Coastal Classics
Le Monastère
Jacques Raymond Brascassat
A dramatic 19th-century view of a coastal monastery framed by the rugged opening of a sea cave.
Curated selection
Landscape after Mi Fei
Zha Shibiao
A serene 17th-century ink wash landscape capturing the ethereal beauty of mist-shrouded peaks in the tradition of Chinese scholar-painters.
Coastal Classics
Squally Weather
J. M. W. Turner
This atmospheric seascape by J.M.W. Turner captures the raw energy of a storm through a masterfully blended palette of soft ochre, grey, and white.
Coastal Classics
Vue d’Algérie, Environs de Cherchel
Adrien Lainé
A captivating Orientalist landscape capturing the architectural charm and brilliant light of coastal Algeria.
Coastal Classics
Thunder Storm on Narragansett Bay
Martin Johnson Heade
A striking Luminist seascape capturing the tense, atmospheric beauty of an approaching storm over a dark harbor.
Coastal Classics
Cave, Great Barrier Island
Charles Heaphy
A serene mid-19th-century watercolor capturing a moment of exploration within a New Zealand sea cave.
Coastal Classics
Harbour with Antique Ruins
Jan Baptist Weenix
An atmospheric 17th-century Italianate harbor scene featuring majestic classical ruins and bustling maritime life.
Coastal Classics
Across the Harbor
Arthur Bowen Davies
A dreamlike American Symbolist painting featuring figures in a coastal landscape with a prominent schooner.
Coastal Classics
Ships, Evening Sun
Konstantin Bogaevsky
A dramatic coastal landscape featuring a radiant evening sun and a solitary sailing vessel among rugged, monumental cliffs.
Contains disturbing content
Coastal Classics
The Battle of Trafalgar
John Christian Schetky
This dramatic 1841 oil painting by John Christian Schetky captures the intensity of the Battle of Trafalgar through swirling smoke and towering masts.
Contains disturbing content
Coastal Classics
A Party from HMS Resolution and Discovery Shooting Sea-Horses
John Webber
A dramatic 18th-century maritime painting capturing an Arctic expedition crew encountering walruses amidst the ice.
Contains nudity
Coastal Classics
Ship Cove, Queen Charlotte Sound
John Webber
An evocative 18th-century coastal scene by John Webber, depicting an encounter on the shores of New Zealand's Queen Charlotte Sound.
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