Robert Salmon, The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock

Robert Salmon

British · 1775–1845 · Painter

Robert Salmon was a maritime artist, active in both England and America. Salmon completed nearly 1,000 paintings, all save one of maritime scenes or seascapes. He is widely… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Robert Salmon, Mail Packet from Liverpool to Glasgow, 1805, Oil on canvasMail Packet from Liverpool to GlasgowBarridoff Auctions · $50,000≈ £38,326≈ €45,809Sign up to see
  2. Robert Salmon, View of Holyhead, oil on boardView of HolyheadBonhams · $5,376≈ £4,234≈ €4,919Sign up to see
  3. Robert Salmon, Fishing with Nets, oil on panelFishing with NetsBonhams · $5,120≈ £4,033≈ €4,684Sign up to see

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Robert Salmon was a maritime artist, active in both England and America. Salmon completed nearly 1,000 paintings, all save one of maritime scenes or seascapes. He is widely considered the Father of American Luminism.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1775, WhitehavenDied 1845, CumberlandOccupation PainterWikidata Q1722657 ↗ULAN 500115419 ↗Museum works 11

luminism

Also known as R. Solomon, Robert Salomon, Robert Solomon, Robert W. Salmon, Salmon, Saloman, Salomon

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Robert Salmon, The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock
The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock1819 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Robert Salmon, Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor1843 · oil on wood
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase and…
Robert Salmon, The Custom House at Greenock, Scotland
The Custom House at Greenock, Scotland1828 · Oil on wood
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Koenigsberg, 19…
Robert Salmon, The Custom House at Greenock, Scotland
The Custom House at Greenock, Scotland1828
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Robert Salmon, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Robert Salmon, The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock
The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock1819
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Robert Salmon, British Merchantman in the River Mersey off Liverpool
British Merchantman in the River Mersey off Liverpool1809
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Robert Salmon, Rocks at Nahant, Swallow's Cove
Rocks at Nahant, Swallow's Cove1839
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Robert Salmon, Ship Aground
Ship Aground1827
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Robert Salmon, South Sea Whale Fishing I
South Sea Whale Fishing I1831
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Robert Salmon, The British Fleet Forming a Line off Algiers
The British Fleet Forming a Line off Algiers1829
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Robert Salmon, South Sea Whale Fishing II
South Sea Whale Fishing II1831
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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