
Mid-Century Nautical Harbor Scene Oil Painting
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas or board, depicting a tranquil harbor scene with commercial fishing trawlers. The composition features a white-hulled vessel as the central focus, moored alongside smaller boats and a weathered pinkish-red boathouse. The work is executed in an Impressionistic style with visible brushwork, particularly in the reflective water surfaces and the sky. The color palette is dominantly soft, utilizing muted blues, ochres, and earthy reds common in mid-20th-century maritime art. The painting is housed in a period-appropriate carved wooden frame with a 'pickled' or whitewashed finish, featuring decorative thumb-mold or scalloped accents along the inner border. Condition-wise, the frame shows fair wear with some loss of the white finish and minor scuffing on the corners. The painting appears to have a slight aged patina but lacks obvious crazing or flaking. A signature is present in the lower-left corner, though the name is difficult to discern without closer inspection. This piece likely dates from the 1950s to 1960s and represents the popular American regional maritime art style of that era, showing high quality in the handling of light and water reflections.
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Estimated Value
$450 - $650
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Category
Fine Art - Painting
Appraised On
January 24, 2026
Estimated Value
$450 - $650
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Vintage oil painting
Item Description
This is an original vintage oil painting on canvas or board, depicting a tranquil harbor scene with commercial fishing trawlers. The composition features a white-hulled vessel as the central focus, moored alongside smaller boats and a weathered pinkish-red boathouse. The work is executed in an Impressionistic style with visible brushwork, particularly in the reflective water surfaces and the sky. The color palette is dominantly soft, utilizing muted blues, ochres, and earthy reds common in mid-20th-century maritime art. The painting is housed in a period-appropriate carved wooden frame with a 'pickled' or whitewashed finish, featuring decorative thumb-mold or scalloped accents along the inner border. Condition-wise, the frame shows fair wear with some loss of the white finish and minor scuffing on the corners. The painting appears to have a slight aged patina but lacks obvious crazing or flaking. A signature is present in the lower-left corner, though the name is difficult to discern without closer inspection. This piece likely dates from the 1950s to 1960s and represents the popular American regional maritime art style of that era, showing high quality in the handling of light and water reflections.
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