Noted marine painter and etcher James Craig Nicoll was born in New York City in 1846. He studied art under Mauritz F.H. de Haas, a well-known marine painter who worked for the Royal Dutch Court and as the official U. S. government artist of Admiral Farragut’s flagship during the Civil War. Nicoll was a prolific artist who worked in the luminist style during the 1860s and 1870s, and most often painted seascapes of the New England and Long Island coasts. From the 1880s on, he utilized a more muted, earthy palette. Nicoll exhibited New England seascapes as early as 1868 and regularly showed works that bear titles such as Rhode Island Coast, Near Point Judith, and Thatcher’s Island, Massachusetts. Nicoll also painted in Shrub Oak, Westchester County, New York, where he owned a weekend and summer home. In 1879, Nicoll taught etching to his good friend Kruseman Van Elten, also a noted marine painter.
In 1880, Nicoll was elected an associate of the National Academy, and he became a full Academician in 1885. From 1867 to 1900, Nicoll exhibited annually at the National Academy of Design. He also exhibited at the American Watercolor Society, American Fund Society, New York Etching Club, Artists’ Aid Society, New York Municipal Art Society, and the Century Association. His honors included medals from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (1888), New Orleans Exposition (1885), American Art Association (1888), Atlanta Exposition (1895), and the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo (1901). Nicoll’s paintings are housed in important public collections, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Newark Museum, New Jersey; Mattatuck Museum, Woodbury, Connecticut; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
(Biography provided by Godel & Co. Fine Art)
Duck Hunting Scene
By James Craig Nicoll
Located in New York, NY
James Craig Nicoll paints figures obscured by tall grass on a small island off a coast lined with bare trees observing a flock of waterfowl in his oil painting, “Duck Hunting Scene.”
Canvas, Oil
$4,213Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.68 in W 11.82 in
Circle Wouwerman, Horseman by a Tent, Riders Playing Cards, Dutch Old Master
By Philips Wouwerman
Located in Greven, DE
Circle Wouwerman, Horseman by a Tent, Riders Playing Cards (?), Old Master Dutch Art, Travellers or Riders resting by a tent and gambling
Canvas, Oil
Moonlight and Mist
By Eliot Clark
Located in Greenville, DE
New York City artist Eliot Candee Clark was well known for his impressionist landscapes. He was the son of painter Walter Clark. Many of his paintin...
Canvas, Oil
$8,338Sale Price|25% Off
H 51.19 in W 33.47 in D 1.19 in
Venice Landscape Italian Oil on Canvas Painting in Gilt Wood Frame, Belle Epoque
Located in Firenze, IT
This delightful turn of the century (early 20th century) oil on canvas painting represents an Italian landscape with one of the most famous squares in the world: Piazza San Marco in ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,845Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.21 in W 15.95 in D 1.97 in
18th Century by Paolo Monaldi Peasants Playing Cards Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Paolo Monaldi (Rome, Italy, 1710-1779) Title: Peasants playing cards Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Without frame 31 x 40.5 cm - with frame 43.5 x 52 cm Carved and gilded wooden f...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$17,321Sale Price|20% Off
H 34.26 in W 29.53 in
Van der Bent, Southern Landscape with woman animals, Dutch Old Master, Berchem
Located in Greven, DE
17th Century Old Master, Figurative and Landscape Painting by Jan Van der Bent So far, little is known about the life and work of Jan van der Bent. He was...
Canvas, Oil
$2,574
H 37.41 in W 52.37 in D 1.19 in
Temple of Paestum, Max Usadel (ca. 1880-1950), 1912, Oil Paint on Canvas
Located in Greding, DE
Max Usadel (ca.1880-1950), Temple of Paestum, dat. 1912 View of the temple of Paestum with two ox carts in the foreground. The setting sun creates a dramati...
Canvas, Oil
$3,277
H 35.04 in W 45.67 in D 2.37 in
Forest Landscape, Germany, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Landscape painting with figures, a large central deciduous tree, and cattle in the background. Unsigned. Oil on canvas, relined. Image size: 74 x 101 cm. Empire frame, gold-patinate...
Canvas, Oil
$3,360Sale Price|30% Off
H 21 in W 18 in D 2 in
"Les Falaise Normande" (The Cliffs Of Normand)
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Falaise Normande” / The Cliffs of Normand. A sea scape with high cliffs, the beach, and two fishermen. The cliffs are in browns, tans and olives a...
Canvas, Oil
$3,772
H 21.66 in W 29.53 in D 0.79 in
18th Century Winter Landscape Italian School Winter Snow Oil on Canvas White
Located in Sanremo, IT
Painting, oil on canvas, measuring 55 x 75 cm without frame and 63 x 83 cm with frame, depicting a winter landscape by an Italian school from the first half of the 18th century. Ou...
Canvas, Oil
"Les Parcs" (Arcacheon Bay, France)
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Parcs” Arcachon Bay, France. Oil on Canvas, framed. Signed lower right, signed and titled on back. Wonderful blues, greens and browns in a shore l...
Canvas, Oil
$41,257
H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 1.97 in
View on the Governor’s Palace in Paramaribo, Surinam
Located in Amsterdam, NL
GOVERT VAN EMMERIK (1808-1882) View on the Governor’s Palace in Paramaribo, Surinam Signed and dated 1856 Oil on canvas, 70 x 90 cm In large gilt...
Canvas, Oil
$5,304
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 1.58 in
18th Century Architectural Caprice Carlieri School Capriccio Ruins Oil on Canvas
By Alberto Carlieri
Located in Sanremo, IT
This 'Architectural Caprice' (oil painting on canvas, 60 x 50 cm without frame and 70 x 60 cm with frame), consists of the remains of an ancient Roman temple on smooth columns with c...
Canvas, Oil