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John Stobart (29 December 1929 – 2 March 2023) was a British maritime artist known for his paintings of American harbour scenes during the Golden Age of Sail. Early life [ edit ]
James Wilson Carmichael (9 June 1799 – 2 May 1868), also known as John Wilson Carmichael, was a British maritime and landscape artist who painted in oil and watercolours. Based in Newcastle upon Tyne and later in London, he was a household name in his lifetime, and his work remains some of the most desirable in the marine art market. [2]
Charles Dixon was born at Goring-on-Thames in December 1872, the son of Alfred Dixon (1842–1919), a successful genre painter, who educated his son in his trade. Charles too became a professional artist, and soon had a successful practice producing nautical scenes, both watercolours of coastal life and large oil paintings of historical or contemporary naval subjects.
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Webster was a 19th-century artist who painted in the British Marine art style. [3] [4] He painted seascapes and ship portraits with versatility allowing him to capture both rivers, such as the Thames, and calm or stormy open waters. His work was influenced by the Dutch style and stood in some cases as a historical record as well as attractive ...
A prolific painter, he exhibited 7 works at the RA; 39 at the British Institute; 21 at the Suffolk Street Galleries and 317 works at the New Watercolour Society. [3] Failing health forced him to reduce his commitments in 1865–66. He died in 1880, leaving his wife, Elizabeth and daughter, Delia.
"Tormented Giant" by Geoff Hunt, showing the style of nautical art of this artist. Geoff Hunt is a leading figure in marine art. According to Artist Partners Ltd he is ‘one of the world’s finest painters of 18th and 19th century ships.’ [1] Hunt is perhaps best known in popular perception for his depictions of naval scenes adorning the covers of Patrick O’Brian’s bestselling ...
He subsequently produced small watercolour paintings and some larger oil paintings, of local maritime and shipping scenes. [1] He also exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1840 and 1847 and at the British Institution between 1843 and 1847. He made many engravings of his own works. Ward died on 28 September 1849 from cholera.