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“A Norman Peasant’s Home”
Located in Southampton, NY
apologies from the artist for the painting not being shipped from Newport on time. Recently professionally
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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Important Antique French Hand Painted Gold Gilt Vase Depicting Ships in Battle
Located in Hopewell, NJ
one side; a stunning hand painted and signed (artist indistinguishable) nautical painting of ships in
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Porcelain

Classic Early Ship Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic early 20th century ship painting. Oil on board.
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1910s American Antique Ship Paintings

Ship Painting
By William Pierce Stubbs
Located in Sheffield, MA
This portrait of the three masted coastal schooner, Samuel H. Walker, has a very folky feel with the distant lighthouse and small figures on deck. The sails are full blown and conve...
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Nautical Painting: Sailing Ship
Located in New York, NY
Smoke rises from a magnificent sailing ship, with men in row boat nearby. Inscribed "SR .89".
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Ship Paintings

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Paper

Nautical Water Color Painting of Steamer Ship
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Nice looking Chinese export painting of ship in later frame
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Ship, 1922
By Ketty Carré
Located in Paris, FR
Born as Anne-Marie Lederer and wife to the painter Léon Carré, member of the Franch Artists Salon, she discovered Algeria on a trip with her husband at the Villa Abd-el-Tif from 1909...
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1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Ship "Leander" of Salem at Smyrna Painting, 1831
Located in Litchfield, CT
Ship Leander was 223 tons, built in 1821, Salem, Massachusetts and owned by Joseph Peabody. Condition
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1830s American American Classical Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Ships in a Storm
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ships in a Storm Oil on canvas, 44 x 59 cm. Signed Schoultz 1787. Johan Tietrich Schoultz began
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

The Torrens Conrad s Last Ship
By Charles Robert Patterson
Located in Red Bank, NJ
known for his oil and watercolor marine paintings, often ships sailing on turbulent seas depicted in
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19th Century American Realist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Bark Columbia (Ships in New York Harbor)
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in New York, NY
signed Antonio Jacobsen and dated 1915, lower right
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1910s Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Coastal ships in a stormy sea
By Pieter Mulier the Elder
Located in Seattle, WA
. Like many of Mulier’s works, this painting depicts ships struggling in tempestuous waters. The artist
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1640s Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Burning Ship at Sea, Oil Painting by George Lourens Kiers Dated 1868
Located in Charlevoix, MI
An epic painting of a ship burning while at sea during the night by Dutch maritime painter George
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1860s Dutch Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

A ‘pen painting’ of Ships on a choppy Waters near a Coast with a Beacon
Located in Dommelen, NL
Heerman Wesselsz. Witmont Delft, ca. 1602 – Delft, 1684 A ‘pen painting’ of Ships on a choppy
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Sailing ships in front of Venice
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Louis Claude Mouchot *25 august 1830 in Paris, died 9 mai 1891 in Saint-Maurice Genre painter, landscapes and orientalist He studied at “Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris” 1847 he works ...
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ships in stormy waters off a coast
By Jan Theunisz Blankerhoff
Located in Seattle, WA
Ships in stormy waters off a coast 1650's Oil on canvas 40 x 51.5 cm. (15.7 x 20.3 in.) Jan
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1650s Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of Clipper Ship Kingfisher
Located in New York, NY
Portrait of Clipper Ship Kingfisher Oil on canvas canvas: 20 5/8" x 29 1/4"; frame: 24 1/4" x 32
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1860s Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Painting, "Cargo Sailing Ship En Route to the Port of Le Havre"
Located in Werkendam, NL
SPECIAL SPRING SALE! 50% DISCOUNT! This stunning 19th century marine painting, depicts a sailing
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19th Century French Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen

Framed Ship Portrait
Located in York, GB
Framed ship portrait reputedly painted in Newlyn, Cornwall. Circa 1880-1920. Painting measurements
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Sailing ships on a choppy sea near a harbour
By Johannes Christianus Schotel
Located in Ede, NL
Artwork details: Johannes Christianus Schotel (1787-1838) Sailing ships on a choppy sea near a
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1820s Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

CLIPPER SHIP EUPHROSYNE,
Located in Petworth, GB
JACK SPURLING CLIPPER SHIP EUPHROSYNE, 1905 TONS. BUILT BY ROBERT DUNCAN, 1885, FOR C.S. CAIRD
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Early 20th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

White Hulled Sailing Ship in Full Sail
Located in London, GB
Depicted at sea between A lighthouse and a Headland Naive sailor work Embroidered colored Wools.
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1850s English Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Portrait of the Paddle-Wheel Ship, Penobscot
Located in Litchfield, CT
Bangor, Maine, ca. 1875. Bears, Frost Adams Boston label on verso of stretcher Oil on canvas 17" X 23" Condition: Excellent, in a period gilt frame
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1870s American Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Gouache Painting of the View of Hong Kong with European Ships, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
A gouache painting of the view of Hong Kong with European ships anchored offshore. Measures
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Ship Portrait of ‘Trevean’
Located in York, GB
Framed ship portrait reputedly painted in Newlyn, Cornwall. Circa 1880-1920. Painting measurements
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Antonio Jacobsen Unusual Dimensional Ship Portrait Nautical Folk Art
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Palm City, FL
painting was commissioned in 1913 by either Bull himself or perhaps the captain of the ship again under
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Early 20th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Board

Oil on Canvas -- "Bound in: Clipper Ship at Sea"
By James Gale Tyler
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on canvas -- "Bound in: Clipper Ship at Sea", signed on lower right, by James Gale Tyler
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ruffed Grouse Perched on a Log with British Ship
Located in Litchfield, CT
Inscribed on banner, "It is a wise man's part not to take notice of many things". Inscribed on verso with old inscription translated into Latin, French and English, "Painted and give...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

