Fisherfolk Collection

Fisherfolk on the Beach at Cullercoats, 1881 (w / c & graphite on wove paper)
3949562 Fisherfolk on the Beach at Cullercoats, 1881 (w/c & graphite on wove paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 34.1x49.4 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c.1875-c.1885. Creator: Hendrik Willem Mesdag
Fishing Pinks in Breaking Waves, c.1875-c.1885

Inhabitants of Ounalacheka with their canoes (Aleutian Islands), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

The Blue Boat, 1929 (oil on board)
1197395 The Blue Boat, 1929 (oil on board) by Wood, Christopher (1901-30); 40x55.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Newlyn: Catching up with the Cornish Telegraph
CH27460 Newlyn: Catching up with the Cornish Telegraph by Langley, Walter (1852-1922); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Fishermen by the sea with lobster / crab pots
Fishermen with their pots and nets. Watercolour Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston, Newhaven, 1843 / 47, printed c. 1916
Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston, Newhaven, 1843/47, printed c. 1916. [Scottish fishermen]. Carbon print

Hauling in the Nets, 1887. Creator: Winslow Homer
Hauling in the Nets, 1887

Fishing boats on the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar Date: circa 1908

Fishermen opposite a temple on the banks of the Song Hương (Perfume River), near Hue, Annam (Vietnam)
473492 Fishermen opposite a temple on the banks of the Song Hương (Perfume River), near Hue, Annam (Vietnam), 1907 (colour litho) by European School

Mangrove Trees, 1934 (colour litho)
473473 Mangrove Trees, 1934 (colour litho) by European School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mangrove is a tropical maritime tree able to grow)

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1596. Creator: Jan Brueghel the Elder
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1596

A River with Fishermen, 1645. Creator: Salomon Ruysdael
A River with Fishermen, 1645

Fisherman Playing the Violin, 1630. Creator: Frans Hals
Fisherman Playing the Violin, 1630

Playing A Fish, 1875, Reworked in 1890s. Creator: Winslow Homer
Playing A Fish, 1875, Reworked in 1890s

Saco Bay, 1896. Creator: Winslow Homer
Saco Bay, 1896. Sunset - two women, carrying fishing nets and lobster traps, seem as solid and enduring as the rocks beneath their feet

Daughter of the Coast Guard, 1881. Creator: Winslow Homer
Daughter of the Coast Guard, 1881. Homer travelled to England in 1881 and settled in the village of Cullercoats near Tynemouth on the craggy North Sea coast

The Falls of Saint Anthony, 1871. Creator: George Catlin
The Falls of Saint Anthony, 1871

Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847. Creator: James Goodwyn Clonney
Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847

The Fisherman, 1908. Creator: William Strang
The Fisherman, 1908. The Fisherman is a fine example of Strang's allegorical works. Central to it is the classical nude group

St Andrew. Plate 3. From: Christ and the Apostles, c.1545. Creator: Lambert Suavius
St Andrew. Plate 3. From: Christ and the Apostles, c.1545. This figure of St Andrew makes eye contact with the viewer; this, together with the sharply foreshortened wall to the right

The Calling Of Saints Peter And Andrew, 1470s. Creator: Matteo di Giovanni
The Calling Of Saints Peter And Andrew, 1470s. Jesus on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, urging two fishermen, the brothers Peter and Andrew, to become his disciples

Christ And Disciples On The Sea Of Galilee, c1560s. Creator: Taddeo Zuccaro
Christ And Disciples On The Sea Of Galilee, c1560s

Return Of The Fishing Boats, Étretat, 1879. Creator: Giovanni Boldini
Return Of The Fishing Boats, Etretat, 1879

Fisherman, South Carolina, c1925. Creator: Doris Ulmann
Fisherman, South Carolina, c1925

Rail-Way, 1840 (litho on paper)
8681127 Rail-Way, 1840 (litho on paper) by Lindsay, Thomas (1793-1861); 16x23 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

The Angler (Portrait of Charles Lanman) 1846 (Oil on canvas)
8766555 The Angler (Portrait of Charles Lanman) 1846 (Oil on canvas) by Hubard, William James (1807-1862); 38.1x30.5 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

A small wooden shrine on the Ventian water, 1900 (photo)
5314793 A small wooden shrine on the Ventian water, 1900 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Historical Geography. 1900)

Coastwise: Landing the Catch (b/w photo)
8671404 Coastwise: Landing the Catch (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Landing the Catch)

New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper)
7485341 New London Bridge from Billingsgate (Low Water), 1833 (etching on paper) by Cooke, Edward William (1811-80); 28x37 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Old sailer and a young boy, 1850 (painting)
8719860 Old sailer and a young boy, 1850 (painting) by Tidemand, Adolph (1814-76); 38x14.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Adolph Tidemand (1814-1876)); Photo © O. Vaering

