Whale Oil

Douglas Martenson: "Whale Rock", Oil On Board, Landscape Painting "With my recent work I have returned to some familiar and meaningful locations.

In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps.

Beached Whale, 2014 oil on paper 15-3/4 x 21-1/2" -fr Ann Chamberlin is an American artist that lives and works in Mexico.

Experiments in Europe and America, after 1750, helped to improve the lamp, and when whale oil became plentiful in the early 1800's, lamps became as common as candles.

Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...

In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps.

Bruce Everett’s landscapes in oil are characterized by bold and often dark compositional forms, dramatic effects of light, and a sense of solitude.The combination of both smooth and ...

A charming folk art depiction of the old novelty Victorian Era postcards, showing a "Whale Watch" with a twist. and a bit of whimsy. This painting illustrates a confidant unflappable...

In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps.

In 1981 after being frustrated by his attempts to capture whales on canvas Wyland painted his first public art titled, "Whaling Wall."

Known for her exquisite brushwork and incomparable ability to render movement on a still canvas, McRae Morton continues to expand on her skill by taking brilliant risks with works li...

"Scales They Weigh the Whales With" by Christopher Johnson is a unique, mixed media on paper painting that is signed by the artist on the front.

This elegant pair of early 19th-century Sandwich Glass whale oil lamps is a striking example of American craftsmanship from the 1820s.

Presented by: Tribalmania Gallery Ancient Inuit Eskimo stone "QULLIQ" whale oil stove cooker Origin: Arctic, Hudson Bay, Central Inuit People (Provenance:  Private Carmel Calif...

Antique Exceptional Whole Oil "Suspension" Light, All Original French Celadon "Pate Sur Pate" circa 1850-1860

My father used to have a great friend who was a real whaler. As a kid I always was around when he would visit us. Many times he brought scrimshaws sperm whale teeth that he tried to ...

Great color and likely made by a Boston glass company. The whale oil or other would fill lamp and would have had a wick on top.

Anglo Raj antique 19th century bronze Indian temple oil lamp. Whale oil lamp with 4 wick burners. Fantastic patina and great scale.

Using a combination of finely wrought iron, copper fittings and a brass oil lantern, this torchere originally burned kerosene or whale oil, and had a mechanism to raise and lower it ...

Impressive and unique in its size this large rare oil whaling ship lamp. It is heavy because it is made of wrought iron, the quadruple gimbal in the center kept the whale oil reserv...

The original lyre shaped oil vessel issuing rods designed to facilitate transfer of whale oil to individual oil burners.

The Argonaut was the first Sag Harbor Whaling Ship to round cape horn on it's quest for whale oil. The ship was built on the docks of Sag Harbor in 1814.

This oil on canvas is unsigned.

SUBMARINE AND SPERM WHALE Size: 43.5 x 53 cm (including frame) Oil on board A very engaging nautical whale scene, painted in a naïve style in oil onto canvas, by British artist Matt...

"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...

"Jeni Stallings creates work that often draws from her dreams and personal experiences. She tends to render those moments in a muted, femininity-infused surrealism far from the hard-...

Wheeler mirrored reflectors are highly sought after and the whale tail examples are there most complex and rare. This rare reflector fitted to a decorative bronze Victorian railroad ...

The map shows the three islands of the Nantucket archipelago, with place names and visual accents, as well as a Nantucket "coat-of-arms" of a sailor and harpooneer flanking a whale o...

A group of buildings stand across from the dock and atop one with a sign reading Whale Oil, opposite the departing ship, are a group of people on a widow's walk waving the ship off.

They were hollow and generally filled with whale oil or some other manner of fuel, lit by one or more wicks.

They were hollow and generally filled with whale oil or some other manner of fuel, lit by one or more wicks.

Original painting by Lesia Danilina. Oil on canvas. Oil painting on canvas "Heavenly ocean" about whales in the sky from the series «Fundamentality of the ocean».

They were hollow and generally filled with whale oil or some other manner of fuel, lit by one or more wicks.

Well painted mid to late 19th century American School painting of Whalers attacking a Whale. Wonderfully piece of folk art, this is a very good scene from a long past historical tim...

They were hollow and generally filled with whale oil or some other manner of fuel, lit by one or more wicks.

The fishing industry used barrels for shipping pickled and dried fish, farmers used them for storing grains, butter and cider, merchants used them for storing hardware and dried good...

They are called Kudlik, or Qulliq, intended for burning whale or seal oil. In the 1800s, explorer William Parry wrote, "The fire belonging to each family consists of a single lamp or...

.* This is made in such a way that a canister filled with whale oil could be fit inside from underneath, with a wick at the top that could be lit and a wooden pole underneath.

Rare French whale oil trade shop sign  This is a rare old sign, it is French in origin, there is no longer a trade in whale oil but only a few decades ago shops like these were fa...

Three 19th century, now electrified, gyroscopic whale-oil lamps constructed of iron ribs with a triple gimbal to steady the burning flame in the heaviest seas or winds.

Antique 19th century Japanese gold bronze whale oil lamp (Now Electrified). Shade shown is 18" diameter.

1890s whale oil English hand blown glass bell jar lantern in a aqua blue color.

1890s English hand blown glass bell jar lantern with clear glass, newly made brass hardware. Features three candelabra lights. Price includes restoration. This can be seen at our 400...

19th Century American whale oil lamp. Colorless spherical EAPG glass font, high-lead opalescent white Milk Glass scalloped square base with tapered stem, brass connector, No. 1 fine-...

A small oil on canvas of Niagara Falls showing the original lighthouse attributed to Robert Whale, presented in a period gilded wooden frame.

Impressive and unique in its size this large rare oil whaling ship lamp. It is heavy because it is made of wrought iron, the quadruple gimbal in the center kept the whale oil reser...

Cottagecore aesthetic hand blown clear glass urn shaped table lamp converted to electricity from a whale oil lamp. 19th century The lovely urn form body of this lamp would have be...

A magical moment in life: a whale. It is a horizontal painting that combines the oil on canvas technique with a golden base of acrylic paint covered in phthalo turquoise.

In this vibrant tapestry of texture and color, I've poured my soul into capturing the essence of freedom and joy. The brushstrokes dance with the rhythm of the waves, while the bold ...

SPERM WHALE Size: 23 x 23 cm (including frame) Oil on panel A small and engaging mid-century animal composition painted in a naïve style, executed in oil onto board.

HUMPBACK WHALE Size: 23 x 23 cm Oil on panel A small and engaging mid-century animal composition painted in a naïve style, executed in oil onto board.