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Ships at the Harbor - Nautical Seascape with Seagulls in Charcoal on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
piece is executed in a rectilinear style frequently seen in American mid-century modern compositions
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

19th-C. English Sea Ship Captain W/ Child Watercolor on Paper In Burl Frame
Located in Kennesaw, GA
a watercolor on paper. The frame is burl walnut, and both painting and frame show wear. No signature
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Paintings

Materials

Burl, Paper

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
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

Materials

Gold Leaf

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
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist 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
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Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of a Slave Ship: Le Negrito à l’ancre. Dans le port de la havanne
Located in Amsterdam, NL
all of his American paintings. De Courcy paints the deck of the ship, where some of the slaves
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

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
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Mid-20th Century American Other Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

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
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ship-Shape
Located in Minneapolis, MN
on her yacht. Published as calendar art under the title "Ship-Shape", this pastel illustration is by
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Illustration Board

Abstract Oil Painting, Hudson River Ships and New York Manhattan Skyline, 1960s
By Rudolf Pusak
Located in BUDAPEST, HU
A large 120 x 60 unframed veduta painting in dynamic colors, some parts in spatula technique, thick
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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 Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Untitled (Ship at Sea)
Located in New York, NY
on Paper, 4.50 x 8 (10 x 13.50 Framed), Mid to Late 20th Century Colors: Black and White
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Mid-20th Century Academic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Portrait of the Ship "Fred W. Chase" of Maine
Located in New York City, NY
Portrait of the ship "Fred W. Chase" of Maine. Mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Paintings

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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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mid Century Modern Ship Yard Oil Painting C.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Century Modern Ship Yard Oil Painting C.1950 Fine oil painting of a busy shipyard Original
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Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century Oil - Ship at Sunset
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful coastal scene depicting a ship pulling into a harbour as the sun begins to set. The
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th C. Irish Artist Watercolor Painting of Ships Deck Cruise Ship Canberra
By Frank Forty
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Inscribed verso and dated 80' size: 11 x 15 inches Superb original watercolour painting by the
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

1967 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Abstract Seascape Oil Painting - The Navy Ship
Located in Bristol, GB
THE NAVY SHIP Size: 50 x 65 cm Oil on Canvas An oustanding modernist style seascape composition
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1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mid Century German Ship Sea Oil Painting in the Original Wooden Frame, 1956
Located in Berlin, DE
This Mid Century german oil painting in the original wooden frame was painted in 1956. It shows a
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Preston Williams - Mid 20th Century Oil, Merchant Ships
Located in Corsham, GB
An impressive Turner-esque scene depicting merchant ships moored in a continental harbour. The
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20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting "Danish Sailing Ship", Denmark, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Painting "Danish Sailing Ship", Denmark, early 20th century Dimensions with frame: 56 x 42 cm
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Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Painting "Ship during a storm"
Located in Chorzów, PL
Painting "Ship during a storm" Dimensions with frame: 52 x 38 cm Dimensions without frame: 47
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Painting "Ship in the Open Waters", Scandinavia, Early 20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
The painting "Ship in the open waters", Scandinavia, early XX century. dimensions with frame: 39
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Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - British Sailing Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful watercolour study of a large British sailing ship at sea. Several other ships are
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Antique European Painting of a Ship
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage painting originates from Europe and features a large ship as its subject.
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Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Albert Eldh (1878-1955) - Mid 20th Century Oil, The Ship s Figurehead
Located in Corsham, GB
Inscribed to the reverse in Swedish "On the tenth anniversary of Ebbe Liebrathsgatan, this painting
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Gunnar Nordström (1921-2014) - Framed Mid 20th Century Oil, Rigs of a Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
This vibrant oil painting captures the bow of a ship with rigging framing city buildings across the
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20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nautical Seascape Antique Oil Painting of Ships at Sea, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A most dramatic and magnetic scene, this mid-19th Century painting captures several ships along the
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Antique 19th Century European Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Sailing Ships
Located in Surfside, FL
Maritime Impressionist painting in somber night sky colors.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sailing Ships
Located in Surfside, FL
Maritime Impressionist painting in somber night sky colors.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

W. T. Carlsen Ship at Dock Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
W. T. Carlsen oil on board ship at Docks. Probably dating to the 1960's. Signed bottom right
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

English Ship Painting of a Merchant Navy Clipper Ship, Oil on Board, circa 1860
Located in Downingtown, PA
English ship painting of a Merchant navy clipper ship, oil on board, circa 1860-1870. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Paintings

19th Century Seascape Oil Painting of Ships Off the Coast, Signed H.Quast
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Large antique oil painting on canvas of fishing Village coast, very well painting of marine scene
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

