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Large Wooden Tugboat
Located in New York, NY
Large wooden tugboat. Hand carved wooden tugboat. United States, Mid-20th Century. Dimensions: 28
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Tugboats

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Wood

Vintage Large Wooden Tugboat
Large Wooden Tugboat
H 15 in W 25 in D 6 in
An Illustration from "Tugboat Annie"
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
illustrated many stories for the Saturday Evening Post including "Tugboat Annie" written by Norman Reilly
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20th Century Other Art Style Vintage Tugboats

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Canvas, Oil

Tugboats, Pier #11, East River
By Berenice Abbott, 1898-1991
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, titled and dated with Federal Art Project stamp “Changing New York” on back of print.
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20th Century Vintage Tugboats

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Silver Gelatin

Tugboat, River Seine, Paris — Mid-Century Photogravure
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rémy Duval, 'Tugboat, River Seine, Paris', photogravure, 1946. A fine, richly-inked impression in
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1940s Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Photogravure

Brooklyn Bridge Tugboat (1953) Archival Pigment Print - Oversized
By H. Armstrong Roberts
Located in London, GB
Brooklyn Bridge Tug Boat (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts) Downtown skyline manhattan seen through cables of Brooklyn Bridge tug boat i...
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1950s Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Skyline and Tugboat, East River, New York City
By Samuel Grunvald
Located in Greenwich, CT
Samuel Grunvald excelled at watercolors and was a native New Yorker who portrayed his city as such as he depicted its skyline, architecture and particular character with love and ent...
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1940s Vintage Tugboats

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Watercolor, Paper

Impressionist Oil Painting Industrial Tugboat Scene by Hayley Lever
By Richard Hayley Lever
Located in Toledo, OH
Impressionist oil painting industrial tugboat scene on board by Hayley Lever, 1875-1958. Australian
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20th Century North American Art Deco Vintage Tugboats

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Wood

"Tugboat at Dock, " Reginald Marsh, Modern WPA Industrial Ship
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
Reginald Marsh Tugboat at Dock, circa 1937 Signed lower right Watercolor and pencil on paper 13 3/4
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1930s Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Irish 20th Century Tugboat Oil on Canvas by Chuck Clee
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Irish 20th century Tugboat oil on canvas by Chuck Clee.
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1980s Irish Vintage Tugboats

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Canvas, Walnut

Tugboat and City Street, Double-sided Watercolor by Eve Nethercott
By Eve Nethercott
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tugboat and City Street (28) Eve Nethercott, American (1925–2015) Date: circa 1960 Two-Sided
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1950s American Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Watercolor

Whitehall Building, July 1939 - Harbor Seascape with Tugboat in Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Whitehall Building, July 1939 - Harbor Seascape with Tugboat in Watercolor Detailed harbor
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1930s Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Paper, Watercolor

TUGBOAT AFLOAT Signed Lithograph, Ship in a Bottle, Seascape, Blue Water
By Fanny Brennan
Located in Union City, NJ
TUGBOAT AFLOAT is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American surrealist artist Fanny
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1990s Surrealist Vintage Tugboats

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Lithograph

Le Remorqueur (the tugboat) - "La ville" (after) Fernand Leger, 1959
By (after) Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Fernand Léger Medium: Lithograph, 1959 Dimensions: 26 x 20 in, 66 x 50.8 cm Arches Paper - Good Condition A This lithograph by Fernand Leger is from the portfolio entitl...
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1950s Vintage Tugboats

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Lithograph

Expressionist Notre Dame of Paris with the Seine River and Tugboat
By Gen Paul
Located in New York, NY
. Painting Depicts a mixed media gouache view of Notre Dame with a tugboat on the Seine River. Overall 34 x
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1940s Expressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Mixed Media

River Bure, Norfolk. East Anglia. English Rural Landscape. Tugboat and Barges.
By Rowland Hilder
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Rowland Hilder. British ( b.1905 - d.1993 ). River Bure, Norfolk. Oil on Board. Signed. Image size 15.6 inches x 19.3 inches ( 39cm x 49cm ). Frame size 23.2 inches x 26.8 inches ( ...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage Tugboats

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Oil, Board

Bonnie Bill - Tugboat at the Dock in Boston - Seascape in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Harbor scene by Claire Weist (American, 1930-2014). The Bonnie Bill is docked along with several other boats. Seagulls circle overhead in a pale sky. The colors in this piece are bol...
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1950s Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Mid Century Hand Drawn Mixed Media of C1939 Brooklyn Bridge & Manhattan Skyline
Located in Port Jervis, NY
tugboat passing under the bridge. Well done and a great perspective from a long lost era. Signed and dated.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Tugboats

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Glass, Hardwood, Paint, Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Cunard Europe America New York Cruise
Located in London, GB
transatlantic ocean liners RMS Queen Mary Arriving at New York being towed by three tugboats sailing past the
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1950s British Vintage Tugboats

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Paper

1960s NYC East River Cityscape Painting
Located in Garnerville, NY
tugboat and Silhouette figure in the foreground are juxtaposed with the highly illuminated background of
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Canvas

