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Van-Hils - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Early Morning at the Harbour

Late 19th Century

This charming oil depicts a riverside landscape with figures approaching a jetty in the distance. Also spotted within the scene is a small rowing boat coming in to dock. The artist h...

A fine 19th-century oil by the eminent nautical painter James Wilson Carmichael (1800-1868). In this particular composition Carmichael has depicted a small dockyard with various ship...

An atmospheric maritime scene depicting the bustling activity of a harbour at dusk, with sailing vessels silhouetted against a dramatic, cloud-streaked sky. The artist's use of warm,...

Riverscape in oil. Well-presented in an ornate foliate gilt frame. Signed to the lower right. On canvas on stretchers.

Ludwig Hermann German, (1812-1881) A Bustling Harbour Town Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1863 Image size: 26 inches x 36.5 inches Size including frame: 35.25 inches x 45.75 inches A wonderful continental townscape scene of a bustling harbour by Ludwig Hermann. The Medieval architecture is reminiscent of North Germany and the Baltic sea area with its busy trading ports. Figures can be seen chatting to traders as ships sail around the harbour. Ludwig Hermann or Herman was born Elias Ludwig Julius Herrmann at Greifswald, Germany in 1812 to Wilhelm and Sophie Herrmann. Although little is recorded about his early life and education, he is known to have left his home in 1831 at the age of 19, to pursue an artistic career in Berlin. There he entered the Prussian Academy of Arts where he studied under Johann Gottfried Schadow (1764-1850). Hermann started exhibiting at the Berlin Academy exhibitions in 1836. A year later in 1837, he travelled to Paris to study under Eugène Isabey (1803-1886) and Eugène Lepoittevin (1806-1870). By 1841 he had returned to Berlin where he married Caroline Wilhelmine ‘Auguste’ Dupont on 16 October, 1841. From his base in Berlin he travelled around Europe painting views of France...

Work on canvas

William Edward Webb. English ( b.1862 - d.1903 ). Peel Harbor, Isle Of Man. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 21.5 inches x 37.4 inches ( 54.5cm x 95cm ). Frame size 33.5 ...

An oil painting on canvas from the 19th century, this artwork depicts a harbor scene in the Dutch style. The painting showcases intricate details and techniques characteristic of Dut...