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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Watercolor of brown and red-sailed boats in a harbor beside a stone arched bridge under a cloudy sky.

Boats in Trouville

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of a two-masted sailing vessel and small rowboats on a sandy shore, with a figure standing near the boats.

Study of boats on the coast

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Pencil sketch of three ship masts, one flagged, above a shoreline with figures, with handwritten notes on the page.

Masts of Ship with United States Flag

Winslow Homer, 1890

Pencil sketch of three sailboats beached on a sandy shore with two small figures and a calm sea behind.

Sailboats

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Two Sailing Ships

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Pencil sketch of a seated man on a boat deck beside a mast, with sea and rigging sketched in the background.

Man on Deck with Ship's Bell

Winslow Homer, 1890

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate footed incense boat with scroll handles and a central medallion on a stepped stem.

Design for an Incense Boat

Filippo Marchionni, 1740

Pencil sketch of sailing ships at sea on cream paper, with the handwritten inscription 'Mrs E. W. Bethune' at top.

Ships at Sea

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a man seated on a ship deck, head raised, with diagonal rigging lines in the upper right.

Man on a Deck Striking a Ship's Bell

Winslow Homer, 1900

Drawing of a sauce boat with fluted bowl, sphere support, tortoise base and satyr-head handle, in brown wash.

A Sauce Boat

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of a lake with a small boat, clouds above, and trees along the shore.

Imaginary Landscape with a Boat

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor of children in rowboats on calm water, one child waving arms in a straw hat, others in background boats.

Four Rowboats with Children

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of sailboats on calm water with a rocky headland and shoreline in the distance.

Point Levi From Boat

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pencil sketch of two ships on a horizon under a moon, with handwritten colour notes on a cream card.

Moonlit Ships, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1890

Sheet of pencil and white-heightened sketches showing sailing boats, schooners and sails on a tan ground.

Sketches of Sailing Boats

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of several sailboats with raised sails and masts moored in a harbor, with small figures on the quay.

Study of Sailboats, Venice, Italy

William Stanley Haseltine, 1880

Watercolor of a pink sunset over calm harbor water, with red-sailed boats and a silhouetted town with domes.

Sunset Over Sailing Boats

Arnold William Brunner, 1890

Pencil sketch on tan paper of rigging lines and a ship's bell form, with handwritten notes Right and Green at upper right.

Sketch of a Boat Deck and a Ship's Bell

Winslow Homer, 1900

Pencil sketch of a seated child with hair in buns leaning on a boat's edge, with faint rigging lines on cream paper.

Boat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Brown wash drawing of a reclining woman with a winged cherub, a ship approaching on the sea at right.

Study for an Overdoor Painting, Ariadne Viewing the Approach of Bacchus' Ship

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1700

Charcoal sketch of two sailing fishing boats on the sea with hatted figures watching from a rocky shore.

Two Fishing Boats with Sails, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of fishing boats with figures on calm water, smaller boats visible near the distant horizon.

Fishing boats, Japan

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Pencil sketch of two sailing ships and a coiled maritime device on cream paper, by Frederic Edwin Church, 1850.

Ships at Anchor and a Maritime Device, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Sketch of sailing fishing boats on water near a rocky beach, with a group of people standing on the sand.

Beach Scene with People and Fishing Boats, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rowboat with a seated figure and an oar on calm water, on a tan sheet.

Row Boat

Robert Frederick Blum, 1900

Brown wash design drawing of a sauce boat with grapevine decoration, a reclining winged female figure, and a pedestal base on

Design for a Sauce Boat

Joseph Anton Seethaler II, 1820

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

Sketch of a steamship and a sailing ship on calm grey sea, with a small rowboat in the foreground under pale sky.

Ships in the North, Canada

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Pencil sketch of several sailing boats beached on a sandy shore with masts and rigging against a pale sky.

Fishing Boats on the Seashore

Walter Clark, 1880

Charcoal sketch of figures on a shoreline looking out at a bay, with a small boat and distant lighthouse on the horizon.

Figures Overlooking Bay and Small Boat, Cullercoats, England

Winslow Homer, 1880