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Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen American, 1850-1921 The Rio Grande of the Mallory Steam Ship Lines, 1892 Signed A. Jacobsen, dated 1892 and inscribed 705 Palisade Av. West Hoboken, NJ (lr) Oil on canvas 22 x 36 inches Provenance: Private collection Exhibited: Lisbon, The Official Residence of the United States Ambassador to Portugal, Ambassador and Mrs. Gerald S. McGowan, Art in Embassies Program, Jan. 1999-2002 Known as the "foremost ship portraitist of the late nineteenth century," Antonio Jacobsen grew up in his native Copenhagen, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Design. He emigrated to the United States in 1872, settling in New York. After his skill at ship rendering was noticed by a captain of the Old Dominion Line, Jacobsen's career was launched. By 1886, he had moved to West Hoboken, New Jersey, also the home of James Buttersworth, whose mantle as America's pre-eminent marine artist Jacobsen took over following the latter's death in 1894. Recognized for the speed and precision of his work, Jacobsen was commissioned to paint entire ship lines, including those of the Old Dominion Steamship and Fall River Lines, which carried passengers along the eastern seaboard. Jacobsen believed that "each ship was a work of art, a creation, and his job was to put down its likeness." C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Collection of American Art
Wax relined. Scattered craquelure throughout. Frame rubbing. Scattered inpaint throughout the sky and sails of the boat. Areas of inpaint in the water. There is a 2 inch vertical repaired tear in the sky at the center.