Warships of the Russian Baltic Fleet attacking British fisshing boats in the North Sea, 1904 (litho)
8655568 Warships of the Russian Baltic Fleet attacking British fisshing boats in the North Sea, 1904 (litho) by Jackson, Albert Edward (1873-1952); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine, 1890 (oil on canvas)
658359 Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine, 1890 (oil on canvas); 95.6x115.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cologne Cathedral on the Rhine. Vincent H Gormer (active late 19th century). Oil on canvas

Mussel Fishing, 1622 (oil on canvas)
8812150 Mussel Fishing, 1622 (oil on canvas) by Porcellis, Jan (1584-1632); 36.3 x 60.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: By Jan Porcellis); © National Maritime Museum

Pearl-fishing near Loch Lubnaig, Perthshire, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Pearl-fishing near Loch Lubnaig, Perthshire, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by Mr. Clark Stanton. In some rural districts

The Shellfish Supplies: crab-fishing off Fife Coast, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Shellfish Supplies: crab-fishing off Fife Coast, [Scotland], 1862. The machinery for supplying [the] ever-increasing demand for lobsters, crabs, and oysters is exceedingly simple

Embankment of Lake Seliger: "Fishing settlements on Lake Seliger", 1910. Men in fishing boats at the shore of a fishing village, with fishing nets drying in the background

The Shellfish Supplies: oyster-boats dredging off Prestonpans, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Shellfish Supplies: oyster-boats dredging off Prestonpans, [Scotland], 1862. The Scottish oyster fisheries are not "cultivated." The Prestonpans or Newhaven fishermen trust entirely to

Kamchadals on baht pull out fish from the “muzzles” of the “constipation”... 1910-29. Creator: Ivan Emelianovich Larin
Kamchadals on baht pull out fish from the "muzzles" of the "constipation" (structure for fishing), 1910-1929

Scenes in Japan: entrance to the inland sea, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scenes in Japan: entrance to the inland sea, 1864. View...from the narrowest part of the pass...the first glimpse obtained of the Inland Sea itself, the deep blue water of which

Shoria Man with Fish, Caught in the River Mrassu Rapid, 1913. Creator: GI Ivanov
Shoria Man with Fish, Caught in the River Mrassu Rapid, 1913. From a collection of 109 photographs taken during a 1913 topographic expedition to the Gornaia Shoria in the Altai region

Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Fish trade on the city pier, 1900. Creator: Unknown
Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. Fish trade on the city pier, 1900. Postcard from a collection of 103 postcards of the city of Nikolayevsk-on-Amur in the early 20th century

A Barking carrier collecting fish from the trawl fleet on the Doggerbank, 1864. Creator: Smyth
A Barking carrier collecting fish from the trawl fleet on the Doggerbank, 1864....a view of some of the vessels composing the largest fleet engaged in the deep-sea fisheries of Great Britain - that

The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Schleswig-Holstein Difficulty: Schleswig costumes, 1864. Sand-eel fisher-girl of Blavand's Bay; peasant girl of Fohr in her Sunday attire; peasant woman of Ostenfeldt in her Sunday dress;

Repairing the net, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Repairing the net, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Repairing the net inside the hut, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Repairing the net inside the hut, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Northern types, 1928. Creator: Dmitrii Innokent'evich Karatanov
Northern types, 1928. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Two fishermen by a river. Creator: Hendrick Avercamp
Two fishermen by a river

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"Fisherfolk: A Glimpse into the Lives of Coastal Communities" Step back in time to the late 19th century, where Fisherfolk on the Beach at Cullercoats, captured in a stunning watercolor and graphite masterpiece by an unknown artist, showcases the hardworking men and women who relied on the sea for their livelihood. The scene depicts a bustling beach filled with fishing boats, as these resilient individuals prepare for another day's work. In another captivating image from 1843/47, Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston stand proudly beside their fishing boat in Newhaven. Printed years later in 1916, this photograph immortalizes their dedication to providing sustenance for their community. The Blue Boat by an anonymous artist transports us to 1929 when vibrant brushstrokes bring life to a serene seascape. This oil painting captures fishermen navigating calm waters while casting their nets or lobster/crab pots - symbols of hope and abundance. Winslow Homer's Hauling in the Nets takes us further back to 1887. With meticulous detail and skillful use of light and shadow, Homer portrays fishermen laboriously pulling heavy nets brimming with fish onto shore. Their strength is evident as they provide for both themselves and others. Traveling across continents brings us to Myanmar's Irrawaddy River where Fishing Boats dot its expansive waterscape. These vessels are not only means of transportation but also floating homes for generations of dedicated fishermen who brave unpredictable tides each day. A breathtaking landscape from 1753 reveals Fishermen immersed within nature's beauty; capturing tranquility amidst turbulent waves through delicate brushstrokes on canvas. The timeless artwork reminds us that fishing has long been intertwined with humanity's connection to nature. In contrast, Wassily Kandinsky's Herring Seller; Heringsverkaufer offers a modern twist with his unique blend of watercolor and pencil on paper.