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Sunset Surf
By Hayley Lever
Located in Milford, NH
A fine post-impressionist coastal sunset oil painting by American artist Hayley Lever Australian American artist Hayley Lever (1876-1958). Lever was born in Adelaide, Australia and s...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Panel
Surf Riders, Honolulu
Located in Harkstead, GB
An incredibly rare image of the very early days of surfing in Hawaii dating to around 1921. The
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Antique Surf
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Rocks and Surf, Monhegan" Leon Kroll, Surf Seascape American Realist Artist
By Leon Kroll
Located in New York, NY
Leon Kroll
Rocks and Surf, Monhegan, 1913
Signed and dated lower right
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 inches
Category
1910s Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Surf at Newport
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Storrs, CT
The Surf at Newport (Rhode Island). c. 1906. Oil on canvas. 17 x 24 (framed 26 x 34). Lined
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Surf
Materials
Oil
Sea Birds in Surf
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful seascape painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). Seabirds, ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin.
SH...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Antique Surf
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
Flying Gulls on the Surf
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin.
James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Surf
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
Flying Gulls on the Surf
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin.
James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Surf
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
Flying Gulls on the Surf
By James Floyd Clymer
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin.
James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Antique Surf
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
Surf Scoter - Woodcut Print by Alexander Francis Lydon - 1870
Located in Roma, IT
Surf Scoter is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon
Category
1870s Modern Antique Surf
Materials
Woodcut
H 6.7 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
"Bass Rocks" Josephine Reichmann, Impressionist Surf, Luminous Waves, Seascape
Located in New York, NY
Josephine Reichmann
Bass Rocks
Signed lower right
Oil on canvasboard
14 x 16 inches
Reichmann was born in 1864 in Louisville, Kentucky. After studying at the School of the Art Inst...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky
By Abel Warshawsky
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky
Significant and period early
Category
1920s American Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Masonite
H 31 in W 27 in D 2 in
Original Vintage Water Sport Travel Poster Surfing Australia Lady Surfer Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport themed travel poster - Surfing Australia - featuring a black and white
Category
15th Century and Earlier Australian Antique Surf
Materials
Paper
H 19.69 in W 24.41 in D 0.04 in
Early Silver Gelatin Photographic Print by Beken of Cowes, Schooner Surf
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Early silver gelatin photographic print by Beken of Cowes, Schooner surf.
Category
1880s English Antique Surf
H 16.54 in W 18.5 in D 0.1 in
Antique Bird Print of the Surf Scoter by Von Wright, 1929
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Oidemia Perspicillata'. Old bird print depicting the surf scoter. This
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Surf
Materials
Paper
Antique American Marine Seascape Oil Painting Crashing Surf Atlantic Coast Maine
By Frederick Judd Waugh
Located in Portland, OR
surf crashes upon the rocks. The painting is signed lower right "Waugh" and is housed in the original
Category
1910s Realist Antique Surf
Materials
Panel, Oil
H 26.5 in W 30.5 in D 3.25 in
Autumnal San Francisco Cove and Surf with Whalers Shack circa 1900
Located in Soquel, CA
Autumnal San Francisco Cove and Surf with Whalers Shack circa 1900
Early California Tonalist
Category
1890s Tonalist Antique Surf
Materials
Linen, Oil
Circa 1970 photo poster of Surf by photographer LeRoy Grannis - Huntington Beach
By LeRoy Grannis
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful photo poster of Surf by photographer Leroy Grannis. Huntington Beach is a coastal
Category
1770s Antique Surf
Materials
Paper
"Nudes in the Surf", Atmospheric Painting with Male Nudes and Horses
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Continuing a tradition going back decades, Josef Pieper painted a series of seaside scenes with multiple nude male figures, riding and leading horses along the shore, their strong bo...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Antique Surf
Materials
Paint
Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, Beach, Surf
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America)
Old Surfboard, Topanga Beach, California, U.S.A., 1977
Silver Gelatin Print, later print
40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Edition of 25; Ed. no. 7/25
Pr...
Category
1770s Contemporary Antique Surf
Materials
Silver Gelatin
St. Ervan Sands
By Walter Elmer Schofield
Located in New York, NY
Walter Elmer Schofield paints a dramatic view down onto seaside cliffs and rushing surf in his
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Little Girl Running from Waves, Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post
By Sarah S. Stilwell Weber
Located in Fort Washington, PA
from Waves, which shows a gentle surf touching an exuberant little girl’s feet, perfectly captures this
Category
1920s Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Linen, Panel
Antique English Oil Crashing Waves on Rocky Shoreline Vibrant Coastal Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
frothy white surf, rendered with energetic brushstrokes, contrasts sharply with the calm blues of the sky
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil
Large Maritime Oil Painting Called Breakers at Utö, 1928
Located in Stockholm, SE
that crash against coastal formations or shallow grounds, known as "breakers" or "surf" in English
Category
1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fishing Boats at the Dock
By Harry Neyland
Located in Sheffield, MA
George Fred, 1929, published by Doubleday, Doran and Co. Other works include Surf and Sunlight, Hudson
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil
The Century Magazine
By Edward Henry Potthast
Located in Fairlawn, OH
artistic career and became famous for images of bathers in the surf of the Atlantic Ocean.
