Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida

The energy of the brushwork recalls the work of Van Gogh. The orange and blue areas intensify each other.

Montague Dawson

These are two images of Dawson's The Fleet Messenger, found on different websites. They demonstrate that reproductions can differ greatly from the original, and each other.

Thanks to the blog underpaintings for originally posting this work.

Another Newlyn School Artist

Mary McCrossan, Wind and Surf.











There are often purple/violet shades to be seen in the wet beach.

Line

Harold Knight, English, Harvesting the Sea
Source: newlyn school painters blog

Gustave Courbet - French

Schooners

The three masted schooner "Atlantic" at the start of the Transatlantic Race, May 17th 1905

A wonderful example of contemporary marine painting by the New Zealander AD Blake.

Henri, Robert, Monhegan Island

Monhegan Island.


Painting with a limited palette (in this case almost monochrome) can create powerful images, and allows the artist to concentrate on elements of painting other than color, such as tone, brushwork and composition.