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Art
Wanted: Sell your 19th Century Ship Portrait
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We are looking for works by:
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Artist:
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Wheldon, James (British, 1832-1895) - Oilpaintings on canvas |
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Place:
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Lived and worked in Hull, Great Britain. |
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Motifs:
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Ship Portraits, predominately local sailing vessels, steamers and whaling ships. |
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Prices:
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So few works by this artist are offered therefore a reliable price range is not available. 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). |
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Notes:
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His style is rather lively and often other shipping appears in the background, usually the ship is depicted in one position under full speed. More information about the artist and his oeuvre can be found in our books "Ship Portrait Artists" and "World Register of Ship Portraits Edition 1999/2000" (coming in spring 1999). |
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Contact:
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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).
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**Example of pictures by the artist:
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*Alabama* – The American Confederate Warship (barque with auxiliary steam engine) meeting an English ship off Gibraltar – 45 x 60 cm – signed and indistinctly dated – good condition and a magnificent painting *Essex* 1878 – Portrait of the English Freight Steamer with auxiliary Sails set at sea with other shipping in the distance – 66 x 122 cm – signed and dated |
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For an enlarged and updated listing please refer to
our book "World Register of Ship Portraits, Edition 1999" (coming
spring 1999). We have illustrations of all pictures/vessels (except of
a few) in our files. Further information is available free of charge for
owners of any Register edition.
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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 |
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Our
company was founded in 1989 in Hamburg, participate in our long Experience
with Fine Maritime Arts and Antiques. Copyright
© by Karsten Buchholz 2006
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