Condition
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Surf
Materials
Lithograph
Antique British Oil Painting Seascape Coast Scene Shipwreck Landscape Horses
Located in Portland, OR
, hovering above the waves & the surf a flock of seagulls observe the progress below.
The painting is signed
Category
1870s English School Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Rocky Coast"oil painting Milton James Burns, Founding Salmagundi Club Member
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
areas of the surf. Frame abrasion in upper and lower edges of canvas. A few pinpoints of in-paint show
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil
Early-1900s Waikiki Hawaiian Wood Plank Surfboard
Located in Haleiwa, HI
surfing patriarch Duke Kahanamoku, early surfboards were made of the local woods found in Hawaii. Later
Category
1920s American Antique Surf
Materials
Softwood
Victorian Handmade Diamond Platinum Silver Sandpiper Brooch
Located in Greenwich, CT
remind you of glorious sand, surf, and sunshine. Circa 1875-80. 14 karat yellow gold. Silver. 1 1/4
Category
1870s American Victorian Antique Surf
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum, Silver
On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea
By William Edward Norton
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
is carried to his ready command by one of his subordinates through the ocean surf in this coastal
Category
1890s Other Art Style Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th C Catalan Modernism Mirror, Conglomerate & Stucco, Antoni Gaudi style
By Antoni Gaudí
Located in Vigonza, Padua
with shades of blue to turquoise, glitter to recreate the sea surf and fragments of gold leaf with
Category
1910s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Surf
Materials
Composition
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 1.97 in
Antique Marble Carving of the Ludovisi Throne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
”. Aphrodite is attended by two handmaidens as she rises out the surf. The original Greek sculpture was carved
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Surf
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Antique French School Marine Ship Fishing Boats Oil Canvas Painting Dieppe 1851
Located in Portland, OR
Hoguet (1821-1870), Dieppe 1851.
The painting depicts three masted fishing boats with surf crashing on
Category
1850s French School Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.5 in W 25 in D 3.25 in
"Clay Bluffs on No Man’s Land" Sanford Gifford, 19th Century Luminist Landscape
By Sanford Robinson Gifford
Located in New York, NY
surf breaks ashore. Contrastingly, the sky is rendered mat with something like pointillist application
Category
1870s Hudson River School Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Century Magazine
By Edward Henry Potthast
Located in Fairlawn, OH
artistic career and became famous for images of bathers in the surf of the Atlantic Ocean.
Condition
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Surf
Materials
Lithograph
Early 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Pillar Carpet ( 3'2" x 8'2" - 97 x 249 )
Located in New York, NY
dark blue ground above a five-point “mountain” within frothing surf. Below is a rainbow rendition of
Category
1820s Chinese Antique Surf
Materials
Wool
Stylish French, Napoleon III Fine Ladies Writing Desk with Wine / Bacchus Theme
Located in Lisse, NL
surfing the web on your notebook. The large drawer is where you can keep your 'hardware' and/or writing
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Surf
Materials
Bronze, Brass
H 29.4 in W 35.3 in D 22 in
Whitehaven Quay
By Robert Salmon
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
volunteers of the Whitehaven Surf Lifesaving Service are shown launching a rescue boat to aid the desperate
Category
1820s Other Art Style Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Panel, Cardboard
A Prospect of the Road in the Bay of Sierra Liona '..', Kip, 1732
By Johannes Kip
Located in Langweer, NL
harbour on an otherwise surf-bound coast. This print originates from Vol. V. Awnsham & John Churchill’s
Category
18th Century Antique Surf
Materials
Paper
Breaking Wave - Venice Beach, California – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Wave, Water
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
, Photography, Black and White, Ocean, Nature, America, Water, Waves, Waterscape, Light, Surf, Breaking Wave
Category
1770s Contemporary Antique Surf
Materials
Silver Gelatin
19th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Thread Meditation Carpet (4'x7'-122x213)
Located in New York, NY
, vase, wheel and scroll (?). At the bottom of the field is a scalloped and frothy sea with curling surf
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Surf
Materials
Metallic Thread
Visiting Day at the US Life Saving Service
By Xanthus Russell Smith
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
building next to an Eagle topped flagpole flying the American ensign. At the base of a small pier, two surf
Category
1860s Other Art Style Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Panel
Brittany
Located in Sheffield, MA
to Monhegan Island to enjoy cooler temperatures. His Surf at Monhegan, in the collection of Nelson H
Category
1890s Post-Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil
Surf and Gulls
By Claude Montague Hart
Located in Sidcup, GB
A Watercolour on paper, mounted in a Beech and Gold Frame
Painted in 1910
Painted on the North coast of Cornwall probably at Newquay wher his brother Tracey Dyke Hart lived for a whi...
