ANTONIO JACOBSEN (AMERICAN, 1850-1921)

THE STEAM SHIP L'AMERIQUE

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ANTONIO JACOBSEN (AMERICAN, 1850-1921)
THE STEAM SHIP L'AMERIQUE
SIGNED, DATED AND INSCRIBED 'JACOBSEN/2.57. 8'AV' LOWER RIGHT
OIL ON CANVAS
22 X 36IN. (56 X 91.5CM.)

Provenance

SEAMAN'S BARK COLLECTION

Lot Essay

THE SCREW STEAMSHIP AMERIQUE WAS BUILT IN 1864 BY C.& A. DE ST. NAZAIRE OF ST. NAZAIRE, FRANCE. L'AMERIQUE SAILED OUT OF HAVRE UNTIL 1895.
ANTONIO JACOBSEN PAINTED TWO OILS OF THE SAME DIMENSIONS DEPICTING L'AMERIQUE IN 1878. SEE HAROLD SNIFFEN, ANTONIO JACOBSEN- THE CHECKLIST (NEW YORK, 1984)PP. 28-29.

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