# The Sea

South wing: Themes · hang 749 · 24 works

Harbours, beaches and open water, from Dutch ships under heavy cloud to American coasts at midday. Painters went to the sea for its weather as much as its boats, and the shoreline became one of the places where open-air painting was worked out.

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

## Section 1, north wall

1. [Amsterdam Harbor Scene](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/amsterdam-harbor-scene-nga-154215), Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman, c. 1654/1655. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/amsterdam-harbor-scene-nga-154215?hang=749)
2. [The Aegean Sea](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-aegean-sea-met-10480), Frederic Edwin Church, ca. 1877. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/the-aegean-sea-met-10480?hang=749)
3. [View of Futami Beach at Ise](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/view-of-futami-beach-at-ise-met-55234), Shōtei Hokuju, ca. 1810–1820. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/view-of-futami-beach-at-ise-met-55234?hang=749)

## Section 1, south wall

4. [Waves at Matsushima 松島図屏風](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/waves-at-matsushima-si-fsg-f1906-231-232), Tawaraya Sotatsu, 17th century. Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/waves-at-matsushima-si-fsg-f1906-231-232?hang=749)
5. [In the Waves (Dans les Vagues)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/in-the-waves-dans-les-vagues-cma-149410), Paul Gauguin, 1889. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/in-the-waves-dans-les-vagues-cma-149410?hang=749)
6. [Two Gulls and Cliffs](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/two-gulls-and-cliffs-si-saam-1989-43-7), Louis M. Eilshemius, ca. 1913-1921. Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/two-gulls-and-cliffs-si-saam-1989-43-7?hang=749)

## Section 2, south wall

7. [Bay of New York, Sunset](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/bay-of-new-york-sunset-nga-54127), Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/bay-of-new-york-sunset-nga-54127?hang=749)
8. [On the Beach, No. 3](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/on-the-beach-no-3-cma-93234), Maurice Prendergast, c. 1915–18. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/on-the-beach-no-3-cma-93234?hang=749)
9. [Dunes by the Sea](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/dunes-by-the-sea-nga-210038), Jacob van Ruisdael, 1648. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/dunes-by-the-sea-nga-210038?hang=749)

## Section 2, north wall

10. [Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/stage-fort-across-gloucester-harbor-met-11396), Fitz Henry Lane, 1862. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/stage-fort-across-gloucester-harbor-met-11396?hang=749)
11. [The Old Road to the Sea](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-old-road-to-the-sea-cma-117715), William Merritt Chase, c. 1893. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/the-old-road-to-the-sea-cma-117715?hang=749)
12. [Boat at a River Bank with Three Goats](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/boat-at-a-river-bank-with-three-goats-nga-53695), Allart van Everdingen, probably c. 1645/1656. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/boat-at-a-river-bank-with-three-goats-nga-53695?hang=749)

## Section 3, north wall

13. [The Beach at Sainte-Adresse](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-beach-at-sainte-adresse-aic-14598), Claude Monet, 1867. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/the-beach-at-sainte-adresse-aic-14598?hang=749)
14. [After the rain: fishing nets drying on the shore](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/after-the-rain-fishing-nets-drying-on-the-shore-si-fsg-f1911-306), Traditionally attributed to Li Tang, 1368-1644. Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/after-the-rain-fishing-nets-drying-on-the-shore-si-fsg-f1911-306?hang=749)

## Section 3, south wall

15. [The Sea](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-sea-si-saam-1925-12-2), Edward Moran, 1870. Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/the-sea-si-saam-1925-12-2?hang=749)
16. [Imaginary View of Venice, houses at left with figures on terraces, a domed church at center in the background, boats and boat-sheds below, and a seated man observing from a wall at right in the foreground, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/imaginary-view-of-venice-houses-at-left-with-figures-on-terr-met-335287), Canaletto, 1741. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea/imaginary-view-of-venice-houses-at-left-with-figures-on-terr-met-335287?hang=749)

## Doors

- [Winter](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/winter?hang=749&via=continue) (17 works)
- [The Sea, room 2](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/the-sea?hang=749&cursor=eyJvIjoxNiwiaCI6NzQ5LCJpIjpudWxsLCJnIjoia21BOUhVZnUifQ)