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.
Art for the Gallery Wall
Statement-making works with contrast and presence for layered arrangements.
Contrast, presence, and variety help these works hold together in a layered arrangement.
Coastal Classics
The Fog Warning
Winslow Homer
A dramatic and evocative scene of a lone fisherman facing the elements on a restless sea.
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.
Coastal Classics
Stormy Sea
Gustave Courbet
A dramatic study of nature's power, this 1869 seascape captures the raw energy of a crashing wave with thick, expressive brushwork.
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.
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.