Sails 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

Allegory with a Wolf and an Eagle, Leonardo da Vinci

Allegory with a Wolf and an Eagle, c. 1516.

Allegory with a Wolf and an Eagle (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Royal Collection, United Kingdom

Entrée du port du Havre et le brise-lames ouest, soleil, matin, Camille Pissarro

Entrée du port du Havre et le brise-lames ouest, soleil, matin, 1903.

Entrée du port du Havre et le brise-lames ouest, soleil… (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Dixon Gallery and Gardens, United States

Oban Bay, 1889.

Oban Bay (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

The Harbour of Kristiansund, 1889.

Havnen i Kristiansund (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Mirroring, 1915.

Speiling (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

Le Port de Honfleur, 1897.

Le Port de Honfleur (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux (MuMa), Le Havre, France

The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (‘Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817’), John Constable

The Opening of Waterloo Bridge (‘Whitehall Stairs, June 18th, 1817’), 1832.

L'Ouverture du pont de Waterloo (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Tate, United Kingdom

Trouville-Deauville – Low Tide, Eugène Boudin

Trouville-Deauville – Low Tide, 1897.

Trouville-Deauville – Low Tide (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on wood panel

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Portugal

Veneetsia, 1922–1923.

Veneetsia (museum title)

Konrad Mägi (Estonian), oil on canvas

Tartu Art Museum, Estonia

Marines, les lamaneurs, 1923.

Marines, les lamaneurs (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on canvas

Matsuoka Museum of Art, Japan

‘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

Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas, J. M. W. Turner

Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas, 1850.

Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

The Landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral at Porto Seguro, 1500, Oscar Pereira da Silva

The Landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral at Porto Seguro, 1500, c. 1900.

Desembarque de Pedro Álvares Cabral em Porto Seguro, 1500 (museum title)

Oscar Pereira da Silva (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu Paulista collection (Fundo Museu Paulista), Brazil

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

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

Rivage au clair de lune, Caspar David Friedrich

Rivage au clair de lune, 1835.

Rivage au clair de lune (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Morlaix, Entrance of the River, Paul Signac

Morlaix, Entrance of the River, 1927.

Morlaix, Entrance of the River (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), black crayon and watercolor

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

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

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

Le Brise-lames Est, retour de la régate, Le Havre, Camille Pissarro

Le Brise-lames Est, retour de la régate, Le Havre, 1903.

Le Brise-lames Est, retour de la régate, Le Havre (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Norton Simon Museum, United States

View of Les Sables d'Olonne, Paul Signac

View of Les Sables d'Olonne, c. 1929.

View of Les Sables d'Olonne (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), black crayon and watercolor

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Christ Calms the Storm, study for the altarpiece in Raahe church, Eero Järnefelt

Christ Calms the Storm, study for the altarpiece in Raahe church, 1925.

Kristus asettaa myrskyn, harjoitelma Raahen kirkon… (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), pastel on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Marine View, 1898.

Marine View (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), etching

National Gallery of Art, Washington, United States

Le Pouliguen: Fishing Boats, Paul Signac

Le Pouliguen: Fishing Boats, 1928.

Le Pouliguen: Fishing Boats (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), black crayon and watercolor

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

L'anse des pilotes au Havre. Haute mer. Après-midi. Soleil, Camille Pissarro

L'anse des pilotes au Havre. Haute mer. Après-midi. Soleil, 1903.

L'anse des pilotes au Havre. Haute mer. Après-midi. Soleil (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux, France

A Privateer Outsailing a Pursuing Frigate, C.W. Eckersberg

A Privateer Outsailing a Pursuing Frigate, 1845.

En kaperskonnert, som undløber en forfølgende fregat (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Le port de Honfleur, 1897.

Le port de Honfleur (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), painting

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, France

A Schooner Outrunning a Pursuing Frigate, C.W. Eckersberg

A Schooner Outrunning a Pursuing Frigate, 1845.

En skonert, som nedløber en forfølgende fregat (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pen, black ink, brush and grey wash

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Harbor at Concarneau, c. 1925.

Concarneau, le port (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Germany

The Wreck Buoy, 1849.

The Wreck Buoy (museum title)

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

Sudley House, United Kingdom

Park Landscape, Tyresö, 1910.

Parklandskap. Motiv från Tyresö (museum title)

Richard Bergh (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Le Croisic, 1928.

Le Croisic (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), watercolor over graphite and black chalk

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Anse des pilotes, Le Havre, matin, temps gris, brumeux, Camille Pissarro

Anse des pilotes, Le Havre, matin, temps gris, brumeux, 1903.

Anse des pilotes, Le Havre, matin, temps gris, brumeux (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

L'avant-port du Havre. Matin. Soleil. Marée montantel, Camille Pissarro

L'avant-port du Havre. Matin. Soleil. Marée montantel, 1903.

L'avant-port du Havre. Matin. Soleil. Marée montantel (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux, France

Shipping Scene, with Fishermen, J. M. W. Turner

Shipping Scene, with Fishermen, 1850.

Shipping Scene, with Fishermen (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), watercolor

Yale Center for British Art, United States

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

The Return of the Boats, 1897.

The Return of the Boats (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), oil on cardboard

National Museum Cardiff (Amgueddfa Cymru), United Kingdom

Boulogne-sur-Mer at Night, Théo van Rysselberghe

Boulogne-sur-Mer at Night, 1900.

Boulogne-sur-Mer bij nacht (museum title)

Théo van Rysselberghe (Belgian), etching and drypoint

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Jetty, Travemünde, 1887.

Bei Travemünde (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), watercolour, gouache, pen and pencil on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Fishing Boat, 1931.

Kalastajavene (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), watercolor and gouache

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Two Fishing Boats off the Entrance to the Harbour of Granville, Paul Signac

Two Fishing Boats off the Entrance to the Harbour of Granville, 1929–1932.

To fiskerfartøjer udfor indsejlingen til Granville havn (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), watercolor

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Departure of the Fleet, J. M. W. Turner

The Departure of the Fleet, 1850.

The Departure of the Fleet (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

A Rough Sea with a Fishing Boat, J. M. W. Turner

A Rough Sea with a Fishing Boat, 1850.

A Rough Sea with a Fishing Boat (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), watercolor

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Shipping, 1850.

Shipping (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British), watercolor

Yale Center for British Art, United States

A Frigate and some other Ships Cruising, C.W. Eckersberg

A Frigate and some other Ships Cruising, 1845.

En fregat og nogle andre skibe som krydser (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Le port de Honfleur, 1897.

Le port de Honfleur (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), painting

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, France

Viking Ship in the Sognefjord, Hans Gude

Viking Ship in the Sognefjord, 1889.

Vikingskip i Sognefjorden (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), watercolour, pen, gouache and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Shipwreck on a Shore, 1845.

Shipwreck on a Shore (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), etching on chine collé

National Gallery of Art, United States

Paddle Steamer and Sailing Ship, C.W. Eckersberg

Paddle Steamer and Sailing Ship, 1843.

Hjuldamper og sejlskib (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), etching

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark