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Edvard Skari - Shipping in the Oresund, Kronborg Castle beyond, ca. late 1870s or early 1880s, a full-rigged Ship is passing the Oresund and taking a pilot, many other sailing vessels in the background - signed lower right - Oil on canvas 60 x 95 cm (24 by 37 1/2 inch) without the frame - good condition (not relined, a few areas of repairs and inpaint, mainly in the sky) - Property of a European Collection

Note: The artist painted some versions with this motif. Another, larger example (80 by 126 cm and dated 1878) is in the Collection of the Norges Rederiforbund (described and illustrated under Nr. 22 in "Norsk Maritim Malerkunst" and in the Art Maritim Catalogue 2000) and the Norsk Sjofartsmuseum has as well a similar painting by Skari in their "Gram-Salen" on permanent exhibition. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

Dutch School - Yacht Regatta on the North Sea or Atlantic, ca. 1880 – several sailing boats and yachts are racing on the open sea, one boat shown closely in the foreground (with three sailors on board), two others can be found in the middleground and several more in the background – Oil on canvas – 59 x 88 cm (23 1/4 x 34 5/8 in.) – not relined, old wear and crackle, otherwise good condition - Private Collection New York, NY, USA

Note: Regatta scenes from this early period of the sailing sport can only rarely be found. This unsigned example shows a nice handling of the water, sky and the boats. With this period oil painting you can purchase one of the most desirable and appreciated motif in marine art (Regatta scenes). Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

Franz Hünten (German, 1822-1887) -Shipping off Heligoland ca. 1880 by Franz Hünten, a full-rigged sailing vessel passing the Northern Sea Island at sunset, other vessels in the background, Oil on canvas - 46 x 64 cm (18 x 25 in.) and with the frame 71 x 89 cm (28 x 35 in.), restored, in a heavy ornament and gilted period frame - Private Collection, England

Note: On the back is a pre First Word War sticker of Louis Bock & Son of Hamburg, the leading Northern German artdealer, who exhibited works Max Liebermann and other famous artists. Click here or on the image to see larger illustrations. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

Spanish Artist (monogr. FR) - Large Marine Oilpainting: An Algerian Pirate Lugger is chased off Gibraltar, ca. 1880 - the three-masted Corsair Vessel is trying to escape from the British Naval Ship in the left background (which fires out of two cannons), on the right the Rock of Gibraltar - Oil on canvas, 66 by 94 cm (26 by 37 in), with frame 88 x 115 cm (34 5/8 by 45 in) - signed l.r. with monogram "FR" and anchor sign - cleaned, restored and in good condition, bright color, clearly visibel age craquelure throughout, in the (original) heavy mahogony frame - Show me larger color illustrations

Note: Many Pirates in Algier and Northern Africa were captured by American and European forces during the attacks in the 1830s (eg. USS Constitution was originally built for this purpose). Anyway and - according to reports from British Naval Officers - several Pirates / Corsairs were still active in the remaining part of the 19th Century and as late as until 1900. The Straits of Gibraltar at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea was a preferred place where they were seeking merchant ships from Europe and America to enter and capture ship and crew. British Naval Ships from Gibraltar were on duty to chase the Pirates.

Scandinavian artist (19th C.) - Large Oilpainting with Shipping off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore ca. 1880 - a full-rigged sailing vessel passing the Castle (the ship can be identified by signal flags), other vessels in the background, signed lower left with monogram H.St., Oil on canvas, - 62 x 95 cm (24 1/2 x 37 1/2 in.) and with the frame 79 x 110 cm (31 x 43 1/4 in.), cleaned and in good condition, gilted period frame - onboard Cruiseship Nautica, Miami, Florida

Note: The "Hamlet" castle in the background is shown in good details, also the harbour or Elsinore is visible and a Dutch or German sailing vessel is lying in its entrance. The style of the painting remembers of the Eckersberg school from the Golden Age of Danish Art, although it is painted later. Click here or on the image to see larger illustrations - Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

Haughton Forrest - Yachtrace off a fortified coastal point in Great Britain, executed ca. 1880 in Australia, indistinctly signed, Oil on Artist`s board, ca. 30 x 45 cm, very good condition, original gilt frame, the possession of a Private Collector in Western Germany

Note: A typical composition by the artist with technically very well done portraits of the yachts and a rather realistic sea as well as an interesting handling of the sky. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium.

