Coastal Scene with Ships on Ocean

by Thomas Birch (1779–1851)
Oil on canvas
15⅜ x 21 15/16 inches
Signed lower left: T. Birch

Information

Provenance

Sale, Jacksons Auction and Real Estate Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 19, 2017, lot 9

Private collection, New York, New York

Related Works 

Seascape, 1831, oil on canvas, 17¼ x 27⅝ inches, signed and dated lower left: Thos Birch / 1831; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts

Ship in a Storm, 1841, oil on canvas, 18 x 27⅛ inches, signed and dated at lower left: T. Birch / 1841; New-York Historical Society, New York

Artist Biography

Popular American portrait and marine painter, especially in Philadelphia.

By Tiffany Win

A pioneer in landscape and marine painting, Thomas Birch is considered to be the first American ship portraitist.

I. Biography
II. Chronology
III. Collections
IV. Exhibitions
V. Memberships
VI. Notes
VII. Suggested Resources


I. Biography

Thomas Birch was born in 1779 in Warwickshire, England. At fifteen-years-old, he moved to

Read More

Contact Us About This Painting





    This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

    Related Categories

    Related Subjects

      Go To Top