FINE LATE 19TH CENTURY OIL PAINTING
BY JOHN INGERSOLL COGGESHALL 1856-1927
Oil on canvas 20th Century
Viewing area 8″ x 12″ Framed 17 ¾” x 13 ½”
Signed Lower Right:J I Coggeshall 1888
Presented is a fine oil painting on canvas by a well known New England artist, John Ingersoll Coggeshall. It depicts a sailing ship with full rig under sail with an American flag. Another ship is shown with bare poles. They are underway offshore in moderate seas on a fine day.
Signed Lower Right:J I Coggeshall 1888
John Ingersoll Coggeshall, painter, photographer, and engraver of genre, landscapes, marines, harbors, and coastal scenes, was born in Fall River, MA in 1856 and died on March 8, 1927 in Lowell, MA. Devoted husband, father, grandfather, writer, poet, businessman, scout leader and teacher as well as a member of the state militia, the Kirk Street Congressional Church and the Sons of the American Revolution
A ship portrait in a distinctively American style and appearance that will make a fine addition to any decor.