Painting, Moonlight on Long Island Sound
By Wesley Webber (1839-1914)
Oil on Canvas
Webber, born at Gardiner, Maine, lived and worked in Boston and was self taught; know as landscape and marine painter.
The picture appears to have been lightly cleaned and remains on original stretcher and possibly within original carved frame, which is painted gold; extremely minor in-painting. (Frame: 24.25 x 30 inches; view: 17.75 x 23.5 inches)
$2,625
913-94
Wendell Rogers, Harbor Scene
Oil on canvas of fishing boats dockside, found on Cape Cod
Rogers 1890-1973 is known for his marine paintings, he had a studio in Chatham, MA.
Dimensions: sight size 24.5 by 30-inches, add 4-inches for frame.
$1,450
ACD
Maritime Ship Portrait, Folk Art
Watercolor
19th Century
Two British merchantmen and a steamship flying an unusual assortment of flags are depicted entering and leaving American waters in this large watercolor. In a the foreground a side wheeler heads into port flying an American flag on the mainmast, a red swallow tail company pennant with "GW" in white, a Belgian national flag, and a British naval ensign on the stern. Just visible behind her is a pilot boat with a large "6" on its sails. In the background two merchantmen under full sail fly American flags at the stern as well as company pennants and the British Merchant Navy red ensign on their mainmasts. The steamship has a number of top hatted gentlemen as well as two ladies with parasols and uniformed sailors on her decks. The painting is in a period 37 by 25-inch gilt frame. The view area is 17.75 by 29.5-inches. The colors are quite strong though the painting has the usual toning. The edges have been professionally restored. A handwritten note on the backboard reads "L. Newman Paint[er]."
$13,865
570-119
Ship Painting, French Ship Captured by American Navy
Oil on Canvas
Early 19th Century - SOLD
As depicted, beautiful palette; Man of War flying American colors.
Dimensions: 14.25 by 12.25-inch frame, 10 by 8-inch sight-size.
570-120 - SOLD
"View up the Hudson by Clarissa A Owen"
Early Hudson River Valley watercolor with folks sailing up the Hudson. Colors remain vibrant although there is some toning in the area of the sky.
Framed in a period painted frame.
Ex Sackheim Collection 1981, private collection since 81
Dimensions: 17.25 by 13.25-inch frame, 13.25 by 9.25-inch sight-size.
$3,525
191-284
Sunrise on New York Harbor
Attributed to E. Taylor Baker
Luminist style oil on canvas, relined
Appropriate but not original frame
Dimensions: framed 26.5 by 45-inches, sight-size 21.5 by 37.5-inches.
$4,350
767-26
SARDINE NETS DRYING
Edith Briscoe Stevens
Oil on Artist's Board
Circa 1925 - SOLD
Oil on artist's board depicting several boats in harbor with fishing nets drying in breeze; brilliant colors laid on by palette knife; signed in lower left "E. B. STEVENS;" "DOUARNEZ, BRITTANY / JUNE 23, 1925 / SARDINE NETS DRYING / BY EDITH BRISCOE STEVENS / 6 REGENT ST HARTFORD / CONN. U.S.A." is printed in pencil on the reverse; the gilt art nouveau frame appears to be original to the painting; the frame shows some rubbing on the edges, the painting is in excellent condition. (15.75-inches by 13.75-inches framed, view area 11.5-inches by 8.5-inches.)
$1,150
767-12 - SOLD
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