Coastal Classics
View of Reval (Tallinn)
Ivan Aivazovsky
A stunning 19th-century maritime scene capturing the golden glow of sunset over a historic harbor.
Coastal Classics
Airier seascapes and maritime scenes for calm gathering spaces.
Sea light, harbors, and maritime scenes bring a fresh, airy feel with a more refined coastal sensibility.
Coastal Classics
Walton-on-the-Naze
Ford Madox Brown
A stunning Pre-Raphaelite coastal landscape from 1860, capturing a vibrant rainbow over the English town of Walton-on-the-Naze.
Coastal Classics
Waiting for Boarding
Narcisse Berchère
A vibrant Orientalist landscape capturing a moment of anticipation along a busy shoreline.
Coastal Classics
HNLMS Medusa Forcing the Shimonoseki Strait
Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest
A dramatic 19th-century maritime scene capturing the HNLMS Medusa in a naval engagement within the Shimonoseki Strait.
Contains disturbing content
Coastal Classics
Sinking of the Emigrant Ship Austria
Josef Püttner
A dramatic and masterful mid-19th-century marine painting capturing the fiery distress of a ship at sea.