American Harbor Scene Oil Painting

In the tradition of 1930s impressionist, here is a painting by H. A. Burnham of a harbor scene, displaying confident brushstrokes and a striking tropical palette. This oil painting c...

Venetian harbor scene with St Marks in the background oil on oak panel. Exceptional quality. Signed illegibly lower left. From an old Philadelphia collection.

This striking American impressionist oil on canvas harbor scene entitled “Sails Up” features colorful boats and figures by well-known Dutch / American artist Anthony Thieme. Signed in lower lefthand corner. “Anthony Thieme 1888 –1954 was a landscape and marine painter and a major figure of the Rockport, MA School of American regional art. Born in Rotterdam, Thieme studied there at the Academie of Fine Arts for two years and then, briefly, at the Royal Academy, the Hague. He traveled widely in Europe, frequently finding work as a stage designer. Thieme traveled to the United States at the age of 22. He quickly found work as a stage designer at the Century Theater in New York, designing sets for the Russian...

This extra large painting was created by John (Johannes, Hubertus) Be´vort, from the Netherlands. It features a maritime or harbour scene and was painted with dark colors showing a rough weather scene. Seagulls complete it, together with upcoming sunshine. Signature: Right lower corner. Artist information: John Be´vort was born in 1917 in Utrecht and was a flamboyant character. During the war he rented a room in a monastery and started painting. Later he had his own rooms in the Choorstraat where he set up a studio in the catacombs. Since then he worked together with his friend and painter Peter Brouwer. He had no head...

Painting depicts a scene from Skagen, Denmark, a settlement which began during the Middle Ages as a fishing village. It's seascapes, fishermen and evening light, made it become popu...

WPA street scene painting American school. Unsigned, could be NYC.