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Seaman Painting

Riding the Wind, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Riding the Wind, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Riding the Wind, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Anthony Dunphy

Located in Yardley, PA

A seaman is depicted in this painting working aloft at the top of the mast as the sails fill with the wind.

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Seaman in petticoat breeches and slops, smoking a pipe, carrying a carpetbag.

Seaman in petticoat breeches and slops, smoking a pipe, carrying a carpetbag.

Located in Middletown, NY

English School, 18th century Pen and black ink with gray wash on cream laid paper, 9 1/4 x 5 inches (238 x132 mm). 1/4 inch repaired loss, top center, to the left of the figure’s h...

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FISHERMAN
FISHERMAN

FISHERMAN, 2016

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H 51.19 in W 38.19 in D 0.79 in

FISHERMAN

Located in Alcoy, ES

(SAILOR'S DISTRICT, Fishermans, seaman, Magnificent painting related to the sea. ) Born in Valencia, he studied drawing at the School of Fine Arts and Crafts in Madrid from 1945 to ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seaman Bay House
Seaman Bay House

Daniel PolleraSeaman Bay House, 2019

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H 16 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Seaman Bay House

By Daniel Pollera

Located in Westport, CT

Marine painting, Contemporary, ocean, the hamptons, long island, realist, hyper-realist, realism, ready to hang, interior design, interior decor, Andrew Wyeth, designer, home ready, ...

Category

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Plein Aire California Landscape
Plein Aire California Landscape

Plein Aire California Landscape

By Drake Seaman

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressionist painting of a California by Drake Seaman (1935-2000).

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Femme de Peuple II (hand signed and inscribed to poet Robert Duncan)
Femme de Peuple II (hand signed and inscribed to poet Robert Duncan)

Femme de Peuple II (hand signed and inscribed to poet Robert Duncan)

By R.B. Kitaj

Located in New York, NY

Following an early career as a merchant seaman, he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and at Cooper Union in New York.

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Chapel on the Dunes
Chapel on the Dunes

Wade KoniakowskyChapel on the Dunes, 2016

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H 16.75 in W 14.75 in D 1.25 in

Chapel on the Dunes

By Wade Koniakowsky

Located in San Antonio, TX

Artwork Size: 10" x 8" Description: Plein-air painting of a seaman's chapel that sits atop sand dunes.

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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

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The average selling price for a seaman painting we offer is $3,225, while they’re typically $135 on the low end and $83,813 for the highest priced.