Fine Art Emporium - The Site for Marine Art

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

Art Wanted: Sell your 19th Century Ship Portrait

We are looking for works by:

Artist:	Boettger, Jacob Ahrend Hinrich (German, 1781-1860) - Watercolors
Place:	Worked and lived in Flensborg and Altona, Germany.
Motifs:	Ship Portraits of Sailing Vessels
Prices:	Prices starting at Euro 1.400 (Continental Europe). Prices depend on subject, size, date, quality and condition. Please send us an e-mail to receive an exact offer for your painting (free of charge for persons considering to sell their painting).
Notes:	Böttger depicted the sailing vessels in a central profile view under full sail, often with the island of Heligoland (British/German) in the distance. While the drawing of the ship is accurate, the sea is shown rather standardised. Information about the artist and his oeuvre can also be found in our book "Ship Portrait Artists".
Contact:	The FineArtEmporium is interested in the direct purchase of fine works by this artist and can pay a good price. Please refer to our page "Contact" and send an e-mail to bais@gmx.de with the information requested there. You will receive an answer usually within 48-72 hours (up to a week in rare cases).

Examples of pictures by Jacob Bottger:

Boettger, Jacob Ahrend Hinrich Known works in Private Collections and in the Art Trade - Fine Art Emporium World Register of Ship Portraits

Ship Portrait of the Brigg ELISA von Hamburg, geführt durch Capitän H.M Volkertsen 1843 – The German vessel is shown under full sail off Heligoland - Watercolor – 50 x 70 cm (20 x 27 1/2 in.) – signed "J. Böttger in Altona" and inscribed with title and "Die Ansicht von Helgoland" – The Werder Collection Germany

Note: Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the Werder Collection.

Ship Portrait of "Schiff GEORG FRIEDRICH aus Altona, commandirt von Capt. J. J. Simonsen", ca. 1850 – The German full-rigged Ship of Altona (Hamburg) is shown under full sail off Heligoland - Watercolor – 44,5 x 65 cm (17 1/2 x 25 1/2 in.) – signed "J. Böttger aus Hamburg" and inscribed with title and "Die Ansicht von Helgoland" – The Werder Collection Germany

Note: Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the Werder Collection.

*Johanna Margaretha* Command. af Capt. Hans Wilhelmsen 1817 – The German Galeas under sail at sea with a lighthouse and other shipping in the distance– Watercolour – 43 x 64 cm – signed, inscribed with title and dated - Private Collection Germany

Ship Portrait of the German Bark "MARIANNE, geführt durch Kapitän N.J. Ries 1851", the vessel with the old ensign of Hamburg is shown off Heligoland, signed, inscribed with title and dated, Watercolor, 50 x 68 cm, the possession of a Private Collector in Northern Germany

Note: A rather nice composition by the artist. This picture was professionally restored. Click on the image to see a larger illustration.

Please note, that we have no photos or additional information about the above ship(s) or painting(s). The paintings are only shown as examples of works by the artist and are NOT for sale. If you are interested to check paintings available for purchase please refer to our For Sale Category. Thank you