Rome After Claude Joseph Vernet

Painting of Travellers at Tivoli Falls Outside Rome After Claude Joseph Vernet

By Claude-Joseph Vernet

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A painting of a shipwreck that is half the size of this work this time unsigned sold at auction also at Christies London on May 2011 for about $220,000.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings

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Canvas

Watercolor Interpretation of the The Raft of the Medusa After Théodore Géricault
Watercolor Interpretation of the The Raft of the Medusa After Théodore Géricault

Watercolor Interpretation of the The Raft of the Medusa After Théodore Géricault

Located in Cotignac, FR

The Raft of the Medusa (French: Le Radeau de la Méduse) – originally titled Scène de Naufrage (Shipwreck Scene) – is an oil painting of 1818–19 by the French Romantic painter and lit...

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Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Hand carved Wood Model Sailing Ship model Margaret Sculpture Center Piece LA CA
Hand carved Wood Model Sailing Ship model Margaret Sculpture Center Piece LA CA

Hand carved Wood Model Sailing Ship model Margaret Sculpture Center Piece LA CA

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Common in France, in coastal towns either as model ships (generally made by sailors after escaping a shipwreck) or as paintings, they are known under the Latin term of Ex-Voto.

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Antique 19th Century French Mounted Objects

Materials

Metal

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Shipwreck, Contemporary Abstract Art Acrylic Charcoal Painting Canvas Blue
Shipwreck, Contemporary Abstract Art Acrylic Charcoal Painting Canvas Blue

Shipwreck, Contemporary Abstract Art Acrylic Charcoal Painting Canvas Blue

By Rolando Duartes

Located in London, England

'Shipwreck' by Rolando Duartes is a calm contemporary abstract art, an acrylic and charcoal painting on canvas with positive figurative elements (sea world, animals, old ships and bo...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Paint

Shipwrecked Man & Artificial Moon
Shipwrecked Man & Artificial Moon

Shipwrecked Man & Artificial Moon

By Ann Chamberlin

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Shipwrecked Man & Artificial Moon, 2014 oil on paper 8-1/4 x 5-1/2” - paper size 13-5/8 x 11-3/8" -framed Ann Chamberlin's work explores history, identity and the intersection of ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Oil on Canvas of a Shipwreck After Vernet
Oil on Canvas of a Shipwreck After Vernet

Oil on Canvas of a Shipwreck After Vernet

Located in Vancouver, BC

A painting on canvas of a stormy coastal scene, ships near the shore with one having crashed on the rocks and sailors trying to assist the sinking vessel. In a period carved wood and...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Shipwreck by A Hemy
Shipwreck by A Hemy

Alfred HemyShipwreck by A Hemy, 1886

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H 13.25 in W 16 in D 1 in

Shipwreck by A Hemy

By Alfred Hemy

Located in Sidcup, GB

Shipwreck by A Hemy A ink and wash picture by Alfred J A M Hemy painted in 1886, the brother of Charles Napier Hemy, Bernard Benedict Hemy and Thomas M M Hemy who were great artists ...

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1880s Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Cromdale Shipwreck, signed oil painting
Cromdale Shipwreck, signed oil painting

Cromdale Shipwreck, signed oil painting

By Louis Letouche

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Cromdale in 1913 by Louis Letouche (French 1924-2015) oil painting on linen canvas, stretched over board framed Framed size: 14 x 19.25 inches Superb oil painting by the well list...

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1990s Realist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Secrets of the Shipwrecks
Secrets of the Shipwrecks

Diane WhalleySecrets of the Shipwrecks, 2022

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H 41.34 in W 41.34 in D 1.38 in

Secrets of the Shipwrecks

By Diane Whalley

Located in Deddington, GB

Secrets of the Shipwrecks. An original abstract painting by Diane Whalley.

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Painting Bordeaux 19th french marine Oil canvas Sketch Allegory shipwreck
Painting Bordeaux 19th french marine Oil canvas Sketch Allegory shipwreck

Painting Bordeaux 19th french marine Oil canvas Sketch Allegory shipwreck

Located in PARIS, FR

The subject of our painting is original. It is probably an allegory of the sea and a shipwreck with Poseidon, the God of the sea, a castaway and the remains of a boat as well as a wi...

