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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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Witham, Joseph (British, 1831-1901) - Oilpaintings and a few Watercolors |
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Place:
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Lived and worked in Liverpool, Great Britain. |
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Motifs:
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Ship Portraits, mainly of sailing vessels. |
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Prices:
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Works in oil starting at BP 800-1,000 (Great Britain). 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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Witham produced fine and professionally executed portraits of sailing vessels and steamers. His style was influenced by other marine artists of the time and area (e.g. Samuel Walters). Information about the artist and his oeuvre can also 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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*King Orry* c. 1890 – The Isle of Man Paddle Steamer off Liverpool – Oil on canvas – 29 x 49 cm – signed |
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*Mary Hough* 1893 – Portrait of the English Steamer
– Oilpainting – 51 x 75 cm – signed, inscribed and dated
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| *Mary Jane* c. 1850 – The English Paddle Steamer with auxiliary sails set at sea – Oil on canvas – 61 x 92 cm – indistinctly signed – needed to be cleaned when appeared |
| *Pilot No. 1* 1897 – The Steam Pilot boat with auxiliary sails set at sea with sailing vessels in the distance and a companion (Fleet in a Squall) – Oil on canvas – 41 x 61 cm – signed and dated |
| *Pilot No. 1* c. 1880 – The Schooner rigged Pilot Sailing boat at sea with a Barque in the distance – Oil on canvas – 38 x 59 cm – signed |
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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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