#46 • Sydney Laurence Original Maritime Oil Painting

Part of September 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $4,100.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

An original oil painting by Alaska artist Sydney Laurence (1865-1940), signed in contrasting dark blue in the lower right-hand corner. Piece depicts a boat out to sea, overall painted in soft, pale pastels, slightly turquoise in the sky with baby blues in the sea, broken up by the bright yellow of the boat's sails and the dark navy blues of the boat's hull, both reflected in the calm water, trailing down until it meets the frame along the bottom edge. By the late 1920s, Sydney Mortimer Laurence was clearly Alaska's most prominent painter, known for his portrayals of grand Alaskan landscapes and maritime views, as seen in many of his paintings. This piece has some light discoloration to its surface, likely aging varnish, impure pigments, or other issues that come with age. It has a heavy amount of tape en verso. The frame is beautifully carved wood, smoothed and painted to appear almost brass-like. It has some blotting to the straight edges of the frame, along with a few hairline fractures. Measures approximately 13" x 9.25" overall with a sight view of 11" x 7.5".