Category
1910s Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Watercolor
American Sea Painting of Crashing Surf by Arthur Hoeber
By Arthur Hoeber
Located in Alexandria, VA
Arthur Hoeber (American, 1854-1915)
Late Afternoon
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated: “1913”, also signed on the reverse and titled on an exhibition label.
Provenan...
Category
1910s American Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas
19th C New Jersey Surfmen Rescuing Foundering Ship - GW Nicholson
By George Washington Nicholson
Located in Exton, PA
volunteer Surfmen first originated. These volunteers threw their heavy surf boats into the pounding surf
Category
1870s Hudson River School Antique Surf
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Ridgewood, NY
and textures as if surfing through the visual twilight. They let me feel the passage of time, the
Category
15th Century and Earlier Abstract Antique Surf
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Skeleton Kayak Frame
Located in New York, NY
design materials made it suitable for advanced stroking, shooting rapids and surfing, circa late 1940s.
Category
19th Century English Antique Surf
Materials
Metal
Hand Colored Bird Plates by Beverly Robinson Morris, 1855
By Beverly R. Morris
Located in San Antonio, TX
, Surf Scoter, Red-crested Whistling Duck, Pochard, Ferruginous Duck, Scaup Duck, Tufted Duck, Long
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Surf
Materials
Paper
Stormy harbour scene by Van Hove
Located in Vancouver, BC
pier in Holland?, the pier being pounded by a heavy surf, sail boats in the near and far distance also
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Early Victorian Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Seascape with Sailboats by George Herbert McCord (American, 1848-1909)
By George Herbert McCord
Located in New York, NY
implicit in the sea's elemental circumstance. The rolling waves of the surf, the billowing sails of the
Category
Late 19th Century Hudson River School Antique Surf
Materials
Oil
Rocks & Surf
By Edward Henry Potthast
Located in Milford, NH
left, titled on verso artist label “Rocks & Surf,” along with a Grand Central Art Galleries (NYC
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crashing Surf
By Paul Dougherty
Located in Buffalo, NY
A large oil on canvas by Paul Dougherty. Finely painted with thick impasto and great depth. Excellent condition. A couple spot touch ups. Signed lower left. Measuring 36 by 48 i...
Category
Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surf Off Monhegan
By Abraham Jacob Bogdanove
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A native of Minsk, Russia, Abraham Bogdanove immigrated to New York with his family in 1900. While settling in New York, Bogdanove began his artistic studies at a number of the city’...
Category
1920s Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil
Heavy Surf, Monhegan Island
By Abraham Jacob Bogdanove
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A native of Minsk, Russia, Abraham Bogdanove immigrated to New York with his family in 1900. While settling in New York, Bogdanove began his artistic studies at a number of the city’...
Category
1920s Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crashing Surf by Paul Dougherty
By Paul Dougherty
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large seascape oil painting with crashing surf by Paul Dougherty (1877 - 1947). Oil on canvas
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Breaking Surf" Frederick Judd Waugh, Vibrant Impressionist Marine Landscape
By Frederick Judd Waugh
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Judd Waugh
Breaking Surf, circa 1920
Signed lower right
Oil on board
11 x 18 inches
Category
1920s American Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Board
Surf Table, Midcentury Russel Wright Elliptical Coffee Table with Raised Edge
By Conant Ball, Russel Wright
Located in Culver City, CA
A wonderful and play on the surfboard. Oval shaped coffee table with a raised edge. Made from solid maple. Designed by the famous architect Russel Wright. In original condition A coo...
Category
Mid-18th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Surf
Materials
Wood, Maple
H 16.5 in W 50 in D 22.5 in
"Surf Glow, " Frederick Judd Waugh, Seascape, Waves on a Sunny Day, Impressionism
By Frederick Judd Waugh
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Judd Waugh (1861 - 1940)
Surf Glow
Oil on canvasboard
12 x 16 inches
Signed lower right
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Board
Santa Barbara California Coast Beach Ocean Mountains Clouds surf Plein Air #0-72
By Francis Draper Jr.
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Estate signed verso. Painted between the years 1916 and 1926. This painting is identified in the Francis Draper Jr. archives as #0-72 .......... PROVENANCE: The Francis Draper Jr....
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
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Antique Surf For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate antique surf for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Contemporary version. Finding the perfect antique surf may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add an antique surf to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, brown, gray, beige and more. There have been many interesting antique surf examples over the years, but those made by Paul Dougherty, John James Audubon, William Reuben Clark Wood, Anthony Friedkin and Sears Gallagher are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much is a Antique Surf?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an antique surf in our inventory may begin at $107 and can go as high as $18,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,205.
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