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Boats at Berck-sur-Mer, Édouard Manet, 1873, oil on fabric

Édouard Manet Boats at Berck-sur-Mer, 1873 Cleveland Museum of Art

We look slightly down onto the surface of a river in which three narrow canoes, each paddled by a single person, are being rowed toward us in this horizontal landscape painting.

Gustave Caillebotte Skiffs, 1877 National Gallery of Art

Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893), Edgar Degas, 1869, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893), 1869 The Met

Fishing, Édouard Manet, ca. 1862–63, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Fishing, ca. 1862–63 The Met

Young Woman, Jean-François Millet, 1844–45, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Young Woman, 1844–45 Art Institute of Chicago

The Capture of Samson, Peter Paul Rubens, 1609–10, oil on panel

Peter Paul Rubens The Capture of Samson, 1609–10 Art Institute of Chicago

Roman Interior, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1760, oil on canvas

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Roman Interior, ca. 1760 The Met

Barks Fleeing Before the Storm, Jules Dupré, 1870–75, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré Barks Fleeing Before the Storm, 1870–75 Art Institute of Chicago

Approaching Storm from the Alban Hills, George Inness, 1871, oil on canvas

George Inness Approaching Storm from the Alban Hills, 1871 Cleveland Museum of Art

Evening, New Bedford Harbor, Dwight William Tryon, 1890, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Evening, New Bedford Harbor, 1890 The Met

Honfleur, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1865, oil on canvas

Johan Barthold Jongkind Honfleur, 1865 The Met

Moonlight, Strandgade 30, Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1900–1906, oil on canvas

Vilhelm Hammershøi Moonlight, Strandgade 30, 1900–1906 The Met

We look across a body of calm water onto a wooden pier, rowboats, sailboats, and a town on the distant shore, all beneath a cloudy sky that takes up the top three-quarters of this horizontal landscape.

Aelbert Cuyp A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht, early 1640s National Gallery of Art

We look across a dark, aquamarine-blue body of water at a bulky, stony outcropping to our right in this horizontal landscape painting.

John Frederick Kensett Beacon Rock, Newport Harbor, 1857 National Gallery of Art

A dozen men, women, and children walk, stand, or sit on a waterside wharf that spans this horizontal painting. A jetty stretches into the distance at a right angle, starting to the left of center. Dozens more people pack the jetty.

Eugène Boudin Jetty and Wharf at Trouville, 1863 National Gallery of Art

The Lovesick Maiden, Jan Steen, ca. 1660, oil on canvas

Jan Steen The Lovesick Maiden, ca. 1660 The Met

Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor, Fitz Henry Lane, 1862, oil on canvas

Fitz Henry Lane Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor, 1862 The Met

A fleet of ships gathers in a river lined by trees and buildings in this horizontal painting.

Aelbert Cuyp The Maas at Dordrecht, c. 1650 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a harbor scene with several large ships and smaller boats on a wide waterway. To the left and right of center, two large ships are visible, each with multiple tall masts and several sails.

Eugène Boudin Entrance to the Harbor, Le Havre, 1883 National Gallery of Art

The New Bonnet, Eastman Johnson, 1876, oil on academy board

Eastman Johnson The New Bonnet, 1876 The Met

Interior with a Young Couple, Pieter de Hooch, probably ca. 1662–65, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch Interior with a Young Couple, probably ca. 1662–65 The Met

Paying the Hostess, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch Paying the Hostess, ca. 1670 The Met

This painting shows a young girl sitting in a wooden chair, facing the right. She has pale skin, rosy cheeks, a slightly upturned nose, and long, brown hair put up behind her head. She is wearing a pale green dress and black shoes.

Eastman Johnson The Pets, 1856 National Gallery of Art

Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, Paul Guigou, c. 1865, oil on wood panel

Paul Guigou Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, c. 1865 Cleveland Museum of Art

We look across a shaded field of snow, through a screen of loosely spaced trees at a cobalt-blue mountain that dominates this square landscape painting. The scene is painted with visible brushstrokes throughout.

