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Seascape with Sailboats by George Herbert McCord (American, 1848-1909)
By George Herbert McCord
Located in New York, NY
implicit in the sea's elemental circumstance. The rolling waves of the surf, the billowing sails of the
Category

Late 19th Century Hudson River School Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Rocks Surf
By Edward Henry Potthast
Located in Milford, NH
left, titled on verso artist label “Rocks & Surf,” along with a Grand Central Art Galleries (NYC
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crashing Surf
By Paul Dougherty
Located in Buffalo, NY
A large oil on canvas by Paul Dougherty. Finely painted with thick impasto and great depth. Excellent condition. A couple spot touch ups. Signed lower left. Measuring 36 by 48 i...
Category

Early 1900s American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surf Riders, Honolulu
Located in Harkstead, GB
An incredibly rare image of the very early days of surfing in Hawaii dating to around 1921. The
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Surf

Materials

Paper, Ink

Surf Off Monhegan
By Abraham Jacob Bogdanove
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A native of Minsk, Russia, Abraham Bogdanove immigrated to New York with his family in 1900. While settling in New York, Bogdanove began his artistic studies at a number of the city’...
Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Heavy Surf, Monhegan Island
By Abraham Jacob Bogdanove
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A native of Minsk, Russia, Abraham Bogdanove immigrated to New York with his family in 1900. While settling in New York, Bogdanove began his artistic studies at a number of the city’...
Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crashing Surf by Paul Dougherty
By Paul Dougherty
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large seascape oil painting with crashing surf by Paul Dougherty (1877 - 1947). Oil on canvas
Category

Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Breaking Surf" Frederick Judd Waugh, Vibrant Impressionist Marine Landscape
By Frederick Judd Waugh
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Judd Waugh Breaking Surf, circa 1920 Signed lower right Oil on board 11 x 18 inches
Category

1920s American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Board

"Surf Glow, " Frederick Judd Waugh, Seascape, Waves on a Sunny Day, Impressionism
By Frederick Judd Waugh
Located in New York, NY
Frederick Judd Waugh (1861 - 1940) Surf Glow Oil on canvasboard 12 x 16 inches Signed lower right
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Board

Santa Barbara California Coast Beach Ocean Mountains Clouds surf Plein Air #0-72
By Francis Draper Jr.
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Estate signed verso. Painted between the years 1916 and 1926. This painting is identified in the Francis Draper Jr. archives as #0-72 .......... PROVENANCE: The Francis Draper Jr....
Category

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Mid-Century Modern Long Oval Surfboard Coffee Table
By Adrian Pearsall, Lane Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern long oval surf board shape coffee table.
Category

15th Century and Earlier American Mid-Century Modern Antique Surf

Materials

Walnut

Fine English Floor Fire Screen with Japanese Textile
Located in NYC, NY
Japanese textile design of Koi in pounding surf. The extrodinary textile woven in silver and gold metallic
Category

19th Century English Antique Surf

Materials

Gold, Metallic Thread, Silver

Original 19th Century Antique Danish Seascape Oil Painting, Signed G Raedel
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century seascape, a family prepares to launch their boat into the surf from a sandy beach with
Category

Late 19th Century Danish Antique Surf

Skeleton Kayak, PBK14 England, 1920
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
, slalom and surfing.
Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Surf

Crashing Waves Fill a Timeless Seascape
Located in San Francisco, CA
sky. You can almost hear that surf and smell the salty spray driving against the rocks in an eternal
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Sterling Silver Inkwell with 3-D Man Dolphin and Horse #2115 Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
holding the reins of two 3-D horses/hippocampus coming out of the surf. The two inkwell finials are 3-D
Category

19th Century Antique Surf

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pencile Nude Hawaii Etching Circa 1929 by Huc-Mazelet Luquiens, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
there original black wood frame. Hawaii, Surfing, Impressionist, Seascape Huc-Mazelet Luquiens (1881
Category

1920s American Antique Surf

Materials

Paper

Antique French Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock, Dolphin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
surf. The case is formed of flowing splashes of scrolls and acanthus. It is in stunning condition
Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco 7 Drawer Burr Walnut Dressing Table with Triptych Mirror
Located in Barnstaple, GB
. Height 64”/162.5cms Depth 25”/63.5cms Width 44.5”/113 cms Height to kneehole surf 18.75"/47.5 cms
Category