'Fishing Boat in Harbor', Oakland, California, Woman artist
By Paula Koloday
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A mid-century oil of a tugboat moored in a calm harbor with a view towards a misty industrial port
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1960s Vintage Tugboats

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Oil

Untitled Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting New York Artist
By John Opper
Located in Beachwood, OH
which conveys just the feeling" that the subjects—East River tugboats, old garages, and scenes around
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1950s Abstract Vintage Tugboats

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Oil

PONT NEUF LE SOIR Signed Lithograph Paris Night Scene Historic Bridge, Moon Boat
By Michel Delacroix
Located in Union City, NJ
with a baby carriage, flowers, children, small dog, and a black tugboat billowing smoke heading up
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1990s Contemporary Vintage Tugboats

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Lithograph

New York Harbor Tug Edmond J. Moran
Located in Norwell, MA
as a tugboat agent. 33 x 12 1/2 x 21 1/2
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20th Century Vintage Tugboats

New York Harbor Tug Edmond J. Moran
New York Harbor Tug Edmond J. Moran
H 21.5 in W 33 in D 12 in
1960's London Travel Poster by Studio Seven
By Studio Seven
Located in London, GB
Cathedral, a tugboat on the river Thames and a red route-master bus. This would have been a generic poster
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1960s British Vintage Tugboats

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Paper

1960's London Travel Poster by Studio Seven
1960's London Travel Poster by Studio Seven
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H 8 in W 26 in D 0.004 in
Early 20th Century Scratch-Built Clockwork Boat
Located in London, GB
scratch-built clockwork tugboat. Hand crafted from found objects, this charming object boasts, original
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1930s British Folk Art Vintage Tugboats

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Wood

Ness Harbor, Butt of Lewis, Scotland. Hebrides. Western Isles Landscape
By Gyrth Russell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
orange sail and a tugboat with a yellow funnel. There are a handful of people standing along the harbor
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Canvas, Oil

Joseph Webster Golinkin, On the Dock, Banana Boat, New Orleans
By Joseph Webster Golinkin
Located in New York, NY
. There's entire crowd of workers waiting to unload the freighter that's being nudged in by a tugboat. One
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1930s Ashcan School Vintage Tugboats

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Lithograph

Citrine, Tsavorite, and Diamond Pendant in Platinum
Located in Southbury, CT
but I could find no maker's mark. So the creator of this chic and tugboat-sturdy necklace must remain
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1990s Unknown Artisan Vintage Tugboats

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Citrine, Diamond, Tsavorite, Platinum

Wedgwood Porcelain Plaque of The Clipper Ship, Golden West
By Wedgwood
Located in Downingtown, PA
maple veneered wood frame. In the background is the famous tugboat Ceres. Printed on the reverse
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1970s English Victorian Vintage Tugboats

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Porcelain

Mid century PT10 serving cart by Cees Brakeman for Pastoe, Netherlands 1950s
By Pastoe, Cees Braakman
Located in ECHT, NL
Rotsoord. Since 2016, the factory has been on the Tugboat in Houten. UMS focused on the general public
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Plywood

Chestnut Street's New Theatre
Located in Fort Washington, PA
mystery stories in The Saturday Evening Post. He also illustrated the “Tugboat Annie” series for the same
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1940s Other Art Style Vintage Tugboats

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Board, Gouache

Oil Painting by Well Known Cartoonist and Illustrator Upper East Side, Manhattan
By Sandy Huffaker
Located in Surfside, FL
East River and tugboat in background. The 1970s were the “glory days,” Huffaker says, for himself and a
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Canvas, Oil

Cunard-White Star Lines R.M.S. QUEEN MARY and Moet Chandon Original Advertising
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
into service to Southampton on March 27, 1936 with much fanfare and several tugboat escorts. She would
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Tugboats

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Cunard Europe America New York Cruise
Located in London, GB
transatlantic ocean liners RMS Queen Mary Arriving at New York being towed by three tugboats sailing past the
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1950s Vintage Tugboats

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Paper

Vintage Art Etching Farm with Cow and Farmer, Famed Children's Book Illustrator
By Tibor Gergely
Located in Surfside, FL
Scuffy the Tugboat. Many of his better known books were published by Little Golden Books and a selection
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Etching

Farmers Gardening Etching, (After Vincent Van Gogh) Famed Children's Book Author
By Tibor Gergely
Located in Surfside, FL
Scuffy the Tugboat. Many of his better known books were published by Little Golden Books and a selection
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Etching

Vintage Art Etching Farm with Cow and Farmer, Famed Children's Book Illustrator
By Tibor Gergely
Located in Surfside, FL
Scuffy the Tugboat. Many of his better known books were published by Little Golden Books and a selection
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Etching

Farm house by Famed Childrens Book Illustrator Tibor Gergely
By Tibor Gergely
Located in Surfside, FL
, Tootle, and Scuffy the Tugboat. Many of his better known books were published by Little Golden Books and
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Mid-20th Century Vintage Tugboats

