Tag: Ships

PIERRE GAILLARDOT (French. 1910-2002) St. Raphael Watercolor on Paper 18 ½” by 23 ½” Private collection The Port of Saint -Raphael, also known as the “Vieux Port” and its small coastal town, are located directly to the West of the Esterel mountains and lie to the East of the Massif des Maures. The village of Saint…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #91

Apr 19, 2018

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18TH CENTURY PAINTER Naval battle in front of San Fruttuoso Oil on canvas 142X190 Private collection The painting depicts a naval battle between Genoese and Ottoman ships. In the background is the bay and the abbey of San Fruttuoso di Camogli. In this case there are very few real views in the area of ancient…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #94

Apr 19, 2018

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William Skilling, after Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, British/American (18?? – 1964) Afternoon on the Beach (Beach at Zarauz), circa 1955 Oil on Canvas, signed 48 x 60 in. (121.92 x 152.4 cm) Private collection Zarautz Beach is the largest in Gipuzkoa and its 2,500 metres make it a multidisciplinary space, with different aspects and people. Families, surfers…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 G

Apr 15, 2018

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George Wesley Bellows, 1882 – 1925 APPROACH OF RAIN, c. 1913 Oil on panel 13 1/4 by 19 1/2 inches, (33.7 by 49.5 cm) Private Collection George Wesley Bellows, (born Aug. 12, 1882, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.—died Jan. 8, 1925, New York, N.Y.) American painter and lithographer noted for his paintings of action scenes and for his…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 F

Apr 15, 2018

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Renat Ramazanov Near the sea Oil, Canvas 90 × 100 cm Private collection Renat Ramazanov was born on September 15, 1978 in the town of Vyshniy Volochek in the Kalinin Region of Russia. The naturally-gifted artist entered art school in Alushta, Ukraine in 1988, studying under Gleba Nikolai, and finishing in 1993 with honors. He…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 E

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James Edward Buttersworth, 1817 – 1894 U.S.S. CONSTITUTION (OLD IRONSIDES) OFF SANDY HOOK, circa 1870 (3 MASTER FORTY GUNS) Oil on board 8 by 10 inches. (20.3 by 25.4 cm) Painted . USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy, named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America.…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 D

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EDWARD MORAN (Attributed), American (1829-1901) Stormy Seas Oil on canvas, unsigned. 15 x 18 inches Private Collection Edward Moran (August 19, 1829 in Bolton, Lancashire, England – June 8, 1901 in New York City) was an American artist of maritime paintings. Moran was born in England on August 19, 1829. Following in the footsteps of his…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 C

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Patrick von Kalckreuth, 1892 Starnberg – 1970 München Evening on the coast Oil on canvas H 60.5 cm, W 90 cm Private Collection Patrick von Kalckreuth (1892–1970) was a leading German maritime painter. He was born Patrick Dunbar and was the son of a German naval officer. After his father’s death, his mother remarried to Richard von Kalckreuth…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 B

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JACK LORIMER GRAY FISHING DRAGGER, c. 1961 Oil on canvas 24 ins x 36 ins; 59.9 cms x 89.9 cms Private Collection A fishing trawler/Dragger is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #18 A

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James Peale, (1749–1831) Sir Peter Parker’s Attack Against Fort Moultrie Oil on canvas. 20 × 30 in (50.8 × 76.2 cm) Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America The Battle of Sullivan’s Island or the Battle of Fort Sullivan was fought on June 28, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It took place near…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #93

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Alain Héraud Voilier noir/ Black sailboat Oil on paper. 61 x 46 cm Private collection Alain Héraud was born and raised in Paris. At the age of 12, he follows courses in the Louvre and this experience determined his artistic direction. At the age of 16, he entered the Collège d’Enseignement d’Art Graphique de Corvisart. At…

02 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #92

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Alain Héraud Deux voiliers/ Two sailboats Oil on paper. 61 x 46 cm Private collection Alain Héraud was born and raised in Paris. At the age of 12, he follows courses in the Louvre and this experience determined his artistic direction. At the age of 16, he entered the Collège d’Enseignement d’Art Graphique de Corvisart. At…

02 CLASSIC MARINE PAINTINGS, THE LOWER POOL – WITH FOOTNOTES, #52

Apr 12, 2018

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Charles Edward Dixon, 1872 – 1934 The Lower Pool, 1902 Watercolour 27 x 78 cm. Private collection The Pool of London is a stretch of the River Thames from London Bridge to below Limehouse. Part of the Tideway of the Thames, the Pool was navigable by tall-masted vessels bringing coastal and later overseas goods—the wharves there…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #85

Apr 5, 2018

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Oswald Achenbach, (German, 1827-1905) View of Ischia with the Aragonese castle Oil on canvas 64.5 x 89cm (25 3/8 x 35 1/16in). Private collection Ischia is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the city of Naples. It is…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #83

Apr 2, 2018

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Edward William Cooke A pilot boat off the North Foreland Oil on board 18 x 29cm; 7 x 11½in Private collection A pilot boat is used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting. North Foreland[ is a chalk headland on the Kent coast of southeast England;…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #82

Apr 1, 2018

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Lionel Percy Smythe, RA, RWS, RI, ROI (British, 1839-1918) The mussel gatherer, c. 1876 Oil on canvas 92.1 x 64.2cm (36 1/4 x 25 1/4in). Private collection The best moment to do gather mussels is during a low spring tide. When the water goes as low as a meter under, the surf rocks will be exposed…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #77

Mar 24, 2018

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Andres Vivo, Uruguay Ketch and Yawls Oil on Paper 8.5 H x 11.8 W x 0 in Private collection A yawl is a two-masted sailing craft whose mainmast is taller than the mizzen mast (or aft-mast). Compared to a similar sized ketch, a yawl’s mizzen mast is set further aft and its mizzen sail is smaller.…

07 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, The beautiful and damned women of history

Mar 22, 2018

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Théodore Chassériau, 1819-1856 MARY STUART SWEARING REVENGE Oil on canvas 25 1/2 by 21 1/4 in Private Collection While Chassériau’s precise inspiration for Mary Stuart Swearing Revenge is unknown, it is possible that the work was based on Friedrich Schiller’s play of 1800 or Donizetti’s opera, Maria Stuarda, written in 1845. It has been suggested…

01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS – WITH FOOTNOTES, #95

Mar 18, 2018

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