1920s European Art Deco Antique Surf

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Ormolu Rococo Cartel Wall Clock - Dolphin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
surf. The case is formed of flowing splashes of scrolls and acanthus. It is in stunning condition
Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Gilt Bronze Rococo Clock, Neptune and the Sea
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
part of the case. Dolphins riding the surf form the feet of the clock. The top of the case is decorated
Category

19th Century French Rococo Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

A Fine Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Dragon&Waves, Signed Kumeno Teitaro
Located in London, GB
at the base with silvery white surf overlaid on ginbari, the colour gradates upward through soft
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Surf

Materials

Enamel

Antique Nantucket Hand Decorated Folding Double Chair from Steamship or Theater
Located in Nantucket, MA
and shell, Surf Caster, the legend "Nantucket Island" and more. The antique chair was purchased at
Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Surf

Materials

Wood

Theodore Roosevelt Plaque Portrait by James Earl Fraser, 1920
By James Earle Fraser
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
animated talk, which is to say always in talking, his white teeth gleam like the combing surf above a reef
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1920s American Art Nouveau Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

Theodore Roosevelt Plaque Portrait by James Earl Fraser, 1920
By James Earle Fraser
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
animated talk, which is to say always in talking, his white teeth gleam like the combing surf above a reef
Category

1920s American Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

American Art Nouveau Tiffany Favrile "Bell" Desk Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Englewood, NJ
lavender. The shade with scattered minor air bubbles, particulate inclusions and surf irregularities
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

A very fine model of the first Flamborough lifeboat, St Michael’s Paddington, 18
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
surf.’ The RNLI owns Clovelly’s Alexander and Matilda and Rhyl’s Morgan, among others. Peake self
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Surf

Materials

Silver

The Golf Links
By Childe Hassam
Located in New Orleans, LA
lived with gusto, smoked a pipe, played golf, kept a good cellar, buffeted the East Hampton surf with a
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Canvas

“The Glow” by Franklin DeHaven
Located in Sheffield, MA
, "He filches…whole acres of sand-dunes and miles of breaking surf and brings them boldly to New York
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19th Century American Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas

"Steamship off Abbazia"
Located in Wien, Wien
subject of her paintings. She captured them in numerous city and harbor views, bays and coastal surf
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1890s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

"Clay Bluffs on No Man’s Land" Sanford Gifford, 19th Century Luminist Landscape
By Sanford Robinson Gifford
Located in New York, NY
surf breaks ashore. Contrastingly, the sky is rendered mat with something like pointillist application
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1870s Hudson River School Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Pink Neptune, Victorian, circa 1891
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
surf coming around the shoulder of the pot. This color of soft cream and washed pink is the most
Category

Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Surf

Materials

Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
sea, with the froth of the surf coming around the shoulder of the pot. And of course the color is like
Category

Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Surf

Materials

Porcelain

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Tea Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
sea, with the froth of the surf coming around the shoulder of the pot. And of course the color is like
Category

Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Surf

Materials

Porcelain

"Breaking Surf"
By George Howell Gay
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor by the American artist, George Howell Gay. Signed lower left. Circa 1895. Some condition issues. Repaired tear by signature. Two small scratches top left sky. Sm...
Category

1890s Academic Antique Surf

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Sunlit Surf Maine Coast
Located in Soquel, CA
the lower right corner of the back mat. Titled "Sunlit Surf" on lower left corner of the back mat
Category

1920s American Realist Antique Surf

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Crashing Surf on the California Coastline by George Bickerstaff
By George Sanders Bickerstaff
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on board painting by American California Impressionist, George Bickerstaff (1893-1954). Housed in a period impressionist frame. Image size, 30"L x24"H, overall size...
Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Board, Canvas

Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky
By Abel Warshawsky
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Pebble Beach Surf Seascape by Abel Warshawsky Significant and period early
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1920s American Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Sunlit Surf - Cornish Seascape - British Newlyn School art marine oil painting
By Julius Olsson
Located in Hagley, England
. Painted circa 1920 and entitled Sunlit Surf, it is a mass of foamy crashing waves, beautifully lit by
Category

1920s Realist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Antique Wooden Surfboard
By Tom Blake
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
but it wasn’t until 1924 that he began surfing regularly. Blake visited Hawaii that year and was soon
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Surf

