Antonio Jacobsen Art

An oil on artist board featuring an American clipper ship by Antonio Jacobsen. Signed and dated 1916 in the lower right corner. Measuring 23.5" x 35.5" including the frame. 1850 - 1...

An oil on artist board featuring an American clipper ship by Antonio Jacobsen. Signed and dated 1916 in the lower right corner. Measuring 23.5" x 35.5" including the frame. 1850 -...

Antonio Jacobsen The Bransford, 1903 Signed, inscribed "West Hoboken," and dated lower right Oil on canvas 22 x 50 inches Antonio Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to a family of violin makers. He was an accomplished string player and throughout his life music was to remain an avocation. He studied at Copenhagen's Royal Academy, and emigrated to the the United States in 1871. He frequented the harbor around Battery Park, sketching, until he was hired by the Marvin Safe Company to decorate safes. Subsequently he received commissions from sea captains, ship owners, and steamship companies. The Old Dominion Line, the Fall River Line, and the White Star Line hired him to paint visual records of their entire fleets; he also received commissions from the Clyde, Black Ball, Mallory, Anchor, and the Red Star Lines. Jacobsen's style is often, though not exclusively, characterized by a flattened perspective. He had a complete understanding of ships and achieved great accuracy of detail in his works. In 1878 Jacobsen married; he remained in New York City until 1880, when he moved to Hoboken, New Jersey. His home became a gathering place for marine artists including James Bard, Fred Cozzens, Fred Pansing, James Buttersworth, Worden Wood...

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, showcasing his signature crisp brushwork and dynamic composition. Jacobsen’s strokes are precise yet expressive, capturing the texture of the ship’s hull and the shimmering movement of the water. The fine detailing in the rigging and smokestack demonstrates his meticulous approach. • The Thingvalla appears to surge forward, cutting through the waves with a palpable sense of momentum. The artist’s use of diagonal lines and the tilt of the vessel enhances the illusion of motion. Jacobsen’s ability to balance realism with artistic flair ensures that the Thingvalla feels alive, as if caught mid-voyage. Bio: Antonio Jacobsen, America's folk art hero recognized for his unsurpassed contributions to America's maritime history, recorded domestic and international ships as they passed through the age of sail to steam. He was a prolific painter and throughout his life painted an estimated 6000 paintings. Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 2 November 1850, where, for generations his family had been violin makers. His father encouraged him to practice a similar craft. At an early age he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Design in Copenhagen, however, reversed family fortunes forced him to withdraw. At the age 18 it was compulsory for him to join the Danish military forces, but he decided instead, to sail for America. He left his family behind and arrived in New York in the early 1870's. Like many other immigrants, he went to New York City's Battery Park looking for work. He passed his days sketching the ships that sailed in and out of the harbor. Not before long a representative from Marvin Safe Company noticed his drawings and offered him a job decorating safes. His ability as an artist was further recognized as he began to receive commissions from sea captains and ship owners and eventually Steamship companies, to record their entire fleet. The Old Dominion Line, The Fall River Line and The White Star Line are some of the steamship companies that commissioned him to paint portraits of all the ship in their respective fleets. In addition, the Clyde Line, the Black Ball Line...

Oil on canvas signed lower right and dated 1891 with inscription 705 Palisade Ave West Hoboken. Antonio Jacobsen was a well-known painter of maritime...

Oil on canvas by Antonio Jacobsen depicting a French ship sailing on a choppy sea. Signed, dated 1888 and inscribed with the artist's address lower ri...

Antique nautical oil painting of the Creole by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850 - 1921) . Oil on board, circa 1908. Signed. Disp...

Antique nautical oil painting of the Horatio Hall by Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850 - 1921) . Oil on board, circa 1908. Signed....

Large oil on panel painting of the excursion paddle steamer, “Massachusetts”. Signed lower right hand, “Antonio Jacobsen, N.Y. 1914, 31 Palisade Ave, West Hoboken NJ”. Condition: Frame has been replaced, original stretcher, relined, professionally cleaned and conserved. Minor in painting and a few touch ups noted. Dimensions: 27.25” x 47.75”. Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850-1921), America’s Folk Art hero recognized for his unsurpassed contributions to America’s maritime history, recorded domestic and international ships as they passed through the age of sail to steam. Jacobsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on November 2, 1850 to a family of violin makers. His father encouraged him to practice a similar craft and at an early age he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Design in Copenhagen. Reversed family fortunes forced him to withdraw at 18, when it was compulsory for him to join the Danish military forces, he decided to set sail for America. Like many immigrants, he went to New York City’s Battery Park looking for work. He passed his days sketching the ships that sailed in and out of the harbor. Soon, a representative from Marvin Safe Company noticed his drawings and offered him a job decorating safes. He received commissions from sea captains and ship owners, and eventually Steamship companies, to record their entire fleet. The Old Dominion Line, the Fall River Line and the White Star Line are some of the companies that commissioned him to paint portraits of all the ships in their respective fleets. In addition, the Clyde Line, the Black Ball Line...

"Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Antonio Jacobsen became one of America's best known and most prolific painters of marine subjects. From 1880, he lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, having studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen. He emigrated to New York in 1871 to avoid serving in the Franco-Prussian War, and got a job decorating safes. At that time, he began painting portraits of the vessels of the Old Dominion Steamship Line...

Built in 1854 for C.H. Marshall, by then the owners and operators of New York's famous Black Ball packet line, by William H. Webb, New York's premier ship builder. This powerful painting of the Packet James Foster by Jacobsen depicts the energy of the rolling waves as well as the wind rippling through the sails and flags of this ship. Among the flags are the American flag and various signal flags, which include the White Pennant flag...