Coastal Classics
Hauling the Net
Dirk Hardenstein
A dynamic scene of labor on the riverbank, capturing the rugged energy of seventeenth-century life under a sweeping, atmospheric sky.
Art for the Study
Dark, intelligent pieces that hold up beside books, wood, and brass.
Scholarly subjects, darker tones, and classic character feel at home among books, wood, and brass.
Coastal Classics
The Shipyard of the Amsterdam Admiralty
Ludolf Bakhuizen
A masterful maritime study of 17th-century Dutch shipbuilding by Ludolf Bakhuizen.
Coastal Classics
Sail-making on Board HMS Essex
Stanhope Forbes
This evocative 1918 oil painting captures members of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) and sailors diligently working on sail-making aboard the HMS Essex.
Coastal Classics
A Fisherman from Sorrento
Carl Bloch
A soulful mid-19th-century portrait of an Italian fisherman mending his nets on a sunlit balcony overlooking the sea.
Coastal Classics
The Flageolet Player on the Cliff
Paul Gauguin
A vibrant post-impressionist coastal scene by Paul Gauguin, featuring figures on a cliff edge overlooking a dreamlike landscape.