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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

364 works

Black and white view of a sailboat with three crew on rough sea, a second boat and buoy in the hazy distance.

Marine

Edward Moran, ca. 1871

Choppy grey sea with white breaking waves, a rocky headland at left, birds in flight, and a cloudy sky.

Near Land's End, Cornwall

William Trost Richards, 1879

Night scene of a cannon on a fortress wall with a sentry box, a searchlight beam over the harbor, and a crescent moon.

Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba

Winslow Homer, 1902

Watercolor of a calm sea and pastel sunset sky with lavender clouds and a thin orange horizon glow.

Sunset at Sea

John Singer Sargent, 1905-6 (?) or 1905-?6

Sepia drawing of a shepherd with a staff and dog on a grassy hill overlooking a hazy coastal bay under a vast sky.

Eastern Coast of Rügen Island with Shepherd

Caspar David Friedrich, 1805

Watercolor of waves breaking on a sandy beach under a dark, cloudy sky with a distant horizon.

Marine

John La Farge, 1883 (?)

Watercolor of a rocky coastline with waves breaking against cliffs and seabirds flying under a grey sky.

A Rocky Coast

William Trost Richards, 1877

Watercolor of an underwater scene with anemones, corals, shells, lobsters, and fish over a rocky seabed.

Ocean Life

James M. Sommerville

Watercolor of turquoise surf breaking on dark rocks, with a steamship on the horizon under a grey sky and a lighthouse at lef

Shore and Surf, Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1899

Watercolor of an American three-masted ship with sailors, surrounded by spouting whales and seabirds on rough sea.

Replenishing the Ship's Larder with Codfish off the Newfoundland Coast

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pencil sketch of clouds over a calm sea with waves and rocks in the foreground, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of Clouds and Sea (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards, 1886

Watercolor of a white sloop with billowing sails on choppy blue water, with a small rowboat and distant shoreline.

Sloop, Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1899

Brown wash drawing of a calm harbor with sailing boats, figures on the shore, a windmill and a church tower.

Harbor Scene

Allart van Everdingen, ca. 1641-75

Brown ink and wash drawing of several Dutch merchant ships with masts and sails on choppy water, with a small rowboat in fron

Dutch Merchant Ships at Anchor or under Easy Sail in a Moderate Breeze

Willem van de Velde the Elder, ca. 1658

Grey wash drawing of Dutch sailing ships at anchor on calm water, with a yacht and flags in the foreground.

Dutch Ships at Anchor with a Yacht Lying Head to the Wind

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1664

Pen and wash drawing of a classical landscape with a hilltop town, umbrella pine, travelers on a road, and sailboats at sea.

Classical Landscape: A Town and a Mountain by the Coast

Francesco Zuccarelli, early-late 18th century

Grey pencil drawing of a sailing ship with billowing sails tossed by choppy waves under a pale sky.

A Dutch Ship in a Strong Breeze

Willem van de Velde the Elder, ca. 1665

Watercolor sketch of a beach with women, a child, and nude bathers on rocks beside a pale blue sea.

Beach Scene

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883

Pencil and wash sketch of moored sailboats and rowboats in a calm harbor under a pale sky.

Marine Scene (recto)

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1870-85

A Dutch Fleet Under Sail at Sea in a Light Breeze

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1665

Woodblock print of two cargo sailboats on blue sea with Mount Fuji faintly visible on the distant horizon.

At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a towering cliff above crashing waves, with small figures on rocks, boats on the sea, and a pavilion.

View of Enoshima in the Province of Soshu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Grey pencil drawing of a large Dutch warship with a fleet at sea and two small sailing boats in the foreground.

A Large Dutch Ship with a Fleet at Sea and Two Small Vessels

Willem van de Velde the Elder, ca. 1672

Woodblock print of courtiers on an ornate boat under a moon, with rocky islands and waves in the background.

Inland Sea near Tosa

Totoya Hokkei, ca. 1820

Woodblock print of snow-capped Mount Fuji above a bay with white-sailed boats and pine-lined shore.

Ejiri, Number 19, from the series Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi), also known as the…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1847-52

Woodblock print of two women in a boat beneath a striped sail, with a moon and island over calm water.

Takasago Harbor

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1760

Triptych woodblock print of women and children at a seashore, with swimmers, a boat, and a red sun over the water.

Bathing in the Sea (Kaisuiyoku)

Gyosei Shuntei, dated 1898

Woodblock print of a large whirlpool and crashing waves between rocky cliffs, with birds flying over distant hills.

Naruto Whirlpool, Awa Province, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-Odd Provinces

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1853

Woodblock print of Urashima Taro in court dress beside a large red tai fish riding stylized waves, with calligraphy.

Urashima Taro Going Home on the Back of a Tai Fish, the King of the Sea Seeing Him Off

Totoya Hokkei, 19th century

Woodblock print of boxed seaweed and confections with a patterned bowl, calligraphy and a red seal above.

Kelp Confections, Nori Seaweed, and Other Sea Vegetables in Celebration of the New Year

Kubo Shunman, late 1810s