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Raising the Flag Over a Colonial Ship
By Henry A. Ogden
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left Illustration, American Litho. Co., 1904;
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

"At Full Sail" A Clipper Ship Watercolor by Montague Dawson
By Montague Dawson
Located in Wiscasset, ME
he was able to indulge his interest in the study of ships. Naturally gifted at drawing and painting
Category

Early 20th Century British Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Original Vintage Nautical Sailing Ship Seascape – Oil on Canvas – Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
aligns with mid-to-late 20th century European or American decorative maritime painting, executed in a
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled (Ships on the Ocean) Modernist Israeli Seascape
By Shaul Ohaly
Located in Surfside, FL
exhibit in 1957. HaAretz spoke of some of his oil paintings being reminiscent of Dutch masters. His
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Gouache

William A. Drake (1891-1979), Oil On Masonite Ship In Harbour
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on masonite depicting a ship along the wharf with a rustic structure and figures on the pier
Category

20th Century North American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Fitzgerald Moore - Framed 1986 Oil, Steam Ship at Sea
Located in Corsham, GB
A late 19th century maritime painting of a steamship travelling across the Atlantic. Well-presented
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ray Letellier, French Artist, Sailing Ship at Sea, Oil on Canvas
Located in København, Copenhagen
Ray Letellier, French artist born in 1921 in Paris. Sailing ship at sea. Oil on canvas
Category

20th Century French Paintings

Flowers / Ships (two-way) Oil on canvas, 37x29 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers / Ships (two-way) Oil on canvas, 37x29 cm Laimdots Murnieks has said: "I am a sunny
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large Scale Original Union Clipper Ship Oil On Canvas In Ornate Antique Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
American School, painting likely done in the mid 20th century and set in a 19th century frame
Category

20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Laurence Dunn Otra painting maritime art ship boat coastal shipping
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
Laurence Dunn (1910-2006) Otra Gouache 11.5x18cm Inscribed to reverse 'Rough sketch for painting of
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Heraklion Harbour Crete Ship Milos Greek Port Scene Signed 1967 Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, 20th-century travel painting, and watercolour cityscapes.
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Marinus Johannes De Jongere Oil on Canvas "Ships at a Bustling Port"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Marinus Johannes DE JONGERE (1912-1978) Oil on canvas "Ships at a Bustling Port" Measures: 16 in
Category

20th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Dutch Fishing Boats in a Swell Seascape with Sailing Ships in Rough Waters
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jean Laurent, French 20th century marine artist signed oil on board, framed Framed: 13.5 x 21.5
Category

20th Century Dutch School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"An American Clipper Ship" by Leslie Arthur Wilcox
By Lesley Arthur Wilcox
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Oil on canvas signed in the lower right corner. This painting depicts an American clipper ship
Category

20th Century English Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

After The Storm, Seascape, Nautical, Maritime, Sailing Ships, Boston Artist
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
and appreciation for its uniqueness Some of his paintings show a whimsical, fantastic interpretation
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Clipper Ship at Sea by Antonio Jacobsen, Signed and Dated 1917
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Jacksonville, FL
American ships in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, produced over 6,000 paintings and is highly
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Explorers Meeting Classical Sea Faring Adventurers with Ship Charts, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Continental school, 20th century Title: The Explorers Medium: oil painting on
Category

20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Making a Run Impressionist Clipper Sailing Ship in Rough Seas, Water, Boat
By Montague Dawson
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
battling rough seas. The ship strides forward under full sail, decks awash, rigging taut and dramatic. Crew
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Ship Entering the Canal" by Dutch Artist Cossaar
By Jacobus Cornelis Wyand Cossaar
Located in Dallas, TX
"Ship Entering the Canal" / Boating on the Thames by Dutch painter Cossaar (1874-1966), signed
Category

Early 20th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Fine Napoleonic Wars Period French Tall Ships at Sea, Signed Oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 20th century, signed by Eug. Mavie Title: Napoleonic War Ships at
Category

