Oil on canvas, unsigned, presented in an ornate period gilt composition frame, likely original.

SS 39 x 23.5 in.; DOA 55 x 39 in.

A ship captain himself until the 1840s, the Norwegian born Johan Jakob Bennetter attended the Christiania School of Design in Oslo before venturing to France in 1855 to further his studies. He was best known for his detailed and accurate depictions of ships at sea.

$1,000 - 3,000