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Oil painting of a three-masted sailing ship under full sail on rough sea at golden sunset, with a steamship in the distance.

Sailing Ship--off Coast of Maine

William E. Norton, 1870

Hazy purple-toned painting of snowy mountain peaks rising above a calm lake and green forested shoreline.

Alaskan Coast Range

Albert Bierstadt, 1880

Hazy coastal scene with a village on the left, dark rocks in the foreground, and a glowing ochre cloudy sky, by Frank Edwin S

Marine

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a rocky Maine coast with grassy ledges, a small white sailboat on calm water, and a pale sky.

Maine Coast

William E. Norton, 1870

Watercolor of figures in a boat on churning surf, with sailing ships and stormy clouds on the horizon.

Marine View

Paul Marny, 1870

Painting of two masted sailing ships at anchor in a hazy harbor with pale waterfront buildings behind them.

Ships at Anchor, Cherbourg no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Dark rocky cliff with white surf breaking below and sea spray rising, with two small figures on the ridge at upper right.

High Cliff, Coast of Maine

Winslow Homer, 1890

Loose impressionist painting of a harbor with masts and red sails, and a crowd of figures on the quay under a pale sky.

Harbor Scene with Fishing Boats

George Elmer Browne, 1910

Watercolor of rough open sea with white-capped waves under a dark stormy sky, with a small sailboat on the horizon.

The Open Sea

William Henry Holmes, 1900

Painting of a stone lighthouse on a cliff during a storm, with rowboats fighting heavy waves and a ship offshore.

Sea View of Cape Poge Lighthouse

Charles Hubbard, 1840

Pencil sketch of a mountain ridge and rolling hills with a standing robed figure in the foreground.

Sea of Tiberiasfrom Hot Baths

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pastel night landscape with green hills, a pale moon, and a deep blue frame resembling a window opening.

Sea Shore (set design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Nude against Sea

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Pencil sketch of Medinet Habu temple ruins at Thebes, with a pylon, columns and desert hills behind.

Medinet El Harbor, Thebes

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Naive watercolor of the clipper ship Charles L. Cotton under full sail on blue waves, with banners and an American flag.

Clipper-Ship Charles L. Cotton of North Norwich

P. S. Downes, 1890

Pencil sketch of a stone cromlech with a capstone, a grazing sheep, and a distant village on a flat horizon.

Cromlech near Criccieth, North Wales/Coast near Pensarn, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor and pencil sketch of ships at sea, a wooded coast, a boat hull study, and a plant drawing with handwritten notes.

Coastal Scene

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Sunset over the sea with orange and pink clouds, dark rocks and surf in the lower left foreground.

Maine Coast (#34)

Howard Russell Butler, 1920

Pencil sketch of Palermo harbor with a steep mountain, waterfront buildings, masts, and a steamboat with smoke.

Harbor of Palermo

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pencil and ink sketch of reclining and standing figures, a small animal study, and a shaded form with a raised staff on aged

Moses Commanding the Waters of the Red Sea to Separate

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch of a lake framed by distant hills, with trees, a stone wall, and small figures in the foreground.

Sea of Tiberias, From Tabor

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Abstract watercolor and ink landscape of outlined organic shapes in olive, brown, green and blue, dated 1940.

Over the Harbor, Centerport

Arthur Dove, 1940

Watercolor of a cloudy sky over a green sea, with dark cliffs on the left and figures beside a boat on the beach.

On the California Coast

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of a blue headland over a sandy shore with pink reflections under a glowing yellow and pink sky.

Watercolor no. 6, Blue Coast

Allen Tucker, 1930

Watercolor of waves crashing on rocks along a sandy beach, with a tall sea stack and two figures walking in the foreground.

On the Coast of California

William Henry Holmes, 1930