The Flying Dutchman
c. 1887 · Oil on canvas · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
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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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. 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
- Exhibition poster of a Tonalism painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1887)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cream & beige
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- study or library, living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.





























