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Art Wanted: Sell your 19th Century Ship Portrait

We are looking for works by:

Artist:	Locher, Jens Thielsen (Danish, 1825-1869) - Oilpaintings on canvas
Place:	Lived and worked in Denmark
Motifs:	Ship Portraits of Sailing Vessels and a few Seascapes.
Prices:	His oils are starting at Euro 1,500 (Continental Europe). Prices depend on subject, size, date, quality and condition. Please send us an e-mail to receive an exact offer for your work by this artist (free of charge for persons considering to sell their painting).
Notes:	J. T. Locher produced ship portraits of remarkable quality (with only few exceptions), the handling of the sea is quite realistic and we often find a large palette of colours used in the sky. The sailing vessels are depicted in every detail often with Kronborg Castle in the distance. He had a son Carl Locher, who produced in his early years also some ship portraits. 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).

Example of pictures by the artist:

Locher, Jens Thielsen & Locher, Carl Known works in Private Collections and in the Art Trade - Fine Art Emporium World Register of Ship Portraits

Carl Locher - Ship Portrait of the Bark DIE KRONE from Rostock 1869 – The German vessel is shown under sail off Kronborg Castle (Elsinore) with a Dutch sailing boat beyond - Oil on canvas – 50 x 76 cm (20 x 30 in.) – signed "C. Locher" and inscribed "Kjobenhavn" and dated – The Werder Collection Germany

Note: The *Die Krone* was built in 1864 on the ship yard of Julius Miebrodt of Ribnitz for the shipping company Albr. Kossel in Rostock. It was commanded from 1864-87 by Capt. H. G. Maas (he had a crew of 13 men - and one dog - which is shown on the painting as well). The bark was lost 1895 in the Northern Sea.Click on the image to enlarge the picture. Photo Copyright of the image is with the Werder Collection.

*Leandiana* 1862 – Portrait of the English Brig in two positions off Kronborg Castle – 52 x 79 cm – signed, inscribed and dated - by J.T. Locher

*Unidentified* 1861 – An Barque off Kronborg Castle – 52 x 79 cm – signed and dated - by J. T. Locher - Private Collection in Great Britain

*Unidentified* 1854 – The Danish Brig under full sail off a headland – 45 x 69 cm – signed, with space for title and dated - Danish Collection

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