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Painting of a half-built ship on a shore with workers, a crowd, trees, a distant walled city, and two standing men in foregro

Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast

Dosso Dossi, 1520

Sailing ship approaching a shore crowded with canoes, paddlers, and people, with tipis on a high bluff under a pink sky.

The Griffin Entering the Harbor at Mackinaw. August 27, 1679

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Gauguin painting of two women by the sea with orange flowers, pink sand, dark rocks and a small figure in the water.

By the Sea

Paul Gauguin, 1892

Painting of a three-masted sailing ship under full white sails on turquoise waves, with a red pennant and flag.

Ship in Full Sail

T. Davies, 1827

Painting of a shipwreck on a sandy shore with men hauling timber, two ships offshore, and a pink cloudy sky.

Wreck of the Aimable, on the Coast of Texas. 1685

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Two masted sailing ships on a calm river with church spires and trees on the banks under a blue sky.

Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen

Claude Monet, 1872

Oil painting of ships in choppy green harbor water with an American flag, sailboats, a steamboat, and a green island.

Boston Harbor

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of a three-masted ship moored on a calm river beside a small rowboat, under a pale cloudy sky.

Ship on the Touques

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1888/1895

Two women walk along a sandy coastal path, one balancing a bundle on her head, with a hill and distant figures by the sea.

Two Women Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas[3]

Camille Pissarro, 1856

Painting of a yellow-sailed packet ship passing a stone fort and hillside town in a green harbor at sunset.

Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of a large Dutch sailing ship with white sails among smaller boats on choppy green sea, with a distant town under cl

A Fleet at Sea

Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, 1614

Pointillist seascape with a pale yellow sky, shimmering blue and orange water, and a green dune at the right edge.

Seascape (Gravelines)

Georges Seurat, 1890

Painting of workers repairing a wooden ship by willow trees, with two armored men in the foreground and a walled city across

The Trojans Repairing Their Ships in Sicily

Dosso Dossi, c. 1520

Painting of a stormy sea with two figures in robes, one walking on water, windblown trees, and a distant ship under clouds.

Christ at the Sea of Galilee

Alessandro Magnasco, c. 1740

Painting of a Brittany seaside village with stone houses, a sandy beach, calm turquoise water and a blue sky.

Village by the Sea in Brittany

Odilon Redon, 1880

Painting of an imaginary harbor with sailing ships, a stone bridge, ruined tower, classical columns and figures on the shore.

Capriccio of a Harbor

Francesco Guardi, c. 1760/1770

Painting of a rocky cliff over calm harbor water with sailboats and a fisherman on the shore under a clear sky.

Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor

John Frederick Kensett, 1857

Painting of two sailing ships in a calm harbor at sunset, with rowboats and quayside buildings reflected in the water.

Entrance to the Harbor, Le Havre

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1883

Painting of the ship Arkansas under full sail with flags, passing a fortified harbor and town on green water.

Ship "Arkansas" Leaving Havana

A. Hashagen, 1847

Painting of two women by the sea with orange flowers, a dark tree trunk, and a purple foreground.

Fatata te Miti (By the Sea)

Paul Gauguin, 1892

Painting of sailing boats and a three-masted ship on choppy green sea under a cloudy sky.

Ships and Sailing Boats Leaving Le Havre

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1887

Portrait of a woman in a black dress and white ruffled collar holding a book, with a red curtain and lake view behind her.

Connecticut Sea Captain's Wife

Isaac Sheffield, 1833

Painting of large waves crashing in white foam onto a sandy shore under a pale, stormy sky.

The Much Resounding Sea

Thomas Moran, 1884

Painting of a harbor festival with flag-decked sailing ships, crowds in boats and on the quay, and swimmers in the water.

Festival in the Harbor of Honfleur

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1858

Portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a rolled red document, with a red curtain and a sailing ship at sea behind him.

Connecticut Sea Captain

Isaac Sheffield, 1833

Naive painting of a harbor town with steamboats, sailboats, a train, a castle on a cliff, and a large central tree.

Composite Harbor Scene with Castle

Jurgan Frederick Huge, c. 1875

Painting of a beach with white bathing cabins, a crowd of figures, a woman with a parasol, and a man with a dog under a cloud

Beach Scene

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1862

Two sailing ships on a calm river with reflections, church spires and cypress trees on the shore under a blue sky.

Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen

Claude Monet, 1872/1873

Painting of a calm harbor with moored sailing boats and a woman in white holding a parasol on the quay.

The Harbor at Lorient

Berthe Morisot, 1869

Oil painting of elegantly dressed people with parasols on a beach, with sailboats and a steamship on the sea.

Beach Scene at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1863