Coastal Classics
The Thames at Battersea
David Cox
A tranquil 19th-century river scene capturing fishermen at work on the Thames under an expansive, luminous sky.
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.
Pastoral Scenes
A View of Lake Sortedam from Dosseringen
Christen Købke
A tranquil lakeside scene from the Danish Golden Age, capturing a moment of quiet reflection by the water.
Coastal Classics
Beached Vessels and a Wagon near Trouville
Richard Parkes Bonington
An atmospheric coastal scene depicting the quiet industry of nineteenth-century French shores under a luminous, expansive sky.
watercolor paint
Der Traunsee
Rudolf von Alt
A serene 19th-century watercolor by Rudolf von Alt capturing the tranquil beauty of Lake Traun and the surrounding Austrian Alps.