The Toilers of the Sea

Title: The Toilers of the Sea
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain
Creator: Ryder, Albert Pinkham (1847-1917)
Date: 1880-85 C.E.
Description: In this painting there is a sailboat all alone in the dark ocean. There is either a bright sun or moon in the sky. The ocean is dark and full of mystery but the waves seem to be calm. The title of the painting is based on Victor Hugo’s novel Les travailleurs de la mer. It is possible that this painting could illustrate several scenes in the novel.
Format: Painting. Oil on wood. 11 ½ x 12 in.
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Contributor: Alexis Nelson
Identifier: 15.32
Subject: Ocean; sailboat; romanticism; nature; Victor Hugo.
Source: Jpg File. Unknown Photographer. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 11/3/21.https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/11981?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&when=A.D.+1800-1900&what=Paintings&high=on&ao=on&showOnly=openAccess&ft=naturalism&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=6