Fine Art Emporium - Ship Portraits, Marine Art and Nautical Antiques

Art Gallery of antique Ship Portraits and Marine Paintings in Private Collections

Fine Paintings of Sailing Ships from all over the world
Portrait of the "Slieve Donard" 19th Century
and of Steamers, Yachts and other seagoing Vessels...
For the shiplover and for research we are providing on these pages descriptions and illustrations from old Ship Portraits and Marine Art (1780-1923) in Private Collections worldwide. Enjoy your journey through nearly 150 years of maritime history!
Selections by Type of Vessel:
01) Early Sailing Vessels from 1780 to 1830 (including Napoleonic Wars period)
02) Sailing Vessels from 1830 to 1870 - two pages, Page 1 (1830-1850) and Page 2 (1850-1870)
03) Sailing Vessels from 1870 to 1923 - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2 (includes some huge four-masted Windjammer vessels)
04) Transition: Steamers with Sails from 1850 on - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2 (includes some early Ocean Liners)
05) Steamers without Sails after 1880 (includes some impressive turn-of-the-century Ocean Liners & Ocean Steamers)
06) Yachts, Tugs and Fishing Vessels of all periods (includes some impressive turn-of-the-century Saling Yachts)
07) Seascapes, Coastal Scenes, Maritime Genre and other Marine Art - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2
Selections by Nationality of the Vessel:
08) German Sailing Vessel and Steamers - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2
09) British Sailing Vessels and Steamers - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2
10) Dutch, Belgian, Italian and French Sailing Vessels and Steamers
11) Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Sailing Vessels and Steamers - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2
12) Spanish, Portuguese and Russian Sailing Vessels and Steamers - one page
13) American, Canadian and other Sailing Vessels and Steamers - one page
Selections by Nationality of the Artist:
14) Paintings by Continental Artists from Germany, France, The Netherlands, Belgium - three pages, Page 1 and Page 2 and Page 3
15) Paintings by British and Irish Artists - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2
16) Paintings by Italian and Maltese Artists - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2
17) China Trade Ship Portraits from Hong Kong, Canton, Calcutta etc. - one page
18) Paintings by Scandinavian Artists from Denmark, Sweden and Norway - one page
19) Paintings by American, Australian and other Artists - one page
Identify (also unsigned) paintings by comparing with works of secured authorship - Index by technique of painting:
20) Oilpaintings from 1780 to 1860 - one page
21) Oilpainting from 1860 to 1923 - six pages, Page 1 and Page 2 and Page 3 and Page 4 and Page 5 and Page 6
22) Watercolor or Gouache from 1780 to 1850 - one page
23) Watercolor or Gouache from 1850 to 1923 - two pages, Page 1 and Page 2
24) Reverse on Glass Painting from the period of 1780 to 1923 - one page
Further Selection to identify landmarks near the sea:
25) Topographical Index (backgrounds): China (Hong Kong) (Pearl River) / Denmark (Elsinore and Kronborg Castle) (Skagen) / England (Dover Cliffs) (Liverpool / Mersey) / France (Channel) (Le Havre) (Marseilles) / Germany (Heligoland) (Cuxhaven and Elbe) / Italy (Leghorn) (Naples, Vesuvius) (Trieste) (Venice) / Malta (Valetta) / Norway (Bergen and Norwegian coast) / Spain (Gibraltar) / The Netherlands and Belgium (Flushing and Antwerp) (Ostend / Texel) / USA (New York) / Other backgrounds (worldwide)
Do you want to search by the Name of the Vessel or name of the Artist ? More than 2,000 names of ships, which were painted in the last 200 years can be found in our "Register of Ship Portraits in Private Collections and the Art Trade". For collectors of antique Silver we provide a Gallery of Silverware in Private Collections