20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Naval Battle Engagement at Sea Large Busy Battle Scene Many Ships, Signed Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
English School, early 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 17 x 24 inches
Category

Early 20th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Oil on Canvas, Nocturne with Ship off Coast, ca. 1923
Located in Atlanta, GA
featuring a ship off the coast with cresting waves under a moonlit sky, signed "A. Girot 1923
Category

Early 20th Century French Paintings

Materials

Paint

Welder Merchant Ship, Ink Drawing by Laurence Dunn
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
) WELDER, Merchant Ship Bodycolour and ink 25.5 x 56 cm Signed lower right Provenance: Laurence Dunn
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Gorgeous! Teak Wood Carved Ship Wall Art Danish Modern Arts Crafts Nggaard
By Mogens Koch
Located in Peoria, AZ
TEAK & BIRCH HAND CARVED DANISH SHIP WALL ART! BEAUTIFUL! SIGNED NGGAARD Circa 1955 Mid Century
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Birch, Teak

1920 s French Signed Oil Old Naval Tall Sailing Ships at Sea Rocky Coastline
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tall Ships off the Coast French School, signed and dated 1927 oil on canvas, framed dated 1927
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brest Watercolor of Château and Tour Tanguy with Historic Ships
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Brest Watercolor of Château and Tour Tanguy with Historic Ships by Robert Lepine (French
Category

Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pen

Container Ship, pencil drawing by Laurence Dunn
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
) Container Ship Pencil drawing 41 x 21 cm Laurence Dunn was a well-known British marine artist and writer
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Ink and Watercolor of Royal Navy Ship "H.M. Bridge Badger" Frank R. Crevier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ink and Watercolor of Royal Navy Ship "H.M. BRIDGE BADGER" FRANK R. CREVIER (AMERICAN 1910-1987
Category

20th Century North American Paintings

Materials

Paint

Historic Miniature Watercolor Triptych of Bristol Sailing Ships
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Historic Miniature Watercolor Triptych of Bristol Sailing Ships by Jack Grunwell, 20th
Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Sailing ship drawing by Gerald Mac Spink
By Gerald Mac Spink
Located in London, GB
Spink (flourished 1920 - 1940) Sailing ship Pencil 31 x 38 cm A stormy sea and the wind in her sails
Category

Early 20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

French Watercolor of "Les Quais de la Garonne, Bordeaux" with Ships and Cranes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Watercolor of "Les Quais de la Garonne, Bordeaux" with Ships and Cranes by Robert
Category

Late 20th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Redcliffe Bristol Historic Maritime Watercolor Sailing Ships River Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3 inches (height
Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape with Seagulls in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape in Charcoal on Paper Detailed and layered harbor scene by
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Set of Three Maritime Miniature Watercolors of Historic Bristol Ships
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Set of Three Maritime Miniature Watercolors of Historic Bristol Ships by Jack Grunwell, 20th
Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Catch of the Day Blue Vision of a Destroyed Ship on the Sand with Fishes Hanging
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paint

Shen Shaolun "Chinese Junk Ship" Original Watercolor c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Shen Shaolun Original Watercolor c.1960 Coastal landscape with rugged coastline and ship with
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Set of Five Miniature Maritime Watercolors of Bristol Ships and Redcliffe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
. The ship's title nods to a real or representative vessel active during the 18th century. This painting
Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Laurence Dunn: The Emperor and Grosvenor coastal tramp ships watercolour
By Laurence Dunn
Located in London, GB
several more ship drawings by Dunn in stock. Laurence Dunn (1910-2006) The Emperor and Grosvenor
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Miniature Watercolor of Avon Gorge with Clifton Suspension Bridge and Ship
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 3.5 inches (height
Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Japanese Asian Signed Four Panel Folding Byobu Nanban Ship at Sea Arrival Screen
Located in Studio City, CA
depicting the exotic arrival by ship and activities of Southern Barbarians (Portuguese and later other
Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

