European School

19th Century Continental Oil Painting City River Busy Shipping Scene framed

The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheeba British School, early 19th century, apparently unsigned though the previous owner insisted it was. after the earlier painting by Claude Lorrai...

Tall ships in a rocky bay, with figures in Eastern costume in boats and on the shoreline 19th Century School oil on canvas, framed framed: 39.5 x 3...

Tall ships in a rocky bay, with figures in Eastern costume in boats and on the shoreline 19th Century School, unsigned oil on canvas, framed framed...

Dutch Vessels Morning Light by C.W. Smith (British, early 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 15.5 x 21.5 inches canvas: 12 x 18 inches inscribed verso Provenance: pr...

This superb large early 18th century Old Master Italian marine oil painting is attributed to a follower of Dutch artist Abraham Storck. Painted circa 1700, the composition is an Ital...

This captivating seascape presents a masterful coastal harbor scene from the 18th century, attributed to an unknown master of marine art. The composition is built around 2 watchtower...

Ludwig Hermann German, (1812-1881) A Bustling Harbour Town Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1863 Image size: 26 inches x 36.5 inches Size including frame: 35.25 inches x 45.75 inches A wonderful continental townscape scene of a bustling harbour by Ludwig Hermann. The Medieval architecture is reminiscent of North Germany and the Baltic sea area with its busy trading ports. Figures can be seen chatting to traders as ships sail around the harbour. Ludwig Hermann or Herman was born Elias Ludwig Julius Herrmann at Greifswald, Germany in 1812 to Wilhelm and Sophie Herrmann. Although little is recorded about his early life and education, he is known to have left his home in 1831 at the age of 19, to pursue an artistic career in Berlin. There he entered the Prussian Academy of Arts where he studied under Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850). Hermann started exhibiting at the Berlin Academy exhibitions in 1836. A year later in 1837, he travelled to Paris to study under Eugène Isabey (1803-1886) and Eugène Lepoittevin (1806-1870). By 1841 he had returned to Berlin where he married Caroline Wilhelmine ‘Auguste’ Dupont on 16 October, 1841. From his base in Berlin he travelled around Europe painting views of France...

Italian Venetian-style (mid 20th Century) oil on canvas seascape painting depicting a long stone bridge over a busy canal filled with boaters with a city in the background under a bl...