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Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Under a Divided Sky, Seascape of Shipwreck
Under a Divided Sky, Seascape of Shipwreck

Under a Divided Sky, Seascape of Shipwreck

By Alfred Thompson Bricher

Located in New York, NY

A romantic and moving work by on of America's top Coastal painters of the 19th century! A large-scale and impressive work with lovely light. This painting can hold a large spot. I...

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1880s Hudson River School Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Messenger", Dog with balloons in front of shipwreck, oil painting
"The Messenger", Dog with balloons in front of shipwreck, oil painting

"The Messenger", Dog with balloons in front of shipwreck, oil painting

By Katherine Fraser

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This figurative painting titled "The Messenger" is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser made of oil paint on canvas. This piece measures 37.5"h x 50.5"w framed and is shipped in t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Painting, Orientalist Oil on Canvas of Shipwreck, Signed and Dated
Antique Painting, Orientalist Oil on Canvas of Shipwreck, Signed and Dated

Antique Painting, Orientalist Oil on Canvas of Shipwreck, Signed and Dated

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique orientalist painting, oil on canvas, depicts seascape maritime scene of shipwreck with sailing vessel on shore with wagon, figures and animals, en verso signed and dated o...

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Antique 19th Century Asian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Irish/ American Signed Oil Painting Shipwreck at Sea dated 1883
19th Century Irish/ American Signed Oil Painting Shipwreck at Sea dated 1883

19th Century Irish/ American Signed Oil Painting Shipwreck at Sea dated 1883

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

John T. LeMon, Irish 1866-1941 Born in Belfast in 1866, LeMon emigrated to the U.S. in 1898 and practised as an artist in San Francisco. He worked in oils and pastels, and depicted l...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil on Board "SHIPWRECKED"  Late 19thc
Oil on Board "SHIPWRECKED"  Late 19thc

Oil on Board "SHIPWRECKED" Late 19thc

Located in Bellport, NY

Purchased in Maine (and possibly painted in Maine). Unsigned late 19thc Oil on Board. Wonderful painting of an old wooden sail boat, broken masts, wrecked at sea.

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Antique 19th Century American Paintings

Materials

Board

Antique Maritime Moonlit Shipwreck Oil on Canvas Painting by G.W. Waters
Antique Maritime Moonlit Shipwreck Oil on Canvas Painting by G.W. Waters

Antique Maritime Moonlit Shipwreck Oil on Canvas Painting by G.W. Waters

By George W. Waters

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique oil on canvas painting by G. W. Waters (American 1832-1912) depicts a ship in rough seas on a moon lit night, signed lower right as photographed, seated in giltwood frame,...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Canvas

"Shipwreck, Palm Beach, Florida, " Joseph Jefferson, Marine Seascape
"Shipwreck, Palm Beach, Florida, " Joseph Jefferson, Marine Seascape

"Shipwreck, Palm Beach, Florida, " Joseph Jefferson, Marine Seascape

Located in New York, NY

Joseph Jefferson IV (1829 - 1905) Shipwreck, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1890 Oil on canvas 16 3/8 x 20 1/2 inches Signed lower left: JJefferson Painted circa 1880-1900 from his oce...

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Late 19th Century Tonalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

WM Clarkston Stanfield RA Shipwreck at Shore Signed Oil Painting on Board Framed
WM Clarkston Stanfield RA Shipwreck at Shore Signed Oil Painting on Board Framed

WM Clarkston Stanfield RA Shipwreck at Shore Signed Oil Painting on Board Framed

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

An opportunity to collect a historic traditional oil painting depicting a shipwreck by WM Clarkston Stanfield RA.

