Sailor in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces; Brill Church bearing S. E. by S., Masensluys E. by S., J. M. W. Turner

Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces; Brill Church bearing S. E. by S., Masensluys E. by S., 1819.

Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to… (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

The Atlantic Liner, 1903.

Atlanterhavsdamperen (museum title)

Frits Thaulow (Norwegian), colour etching on paper, hand-coloured

National Museum of Norway

Ships in the Sound North of Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, C.W. Eckersberg

Ships in the Sound North of Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 1847.

Parti af Øresund nord for Kronborg (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Whalers (Boiling Blubber) Entangled in Flaw Ice, Endeavouring to Extricate Themselves, J. M. W. Turner

Whalers (Boiling Blubber) Entangled in Flaw Ice, Endeavouring to Extricate Themselves, 1846.

Whalers (Boiling Blubber) Entangled in Flaw Ice… (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Battle Scene from the Comic-Fantastic Opera 'The Seafarer'

Kampfscene aus der komisch-phantastischen Oper "der… (museum title)

Paul Klee (Swiss), oil transfer drawing, pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper, border strip at bottom in pen and watercolor, bordered in pen and gouache, mounted on cardboard

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Storm at Rügen, 1882.

Storm på Rügen (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), oil on cardboard, mounted on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Whalers, 1845.

Whalers (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Boats at Anchor, 1871.

Barcos ancorados (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), graphite, India ink and wash on paper

Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil

Thorvaldsen's Arrival and Reception in the Roads of Copenhagen, 17 September 1838, C.W. Eckersberg

Thorvaldsen's Arrival and Reception in the Roads of Copenhagen, 17 September 1838, 1838.

Thorvaldsens Ankomst og Modtagelse paa Kjøbenhavns Rhed… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Leith, 1917, 1917.

Leith, 1917 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Boy with Sailor Costume, 1914.

Boy with Sailor Costume (museum title)

Kamal-ol-Molk (Iranian), oil on canvas

Mostazafan Foundation Museums, Tehran, Iran

Two Sailors Courting a Pair of Girls, C.W. Eckersberg

Two Sailors Courting a Pair of Girls, 1848.

To sømænd gør kur til et par piger (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pencil, brush, grey and brown wash

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Arrival of the Frigate Constituição in Rio de Janeiro, Edoardo De Martino

Arrival of the Frigate Constituição in Rio de Janeiro, 1872.

Chegada da Fragata Constituição ao Rio de Janeiro (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), oil on canvas

National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Man overboard, 1906.

Man över bord (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Warships Salute as Crown Prince Frederik and His Consort Are Rowed into Copenhagen, 22 June 1841. Shown Are the Brig Allart, the Ship of the Line Christian VIII and the Corvette Flora, 1841.

Krigsskibene salutere idet Kronprins Frederik og Gemalinde… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

La Baleinière, 1845.

La Baleinière (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Figure studies, Rügen, 1881–1882.

Figurstudier, Rügen (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Entrance, Dover Harbour, 1918 : in the foreground are the harbour protection nets against enemy submarines, John Lavery

The Entrance, Dover Harbour, 1918 : in the foreground are the harbour protection nets against enemy submarines, 1918.

The Entrance, Dover Harbour, 1918 : in the foreground are… (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Two sailors, 1881–1882.

To matroser (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

La Rochelle, c. 1911.

La Rochelle (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), watercolor

Barnes Foundation, United States

Marines, les lamaneurs, 1923.

Marines, les lamaneurs (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

Matsuoka Museum of Art, Japan

Seascape, 1894.

Marin (museum title)

August Strindberg (Swedish), oil on cardboard

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Cabral's Flagship, Indians Aboard the Flagship

Nau Capitania de Cabral, Índios a Bordo da Capitania de… (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

Warships under Sail in the Sound, C.W. Eckersberg

Warships under Sail in the Sound, 1843.

Krigsskibe under sejl i sundet (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

A sailor taking leave of his girl, C.W. Eckersberg

A sailor taking leave of his girl, 1840.

En matros, som tager afsked med sin pige (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Ribe Art Museum, Denmark

Dog Watch, 1898.

På hundevakt (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Fishing boat from Ahlbeck, 1881–1882.

Fiskebåt fra Ahlbeck (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

The Arrival of the German Delegates : "HMS Queen Elizabeth", 15th November 1918. Night, John Lavery

The Arrival of the German Delegates : "HMS Queen Elizabeth", 15th November 1918. Night, 1918.

The Arrival of the German Delegates : "HMS Queen… (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

The Forth Bridge, 1917. Bluejackets Landing, John Lavery

The Forth Bridge, 1917. Bluejackets Landing, 1917.

The Forth Bridge, 1917. Bluejackets Landing (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

RNVR Crystal Palace, 1917, 1917.

RNVR Crystal Palace, 1917 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise, Edoardo De Martino

HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise, c. 1887.

HMS 'Edinburgh' on anti-torpedo exercise (museum title)

Edoardo De Martino (Italian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums Greenwich, United Kingdom

Ships in the Roads of Copenhagen. A Barge being Towed out, C.W. Eckersberg

Ships in the Roads of Copenhagen. A Barge being Towed out, 1847.

Skibe på Københavns Rhed: En pram bugseres ud (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Fishing Boat, 1871.

Fishing Boat (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Neptune with Four Seahorses ('Quos Ego'), Leonardo da Vinci

Neptune with Four Seahorses ('Quos Ego'), c. 1504–1505.

Neptune with Four Seahorses ('Quos Ego') (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Girl in a Sailor's Blouse, Amedeo Modigliani

Girl in a Sailor's Blouse, 1918.

Girl in a Sailor's Blouse (museum title)

Amedeo Modigliani (Italian), oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A French Sailor, 1897.

En fransk sjømann (museum title)

Christian Krohg (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Three fisher boys, 1927.

Three fisher boys (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), watercolor and pencil on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Reclining fisherman; sailor, 1881–1882.

Liggende fisker; matros (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Antibes, le soir, 1914.

Antibes le soir (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France

A Deck Hand, North Sea Patrol, 1917, John Lavery

A Deck Hand, North Sea Patrol, 1917, 1917.

A Deck Hand, North Sea Patrol, 1917 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’, J. M. W. Turner

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’, 1846.

‘Hurrah! for the Whaler Erebus! Another Fish!’ (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Ayamonte, 1919.

Ayamonte (museum title)

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish), oil on canvas

The Hispanic Society of America, United States

Maurice Joyant, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Maurice Joyant, 1900.

Maurice Joyant (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), oil on cardboard

Musée d'Orsay, France

At the helm, 1904.

Til rors (museum title)

Michael Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Skagens Museum, Denmark

Lever de soleil avec monstres marins, J. M. W. Turner

Lever de soleil avec monstres marins, 1845.

Lever de soleil avec monstres marins (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Armed four-master putting out to sea, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Armed four-master putting out to sea, 1565.

Armed four-master putting out to sea (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

Musea Brugge, Belgium

The Guns. HMS Terror, 1918, 1918.

The Guns. HMS Terror, 1918 (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Van Tromp, 1844.

Van Tromp (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

A Sailor Taking Leave of his Girl, 1838–1840.

En matros, der tager afsked med sin pige (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Sailor in Rough Sea, 1840.

Sailor in Rough Sea (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Private collection