The experts at sotheby's only identified the artist as "danish school, 19th century". They might have taken the trouble to identify emanuel a. Petersen, whose initials are clearly visible. And he was very much "20th century". Object Type: painting. Date: 1921. Dimensions: height: 35.5 cm (13.9 in); width: 34.5 cm (13.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unknown. Emanuel A. Petersen - Sejlskib til havs - 1921