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Antique 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

The Sugary Shipwrecked Zoo

The Sugary Shipwrecked Zoo

By Reginald Bathurst Birch

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signed Illegibly Lower Right Birch, Reginald Bathurst:Noted for as a children's book illustrator and for other comic illustrations.. English artist, 1856-1943, active in the United ...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board, Pen

Early 20th Century Oil - The Night of the Shipwreck
Early 20th Century Oil - The Night of the Shipwreck

Early 20th Century Oil - The Night of the Shipwreck

Located in Corsham, GB

A dramatic painting depicting a group of women praying for their lives as the steamship they are on sinks into stormy seas. Lighting bolts are visible in the upper right corner and s...

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Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil

R.S.B. - 1867 Watercolour, Drowned
R.S.B. - 1867 Watercolour, Drowned

R.S.B. - 1867 Watercolour, Drowned

Located in Corsham, GB

She is tied with rope to a wooden mast and likely died a captive in a shipwreck. The painting follows in the tradition of George Frederic Watts 'Found Drowned' (c.1850) and anticipat...

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19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

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H 14.5 in W 18.5 in D 2.5 in

{Shipwreck}

Located in Plano, TX

In front of a fortress and ruins on an outcropping, a ship seeks rescue on choppy seas. Oil on canvas measures 11 x 15; frame dimensions measure 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/2. Canvas stamp...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

George Clarkson Stanfield (Attributed), Shipwreck
George Clarkson Stanfield (Attributed), Shipwreck

George Clarkson Stanfield (Attributed), Shipwreck

By George Clarkson Stanfield

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This mid-19th-century oil painting, attributed to English artist George Clarkson Stanfield (1826-1878), depicts a small vessel approaching a shipwreck, close to the coast.

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1860s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A 19 Century Painting titled "Shipwrecked" by English Artist Stuart Henri Bell
A 19 Century Painting titled "Shipwrecked" by English Artist Stuart Henri Bell

A 19 Century Painting titled "Shipwrecked" by English Artist Stuart Henri Bell

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

The oil painting on canvas depicts a partial side view of the three masted British Galleon named 'Rover' being tossed around in a stormy sea to the point the ship is almost capsizing...

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Antique 1860s English Victorian Paintings

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Canvas

Huge Victorian 1880's English Coastal Shipwreck Dramatic Seascape Signed Oil
Huge Victorian 1880's English Coastal Shipwreck Dramatic Seascape Signed Oil

Huge Victorian 1880's English Coastal Shipwreck Dramatic Seascape Signed Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Shipwreck English School, indistinctly signed dated 1884 oil on canvas, framed framed: 29.5 x 48 inches canvas : 26 x 44.5 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: v...

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1880s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

CIRCLE OF VERNET, 18TH CENTURY, FIGURES RESCUED FROM A SHIPWRECK, OIL ON CANVAS
CIRCLE OF VERNET, 18TH CENTURY, FIGURES RESCUED FROM A SHIPWRECK, OIL ON CANVAS

CIRCLE OF VERNET, 18TH CENTURY, FIGURES RESCUED FROM A SHIPWRECK, OIL ON CANVAS

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Circle of Vernet, 18th century "Figures rescued from a Shipwreck" Medium: oil on canvas, with wax collectors seal verso and old labels Size of painting : 30 x 40 inches

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large 19th Century French Marine Oil on Canvas Shipwreck in Stormy Coastal Scene
Large 19th Century French Marine Oil on Canvas Shipwreck in Stormy Coastal Scene

Large 19th Century French Marine Oil on Canvas Shipwreck in Stormy Coastal Scene

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Shipwreck French School, 19th century oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 19 x 25.5 inches condition: previous repairs showing but overall in very presentable/ sound conditi...

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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique 18C English landscape with figures on a pathway with horses and dogs
Antique 18C English landscape with figures on a pathway with horses and dogs

Antique 18C English landscape with figures on a pathway with horses and dogs

By Julius Caesar ibbetson

Located in Woodbury, CT

A visit to the Isle of Wight in 1790 was the inspiration for a series of paintings of shipwrecks and smugglers. The death of his wife in 1794 and sole responsibility for three small...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

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How Much is a Shipwreck Painting?

The price for a shipwreck painting in our collection starts at $450 and tops out at $42,000 with the average selling for $3,825.