Early 19th Century

This 1820 oil sketch by Johan Christian Dahl captures a luminous Neapolitan vista framed by the rugged interior of a coastal grotto.

This evocative 1834 landscape captures a quiet wooden church nestled beneath a sweeping, atmospheric Norwegian sky.

A lone fisherman stands before the sweeping vista of Derwentwater under a vast, atmospheric sky.

A tranquil and atmospheric forest study featuring majestic trees and a rich, earthy palette.

A moody, atmospheric oil study of the Neapolitan coast featuring the silhouette of Mount Vesuvius.

A masterpiece of Romanticism depicting a white horse recoiling in terror against a turbulent, stormy sky.

A sweeping, atmospheric vision of ancient classical architecture reclaimed by time and light.

A moody and atmospheric 19th-century oil study capturing the golden light of evening over the Elbe river.

An atmospheric 19th-century Norwegian landscape capturing the dramatic scale of Sognefjord under a heavy, expressive sky.

An evocative 19th-century oil study of the Elbe river enveloped in a soft, ethereal morning mist.

A dramatic and evocative coastal scene capturing a shipwreck on a Danish beach beneath a luminous twilight sky.

An ethereal watercolor study of light and atmosphere by J.M.W. Turner, featuring a radiant rainbow over a brooding pastoral landscape.