‘Shipping off the Coast of Vlissingen, The Netherlands’
oil on canvas, signed lower left “Louis Verboeckhoven" Louis Verboeckhoven (Belgian 1802-1889)
Size: 31 h x 46 w in (with frame 37 h x 52 w in)
J20632
Attributed to Peter Monamy (British 1681-1749)
Royal Yacht
oil on canvas
Size: 17 ½ x 14 in (with frame 28 ½ x 24 ½ in)
J18290
Vilhelm Melbye (Danish 1824-1882)
Steam Frigate 'Sjaelland' in High Seas
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "Villhelm Melbye 1874". Depicts the Danish auxiliary steam frigate 'Sjaelland' cruising under shortened sail before a strong breeze and following seas.
Provenance Ritz Carlton, Marina Del Ray, California
This stunning work by renowned Danish marine artist Vilhelm Melbye depicts the famous steam frigate Sjaelland, known for its part in the naval battle of Jasmund during the Second Schleswig War on March 17, 1864. She was the middle of three sister ships, the Niels Juel, Sjaelland, and Jylland which were sail and screw propelled steam frigates as well as sailing ships, the world’s largest wooden war ships. Fregatten Jylland is preserved today as a museum in Ebeltoft, Denmark and considered a national treasure.
Vilhelm Melbye is one of Denmark’s most celebrated marine artists, the middle and best known of the three artistic brothers Anton, Vilhelm and Fritz. His early work produced in Copenhagen before travelling abroad consists mainly of views around the city harbours and the surrounding fishing villages, and he was one of the first artists to paint the coastal area of Skagen at the northern tip of Jutland. He preferred a realistic style, often depicting romantic or dramatic scenes. Studying at the Danish Royal Academy in Copenhagen from 1844 to 1847, Vilhelm took lessons under his elder brother Anton as well as private classes in perspective drawing from the Carl Dahl. He travelled extensively abroad travelling to London, Dusseldorf, Paris, the Netherlands and throughout the Mediterranean, and was influenced by the Dusseldorf School. He lived and worked in London where he anglicized his signature to ‘Wilhelm Melby’ and there are numerous depictions of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean from this time. He exhibited regularly at the Danish Royal Academy, becoming a Professor and head of the Academy in 1880. Vilhelm Melbye’s romantic and realistic style is successful at offering dramatic depictions of shipwrecks and adventures at sea. Examples of his work can be found in public and private collections internationally, including the National Gallery of Canada.
Size: 42 ¾ x 66 ¼ in (with frame 54 ¼ x 80 ¼ in)
ZJ19886
John A. Hammond, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1843-1939)
Evening, Venice
oil on board, signed lower right "J.Hammond"
Size in inches: 29 1/4 x 39 1/2 in(with frame 39 x 49 in)
J18035
Auguste Bouvard/Marc Aldine (French 1882-1956)
Venice
oil on canvas, signed "Marc Aldine" lower left. Marc Aldine was a pseudonym for Bouvard
Size: 7 ½ x 9 ½ in (with frame 15 x 17 in)
J13386
Carl Frederik Aagaard (Danish 1833-1895)
Mediterranean Shipping
oil on canvas, signed lower left "C.F. Aagaard"
Size: 16 ½ x 24 ¼ (with frame 25 ¼ x 36 ¼ in)
J14478
Vilhelm Arnesen (Danish 1865-1948)
Morning Idle at Oresund
oil on canvas, signed and dated "Vilh. Arnesen 1928" lower left, title inscribed on reverse in Danish "Morning Idle at Oresund, The Fishermen Setting the Nets"
Size: 18 ½ x 27 ¾ in (with frame 25 ½ x 34 ¼ in)
J16197
John Ford Clymer (American 1907-1989)
Empress of Asia
oil on canvas, signed lower right "John F. Clymer"
Size: 24 ½ x 30 ¼ in (with frame 29 x 35 in)
J19205
Peder M. Monsted (Danish 1859-1941)
Fishing, Northern Italy
oil on canvas, signed lower right "P Monsted"
Size: 12 ¼ x 20 ¼ in (with frame 20 ½ x 28 ½ in)
J19721
Auguste Bouvard/Marc Aldine (French 1882-1956)
Squero Di San Trovaso, Venice - Atelier De Gondolier
oil on canvas, signed lower left "Bouvard"
Size: 19 x 24 ¾ in (with frame 25 ½ x 31 in)
J19525
Vilhelm Arnesen (Danish 1865-1948)
View from Borsgraven Towards Borsen, Christiansborg And The Towers
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "Vilh. Arnesen 1924"
Size: 27 ¼ x 44 ½ in (with frame 36 x 53 ¾ in)
J19424
John A. Hammond, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1843-1939)
Saint John Harbour
oil on board
Size: 8 ⅜ x 15 ⅝ in (with frame 10 ¾ x 18 ⅛ in)
J19261
Christian Zacho (Danish 1843-1913)
Coastal View from Menton, France
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "Chr. Zacho 1892"
Size: 17 x 27 in (with frame 24 x 34 in)
J19135
George Clarkson Stanfield (British 1828-1878)
Lake Como
oil on canvas, signed middle right "George C. Stanfield", titled in pencil on stretcher "Lake Como"
Size: 19 ¾ x 30 in (with frame 30 x 40 in)
J18645
Godfred Christensen (Danish 1845-1928)
By Thuner Lake, Switzerland
oil on canvas, "Ved Thuner-søen i Schweitz", signed and dated "Godfred Christensen Thunersø 1878"
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1878 no. 52.
Size: 35 x 50 in (with frame 47 x 62 in)
J18425
Samuel Walters (British 1811-1882)
The Frankfield 'Showing her Number' in Rough Seas off Table Bay, Cape Town
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "S. Walters 1847"
The Frankfield was a full-rigged ship built in New Brunswick in 1840 for Thomas Wilson & Co. of Liverpool for their Australian service. She weighed 750 tonnes and was constructed of black birch, with pine and spruce used internally. She is shown under shortened sail with topsails reefed.
The Frankfield sailed to Australia carrying immigrants to Sydney out of Liverpool, usually carrying about 350 passengers. In 1845-6 she is recorded as sailing to Ichaboe, an island off the Namibian coast of west Africa rich in guano deposits. She is recorded as arriving in Quebec on 9 August 1847, the same year as this painting, carrying 528 passengers under the command of Captain John Robinson. The final reference to her occurs in the Liverpool press in January 1858 where it records "the death of Captain Robinson on 7 December 1847 when his ship Frankfield was wrecked on the East Mouse, Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, in a terrible gale".
This painting could possibly have been a commission by Captain Mitchell to record the vessel's glory days on the Australia run before Mitchell handed her over to captain Robinson.
Size: 28 x 42 in (with frame 33 x 47 in)
J17373
John A. Hammond, Rca, Osa (Canadian 1843-1939)
Venice With Fishing Boats
oil on board, signed lower right "J. Hammond", inscribed on back "Venice with Fishing Boats J. Hammond" and on label "Saint Celela Cathedral Venice painted by John Hammond RCA"
Size: 13 ¼ x 19 in
J17352
Carl F. Sorensen (Danish 1818-1879)
Early Morning, Ostende
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right "C. Frederik Sorensen 1863"
Size: 21 x 31 ½ in (with frame 27 ½ x 40 in)
J16284
Vilhelm Arnesen (Danish 1865-1948)
Midtermolen (Middle Pier)
oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left "Vilh. Arnesen 1911"
Size: 18 x 24 in (with frame 23 x 28 ½ in)
J15583