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Seaside Café (1884)

Jean Béraud (French, 1849–1935)

Sunlight glints off the café tables, casting dappled shadows on the cobblestones. A breeze carries the scent of salt and coffee as patrons lean into conversation, their hats tilted against the afternoon glare. The sea hums just beyond the railing, a quiet counterpoint to the clink of porcelain.
Night atmosphere at see. Full moon

Carl Locher (Danish, unknown)

Moonlight spills across the dark sea, silvering the restless waves. A full moon hangs heavy in the night sky, its glow stretching toward the horizon where water meets darkness. The scene hums with quiet tension—the vastness of ocean and sky pressing against each other under that luminous watch.
Femme et Enfant au Bord de la Mer, Étretat (1865)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875)

A woman stands with a child by the sea, the waves lapping at the shore. The coast stretches behind them, muted tones blending sky and water. Their figures are still, almost part of the landscape, as if time has paused with the tide. The air feels heavy with salt and quiet.
Two-masted Schooner with Dory (1894)

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

A weathered schooner rides the swells, its sails taut against the wind. Beside it, a lone dory bobs—empty, waiting. The sea stretches endlessly, neither calm nor stormy, but alive with the tension of men who work its waters. Salt hangs in the air. The horizon offers no land.
Sea at Połąga IV (1908)

Leon Wyczółkowski (Polish, 1852–1936)

Waves crash against the shore, their foam dissolving into wet sand. The horizon stretches, a muted line between sea and sky. No people, just the raw pulse of water meeting land—endless, restless. You can almost hear the wind pulling back for the next surge.
Calypso Island (1897)

Herbert James Draper (English, 1863–1920)

A lone woman stands on jagged rocks, her gown rippling like the restless sea. Waves crash below as she gazes beyond the horizon—neither welcoming nor wary, but utterly untamed. The ocean’s salt hangs in the air, and for a moment, you wonder if she’ll step forward or dissolve into the spray.
At sea

Jozef Israëls (Dutch, 1824–1911)

A lone boat rocks on dark waves, its weary fishermen bent against the wind. The sea stretches gray and endless, swallowing their silhouettes. Salt spray stings their faces as they haul nets heavy with the day’s meager catch. The horizon offers no comfort—just another day of toil beneath the indifferent sky.
Malvarrosa

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish, 1863–1923)

Sunlight dances on wet sand as children splash in the shallows. The Mediterranean breeze carries laughter over turquoise waves, their white foam licking the shore. Striped bathing suits and wide-brimmed hats dot the beach like scattered confetti. Valencia’s coast pulses with life under a blinding noon sky.
Partie Di Monaco Bei Nizza

Albert Zimmermann (German, 1809–1888)

Waves crash against Monaco’s rugged cliffs, sunlight glinting off the restless sea. A coastal path winds through wild greenery, leading the eye toward distant Nizza. The air hums with salt and wind, the landscape alive under a vast, shifting sky.