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Jan Toorop made this seascape in Katwijk, where he was living in 1887. It is painted partly with a paintbrush and partly with a palette knife, as can be seen in the flat strokes. Through this technique, he succeeded in suggesting the effect of the waves breaking on the seashore in a realistic, almost tangible way.

But if you look more closely, you can see a fantastic medley of colours.

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Poster for Delft Salad Oil by Jan Toorop, lithograph depicting women preparing a salad.

Poster for Delft Salad Oil

Jan Toorop

The Schelde near Veere, oil on canvas by Jan Toorop, depicting a tranquil river landscape.

The Schelde near Veere

Jan Toorop

Bomschuit op het strand te Katwijk, oil on canvas by Jan Toorop, depicting waves and a sandy beach.

Bomschuit op het strand te Katwijk

Jan Toorop

Drawing by Jan Toorop depicting a man entwined with thorns near an open grave, paper medium.

O Grave, where is thy Victory?

Jan Toorop

Broek in Waterland by Jan Toorop, oil painting depicting figures by water and a vibrant sky.

Broek in Waterland

Jan Toorop

Oil painting by Jan Toorop depicting turbulent waters at the port of Katwijk

Uitmonding van den Rijn ou Le Port de Katwijk

Jan Toorop

The Sea by Jan Toorop, oil painting depicting tumultuous waves and horizon in deep blue.

The Sea

Jan Toorop

Vaart tussen bomen by Jan Toorop, oil painting depicting a waterway between trees

Vaart tussen bomen

Jan Toorop

Kinderen op het duin, oil on canvas by Jan Toorop depicting children playing in a sunlit landscape

Kinderen op het duin – Landschap bij Brussel

Jan Toorop

Misty Sea by Jan Toorop, oil painting depicting a misty horizon over the sea.

Misty Sea

Jan Toorop

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The Beach at Sainte-Adresse by Claude Monet, oil painting depicting a beach with waves and sunlight.

The Beach at Sainte-Adresse

Claude Monet

Nocturne in Blue and Silver by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, wood medium, depicting a tranquil marine scene.

Nocturne in Blue and Silver

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Dort or Dordrecht - The Dort Packet-Boat from Rotterdam Becalmed, oil painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dort or Dordrecht- The Dort Packet-Boat from Rotterdam Becalmed

Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer, oil painting of a man in a small boat on a stormy ocean.

The Gulf Stream

Winslow Homer

Ground Swell by Edward Hopper, oil painting depicting figures on a beach with ocean waves.

Ground Swell

Edward Hopper

The Cliff of Aval, Etrétat by Claude Monet, oil painting depicting cliffs and sea

The Cliff of Aval, Etrétat

Claude Monet