Dramatic paintings of the sea by American artist William Trost Richards. Living from 1833 to 1905, he was an important American landscape artist associated with both the Hudson River School and the American Pre-Raphaelite movement.

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Sunlit waves. 1903. American. Oil on canvas. William Trost Richards, painter (1833-1905). Signed and dated Wm. T. Richards. 03′ on the lower left. Image © Christie’s 2025. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6519594?ldp_breadcrumb=back

Coastal scene. Undated, by 1905. American. Oil on canvas. William Trost Richards, painter (1833-1905). Signed Wm. T. Richards/Phil on the lower right. Image © Christie’s 2025. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6519700
South-West Point, Conanicut. 1878-1879. American. Watercolor and gouache on fibrous blue-gray wove paper. William Trost Richards, watercolorist (1833-1905). Collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Image © 2025 National Gallery of Art. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.nga.gov/press/acquisitions/2023/william-trost-richards.html
Purgatory Cliff. 1876. American. Watercolor and gouache on light tan wove paper. William Trost Richards, watercolorist (1833-1905). Signed and dated W. T Richards 1876 on the lower left. Collections of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11906

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