Signed Oil on Canvas Harbor Bay Maritime Scene
Updated September 19, 2026
| Lot number | 22 |
| Estimate | 100.00 - 200.00 USD |
| Category | Fine Art & Prints |
| Auction | SEPTEMBER AUCTION |
| Date | September 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Big Shanty Auction |
| Location | Marietta, Georgia |
A dramatic and finely detailed maritime scene captures a bustling coastal harbor beneath a sweeping, cloud-filled sky, with a tall-masted sailing vessel anchored near shore and smaller sailboats and working craft gathered around the waterfront. Figures populate the foreground and shoreline, including fishermen in a rowboat, women and children near the water’s edge, and additional figures among the dockside buildings and boats, giving the composition a lively narrative quality. The distant mountainous shoreline and small wooded island recede into soft atmospheric haze, while shimmering reflections across the calm green-blue water create a luminous focal point beneath the moody sky. The work is especially appealing for its careful rendering of rigging, sails, boats, figures, and shoreline architecture, lending it the character of a traditional 19th-century-inspired harbor view. Signed at the lower right, the signature appears to read “M. Atter” or similar. Unframed. The canvas exhibits scattered craquelure and areas of surface cracking, along with scuffs, edge wear, and several small chips and losses to the painted surface, particularly around the perimeter. Measures 24" x 20".
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