HEINRICH ANDREAS SOPHUS PETERSEN (German, 1834-1916) WRECK OF THE SHIP OROZIMBO OFF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, 1860.

HEINRICH ANDREAS SOPHUS PETERSEN (German, 1834-1916) WRECK OF THE SHIP OROZIMBO OFF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, 1860. Outstanding oil on canvas nautical scene shows the three-mast black hulled ship sailing left to right in very heavy swells under dark skies. Two masts have been broken off and flounder next to the vessel while the front mast is partially intact with torn sails. There are several crew members aboard and the ship is in peril. On the bottom border in a handwritten legend “Ship Orozimbo H. L. Townsend, Master. off Key West Florida Sept. 10th 1860”. Signed lower right “H Petersen”. Housed in an antique lemon gold frame with gold liner. REFERENCE: There are two listings for the Schooner Orozimbo, one built in Gouldsborough, Maine with a home port of Calais, Maine in 1854 (161 tons) and the second listing in 1846, built in Essex, MA with Boston, MA as its home port (40 tons). SIZE: 20-1/2″ x 31″. CONDITION: Relined on replaced stretcher, very good with some inpainting. 9-95323 (4,000-6,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	62	$0.00	HEINRICH ANDREAS SOPHUS PETERSEN (German, 1834-1916) WRECK OF THE SHIP OROZIMBO OFF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, 1860. Outstanding oil on canvas nautical scene shows the three-mast black hulled ship sailing left to right in very heavy swells under dark skies. Two masts have been broken off and flounder next to the vessel while the front mast is partially intact with torn sails. There are several crew members aboard and the ship is in peril. On the bottom border in a handwritten legend “Ship Orozimbo H. L. Townsend, Master. off Key West Florida Sept. 10th 1860”. Signed lower right “H Petersen”. Housed in an antique lemon gold frame with gold liner. REFERENCE: There are two listings for the Schooner Orozimbo, one built in Gouldsborough, Maine with a home port of Calais, Maine in 1854 (161 tons) and the second listing in 1846, built in Essex, MA with Boston, MA as its home port (40 tons). SIZE: 20-1/2″ x 31″. CONDITION: Relined on replaced stretcher, very good with some inpainting. 9-95323 (4,000-6,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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