Coastal Classics
Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway
Johan Christian Dahl
A dramatic and atmospheric 19th-century maritime painting capturing the power of a stormy sea against a rugged Norwegian coast.
Early 19th Century
Romantic atmosphere, neoclassical structure, and early landscape painting with feeling.
Works from the early 1800s balance romantic feeling, classical structure, and a growing sense of atmosphere.
Coastal Classics
A Shetland Fishing Boat in Stormy Weather North of the Orkney Islands
Anton Melbye
A dramatic 19th-century marine painting capturing a lone vessel navigating the stormy waters of the North Sea.
Contains disturbing content
Coastal Classics
After the Shipwreck (The Shipwreck of Don Juan)
Eugène Delacroix
A powerful Romantic scene of shipwrecked survivors adrift on a stormy, teal-toned sea.
Contains nudity
Coastal Classics
The Raft of the Medusa
Théodore Géricault
A landmark of French Romanticism, Géricault’s masterpiece captures the raw emotional intensity and survival of the shipwrecked Medusa crew.