Adief
20th Century, America

Painting

Setting Sail, Early Morning
1850-1921, American
Setting Sail, Early Morning

Oil on canvas, 12 x 20 inches, 1881, signed and dated, in a period gilt frame. As a young man, Johnson was a sailor and one of only twelve survivors aboard a ship that caught fire and sank of the coast of South Africa. He returned to his native Boston, Massachusetts, and studied art with marine painter William E. Norton. Johnson went on to become very well known for his nautical and marine paintings in the later part of the 19th century.

Print

Between the Tides
1875-1962, American
Between the Tides

Lithograph, image size 8 7/8 x 11 3/8 inches, c. 1945, pencil signed.

Sculpture

Two Stags
1875-1945, German
Two Stags

Bronze relief sculpture, image size: 12 5/8 x 15 3/8 inches, signed lower right