Seascapes in art
Seas surround us, inspiring artists for centuries. Explore these seascapes from across Europe, scenes of tranquility, storms, leisure and industry.
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KU Leuven. Glass slides art history. Université de Louvain, between 1839 and 1939. Photographer unknown. Added information on slide. Style: Realism. Creation/Building: 1871 (?). Technique/Material: Oil on canvas. Current location: Brussels, Royal Museums …
Zeegezicht. Aanspoelende golven, in de verte vissersschepen.
Gezicht op een grote blauwe zee met een lage horizon
Oleografía
The Royal tour of Canada and the USA by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1939 - rough weather fog and ice in the north Atlantic_x000D_ ©TopFoto
Coastal scenes from northern France became increasingly common in the second half of the 19th century. As the region became popular as a resort, the market for this type of images increased. Millet’s coastal seascape is a study for a larger painting. It i…
Akvarell av Olof Gylling Motiv: Stora Karlsön, havsstrand med klipporText på baksidan: Studie af St. Karlsö. Motivet från "Spangende". Ancylus och Litorina-epokernas strand - inskärningar och grottbildningar väl synliga. Motivet får tänkas bety…
Seascape entitled 'The Sea at Night' , painting on the obverse of no 150, by unknown artist
Zeegezicht bij Heijst. Golven van de branding bij het strand, boven het water meeuwen.
Seascape with multiple sailing boats dotted on the water. Half of the image is sky. The top of the clouds are catching the purple/pink of the sunset and this is also reflected in the water. Signed 'H.Moore 1876' in black at lower right. 'NCAM&…
August Strindberg only painted landscapes – often shores and seascapes from the Stockholm archipelago. He liked to depict stormy seas with foaming waves, but here the water is calm. In his autobiographical novel The Son of a Servant, Strindberg writes tha…
People playing and skating on a frozen loch with snow-capped mountains as a backdrop.
In 1885 Toorop was living in Brussels, where he was a member of the artists’ circle called Les Vingt (the 20). He was exposed there to the work of Gustave Courbet (on view in this gallery), who often painted with a palette knife. Two years later, Toorop m…
From 1870 the fishing village of Scheveningen grew rapidly into a modern seaside resort. Mesdag, however, rarely depicted the boulevard, or the new harbour that was built in 1904. He preferred to paint the traditional life of fishermen. This picture is an…
1 sketchbook (approx. 25 drawings) : chalk, pencil, watercolour ; 21 x 30 cm.