The Flying Dutchman

Albert Pinkham Ryder

c. 1887 · Oil on canvas · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington

Size4:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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The Flying Dutchman

The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)

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About this work

Artist: Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847–1917)
Year: c. 1887
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 36.1 × 43.8 cm
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
Movement: Tonalism

Sailors in a small boat struggle in heavy seas as the phantom ship of the Flying Dutchman, the captain condemned to sail forever, looms in a yellow storm light. Ryder took the subject from Wagner's opera and the old sailors' legend. It is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A stormy golden seascape for a study, den or library in a dark wood frame. It suits navy, charcoal or warm white walls.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Tonalism painting
Era: 19th century (c. 1887)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: dramatic, moody
Rooms: study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Flying Dutchman in the public domain?

Yes. Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847–1917) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Smithsonian American Art Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 and 24×18 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Flying Dutchman painted, and in what medium?

The Flying Dutchman dates from c. 1887 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 36.1 × 43.8 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×18 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Flying Dutchman (Albert Pinkham Ryder) — The Flying Dutchman · Albert Pinkham Ryder · c. 1887. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Gallery-grade archival giclée. Rich pigment inks on heavyweight fine-art paper (or gallery-wrapped canvas) — built to last, not a poster-shop print.

Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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