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O/C, 'SS Matanzas', A. Jacobsen, 1900 Medium: Oil. Support: Canvas. Artist: Antonio Jacobsen. Artist Dates: (1850 - 1921) Country of Origin: Danish / American. Title & Description: 'SS Matanzas'. The vessel flies the American flag from the stern, a French flag in the front and a white flag with a "W" in it. The "W" stands for the Ward Line. In the lower right reads "A. Jacobsen 1900. 31 Palisade Ave, West Hoboken, NJ". Signature: "A. Jacobsen" lower right Date of Work: 1900. Frame: Gold and black painted frame. Work Size: 18" H x 30" W Frame Size: 22" H x 34" W x1.25" D Weight: 6lbs. Provenance: The estate of Arthur J. Connolly. Condition: Very good. Minor inpainting in the sky. Artist Biography: Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Antonio Jacobsen became one of America's best known and most prolific painters of marine subjects. From 1880, he lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, having studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen. He emigrated to New York in 1871 to avoid serving in the Franco-Prussian War, and got a job decorating safes. At that time, he began painting portraits of the vessels of the Old Dominion Steamship Line, creating about 6000 ship portraits in the New York Harbor between 1876 and 1919. Meta: Painting,Nautical, Maritime,Marine.