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National Gallery of Art

236 works

Painting of hounds chasing across a field with riders on horses, trees, and a harbor with sailing ships on the right.

Hunting Scene with a Harbor

Unknown artist, 18th century

Pointillist seascape of green cliffs sloping to a calm sea, with a small sail on the horizon under a soft sky.

Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy

Georges Seurat, 1888

Painting of a sailing ship on choppy green sea beside a rocky shore, with a coastal town and fishing boats under cloudy sky.

Coast of Brittany

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1870

Painting of a two-masted pilot boat sailing past a stone fort with an American flag in a harbor under cloudy skies.

New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington"

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of the sailing ship Favorite under full sail with rowing boats and a distant coastal town.

The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock

Robert Salmon, 1819

Painting of a ruined ivy-covered tower on a cliff with a shepherd, sheep, and a sailboat on calm sea at sunset.

Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower

Thomas Cole, 1838

Painting of sailing boats on a choppy green sea near a pale coastline under a hazy sky, with wooden pilings in the foreground

Seapiece: Off the French Coast

Richard Parkes Bonington, c. 1823/1824

Painting of sailing boats and a tall ship on choppy green sea under a cloudy sky, with an orange sail in front.

Ships and Sailing Boats Leaving Le Havre

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1887

Woman with a fishing net on a rocky shore, gazing at bright sunlit waves under a grey sky with a seagull.

A Light on the Sea

Winslow Homer, 1897

Two Dutch ships in a storm tossed sea beside rocky cliffs, with a broken mast floating in the foaming waves.

Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1667

Painting of a harbor festival with a tall ship and steamer decked in flags, crowds in boats, and waterfront houses under clou

Festival in the Harbor of Honfleur

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1858

Pointillist painting of a rocky coast with rowboats on the shore, calm blue water and distant mountains under a pale sky.

Coast near Antibes

Henri-Edmond Cross, 1891

Painting of a calm turquoise sea under a cloudy sky with a sandy beach in the foreground.

Calm Sea

Gustave Courbet, 1866

Painting of a sailing ship and small boats on choppy sea beside a rocky shore, with a coastal town under a cloudy sky.

Coast of Brittany

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1870

Painting of a three-masted ship stranded on a rocky shore in rough surf at sunset, with a barrel and debris in the foreground

The Stranded Ship

Asher Brown Durand, 1844

Two women walk a sandy coastal path, one balancing a white bundle on her head, with a hill and sea behind them.

Two Women Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas

Camille Pissarro, 1856

Beach scene with white bathing huts, seated holidaymakers, a woman with a green parasol, and a man with a dog under a cloudy

Beach Scene

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1862

Painting of two ships in a storm near rocky cliffs, with crashing waves and a dark cloudy sky.

Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast

Ludolf Bakhuizen, 1667

Painting of a ruined ivy-covered stone tower on a cliff with a shepherd and sheep, overlooking a calm sea with a sailboat.

Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower

Thomas Cole, 1838

Painting of well-dressed beachgoers with parasols seated on sand, with sailboats and a steamship on a calm sea under a blue s

Beach Scene at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1863

Painting of a calm harbor with sailboats, a rocky cliff on the right, and a figure fishing at its base under a clear sky.

Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor

John Frederick Kensett, 1857

Painting of several sailing ships with white sails on choppy harbor water, with a city skyline in the distance under a pink s

New York Harbor

Fitz Henry Lane, 1852

Painting of two sailing ships in a calm harbor at dusk, with rowboats and a distant smokestack under a pale sky.

Entrance to the Harbor, Le Havre

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1883

Painting of a robed figure walking on stormy waves toward a figure in a billowing cloak, with a boat and trees framing the sc

Christ at the Sea of Galilee

Alessandro Magnasco, 1740

Ink drawing of a large Dutch warship with flags among smaller sailing boats and rowing boats on choppy sea.

Dutch Ships near the Coast

Willem van de Velde the Elder, early 1650s

Painting of ships tossed by a storm near rocky cliffs, with dark clouds and churning white waves.

Ships in a Gale

Velde, Willem van de, the Younger, 1660

Painting of tall sailing ships and rowboats in a choppy harbor under dark, heavy storm clouds, with flags flying.

Amsterdam Harbor Scene

Reinier Nooms, 1658

Painting of a grounded three-masted ship on a stormy shore at sunset, with waves breaking and debris on the sand.

The Stranded Ship

Asher Brown Durand, 1844

Painting of tall sailing ships and rowboats in a harbor under a dark, stormy sky with Dutch flags flying.

Amsterdam Harbor Scene

Nooms, called Zeeman, Reinier, c. 1654/1655

Pen drawing of Dutch warships with flags and sails on rough sea, with rowboats and dolphins in the foreground.

Dutch Ships near the Coast

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1650