Fine Art Emporium - Ship Portraits, Marine Art and Nautical Antiques
 
Art Gallery of Old Ship Portraits and Marine Paintings
 
Fine Paintings of Sailing Ships from all over the world
Portrait of the "Slieve Donard"  19th Century
and of Steamers, Yachts and other seagoing Vessels...
For the shiplover and for research we are providing on these pages descriptions and illustrations from old Ship Portraits and Marine Art (1780-1923) in Private Collections worldwide. Enjoy your journey through nearly 150 years of maritime history!
Selections by Type of Vessel:
01) Early Sailing Vessels from 1780 to 1830 (including Napoleonic Wars period)
02) Sailing Vessels from 1830 to 1870 (eight pages with pics)
03) Sailing Vessels from 1870 to 1923 (four pages with pics)
04) Transition: Steamers with Sails from 1850 on (with pics)
05) Steamers without Sails after 1880 (with pics)
06) Yachts, Tugs and Fishing Vessels of all periods (two pages with pics)
07) Seascapes, Coastal Scenes, Maritime Genre and other Marine Art (one page with 173 k)
Selections by Nationality of the Vessel:
08) German Sailing Vessel and Steamers (two pages with each ca. 220 k)
09) British Sailing Vessels and Steamers (size ca. 284 k)
10) Dutch, Belgian, Italian and French Sailing Vessels and Steamers (one page with ca. 130 k)
11) Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Sailing Vessels and Steamers (two pages with each ca. 145 k)
12) Spanish and Russian Sailing Vessels and Steamers (one page with ca. 55 k)
13) American, Canadian and other Sailing Vessels and Steamers (one page with ca. 65 k)
Selections by Nationality of the Artist:
14) Paintings by Continental Artists from Germany, France, The Netherlands, Belgium etc. (three pages, total 605 k)
15) Paintings by British and Irish Artists (two pages, total ca. 240 k)
16) Paintings by Italian and Maltese Artists (one page with ca. 195 k)
17) China Trade Ship Portraits from Hong Kong, Canton, Calcutta etc. (one page with ca. 95 k)
18) Paintings by Scandinavian Artists from Denmark, Sweden and Norway (one page with ca. 200 k)
19) Paintings by American, Australian and other Artists (one page with ca. 200 k)
Identify (also unsigned) paintings by comparing with works of secured authorship - Index by technique of painting:
20) Oilpaintings from 1780 to 1850 (two pages)
21) Oilpainting from 1850 to 1923 (ten pages with pics)
22) Watercolor or Gouache from 1780 to 1850 (three pages with pics)
23) Watercolor or Gouache from 1850 to 1923 (four pages with pics)
24) Reverse on Glass Painting from the period of 1780 to 1923 (one page with pics)
Further Selection to identify landmarks near the sea:
25) Topographical Index (backgrounds): China (Hong Kong) (Pearl River) / Denmark (Elsinore and Kronborg Castle) (Skagen) / England (Dover Cliffs) (Goole) (Lundy Island) (Mersey) / France (Chanel) (Dunkerque) (Le Havre) (Marseilles) / Germany (Heligoland) (Cuxhaven and Elbe) / Italy (Leghorn) (Naples, Vesuvius) (Trieste) (Venice) / Malta (Valetta) / Norway (Bergen) / Spain (Gibraltar) / The Netherlands and Belgium (Flushing) (Ostend) (Antwerp) (Texel Island) / Turkey (Bosphorus) / USA (New York)
Do you want to search by the Name of the Vessel or name of the Artist ? More than 2,000 names of ships, which were painted in the last 200 years can be found in our "Register of Ship Portraits in Private Collections and the Art Trade". Do you want to sell your ship painting ?

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