2 Sided Expressionist Detroit Modernist Painting Female Nude, Night Cruise Ship
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a two sided painting. Nude reclining woman and a ship lit at night. Harold Cohn (1908
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

2 Sided Expressionist Detroit Modernist Painting Female Nude, Night Cruise Ship
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a two sided painting. Nude reclining woman and a ship lit at night. Harold Cohn (1908
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Mid-20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Pair of Paintings Ships Unloading Cargo on the Beach by Edmund John Niemann
Located in Wiscasset, ME
displayed side by side at 19.5" x 33" total. The paintings feature ships at low tide on the beach in a cove
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Fine 18th Century English Oil Naval Portrait of Captain his Ship
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
the sitters family upon his promotion to the rank of Captain. Medium & Size: oil painting on canvas
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modern Post-Impressionist Painting Ships in New York Harbor Rattan Frame, 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Large Mid-Century Modern post-impressionist painting by an anonymous and accomplished New York
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

English 1850s Oil Painting on Board Depicting Ships at Sea Signed John Swift
Located in Atlanta, GA
painting from the mid-19th century features, in very subdued tones, four ships at sea. Signed by John Swift
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Navy with ships - Pastel on paper
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Golden wooden frame with glass pane 68,5 x 84 x 2,5 cm Illegible signature
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Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Circle of Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867) - Oil, Ships in Blustery Weather
Located in Corsham, GB
An atmospheric nautical scene, with several sailing boats navigating choppy waters and a lighthouse visible in the distance. Bears an indistinct signature 'C. Stanfield' to the lower...
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of Merchant Ship Rowena of Liverpool
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive 19th Century Oil on Canvas of a Merchant Ship, Red ensign hoisted to most senior position
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Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Painting of Clipper Ship Witch of the Wave at Anchor in Boston Harbor ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Painting of "The Clipper Ship 'Witch of the Wave At Anchor in Boston Harbor," American
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Roger Steel (b.1928) - 1971 Oil, The 1956 Tall Ships Race
Located in Corsham, GB
Danish ship "Georg Stage II" vying for first place. The painting has been signed and dated to the lower
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Frederik Ernlund Marine Landscape with Rigged Sailing Ship, circa 1930
By Frederik Ernlund
Located in Milano, MI
Original oil on canvas painting depicting a seascape with a fully rigged ship in the foreground and
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Mid-20th Century Danish Paintings

Attrib. John Callow O.W.S (1822-1878) - Framed Watercolour, Twin-Masted Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
-Masted Sailing Ship caught in rough seas. Beautifully mounted in a fine gilt-effect frame. With a gallery
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Mid-19th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Industrial Ship Dockyard British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982) original watercolour painting on board, unframed size: 11 x 16
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Mid 19th Century Seascape Oil Painting with Rocks and Ship
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unsigned Maritime oil painting. Very good quality, by the hand of a professional painter. The
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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Wood

Naive School Mid 20th Century Oil - White Sailed Ship
Located in Corsham, GB
A charmingly naïve oil study of an old naval ship with large white sails, on choppy blue waters
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Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting "Departing Ships", Scandinavia
Located in Chorzów, PL
Painting "Departing Ships", Scandinavia Dimensions with frame: 45 x 35 cm Dimensions without
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Vintage 1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ship at Sea / Winter Landscape, Mid Century Double-Sided Watercolor
By Lillie Heebner
Located in Soquel, CA
Double sided watercolor painting of a ship off the Santa Cruz, California coast and a path through
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Cruise Ship Rolls In" Mid 20th Century American Contemporary Modern Realism
Located in New York, NY
"Cruise Ship Rolls In" Mid 20th Century American Contemporary Modern Realism This is one
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th C. Ship Painting, “Volunteer”
Located in Doylestown, PA
A mid 19th century or earlier watercolor painting on paper of the frigate “Volunteer” flying the
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Primitive Paintings

Materials

Paper

Mid-19th-Century British School, Ships In A Turbulent Sea
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This mid-19th-century British oil painting depicts three vessels buffeted by turbulent waters. A
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1850s English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sailing Ship with White Sails" Oil on Board, Mid-20th Century
Located in København, Copenhagen
Unknown artist, mid-20th century. Sailing ship with white sails. Oil on board. In very good
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Mid-20th Century European Paintings

19th Century English Marine Oil Painting Shipping in Calm Waters Tall Ships
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shipping in Calm Waters English School, mid 19th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 19 x 22.5
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Nautical Clipper Ship Painting in Ornate Wood Frame
Located in Trenton, NJ
This impressive large painting on canvas depicts a clipper ship on choppy seas, with a wonderful
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Early 2000s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

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