Materials

Wood

E. Battiglia Italy, 19th-20th Century Alabaster, Bathing Beauty Figure
By E. Battaglia
Located in Bridgeport, CT
-arm over her head. She looks out as she dangles her feet in the surf. Measures: Height 18 1/2", width
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Surf

Materials

Alabaster

Antique English Oil Crashing Waves on Rocky Shoreline Vibrant Coastal Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
frothy white surf, rendered with energetic brushstrokes, contrasts sharply with the calm blues of the sky
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Coastal Seascape
By William Gislander
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
fine, early 20th-century marine scene showing surf boiling over a rocky coastline beside a snowy coast
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Historic Hotel Galvez Chandelier
Located in Pasadena, TX
A vision of elegance rising from the Texas sand and surf, the Galvez was known as the "Queen of the
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Surf

Materials

Brass

Antique French Gilt Bronze Baroque Clock, Mythical Sea
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
. Waves of surf to each side of the dial and goddess masks to the sides. To the top is a flaming torché
Category

19th Century French Baroque Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

Stunning Nutwood Side Table or Little Ladies Desk with Drawers and Lock
Located in Lisse, NL
or writing table for ladies of small proportion. With a notebook on top you can also surf the web (or
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Late 19th Century European Antique Surf

Materials

Brass

Perfectly Hand Carved Arts Crafts Oak Ladies Desk with Red Leather Inlaid Top
Located in Lisse, NL
perfect for writing cards and letters, it also is ideal for surfing the web on your notebook. Have you
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Surf

Materials

Glass, Leather, Oak

Tiree Coastal Landscape Scotland - Scottish Impressionist seascape oil painting
By Joseph Morris Henderson
Located in Hagley, England
Hawaii of the north. In most years, the Tiree World Classic surfing event is held here. The exact
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1910s Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil

Artistic and Perfectly Hand Crafted Arts Crafts Oak Fine Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Lisse, NL
perfect for writing cards and letters, it also is ideal for surfing the web on your notebook. Have you
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Surf

Materials

Brass

Large Maritime Oil Painting Called Breakers at Utö, 1928
Located in Stockholm, SE
that crash against coastal formations or shallow grounds, known as "breakers" or "surf" in English
Category

1920s Post-Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carousel Jumping Horse Illions Derby Racer by the Jewish Artist Marcus C.Illions
By Marcus Charles Illions 1
Located in Paris, France
Surf Avenue and place them on the carousel.      
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Late 19th Century American Antique Surf

Materials

Wood

Seascape Moonlit view of Crimean bay 19th century Russian master Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
", "Foggy Morning", "Surf at the Iron Rocks" and "Twilight". In the 1930s, he painted several paintings for
Category

1890s Realist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

"Arkville, New York"
By William S. Robinson
Located in Southampton, NY
: "I do marines, that is surf and boat subjects, also Dutch fisherfolk." Beginning around 1905
Category

Early 1900s Post-Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Oil, Board

Belleek Porcelain Cabaret Teapot Set, Green Neptune, Victorian, 1891-1926
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
surf coming around the shoulder of the pot. And of course the color is like the beautiful green of the
Category

Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Surf

Materials

Porcelain

Belleek Cabaret Tea Set Serving Four, Green Neptune, 1863-1946
By Belleek Pottery Ltd.
Located in London, GB
sea, with the froth of the surf coming around the shoulder of the pot. And of course the colour is
Category

Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Antique Surf

Materials

Porcelain

Bomschuiten on the Beach at Katwijk Strand Flat Bottom Boats Dutch Drifters
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
vessels with heavy duty flat bottoms so they could be walked through the surf on to the flat beaches. They
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Surf

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bronze Sculpture of Japanese Cranes
Located in Katonah, NY
, a Japanese mythological long-tailed turtle, emerging from the surf, Japanese, Meiji period, 1868
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Surf

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Surf For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate antique surf for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Impressionist examples as well as a Contemporary version. Finding the perfect antique surf may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add an antique surf to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, brown, gray, beige and more. There have been many interesting antique surf examples over the years, but those made by Paul Dougherty, John James Audubon, William Reuben Clark Wood, Anthony Friedkin and Sears Gallagher are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and canvas, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Antique Surf?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — an antique surf in our inventory may begin at $107 and can go as high as $18,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,205.