Coastal Classics

An 18th-century Italian harbor scene bathed in soft, golden light with classical ruins and sailing vessels.

This evocative oil painting by Claude Monet captures the dramatic rock formations off the coast of Brittany with masterful Impressionist brushwork.

A masterfully composed 18th-century maritime scene by Francis Swaine featuring royal yachts and industrious shoreline fishing.

A serene Dutch Golden Age maritime scene featuring majestic sailing ships on a tranquil sea beneath an expansive, cloud-filled sky.

A luminous mid-19th-century genre scene capturing a moment of youthful leisure on a coastal pier.

An atmospheric 19th-century Dutch cityscape capturing a quiet harbor moment under a luminous, overcast sky.

This evocative watercolor by Winslow Homer captures three girls on the Tynemouth coast beneath a dramatic, gathering storm.

An evocative and masterful study of light and movement on the River Thames by the English landscape painter John Constable.

An evocative marine landscape capturing the busy atmosphere of the Bordeaux docks through soft, painterly brushwork.

An evocative 19th-century landscape capturing the timeless atmosphere of the Nile with a graceful sailboat and rugged cliffs.

A serene Dutch maritime scene capturing the quiet majesty of sailing ships on still waters under a vast, cloud-filled sky.

A luminous 19th-century Norwegian harbor scene depicting sailing vessels and a landing dock at Husvik.