Abbott Handerson Thayer Mount Monadnock, probably 1911/1914 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a maritime scene from the water, with a coastline in the distance marked by small, colorful buildings and distant green hills.

A. Hashagen Ship "Arkansas" Leaving Havana, 1847 National Gallery of Art

U.S. Mail Boat, Leila T. Bauman, 1855 or later, oil on canvas

Leila T. Bauman U.S. Mail Boat, 1855 or later National Gallery of Art

Boston Harbor, Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century, oil on canvas

Thomas Chambers Boston Harbor, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art

Livestock, woodland animals, and about a dozen people cluster in groups throughout a densely wooded landscape with rocky outcroppings and the ruins of a round structure in this horizontal painting. The people all appear to have light skin.

Roelandt Savery Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, 1624 National Gallery of Art

The Yellow Room, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84, watercolor and gouache on paperboard

James McNeill Whistler The Yellow Room, ca. 1883–84 The Met

A man with sparse brown facial hair stands in a full-length black robe on a multicolored tiled floor, a white and brown dog behind him.

Giovanni Battista Moroni Gian Lodovico Madruzzo, 1551–52 Art Institute of Chicago

Three light-skinned men, one with his head and knee bandaged, sit and stand around a rusty, free-standing stove in a room with wide plank floors in this horizontal painting.

William Sidney Mount The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern, 1837 National Gallery of Art

El Maragato Threatens Friar Pedro de Zaldivia with His Gun, Francisco de Goya, c. 1806, oil on panel

Francisco de Goya El Maragato Threatens Friar Pedro de Zaldivia with His Gun, c. 1806 Art Institute of Chicago

Boys in a Dory, Winslow Homer, 1873, watercolor washes and gouache over graphite underdrawing on medium rough textured white wove paper

Winslow Homer Boys in a Dory, 1873 The Met

Honfleur: Calvary, Camille Corot, ca. 1830, oil on wood

Camille Corot Honfleur: Calvary, ca. 1830 The Met

Landscape at Saint-Ouen, Georges Seurat, 1878 or 1879, oil on wood, mounted on wood

Georges Seurat Landscape at Saint-Ouen, 1878 or 1879 The Met

Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue, Piet Mondrian, 1927, oil on canvas

Piet Mondrian Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue, 1927 Cleveland Museum of Art

Copy after Delacroix's "Bark of Dante", Édouard Manet, ca. 1859, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Copy after Delacroix's "Bark of Dante", ca. 1859 The Met

The painting depicts a busy harbor scene with ships and masts rising into the blue-gray sky. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic, in shades of soft grey, brown, and blue, with some pops of red and yellow from indistinct objects.

Eugène Boudin The Trawlers, 1885 National Gallery of Art

Irregular, geometric shapes in burnt orange, pale peach, light blue, forest and mint green, brown, taupe, gray, and black are layered and spread across this horizontal, abstract painting. They are mostly flat planes of color.

Juan Gris Glass and Checkerboard, c. 1917 National Gallery of Art

The Chess Players, Thomas Eakins, 1876, oil on wood

Thomas Eakins The Chess Players, 1876 The Met

Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Alfred Sisley, 1876 Art Institute of Chicago

A Maid Asleep, Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1656–57, oil on canvas

Johannes Vermeer A Maid Asleep, ca. 1656–57 The Met

Berthe Morisot The Artist's Sister at a Window, 1869 National Gallery of Art

At least one rowboat occupied by two people floats on a lake, which is surrounded by lush green vegetation in this vertical landscape painting.

Berthe Morisot Girl in a Boat with Geese, c. 1889 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a waterfront with boats and buildings in the distance. The shadowy horizon line divides the composition between the gray sky and gray water. The distant shore features faint outlines of buildings.

James McNeill Whistler Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, c. 1864/1868 National Gallery of Art

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, Diego Velázquez, c. 1622, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, c. 1622 Art Institute of Chicago

The Ferryman, Camille Corot, ca. 1865, oil on canvas

Camille Corot The Ferryman, ca. 1865 The Met