Ship Portrait of the Norwegian Bark "Brigida af Drammen, Captn. L.P. Galmeyer" 1871, the vessel under full sail calling for a pilot with white cliffs in the distance, signed and dated, Watercolor and Gouache 56 x 80 cm, good condition, ex-collection of the Maritime Historian Holm-Petersen of Troense, Private Collection Northern Germany

Note: The sky and the sails are painted in watercolor (heightened with white), while the hull and sea section is painted in Gouache. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for A. Lind.

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.

Edvard Skari - Shipping in the Oresund, Kronborg Castle beyond, ca. late 1870s or early 1880s, a full-rigged Ship is passing the Oresund and taking a pilot, many other sailing vessels in the background - signed lower right - Oil on canvas 60 x 95 cm (24 by 37 1/2 inch) without the frame - good condition (not relined, a few areas of repairs and inpaint, mainly in the sky) - Property of a European Collection

Note: The artist painted some versions with this motif. Another, larger example (80 by 126 cm and dated 1878) is in the Collection of the Norges Rederiforbund (described and illustrated under Nr. 22 in "Norsk Maritim Malerkunst" and in the Art Maritim Catalogue 2000) and the Norsk Sjofartsmuseum has as well a similar painting by Skari in their "Gram-Salen" on permanent exhibition. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

Ship Portrait of the Danish Brig "Marie, Capt. C.C. Nielsen 1880", the vessel is shown off the harbor of Trieste with other shipping beyond, Oil on canvas, 45 x 73 cm, on the stretcher are noted the journeys of the vessel by the Captain`s son P. Nielsen, the possession of a Private Collector in Western Germany - Note: the typical signature of the artist is as follows:

, nearly all works are signed. Please refer to the our page for Basi Ivancovich.

Ship Portrait of the Danish Brig "Janet af Kastrup, Capt. Christensen 1881", the vessel shown under full sail off Skagen Lighthouse with other shipping beyond, signed, dated and inscribed, Gouache, 45 x 60 cm, very good condition, original frame, the possession of a Private Collector in Northern Germany

Note: the typical signature of Jorgen Dahl is as follows: , the inscription with the ship`s and captain`s name is written in a different style. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Jorgen Dahl.

William H. Yorke (British, 1847-1921) - Ship Portrait of the Norwegian Bark "Bark Kristine af Drammen - Capt. E.B. Thor" ca. 1882 - The vessel is shown under full sail and in fair weather off a coastline - Oil on canvas, 51 x 76 cm (20 by 30 inch) - signed "W.H. Yorke, Liverpool, 1882 or 1884" and inscribed in the center water section with the title, ship`s name also mentioned a second time on the hull - Private Collection Maine, USA
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Note: The vessel is shown off a coastline which I believe are the Skerries with the reef and lighthouse This is a typical and early fair weather ship portrait by the artist with a very lively sea and bright execution of the Bark. Click on image to enlarge. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

Ship Portrait of the Danish Brig "Asta" 1883, shown under full sail off the English coast with a headland and lighthouse (probably the South Stack), Oil on canvas, 51 x 75 cm, signed "W.H. Yorke" and dated, very good condition, not relined, no inpaint, original gilt frame, the possession of an International Collector

Note: A typical composition by the artist of his matured period where the shadow of the hull can be seen in the water section. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium, Hamburg 1999. The typical signature of the artist is as follows: 99% of his paintings are signed. Click here.

Seascape with a Bark and other shipping off Kornborg Castle, Elsinore, ca. 1885, evening light impression in the Baltic Sea, signed and indistinctly dated, Oil on canvas, ca. 50 x 70 cm, not relined, original frame, the possession of a Private Collector in Northern Germany

Note: Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Thorvald Moeller.

William H. Yorke (British, 1847-1921) - Ship Portrait of the Swedish Barkentine "Emanuel" 1889, the vessel under full sail at calm sea off a costline near Liverpool with an Island and a Lighthouse on the left, other shipping beyond - inscribed with the ship`s name on a name flag and on the hull, signed lower right "W.H. Yorke" and dated 1889 - Oil on canvas, old relining (first half of the 20th C.), old inscription on the stretcher with information about the vessel - 20 by 30 inch. (51 x 76,5 cm) - Private Collection Maryland, USA
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Note: As the inscription on the original stretcher tells us the "Emanuel" stranded near Skagen (Denmark) on March 7 in 1890 (the crew of 8 men was saved). This is a typical fair weather ship portrait by the artist with a very lively sea and bright execution of the barkentine. Click on image to enlarge. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

William H. Yorke (British, 1847-1921) - Ship Portrait of the Steamer "Feringur" 1894 – The Danish vessel shown at sea with an unidentified British coastline (near Liverpool) beyond - 50 x 74 cm - signed "W.H. Yorke" and dated - good condition, original frame – Private Collection Northern Germany

Note: The artist did not like to paint steamers because he thought the old fashioned sailing ships are more beautiful. Nevertheless this is a good quality work by him showing all his artistic performance. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium.

John Henry Mohrmann (American, 1857-1916) - Ship Portrait of the Danish Steamer "L. P. Holmblad" with auxilliary sails set at sea heading for Antwerp 1894, the vessel is shown on a calm sea with a sailing ship in the background - signed and dated "H. Mohrmann 1894" lower left - Oil on canvas - 60 x 100 cm (24 x 39 in) - good condition, not relined, inpaint visible under ultraviolet light in some sky and water sections - in the original veneered wooden frame and on the original stretcher - Private European Collection

Note: This is a typical and early large size work by the artist with a slight "on-Deck" view of the vessel. The captain and other the seaman are shown on board. The "L.P. Holmblad" was most likely named after the famous Dragor industrialist Lauritz Peter Holmblad, who had a manufacturing fabric in Amager, Denmark. Photo Copyright of the images is with the FineArtEmporium. Click on the illustration to see larger and detail photos.

Ship Portrait of the Danish Brigantine "Clara af Fanö, Capt. J. Carstensen 1897, the vessel under full sail off an unidentified coastline, signed, inscribed "Havre" and dated, Watercolor, 21 x 34 cm, good condition, the possession of a Private Collector in Northern Germany.

Note: A small but charming ship portrait by the artist in careful execution. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for E. Grandin.

Ship Portrait of the Danish DFDS Steamer "Nicolai II" 1909, the vessel is shown in the Harbor of Antwerp with a local boat in the foreground, signed and dated, Oil on canvas, 50 x 70 cm, the possession of a Private Collector in Berlin, Germany

Note: The church shown in the distance is visible on nearly all paintings by Henry Mohrmann with a view of Antwerp in the background. Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the FineArtEmporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for John Henry Mohrmann.

Ship Portrait of the Swedish Topsail Schooner "Sven of Norrköping, Capt. N.P. Nielsson, painted before 1910 , the vessel under full sail off a coastline with a steamer in the distance, signed and inscribed, Watercolor, 35 x 52 cm, the possession of a Private Collector in Berlin, Germany

Note: The hull of the vessel has been heightened with white, the ensigns has been painted with Gouache color. Everything else is executed in watercolor, where the colors have been faded slightly. Often Reuben Chappell water-colors are even much more faded than this one and the sky has a brown tone. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium. Please refer to the FineArtEmporium page for Chappell.