M. Schmidt

Antique Landscape Oil Painting by M.G. Schmidt

1916

Domenico Bresolin (Padua 1813 - Venice 1890), Riva d'Arno in Florence Oil on canvas applied to cardboard 26 x 40 cm. Not signed. INFO: to get more information Publications: D. Ri...

This attractive portrait features the five-masted schooner ELINOR H. at full sail in an active sea. The ship has crisp lines and a sharp sense of detail, likely because it was painte...

Thomas Birch is considered one of the earliest American Marine painters of importance both in his own time and historically, forming the foundation of what would become a great American Maritime movement in the successive years of the 19th century. Born in England, Birch started as a landscape painter but after the War of 1812 he turned to marine subjects, taking inspiration from the best of both English and Dutch maritime traditions but refining these techniques into a very recognizable style all his own. The work featured here is a classic of Birch's later period, when he focused specifically on maritime subjects, mainly the busy waterways of Philadelphia Harbor. Here we see one of those scenes- a series of ships plying their trade, all framed by the city as it sits across the Delaware River, with the tall, white spire of what is either Independence Hall or Christ Church to the left of the main vessel. The details of the city are particularly good in this painting, with the wharf building to the left and the long line of buildings all along the shore. The American Merchant Bark at the center of this painting is rendered in excellent detail, from her house flag and pennant, to her rigging and sails, and down to her deck filled with the activity of crewmembers readying the ship to head out, her gilt billet...

An artist who knew the vessels he painted firsthand, Baltimore artist Otto Muhlenfeld has captured the Great Lakes Steam Tug CALUMET in a colorful, working profile. Her American Ensi...

Three whippet dogs in a landscape oil painting reminiscent of 19th century British style or English School, this artwork is 45” long and nearly three feet high. Painted in the 20th ...

Large oil painting of a rural early Town, British or other European, of thatched cottages and church set in a wide landscape with horses and figures on shining wet ground reflecting ...

The painting Sailing Yacht by Ron Mitchel is an exquisite oil on canvas laid on board, capturing the dynamic energy and serene beauty of a sailing yacht at sea. The composition is bo...

Abel LAUVRAY (1870-1950) Rome, the Arch of Titus Oil on cardboard mounted on canvas Size: 48 x 65 cm Signed lower right Painting in good condition. A few fine cracks without liftin...

André BARBIER (1883-1970) Venise Oil on cardboard mounted on canvas Dimensions of the painting: 38 x 46 cm Signed lower right Painting in perfect condition. Very beautiful carved a...

J. A. van Schooten (1870-1933) 'The mint, Deventer' Signed lower left J. v. Schooten Maroufle (oil on canvas on board) Dimensions without frame: 26 x 34 cm. Dimensions with frame: 4...