The Paddlewheel Steamer St. Johns

Details

Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (1850-1921)
The Paddlewheel Steamer St. Johns
signed A. Jacobsen 257. 8 Av. NY. 1880 lower right
oil on canvas laid to board
22 x 35½ in.

Provenance

Marine Arts Gallery, Salem, Massachussets, 1979

Literature

Harold Sniffen, Antonio Jacobsen - The Checklist (Newport News, Virginia, 1984), pp. 262-263, line 30.
Harold Sniffen, ntonio Jacobsen's Painted Oceans (Newport News, Virginia, 1994), p. 122, fig. 111.

Exhibited

New York, Schillay & Rehs, Inc., Antonio Jacobsen: 1870's, 1880's and 1890's, 21 January-11 February 1988.

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Lot Essay

Harold S. Sniffen writes about the St. Johns: "the St. Johns steams from New York through inland waters to New Jersey. The Central Railroad of New Jersey was running this boat when the portrait was made in 1880, transporting commuters to and from Manhattan and vacationers to the New Jersey beaches. It may be headed for Sandy Hook, with passengers enjoying the cool Atlantic air" (Painted Ships on Painted Oceans, p. 120).

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