Ithaka
John Henry Mohrmann (Estebrügge 1857 - Bloomsbury (Kanada) 1916)
Lot-No. 214
Starting Bid: 1.000 €
Oil/canvas. 60 x 100 cm. Small restorations and retouchings. - Marine painter and ship portrait painter. M. worked as sailer, stage designer and restorer before settling in Antwerp in 1884 where he soon became a sought after ship portrait painter. He emigrated to Canada in 1913. His works are considered to be among the best achievements of the genre before painted ship portraits were superseded by photography. By inclining the ships to the viewer M. was able to show more details on deck. Mus.: Bremerhaven (Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum), Hamburg, Bremen, Rostock, Antwerp a. others. Lit.: Buchholz: Ship Portrait Artists.
John Henry Mohrmann: Ithaka
John Henry Mohrmann (Estebrügge 1857 - Bloomsbury (Kanada) 1916)
Ithaka
Lot-No. 214
Starting Bid: 1.000 €
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| Technique: | Oil/canvas |
| Dimensions: | 60 x 100 cm |
| Condition: | Small restorations and retouchings |
Vita:
Marine painter and ship portrait painter. M. worked as sailer, stage designer and restorer before settling in Antwerp in 1884 where he soon became a sought after ship portrait painter. He emigrated to Canada in 1913. His works are considered to be among the best achievements of the genre before painted ship portraits were superseded by photography. By inclining the ships to the viewer M. was able to show more details on deck. Mus.: Bremerhaven (Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum), Hamburg, Bremen, Rostock, Antwerp a. others. Lit.: Buchholz: Ship Portrait Artists.
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