Identify the author of your unsigned antique Ship Portrait or Marine Painting

Congratulations, you have found an unique site in the Internet which can help you to recognize, appraise and sell your antique Ship Portrait or Marine Painting from the period of 1780 to 1923.
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A good way to recognize also unsigned artwork is to compare with paintings of secured authorship. Therefore we supply here pages which contain more than 1000 color illustrations from our archive.
Please note that this pages can help you only, if your painting has a maritime subject eg. with a ship, a coastal scene or a harbor and has been painted prior to 1923! If so please check the technique and the likely period and make your choice:
III) Watercolor or Gouache from 1780 to 1850
IV) Watercolor or Gouache from 1850 to 1923
V) Reverse on Glass Painting from the period of 1780 to 1923
VI) Additionally: Identify Ship Portraits from 1780-1930 with the name of the vessel - See our Index
If you have not recognized the artist or want to confirm, who has executed your (unsigned) work and want to sell the painting we invite you to contact us for a free consultation. Please refer to "Contact" with further information.