
Description
ARTIST: John Eric Christian Petersen (Massachusetts, Danish, 1839 - 1874)
TITLE: Merchant Brig in Rough Sea
YEAR: 1872
MEDIUM: oil on canvas. Canvas applied to board.
CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame.
ART SIZE: 14 x 20 inches / 35 x 50 cm
FRAME SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
PROVENANCE: Bonhams New York, Date 2014-06-25, Lot 204; Eldred's, Date 2019-07-13, Lot 96
NAME VARIANTS: Johan Erik Peterson
LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office.
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
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SKU#: 128833
US SHIPPING: $129 + insurance.
BIOGRAPHY:
Paintings by John E. C. Petersen are rare as he died at the age of thirty-five. In a brief career that lasted a little more than thirteen years, Petersen had works accepted at the annual exhibitions of the Boston Athenaeum, the National Academy of Design and the Brooklyn Art Association. Academically trained at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen, Petersen's canvases are distinguished by an inner glow seen in his skies and seas.
TITLE: Merchant Brig in Rough Sea
YEAR: 1872
MEDIUM: oil on canvas. Canvas applied to board.
CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame.
ART SIZE: 14 x 20 inches / 35 x 50 cm
FRAME SIZE: 24 x 30 inches / 60 x 76 cm
SIGNATURE: lower left
PROVENANCE: Bonhams New York, Date 2014-06-25, Lot 204; Eldred's, Date 2019-07-13, Lot 96
NAME VARIANTS: Johan Erik Peterson
LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office.
CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online
AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US
SKU#: 128833
US SHIPPING: $129 + insurance.
BIOGRAPHY:
Paintings by John E. C. Petersen are rare as he died at the age of thirty-five. In a brief career that lasted a little more than thirteen years, Petersen had works accepted at the annual exhibitions of the Boston Athenaeum, the National Academy of Design and the Brooklyn Art Association. Academically trained at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen, Petersen's canvases are distinguished by an inner glow seen in his skies and seas.
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John Petersen (MA,Denmark,1839-1874) oil painting antique
Estimate $3,200-$4,000
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Old Paintings BLOWOUT (Mar 2026)
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