Tugboat Annie
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Evening Post serial "Tugboat Annie." The first "Tugboat Annie" story was published in the July 11, 1931
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1950s American Realist Vintage Tugboats

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Tugboat View)
By Arnold Friedman
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower left: “FRIEDMAN”�
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1930s Vintage Tugboats

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Oil, Board

Tugboat on a river with bridge and buildings. Title - Tugboat on the River
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
dimensions given for Tugboat on the River are the framed dimensions. They are provided for the purpose of
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1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Paper, Gouache

Ronald Reagan in Tugboat Annie Sails Again Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
"Tugboat Annie Sails Again". This is a limited edition fine art C-Print, hand numbered out of an edition
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1940s Vintage Tugboats

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print

Fritzler, Gerald J., watercolor on paper, Afternoon in Mesvagiss
By Gerald J. Fritzler
Located in Norwalk, CT
Watercolor on paper,"Afternoon in Mevagissey" depicting tugboats in a harbor. SLL,
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20th Century American Vintage Tugboats

Manhattan Night
By Earl Horter
Located in Oakland, CA
tugboat in the foreground. Signed, titled and dedicated in pencil.
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1930s Vintage Tugboats

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Aquatint

Train Depot
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
city expanded in both industry and recreation in the 1930s. The trains and tugboats that transported
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1930s American Realist Vintage Tugboats

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Paper, Watercolor

Locomotive, Port Jervis, NY
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
city expanded in both industry and recreation in the 1930s. The trains and tugboats that transported
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1930s American Realist Vintage Tugboats

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Paper, Watercolor

Along the Waterfront
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
city expanded in both industry and recreation in the 1930s. The trains and tugboats that transported
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1930s American Realist Vintage Tugboats

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Paper, Pencil, Watercolor

Brooklyn Bridge
By Felicie Howell
Located in New York, NY
mosaic that complements the cool violet shadows of the bridge. The tugboat is a reminder of the non-stop
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20th Century Vintage Tugboats

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Canvas, Oil

Hamilton WW II M 22 Nautical Chronometer Navigation Watch
By Hamilton
Located in Palm City, FL
smaller size ships including PT Boats, patrol craft, sub chasers, mine layers and ocean going tugboats
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1940s American Vintage Tugboats

Breezy Day
By Henry Scott
Located in Washington, DC
’ leading ‘Star of Bengal’ The American Clipper ‘Sea Serpent’ Tugboat, San Francisco Harbour Racing Yacht at
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Oil

Women in shawls approaching a village. Title - Village of Green Towers
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
into a study of form. In Tugboat against the City Skyline, plate 21, detail is of secondary interest to
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1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Oil, Wood Panel

Quintessential still life by Markey. Title - Still Life with Goblet and Fruit
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
. This preoccupation with the shape of things ultimately evolves into a study of form. In Tugboat against
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1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Oil, Wood Panel

Country folk in mid-century, rural Ireland. Title - Sunday Morning
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
preoccupation with the shape of things ultimately evolves into a study of form. In Tugboat against the City
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1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Paper, Gouache

Title - Jug of Flowers with Vase
By Markey Robinson
Located in East Hampton, NY
preoccupation with the shape of things ultimately evolves into a study of form. In Tugboat against the City
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1980s Post-Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Oil, Board

"Tugboats under Brooklyn Bridge"
By Bela DeTirefort
Located in Southampton, NY
tugboats on the East River. Oil on artist board. Signed and dated lower right, 1961. Condition excellent
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1960s Post-Impressionist Vintage Tugboats

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Oil

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tugboat Blueprint
Located in Norwell, MA
Detailed American tugboat blueprint. Original blueprint showing a large profile view of a B&O
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1930s American Vintage Tugboats

Materials

Paper

Large Vintage Tugboat in Glass Case
Located in East Hampton, NY
Impressive vintage tugboat model in a beautiful wood framed glass case....
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1950s American Vintage Tugboats

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Metal

Framed Oil on Canvas of Tugboat
Located in Norwell, MA
Framed oil on canvas of a tugboat. Signature is indistinguishable. Dimensions: 37.5" H x 47" L.
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20th Century Vintage Tugboats

Framed Oil on Canvas of Tugboat
Framed Oil on Canvas of Tugboat
H 37.5 in W 47 in D 2 in
Compass from the New York City Tugboat "Reliable II"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Salvaged from a New York City tug.
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1960s American Vintage Tugboats

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Large Model Ship of the Anteo Tugboat in Hardwood Frame Glass Exhibition Case
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very large Anteo Tugboat in a mahogany and glass
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20th Century English Post-Modern Vintage Tugboats

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Glass, Hardwood

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Vintage Tugboats For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage tugboats is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Art Deco editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Post-Impressionist. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the vintage tugboats that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, brown and orange. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Tibor Gergely, Markey Robinson, Michel Delacroix, Reginald Marsh and William McDowell produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, paper and oil paint.

How Much are Vintage Tugboats?

The average selling price for vintage tugboats we offer is $2,000, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $65,000 for the highest priced.