19th Century Seascape with Steam Ship by P F Lund
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil painting by PF Lund in original gilt frame,1894. The Painting has not been cleaned. Frame
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1880s Antique Ship Paintings

Clipper Ship ARGUS by Luca Papaluca The Elder Nautical Gouache
By Luca Papaluca The Elder
Located in Palm City, FL
BRITISH CLIPPER SHIP ARGUS Ca 1925 Signed by Artist L. Papaluca, the Elder (1890-1935) Gouache
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19th Century Italian Antique Ship Paintings

Jacob Van der Kross "View of Mediterranean Port with Ships"
Located in Genova, IT
Jacob Van der Cross (Netherlands circa 1642 - after 1691). Oil on canvas signed JV / CROOS bottom right.
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Watercolor Portrait of a Three-Masted Ship in a Marquetry Frame
Located in New Hope, PA
This ship bears resemblance to the USS Constitution known as “Old Ironsides” active in the War of
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Coat of Arms of a Ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
Located in Greven, DE
a ship. The name of the ship is probably related to the Estate of Hof te Dieren and points perhaps
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18th Century Old Masters Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Eugène Galien-Laloue Ship in the Harbor, circa 1910, Gouache on Board, Signed
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in New York, NY
Eugène Galien-Laloue (French, 1854-1941), Ship in the Harbor, circa 1910, gouache on board, signed
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Early 20th Century French Modern Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Yellow Spruce Series: Yellow Bird Mixed Media Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Pam Smilow
Located in New York, NY
art. The painting will ship in a roll and stretching the canvas and/or framing is responsibiity of
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Early 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Fabric, Faience, Mixed Media, Paint

Set of Four Japanese Suibokuga Ink Paintings by Kano Tokinobu, 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
Set of four antique Japanese Suibokuga by Kano Tokinobu, sumi-e ink on paper paintings illustrating
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1670s Japanese Edo Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paper

French impressionist school, Marina with boat
Located in Tricase, IT
French impressionist artist, marina with ship. The painting is an oil on panel of 28x38 cm, by an
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1880s Impressionist Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Self-Portrait
By William Bradford
Located in Los Angeles, CA
on portraits of the many ships in New Bedford Harbor. In 1858, his painting New Bedford Harbor at
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Mid-19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

In the Barn
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. ​ On the day we ship the painting, we'll send you an email with the tracking numbers, so you can always
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19th Century Romantic Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Young Resting Woman
By Georg Papperitz
Located in Amsterdam, NL
ship the painting, we'll send you an email with the tracking numbers, so you can always follow your
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19th Century Romantic Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

Home Before Dark
By Anthony Andreas de Meijier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
ship the painting, we'll send you an email with the tracking numbers, so you can always follow your
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19th Century Romantic Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Oil

English Georgian Thomas Luny Original Oil "Retrieving the Grog before the Storm"
By Thomas Luny
Located in Wells, ME
: Thomas LUNY; and indistinctly dated--only a "2" is discernable. This dramatic painting depicts ships
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Oil on Canvas of a Regatta on a Choppy Sea, Julian O. Davidson, Dated 1877
By Julian O. Davidson
Located in Alexandria, VA
sailing ships, including paintings of America’s Cup regattas. This is one of his early paintings, done at
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Late 19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chippendale Tall Clock
Located in Wells, ME
great form. The pendulum, weights and 8-day time and strike works are original, with a wonderful ships
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18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Antique Ship Paintings

Trumeau Mirror with Medallion Garland Swag
Located in Dallas, TX
Trumeau mirror with medallion/garland swag, sailing ship in painting
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Wood

Mother-love
By Paul César Helleu
Located in Amsterdam, NL
to ensure safe and timely delivery. ​ On the day we ship the painting, we'll send you an email with
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19th Century Romantic Antique Ship Paintings

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Lithograph

Ship Painting, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Ship Painting, circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Ship Paintings

19th Century American Ship Painting by Buttersworth
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century American Ship Painting by Artist Buttersworth
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19th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large ship Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Ship oil painting in antique gilt frame. signed by British artist Joseph Witham ( 1832-1901)
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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Clipper Ship Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large oil on canvas, a beautifully rendered seascape,in a period silver gilt frame. Gallery label on back side of frame is in German. Signed, D. Patrick.
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19th Century Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

English Steam Ship Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century English oil on canvas seascape of a steam ship in Portsmouth Harbor. Framed in an off
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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Ship Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting
Located in London, GB
Late 19th Century folk-art ship painting A naive hand painted on paper folk art painting of a
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1890s Danish Folk Art Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Paper

19th Century English Ship Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
English oil painting of sailing ships in a burled maple frame. Original canvas laid down on
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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

"U.S.S. Wisconsin" US Naval Steam Ship Painting by Antonio Jacobsen
By Antonio Jacobsen
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"U.S.S. Wisconsin" US naval steam ship painting by Antonio Jacobsen. This piece dates 1901.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19thC English Sailing Ship Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Painting of the Barque "Ladstock", oil on canvas, in original lacquered period frame, signed T G
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19th Century English Antique Ship Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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Antique Ship Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique ship paintings is available on 1stDibs. There are many Old Masters, Impressionist and Expressionist versions of these works for sale. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. You can search the antique ship paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of brown, beige, gray and white. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Michela De Vito, Gabriele Galantara, Antonio Manganaro, Currier Ives and Jan Pieter Verdussen are consistently popular. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much are Antique Ship Paintings?

Antique ship paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,391, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $775,000.
Questions About Antique Ship Paintings
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