Antonio Jacobsen, El Rio
2095
Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (American, 1850-1921)
The ship El Rio at sea
signed lower left "A. Jacobsen 1897/31 Palisade Av. West Hoboken N.Y."
oil on canvas
22 x 36 in. (55.8 x 91.4 cm.)
Estimate:
US$ 12,000 - 18,000
£7,900 - 12,000
€9,300 - 14,000

Footnotes

  • The S.S. El Rio was an American screw steamer built in 1893 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company for the Morgan Line. She had principal dimensions of LOA: 380.5ft x Beam: 48ft x Draft: 23.9ft. She was active from 1893-1922.

    Literature:
    Harold S. Sniffen, Antonio Jacobsen - The Checklist, Smith Gallery, 1984, pp. 100-101, #33 for a listing of this painting.

Category: Collectibles / Maritime

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