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Steam Ship Painting

Fitzgerald Moore - Framed 1986 Oil, Steam Ship at Sea
Fitzgerald Moore - Framed 1986 Oil, Steam Ship at Sea

Fitzgerald Moore - Framed 1986 Oil, Steam Ship at Sea

Located in Corsham, GB

A late 19th century maritime painting of a steamship travelling across the Atlantic. Well-presented

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Steam Ship in Harbor Oil Painting on Canvas Signed H Peters, Framed
Large Steam Ship in Harbor Oil Painting on Canvas Signed H Peters, Framed

Large Steam Ship in Harbor Oil Painting on Canvas Signed H Peters, Framed

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Large Steam Ship in Harbor Oil on Canvas Signed H Peters. Please note pictures some history about

Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Oil on Panel of the RMSPC Steam Ship LA PLATA. dated 1876
19th Century Oil on Panel of the RMSPC Steam Ship LA PLATA. dated 1876

19th Century Oil on Panel of the RMSPC Steam Ship LA PLATA. dated 1876

Located in TEYJAT, FR

is a superb painting of this paddle steam ship in full sale in open sea. The painting shows intricate

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century European Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

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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

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Antique 1880s Paintings

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

Category

Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

"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

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

Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Miniature Early 20th Century Oil - Steam Ship
Miniature Early 20th Century Oil - Steam Ship

Miniature Early 20th Century Oil - Steam Ship

Located in Corsham, GB

A charming early 20th century study of a steam ship moored just off the shore. The work has a

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Maritime British Steam Ship Seascape Oil Painting Birdseye Maple 27"
Antique Maritime British Steam Ship Seascape Oil Painting Birdseye Maple 27"

Antique Maritime British Steam Ship Seascape Oil Painting Birdseye Maple 27"

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique nautical maritime oil painting on canvas depictting a British steam ship on a choppy sea

Category

Early 20th Century American Colonial Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage French Watercolor - Steam Ship
Vintage French Watercolor - Steam Ship

Vintage French Watercolor - Steam Ship

Located in Houston, TX

Soothing French watercolor of a small steamer ship afloat in a tranquil bay by L. Viardy, circa

Category

1920s Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Antique Nautical Seascape Painting with Sailboats & Steam Ships, c1880
Antique Nautical Seascape Painting with Sailboats & Steam Ships, c1880

Antique Nautical Seascape Painting with Sailboats & Steam Ships, c1880

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique nautical painting offers oil on canvas seascape at sunset with sail boats and steam

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint, Wood, Canvas

Antique Oil Painting of a Steam Ship in Rough Seas, Albert Rieger, 19th Century
Antique Oil Painting of a Steam Ship in Rough Seas, Albert Rieger, 19th Century

Antique Oil Painting of a Steam Ship in Rough Seas, Albert Rieger, 19th Century

By Albert Rieger

Located in Dallas, TX

This magnificent antique oil painting of ships and boats in rough seas was painted in the late

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Three Masted Steam Ship In Full Sail, Flying The Stars and Stripes
Three Masted Steam Ship In Full Sail, Flying The Stars and Stripes

Three Masted Steam Ship In Full Sail, Flying The Stars and Stripes

Located in London, GB

primitive marine painting has retained great definition and colours. The ship in full sail and flying the

Category

Antique 19th Century American Paintings

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Portrait Of The Ship Plymouth Rock

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Located in Jacksonville, FL

Duncan McFarlane. This excellent ship portraitist began his life's work in Liverpool. It is believed that he later sailed to America and was employed in the capacity of a ship and ...

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19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century American School Nautical Painting
19th Century American School Nautical Painting

19th Century American School Nautical Painting

Located in Bradenton, FL

19th Century American School Nautical Painting. Wonderful oil on panel maritime painting of steam yacht with American flag. Signed by A Benson in lower right corner. Framed in ornate...

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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Wood

British Schooner Anchored at Naples
British Schooner Anchored at Naples

British Schooner Anchored at Naples

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

A classic scene of a large mid-Nineteenth Century schooner at rest in the Mediterranean port painted by the Italian countryman Tomaso De Simone. The complete narrative scene around t...

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1860s Realist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paul Revere Coffee Pot
Paul Revere Coffee Pot

Paul Revere Coffee Pot

$1,285,000

H 12.25 in W 10 in D 5 in

Paul Revere Coffee Pot

By Paul Revere

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Paul Revere Circa 1775 This phenomenal and incredibly rare silver coffee pot by the legendary patriot Paul Revere is one of only six armorial coffee pots ...

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Antique 18th Century American Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi
Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi

Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi

By Francesco Guardi

Located in Stockholm, SE

The splendour of the tragic sea Francesco Guardi and maritime painting in Venetian art No Venetian painter was a stranger to the sea. After all, Venice was not only one of the mos...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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Antique Early 1900s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford

Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford

By Anthony van Dyck

Located in London, GB

A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.  Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...

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17th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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 Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Winning Yacht
The Winning Yacht

The Winning Yacht

By Edward Moran

Located in Jacksonville, FL

"The Winning Yacht," painted by Edward Moran in 1883, stands as a striking example of maritime art, capturing the exhilaration and beauty of yacht racing in the late 19th century. Mo...

Category

1880s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

THINGVALLA
THINGVALLA

Antonio JacobsenTHINGVALLA

$18,500

H 22 in W 36 in D 3 in

THINGVALLA

By Antonio Jacobsen

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Signed lower right & dated 1879. Antonio Jacobsen’s painting of the Thingvalla (a shipping line between Scandinavia and the United States) is a masterclass in maritime artistry...

Category

1870s Academic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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. It was hung in the India House, a club of sea merchant busine...

Category

19th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cased Ship’s Boardroom Model of Three Sister Ships
Cased Ship’s Boardroom Model of Three Sister Ships

Cased Ship’s Boardroom Model of Three Sister Ships

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A cased ship’s boardroom model of three sister ships, recorded on the label as ‘TSS Dublin’, ‘Edimburgo’ and ‘Mexico’ built and engined by the Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Comp...

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Vintage 1910s Scottish Models and Miniatures

Materials

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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 Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Mercury Leading Psyche to Heaven
Mercury Leading Psyche to Heaven

Mercury Leading Psyche to Heaven

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Henri-Léopold Lévy (23 September 1840, Nancy - 29 December 1904, Paris) was a French painter of Jewish ancestry, known primarily for mythological and Biblical subjects. He was the s...

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19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea
On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea

On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea

By William Edward Norton

Located in Costa Mesa, CA

An interesting homage to the issue of rank amongst the crews and officers of all vessels, a captain is carried to his ready command by one of his subordinates through the ocean surf ...

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1890s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Screw-Steamer Westernland.
The Screw-Steamer Westernland.

The Screw-Steamer Westernland.

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen’s The Screw-Steamer Westernland captures the imposing presence and engineering prowess of this late 19th-century steamship. The vessel is depicted in ...

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19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Steam Ship Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the steam ship painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many contemporary, Impressionist and modern versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a steam ship painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right steam ship painting is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, beige and blue. Finding an appealing steam ship painting — no matter the origin — is easy, but Adolphus Knell, Ralph Stearns, Norman Wilkinson CBE PRI, Montague Dawson and Jongere, M, de – Drulman, Marinus Johannes each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.

How Much is a Steam Ship Painting?

A steam ship painting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,377, while the lowest priced sells for $211 and the highest can go for as much as $275,000.
Questions About Steam Ship Painting
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    What a ship painting means is usually a matter of interpretation. Some people view them as a celebration of seafaring, while others see symbolism of the struggles of man versus nature in the compositions. Shop a variety of maritime paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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