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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Charcoal and chalk drawing of a windswept seacoast with scrub pines, a rocky outcrop, and surf breaking on sand.

Seacoast with Scrub Pines, Prout's Neck, Eastern Point

Winslow Homer, 1880

Nocturnal harbor scene in brown tones with clouds above, rows of lights on shore and water, and a lighthouse at center.

The Bay, New York

Joseph Pennell, 1920

Pencil sketch of ocean waves and a distant rocky coastline on cream paper, with a handwritten date in the lower right.

Ocean Surf, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of two schooners and small dories on calm water, with soft reflections on a tan sheet.

Two Schooners and Dories

Winslow Homer, 1880

Engraving of nude Venus seated on a shell with sea nymphs, a bearded Triton with trident, and cherubs in clouds above.

Venus, Triton, and Sea Nymphs

Pieter Soutman, 1640

Pencil sketch of an Indian encampment on a rocky shore with canoes, a campfire, a tent, and tall cliffs.

Indian Encampment on the Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Watercolor of a hazy grey sea with rocky outcrops and a cliff edge of green and ochre vegetation at the bottom.

Ocean Seen from a Cliff, Prout's Neck, Maine

Winslow Homer, 1900

Dark tonal nocturne of a riverside city at dusk, with glowing lamps along the embankment and silhouetted buildings under mist

Mist of the Thames

Joseph Pennell, 1900

Oil sketch of a large white iceberg above dark green sea, with smaller icebergs in the foreground under a muted sky.

Icebergs of Twillingate, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Charcoal sketch of boats and a figure on wet sand at low tide under a cloudy sky.

Beach at Low Tide, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Etching of a shoreline with a tree branch arching over rocks, a fisherman at the water's edge, and a distant sailboat.

A Villefranche-sur-Mer (Environs de Carqueiranne)

Adolphe Appian, 1880

Pencil sketch of a coastal seascape with clouds, a distant shoreline, and calm water, with handwritten color notes.

Sunset, Bar Harbor, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of sailboats and rowboats on calm water with a distant shoreline and lighthouse on the left.

Point of Land with a Lighthouse

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of a craggy rocky outcrop and boulders with trees on the ridge, inscribed Study from Nature.

Study from Nature

Thomas Doughty, 1830

Pencil sketch of a sunset over the sea with cloud forms and handwritten notes on colours and tones.

Sunset at Sea, Ecuador, Part Three

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of a horse-drawn wagon with a star-marked canvas cover, horses and riders on a tan sheet.

Study for "The Wreck"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil and wash sketch of a steep cliff with small buildings above a calm sea, with a horizon line on the left.

Study of coastal cliff, Amalphi, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1850

Small oil sketch of a turquoise iceberg on dark sea under a brown sky with sunlight breaking through clouds.

Iceberg, Battle Harbour, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch sheet with shaded trees above, a small sailboat study, and a small building with figures by the sea.

Figures in Lee of Building with Ocean Beyond, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketches of gabled buildings with a tower, a sailboat on water, and two figures seated on a grassy bank.

Sketches at Marlborough

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of clouds and mist over a rippled sea horizon on tan paper, with handwritten notes at the top.

Clouds and Mist over the Sea, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Pencil sketch of two boats on a beach with figures, a sail, and a small dog, by Winslow Homer.

Two Boats on Beach with Figures, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a flat marsh landscape with grasses, a large tree at left, distant wooded hills, and small cattle at right.

Study of seashore, Rhode Island

William Trost Richards, 1880

Pencil sketch of a stone building with a pyramidal roof, cypress trees, and a rowboat on water.

Architectural Sketch, Beirut, Lebanon

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a standing man with a lantern beside seated figures and rocks, a study for Winslow Homer's The Wreck.

Sketch for "The Wreck"

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a shoreline with sandy banks, grasses and a line of trees on a hill, with a small study in the upper left.

Seashore, Newport, RI

William Trost Richards, 1870

Painting of a dark rippled sea under a tan sky, with a distant white iceberg at left and a small red boat near the horizon.

Distant Iceberg, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Ink and wash sketch of two figures in a rowboat on calm sea, with a distant sailboat on the horizon.

Two Figures in a Rowboat

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pale watercolor of a Venetian lagoon with a church tower, small sailboats with pink sails, and mooring poles under a hazy sky

Study of lagoon, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Oil sketch of a large iceberg with smaller ice masses on dark sea under a pink evening sky.

Iceberg Against the Evening Sky, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850