Wreck 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

Le Sars. F.E. Crashed, 1917.

Le Sars. F.E. Crashed (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Ships on a Stormy Sea, 1840.

Ships on a Stormy Sea (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Private collection

The Storm, 1840.

The Storm (museum title)

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

National Museum Cardiff, United Kingdom

Stormy Sea with Blazing Wreck, J. M. W. Turner

Stormy Sea with Blazing Wreck, 1837.

Stormy Sea with Blazing Wreck (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Waves Breaking on a Shore, J. M. W. Turner

Waves Breaking on a Shore, 1835.

Waves Breaking on a Shore (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Second Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’, J. M. W. Turner

Second Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’, 1823.

Second Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’ (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Seascape with a Wreck, Johan Christian Dahl

Seascape with a Wreck, 1831.

Seascape with a Wreck (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Le Naufrage du Minotaur, J. M. W. Turner

Le Naufrage du Minotaur, 1810.

Le Naufrage du Minotaur (museum title)

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

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Portugal

Shipwreck, 1826.

Skipsvrak (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil, wash and white chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Old Boat, 1924.

Venevanhus (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

HM Land Ship 'Shell Out', 1917.

HM Land Ship 'Shell Out' (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), watercolor and pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

British Marine Vessel in Heavy Weather, Raden Saleh

British Marine Vessel in Heavy Weather, 1840.

British Marine Vessel in Heavy Weather (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

Private collection

Old boat

Old boat (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), watercolor

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Stranded ship, Borkum, 1865.

Strandet skip, Borkum (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

View from the Beach South of Helsingør towards the Guard Ship, the Brig "Falster", C.W. Eckersberg

View from the Beach South of Helsingør towards the Guard Ship, the Brig "Falster", 1826.

Udsigt fra stranden syd for Helsingør mod vagtskibet… (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Épave dans la mer de glaces, Caspar David Friedrich

Épave dans la mer de glaces, 1798.

Épave dans la mer de glaces (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The fishermen of Hornbæk, C.W. Eckersberg

The fishermen of Hornbæk, 1806.

Fiskerne fra Hornbæk (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), pencil, pen and grey ink

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

The Wreck of a transport ship, J. M. W. Turner

The Wreck of a transport ship, 1810.

The Wreck of a transport ship (museum title)

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

Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand

Shipwreck, Bergen, 1826.

Skipsvrak, Bergen (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Lost to All Hope the Brig, J. M. W. Turner

Lost to All Hope the Brig, 1850.

Lost to All Hope the Brig (museum title)

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

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The End of a Hero and a Tank at Courcelette, William Orpen

The End of a Hero and a Tank at Courcelette, 1917.

The End of a Hero and a Tank at Courcelette (museum title)

William Orpen (Irish), pencil on paper

Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom

Shipwreck in Storm, 1839.

Shipwreck in Storm (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

National Gallery Singapore, Singapour

Shipwrecked

Shipwrecked (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), pencil and ink wash on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Désastre en mer, 1835.

Désastre en mer (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

the welsh Laugharne Castle during a storm, J. M. W. Turner

the welsh Laugharne Castle during a storm, 1831.

the welsh Laugharne Castle during a storm (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British)

Columbus Museum of Art, United States

Margate, 1822.

Margate (museum title)

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

Yale Center for British Art, United States

Coast of Yorkshire, published in 1811.

Coast of Yorkshire (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Beached ship, Copenhagen, Johan Christian Dahl

Beached ship, Copenhagen, 1826.

Kjølhalt skip, København (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Ship listing near the shore, figure in the foreground, Johan Christian Dahl

Ship listing near the shore, figure in the foreground, 1826.

Skute med slagside ved land, figur i forgrunnen (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Watercolour painting of boat on shaore in A Wellington sketchbook, Petrus van der Velden

Watercolour painting of boat on shaore in A Wellington sketchbook, c. 1907.

Watercolour painting of boat on shaore in A Wellington… (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), pencil and watercolor on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Shipwreck, 1840.

Shipwreck (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), etching and roulette on chine collé

National Gallery of Art, United States

A Wreck, with Fishing Boats, J. M. W. Turner

A Wreck, with Fishing Boats, 1842.

A Wreck, with Fishing Boats (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Rough Sea with Wreckage, J. M. W. Turner

Rough Sea with Wreckage, 1840.

Rough Sea with Wreckage (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Nach dem Sturm, 1817.

Nach dem Sturm (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Lifeboat and Manby Apparatus Going off to a Stranded Vessel Making the Signal (Blue Lights) of Distress, J. M. W. Turner

Lifeboat and Manby Apparatus Going off to a Stranded Vessel Making the Signal (Blue Lights) of Distress, 1831.

Lifeboat and Manby Apparatus Going off to a Stranded Vessel… (museum title)

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

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

The Last Deed of the English in Copenhagen, C.W. Eckersberg

The Last Deed of the English in Copenhagen, 1807.

Englændernes sidste dåd i København (museum title)

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

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Unrigged ship, 1826.

Avrigget skip (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil, wash and gouache on paper

National Museum of Norway

Ship heeling over, 1826.

Krengende skute (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Strandet skip, 1826.

Strandet skip (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway

Épave au clair de lune, Caspar David Friedrich

Épave au clair de lune, 1835.

Épave au clair de lune (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Alte Nationalgalerie, Germany

Ship in Distress, 1842.

Ship in Distress (museum title)

Raden Saleh (Indonesian), oil on canvas

National Gallery Singapore, Singapour

Shipwrecked, c. 1868–1869.

Shipwrecked (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), pencil on paper

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

The Morning after the Wreck, J. M. W. Turner

The Morning after the Wreck, 1837.

The Morning after the Wreck (museum title)

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

National Museum Cardiff, United Kingdom

Küstenlandschaft im Abendlicht, Caspar David Friedrich

Küstenlandschaft im Abendlicht, 1817.

Küstenlandschaft im Abendlicht (museum title)

Caspar David Friedrich (German), oil on canvas

Museum Behnhaus Drägerhaus, Germany

A Ship Aground, Yarmouth; Sample Study, J. M. W. Turner

A Ship Aground, Yarmouth; Sample Study, 1827.

A Ship Aground, Yarmouth; Sample Study (museum title)

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

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

A Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway, Johan Christian Dahl

A Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway, 1831–1832.

A Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex, J. M. W. Turner

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex, published in 1811.

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex (museum title)

J. M. W. Turner (British)

National Gallery of Art, United States

Ships and anchors on the beach near Copenhagen, Johan Christian Dahl

Ships and anchors on the beach near Copenhagen, 1826.

Skipsskrog og anker (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil, wash and white chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Stranded ship, Bergen, Johan Christian Dahl

Stranded ship, Bergen, 1826.

Strandet skip, Bergen (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and wash on paper

National Museum of Norway