# The Sea

- By: Jan Toorop (Poerworedjo, 1858–1928)
- Date: 1887
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 74.7 cm x width 65.9 cm
- Credit line: Gift of I. Lohr, Basel
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4226--801db5968bf8af0f580b6ead0b5a6748)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/RjRUy/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.