Ship Portrait of the *Oder* 1861 – The full-rigged HAPAG Packet-Ship on her yoyage from New York to Hamburg off Heligoland (right), a steamer passing on the left, it is flying the Hamburg flag, the HAPAG ensign and the signs of the Marryot Code – Oil on canvas – 46 x 64 cm (18 x 25 1/4 in.) – signed lower right "P. Holm" and dated 1861 – good condition (relined, crackle, slight inpaint in the sky), valuable period frame - Click here for larger illustrations

Note: A magnificent, lively and bright ship portrait by Holm, who worked usually together with Lorenz Petersen and later with his son Heinrich. The "Oder" was built 1851 for the HAPAG (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien-Gesellschaft) and sold in 1868 to R.V. Beselin. One year later it was lost off Key West. It brought during their service a large number of European emigrants to the United States of America. Please refer to the page for P.C. Holm.

Lorenz Petersen (German, 1803-1870) and Peter Christian Holm (German, 1823-1888) - Ship Portrait of the German Brigg MATHILDE, Capt. J.C. Petersen 1861, the vessel of Hamburg under full sail off Cuxhaven with the "Alte Liebe" lighthouse beyond – signed and dated "L. Petersen & P. Holm Gebr." - Oil on canvas - 47 x 65 cm (18 1/2 x 25 5/8 in.) – The Werder Collection, Germany

Note: The Brigg *Mathilde* was built in 1852 in Westervik (Sweden) and acquired in 1861 by the shipping company Joachim Reimers in Hamburg through the broker Brauss in Hamburg. The vessel made only one journey, Petersen´s journey to Rio Grande do S. from 1861-1864 was ill-fated and MATHILDE was lost at sea on Sept. 4th, 1864 off Tamsin (China). Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright is with the Werder Collection.

Ship Portrait of the American full-rigged Ship "W.F. Schmidt of New York, Capt. B. Sears, passing Flushing 1862", Reverse on Glass Painting - 53 x 70 cm - inscribed with title and dated - original gilt frame - Private Collection Northern Germany

Note: A typical composition by the artist with a large view of the ship in the mouth of the Schelde with Flushing in the background. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for C.L. Weyts.

Ship Portrait of the Danish Brig "Dorothea af Ebeltoft, Captn. A. Carlsen" 1865, the vessel is showing off Christiansoe (near Bornholm), signed inscribed with title along the bottom and dated, Oil on canvas, 45 x 65 cm, good condition, the possession of a Private Collector in Northern Germany

Note: In several of his pictures Reimers used light colors and depicted the vessel in a sunshine situation. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Heinrich Reimers.

Lorenz Petersen (German, 1803-1870) - Ship Portrait of the German Bark CARLOTA (of Hamburg) geführt von Capt. T.S. Groot 1865, the vessel under full sails off the mouth of the Elbe with Cuxhaven and the lighthouse "Alte Liebe" in the background – signed and dated "L. Petersen pinxt 1865" - Oil on canvas - 62 x 93 cm (24 3/8 x 36 5/8 in.) – The Werder Collection, Germany

Note: Das erste Schiff des Hamburger Reeders Eduard Beatus Crasemann, die *Carlota*, wurde in Neuhof bei Hamburg von Ernst Dreyer erbaut. Kapitän T.S. Groot aus Westerland / Sylt führte den Segler 1859-62 nach Melbourne und Liverpool, 1862-63 nach Islay / Peru, Callao und Rotterdam. Die letzte Reise ging 1863 nach Singapur, Hong Kong und Akyab. In Hamburg zurück wurde die Bark am 19.9.1865 an Reeder Kirch in Altona verkauft. Die Nachkommen des Kapitäns T.S. Groot aus Keitum / Sylt veräußerten das auf dem Dachboden lagernde Gemälde 1975. Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright is with the Werder Collection.

Carl Justus Fedeler (German, 1837-1897) - Ship Portrait of the German full-rigged Ship EUROPA of Bremen, 1868 or 1869 – the vessel under full sail off an unidentified Island, a rowing boat in the forground, the Bark UNION of Bremen in the background - Oil on canvas – 67 x 102 cm (26 3/8 x 40 1/8 in.) – signed "C. Fedeler" and indistincly dated – The Werder Collection, Germany

Note: More information about the history of the Ship *Europa* and the Bark *Union* are available (in German language) on the page with the enlarged picture. Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the Werder Collection.

Shipping on the Bosphorus 1869, a British Man-of-War (second rate with up to 90 cannons) in the foreground on its way to Constantinopel with Turkish fishing craft beyond off the coastline of Scutari, signed and dated, Oil on canvas, 58 x 87 cm, painting and original gilt frame in perfect condition, not relined and no significant restoration (mint), Karsten Buchholz Gallery, Hamburg, Germany,

Note: Click on the image to see a larger illustration. The artist painted this scene from his own experience after travelling to Constantinopel. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Franz Hünten.

Ship Portrait of the German Bark "Pansewitz von Barth, Capt. Joh. Wallis" ca. 1870, the vessel under full sail at sea with an unidentified coastline in the background, inscribed with titel at the bottom, Oil on canvas, 50 x 75 cm, good condition, not relined, original frame, the possession of a Private Collector in Berlin, Germany

Note: Although unsigned this is guaranteed to be a painting by August Laschke. As we know from the Register he did not always sign his works. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for August Laschke.