Scandinavian artist - Large Oilpainting of Troense Shipyard in the Svendborg-Sund, 1885, showing also a portrait of the sailing vessel "Anna", several men working on the right side at a hulk of a wooden sailing vessel, romantic early evening impression, on the left side another shipyard place, signed lower left with monogram E.G., Oil on canvas - 73 x 107 cm (28 3/4 x 42 inch) and with the frame 84 x 117 cm (33 x 46 inch), slight crackle, repair and inpaint in few places, cleaned and otherwise in good condition, gilted period frame - Private Collection, Halifax, NS (Canada)

Note: Shipyards were in general only rarely painted. And although the style of this painting is a little naive - this is an historical document of the period of the wooden sailing vessels. With the calm and romantic atmosphere it expresses the spirit of the golden days of sails which were already heading to an end in the 1880s. Click here or on the image to see larger illustrations. Photo Copyright is with the Fineartemporium.

Thorvald Moeller - Seascape with a Bark and other shipping off Kornborg Castle, Elsinore, ca. 1885, evening light impression in the Baltic Sea, signed and indistinctly dated, Oil on canvas, ca. 50 x 70 cm, not relined, original frame, the possession of a Private Collector in Northern Germany

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Anders M. Askevold (Norwegian, 1834-1900) - Scene in a Norwegian Fjord with Boats and Figures 1885, a Country House on the right side, signed "A. Askevold" and dated, Oil on canvas, 56 x 90 cm, good condition, the possession of a Private Collection in Norway

Note: A typical composition by the artist with a scene from his home country. Click on the image to see a larger color illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium.

Carl Ludwig Bille (Danish, 1815-1898) - Titel: "Skibe ut fra Norge" (Shipping off the Norwegian Coast) 1889, a three-masted fullrigged sailing ship in the foreground and four vessels in the background: a Brig and a Sailing Cutter on the right, a Dutch sailing steamer behind the foreground ship and Danish frigate on the left side - signed and dated "Carl Bille 1889" lower left - Oil on canvas - 42 x 63 cm (16 1/2 x 25 in.) with the frame 54 x 76 cm (21 1/4 x 30 in.) - cleaned and in good condition, period gilt frame - Private Collection, Norway

Note: A fine and clear painting from the Golden Age of Scandinavian Marine Art. Any questions concerning this painting are welcome, please send us an email, we will usually answer within 24 hours to a few days. Click here or on the image to see larger illustrations

British Yacht artist - Two Racing Yachts near a coastal line, ca. 1890, with other smaller vessels and boats in the background, Oil on canvas, ca. 45 x 65 cm, good condition, the possession of a Private Collector in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Note: Although not signed this painting is a quite nice work of the period. It can be attributed to the British School at the end of the 19th Century and has also the typical British frame of the period (bird`s eye maple frame). Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the Fine Art Emporium.

August Fischer (1854-1921) - Important Coastal View of Monte Carlo, Monaco - 1894 - sunshine view of the "Rock" in Monaco with the Grimaldi Palace and the Bay which is today the Port de Fontvieille (private Yacht Harbor) - Oil on canvas on original stretcher, 49 by 74 cm (19 by 29 in.), with frame 62 x 88 cm (24 1/2 by 35 in.) - signed and dated "Aug. Fischer, Monaco, (18)94" lower right - outstanding condition, no damage or retouch, cleaned, original frame (with slight wear) - Private Collection, Monaco - Show me larger color illustrations

Note: As we note on this painting: Towards the end of the 19th Century this town and bay was a quite calm and romantic coastal place with a few buildings only. There are olive trees in the foreground and there is only one two-masted local sailing vessel on the sea. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

European Yacht artist -Yachting Scene during the International Regatta Kiel, ca. 1895, in the foreground a Sailing Yacht from the Hamburger Yachtclub (ensign on top of the mast) on the Baltic Sea, most likely during the "Kieler Woche" Regatta, another Yacht and other vessels in the background - Oil on canvas - 42,5 x 62,5 cm (16 3/4 by 24 1/2 in) - good condition, repair and inpaint in the right sky section, lower right age craquelure, not relined - period gilted frame

Note: The Hamburger Yachtclub was founded in 1892 and later became one of the most important sailing clubs in Northern Germany. It still exist today and has changed the name to Hamburger Segelclub.Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.

European Artist - View of Frederiksted Harbor, St. Croix, around 1900 - sunshine view with a white-hulled Danish Naval Steam and Sail Ship in the center, surrounded by other local and international shipping - Oil on board, 41 by 52 cm (16 by 20 1/2 in), with frame 53 x 64 cm (21 by 25 in) - unsigned - in good condition and with bright colors - original gilt wooden frame - Private Collection

Note: The three Caribbean Islands of St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix were Danish West Indian colonies until sold to the United States of America in 1917 for $ 25 million. Today they are known as the U.S. Virgin Islands. While St. Thomas appears occasionally on 19th Century paintings by Danish artists, period views of St. Croix are very rare. This painting was probably done by a retired officer or captain (seafarer), the style is a little naive, but charming. Click here or on the image to see larger illustrations.