Artists have long been fascinated by the sea—whether for its serenity or for the interplay of light with turbulent waves. Painters like Willem van de Velde the Younger became known for marine scenes that show beaches or boats crossing rocky coasts.
Ernest-Ange Duez 1880s Ernest-Ange Duez, A Seascape at Sunset, 1880s, pastel, Gift
Discover works by Anne Appleby and learn about the artist
False Iris [working proof 2], 2012, color aquatint on wove paper [working proof 2], Gift
American sculptor, assemblagist, and filmmaker Joseph Cornell was one of the first modernist artists to use found objects as his materials. Cornell was born in 1903 in Nyack, New York, and spent much of his life in New York City’s Flushing neighborhood.
Brooke Alexander, Inc., Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow), 1972, color screenprint, Gift
Model, Woman with Shawl, New York City, 1942, printed 1976, gelatin silver print, Gift
of birds), c. 1600, bound volume with 32 engraved plates (including title page), Gift
Discover works by Donald Stone and learn about the artist
with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet, Gift
Discover works by Vito Acconci and learn about the artist
and hardground etching, and aquatint on two sheets of Arches Cover wove paper, Gift
Love), 2013, color digital print with screenprint on Canson Infinity wove paper, Gift
Police officer with family, Long Island, New York, 1979, gelatin silver print, Gift
works of art Artwork Max Pechstein, Girl, 1909, etching on oatmeal cardboard, Gift