Historic Miniature Watercolor of Llandoger Trow Inn and Sailing Ship in Bristol
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Grunwell, 20th century British artist Medium: Watercolor on thin card, unframed Measurements: 2.75 inches
Category

20th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

HMS Newcastle In Sydney Harbor December 1956 Melbourne Olympics Royal Navy Ship
By Eric Erskine Campbell Tufnell
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Pacific island of Samoa issued a stamp featuring his painting of a three masted sailing ship, the Splendid
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Pair of Crystal Sconces Decorated with Ship Painting
Located in Marbella, ES
Pair of crystal sconces decorated with ship painting.
Category

Late 20th Century Spanish Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Iron

Ship In A Bottle Master Maker Painting Outsider Folk Artist Gloria Laposka
Located in South Burlington, VT
"Ship In A Bottle" Master Model Maker Vibrant Colored Hand Painting A framed oil painting on
Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

"DIXEY ARKTECTURE"/ Steamer Ship [175/176]
By James Edward Deeds Jr.
Located in New York, NY
Graphite and crayon on ledger paper.
Category

20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Graphite

Classic Early Ship Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic early 20th century ship painting. Oil on board.
Category

Vintage 1910s American Paintings

Mid 20th Century Original Oil on Canvas Painting - Clipper Ship at Sea - Signed
Located in Charlotte, NC
An original oil on canvas painting, from the mid 20th Century. Untitled, (Clipper Ship at Sea
Category

Mid-20th Century American Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Tiny Vintage Sailing Clipper Ship Watercolor Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Miniature watercolor on paper of a sailing ship sailboat by Hajo Reiners (20th Century) Texas
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Paper

Clipper Ship - Seascape Marine Painting by Henry Scott
By Henry Scott
Located in Ludlow, GB
Society of Artists. As well as painting lucrative shipping portraits for some of his wealthy clientele, he
Category

Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ship Painting, Attributed to James Gale Tyler
By James Gale Tyler
Located in Providence, RI
Tyler's attention. In addition to painting all types of boats—from old sloops to clipper ships—he painted
Category

20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ship-Shape
Located in Minneapolis, MN
on her yacht. Published as calendar art under the title "Ship-Shape", this pastel illustration is by
Category

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Pair of Swedish Paintings of Ships at Sea
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of Swedish water color paintings framed under glass of ships at sea. One painting is signed
Category

20th Century Swedish Paintings

Materials

Paper

Untitled (Shipping Yard/ Ship Building)
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/Unidentified Artist "Untitled: Shipyard/Ship Building", Abstract Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Nautical Painting Clipper Ship ELIZABETH by Jerome Howes
By Jerome Howes
Located in Palm City, FL
Presented is a carefully crafted and painted oil on board of the American Clipper Ship Elizabeth as
Category

20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Wood

Vintage Folk Art Ship on River Landscape Long Format Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique circa 1915 oil on wood board folk art river scene with ship flying American flag painting
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Anchored sailing ship
By Carl August Walther
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Carl August Walther (1880 Leipzig - 1956 Dresden): Anchored sailing ship, 20th century, Charcoal
Category

20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

John Bentham Dinsdale Oil Painting On Canvas Large Signed Sailboat Navy War Ship
Located in Bloomington, MN
John Bentham Dinsdale Authentic and Large Original Oil Painting on Canvas, Professionally Custom
Category

20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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20th Century Ship Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of 20th century ship paintings available for sale. A selection of these works in the modern, Impressionist and Surrealist styles can be found today in our inventory. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add 20th century ship paintings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, brown, beige, blue and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Ulrich Gleiter, Yevgeniy Repiashenko, André Masson, Gabriele Galantara and Rudolph Carl Gorman are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are 20th Century Ship Paintings?

The average selling price for 20th century ship paintings we offer is $1,748, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $500,000 for the highest priced.
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    What painting is the most important of the 20th century is largely a matter of personal opinion. Some notable works produced during the period include Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Henri Matisse's The Dance and Jackson Pollock's Lavender Mist. Shop a large selection of 20th-century paintings on 1stDibs.