August Laschke (German, 1815-1877) - Ship Portrait of the Bark DOLLY, Capt. H.L. Schultz 1870 – The German vessel from Greifswald is shown under full sail off a coastline, a steamer in the background - Oil on canvas – 51 x 76 cm (20 x 30 in.) – signed "A. Lasczky" and inscribed with title – The Werder Collection Germany

Note: The coastline in the background is most likely from the area around North Shields and can often be seen in the paintings by the Laschke family. Click here or on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the Werder Collection.

August Laschke (German, 1815-1877) - Ship Portrait of the German Brigg PARTISAN von Ribnitz, Capt. Alb. Köve, ca.1870 – The vessel of Rostock under sail at sea with German steamer shipping beyond – 50,5 x 76,5 cm – signed " A.Lasczky" inscribed with title – The Werder Collection Germany

Note: A typical work by the artist, who depicted in his ship portraits mainly vessels from the German Eastern Baltic coast. Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the Werder Collection.

*Helios* von Hamburg, Capt. P. H. Hansen c. 1870 – The German full–rigged ship under the flag of the North–German Union (black–white–red) at sea with Heligoland in the background – c. 46 x 63 cm – signed and inscribed – good condition – Private Collection Northern Germany

Note: A typical composition by the artist with a technically very well done portrait of the vessel in the Northern Sea. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for M. Truelsen.

Mathias Truelsen (German, 1836-1900) - Ship Portrait of the German Bark "*Mercur* von Neustadt, Capt. H. Reise", ca. 1870, the vessel of Neustadt under full sail off Heligoland – Watercolor – signed "M. Truelsen" (address:) "Fischerstr. 63, Altona" and inscribed with title - 52 x 70 cm (20 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.) – The Werder Collection

Note: The *Mercur* was built in 1864 in Neustadt by J. Tornoe for the shipping company G. Jaede using a wooden construction with brass and iron bolts, no sheat metal. It had eight men crew and GRT 168,56. Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright is with the Werder Collection, Germany.

Ship Portrait of the British Schooner-Brigg "Five Sisters" 1871, the vessel calling for a pilot in the English Channel, signed and dated, Oil on canvas, 53 x 77 cm, very good condition (mint), not relined, original gilt frame, one of a pair of paintings from the same captain, the possession of a Private Collector in Northern Germany

Note: the typical signature of Henry Loos is as follows:

, nearly all of his works are signed. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Henry Loos.

Ship Portrait of the Swedish full-rigged Ship "Krusebjörn fran Hudiksvall" 1871, the vessel is shown under full sail off Heligoland, signed by "H. Petersen & P.C. Holm" and dated, Oil on canvas, 46 x 63 cm, good condition, no inpaint and not relined, original gilt frame, the possession of a Private Collector in Northern Germany.

Note: This painting was executed in co-operation with P.C. Holm. It has the typical composition, colors and frame of a work by these artists at the peak of their artistic carreer. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Heinrich Petersen.

Heinrich Leitner (German, 1842-1913) - Marine Painting with a Brig in the North Sea at evening light 1872 – in the background two three-masted sailing ships in combat and some other vessels in the background – Oil on canvas – 16 3/4 by 30 1/2 inch (42,5 x 77,5 cm) – signed lower left: "H. Leitner" and dated 1872 – good condition, in a 19th Century bird`s eye frame - Private Collection, New Jersey, USA

Note: This painting with the romantic atmosphere is a typical and well executed work from his Oeuvre with interesting sunset light effects on the water and on the starboard side of the Brig. It is possible that it shows an incident from the Danish-Prussian War in 1864, when the Danish forces fighted in the Northern Sea against the Prussian-Austrian fleet. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

Seascape with a German Fishing Vessels at sea, 1873, signed by Franz Hünten and dated, Oil on canvas, ca. 27 x 40 cm, period gilt frame, the possession of a Private Collector in Hamburg, Northern Germany

Note: This work needs to be cleaned. The dirt on it makes it a little dark. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Franz Hünten.

Seascape with German Fishing Vessels at evening dusk, ca. 1875, signed, Oil on canvas, ca. 40 x 60 cm, period gilt frame, the possession of a Private Collector in Hamburg, Northern Germany

Note: A typical marine painting by Franz Hunten with German fishing craft in the Northern or Baltic Sea. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Franz Hünten.

Ship Portrait of the *Menai Straits off Cape de la Heve* 1878 – The British Bark under full sail passing Cape Heve (near Le Havre), a pilot boat arriving in the background – Oil on canvas – 62 x 92 cm (24 1/2 x 36 in.) – signed lower right "Ed Adam", dated "1878" and further inscribed "Havre" – good condition, not relined, one repair in the left sky section, slight inpaint, usual crackle, nice old gold frame - Click here for a larger picture.

Note: An early and very well done work by the famous French ship portrait artist with a romantic early evening impression. Paintings with a quality like this one were the reason why Adam Senior has been elected as official marine painter for the French government and why he is represented in the Musee de la Marine in Paris with a permanent exhibition. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium. Please refer to the page for Ed. Adam.

Ship Portrait of the German Steamer "Australia, Capt. G. Franck" 1885, the German Transatlantic Steamer of Hamburg (Carr Line) with auxiliary sails set on his way to New York in the Mouth of the river Elbe, signed and dated by Heinrich Petersen, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, original gilt frame, the possession of a Collector in Hamburg, Germany.

Note: The typical signature of the artist is as follows:

, we did not see unsigned works up to now. Please refer to our page for H. Petersen.