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All things lighthouse-related, with the occasional detour into maritime history, heritage preservation, and related fields, by an indifferent photographer, incorrigible bibliophile, and unlicensed pharologist. Remember -- typos mean it's real!
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Félicien Rops (Belgian, 1833-1898), #Lighthouse in #Brittany, n.d., oil on canvas.

Courtesy Musée Provincial Félicien Rops, museerops.be

#art #artsky #phare #Bretagne #oilpainting #landscape

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A lighthouse tower stands on a hill, apparently within a fortress or similar complex of buildings. A calm sea is on the horizon, and the sky is partly cloudy.
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Anonymous (British, 19th c), Untitled, ca. 1840s, hand-colored #lithograph on paper.

© The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.

#lighthouse #art #artsky
A full moon shines through a break in the clouds above a harbor. In the foreground to the left a group of figures tend to a boat next to a campfire. Other boats and ships are docked nearby, and more are sailing on the calm water in the distance. In the background to the left are houses, with a chalk-faced cliff rising behind them. A lighthouse tower stands on top of the cliff.
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Alfred Thompson Bricher (American, 1837-1908), #Lighthouse, n.d., #watercolor and #gouache on paper.

Private collection, via Debra Force Fine Art, Inc., debraforce.com

#art #artsky #HudsonRiverSchool #AmericanArt #MaritimeArt #MarineArt #seascape
Waves break against rocks on a shoreline under a cloudy sky. A white lighthouse tower stands on a high crag. A ship is at sail on the horizon.
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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A lecture about Ingeborg Osmundsdatter -- a cleaner at the Varnes #Lighthouse in #Norway who risked her life to rescue a sinking British ship in 1852 -- has attracted a standing-room-only crowd.

(📸 credits in alt text)

#fyr #Norge #MaritimeHistory #WomensHistory

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A small lighthouse tower stands next to a one-story building at sunset. Photo by Einar Mostad, 2018, shared under the the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Richard Langtry Partington (American,1868-1929), #Seascape with #lighthouse, 1901, oil on canvas laid to panel.

Private collection, via Invaluable Auctions, invaluable.com

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#PharosFriday #ScapeDay #scape #art #artsky #AmericanArt #OilPainting
A dramatic twilight in a cloudy sky over a calm sea. A two-masted sailboat is in the foreground to the right; to the left, a tall lighthouse tower stands at the end of a point, its lower half painted white, the rest brick-red -- it strongly resembles the 1857 Barnegat Lighthouse in New Jersey. The artist's signature and the date are in the lower right corner.
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The 2025 #LighthouseSeason was a busy one for the Warnemünde #Lighthouse in #Rostock, #Germany, with the lighthouse having received nearly 75k visitors.

(📸 by "Ubahnverleih," 2025, shared under the CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.)

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#Leuchtturm
A tall, cylindrical white lighthouse is illuminated against the dark night sky. Three beams of light emanate from the top, sweeping across the sky. In the foreground is the wave-like roof and glass façade of an adjacent modern building.
November 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in #SouthKorea has drafted a five year plan to promote #lighthouse tourism from 2026-2030, with a focus on preservation and the creation of cultural heritage sites.

(👇 the Oido Red Lighthouse, 📸 credits in alt text)

#등대 #한국

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A red metal lighthouse tower with lines suggesting waves painted near its base and Korean hangul characters near its top stands among buildings on a waterfront; a group op people is gathered in front of it. A seabird is in flight to the left. The sky is clear and blue. Photo by VaneTrz20, 2023, via Wikimedia Commons, shared under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Deed.
November 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

William May (British, 19th c.), Long Ships #Lighthouse off the #LandsEnd, #Cornwall, 1860s, albumen print from wet collodion negative on thin, smooth, cream wove paper.

Courtesy Yale Center for #BritishArt, britishart.yale.edu

#art #artsky #photography
A sepia-toned photograph of a short white lighthouse tower standing on a rock in a calm sea. Two figures are standing at the base of the lighthouse, and one is in the gallery outside the lantern, all facing the camera. Smaller rocks are in the sea in the foreground.
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935), The #lighthouse at Trouville, n.d., #watercolor, #gouache and black chalk on applied China paper.

Private collection, via Christie's, christies.com

#art #artsky #phare #Neo-Impressionism #seascape #MaritimeArt #MarineArt #FrenchArt
The painting is a highly impressionistic rendering of a stormy day in a busy harbor. A white lighthouse with green cupola stands at the end of a wide, rain-slicked jetty, adorned with a blue flag flying from a mast nearby. A few small figures are also visible on the pier. The water in the harbor is choppy, indicated by wavy lines and splashes of blue and white. Several sailboats with various colored sails (blue, red, brown) are navigating the rough sea, apparently in the face of a strong wind. The sky is filled with heavy, swirling clouds rendered in shades of gray and light blue. Another, smaller lighthouse is on the right side, just behind more boats. The signature "P. Signac" is in the bottom left corner.
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Unknown (19th c.), #Drawing, A #Lighthouse, November 27, 1877, #charcoal, black and white chalk, on gray paper.

Courtesy Cooper Hewitt, #Smithsonian Design Museum, cooperhewitt.org

#artsky #art #landscape
A view through a break in the rocks and trees on a shoreline of a lighthouse on the opposite bank.
November 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Michael Ancher (Danish, 1849-1927), View of Skagen beach with persons at a boat. In the background #Skagen #lighthouse, n.d., oil on panel.

Private collection, via Bruun-Rasmussen, bruun-rasmussen.dk

#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #fyr
A very impressionistic scene of figures hauling a boat shore on a beach with breakers under a partly cloudy blue sky. Dunes roll of to the horizon, and a lighthouse stands in the distance.
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

William Pearn (British, 1855–1926), Telephone passing the Eddystone, n.d., oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Eldreds Auctioneers and Valuers.

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#art #artsky #OilPainting #BritishArt #MarineArt #MaritimeArt #shipping
A two-masted ship at full sail flying the British Red Ensign (a flag with a red field and the Union Jack in the upper left canton) on a choppy sea under a cloudy sky. Two lighthouses, one a cylindrical white tower, the other a shorter tower with white and red horizontal bands, are in the background to the right, and a steamship is in the background to the left.
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Frederick Calvert (Irish, 1745-1845), #Shipping Scene with #Lighthouse, n.d., oil on canvas.

Courtesy Museum of #Lancashire.

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#art #artsky #OilPainting #seascape #MarineArt #MaritimeArt
Ships are at sail on a stormy sea. The sky is filled with clouds, with patches of blue. A white lighthouse tower stands in the background, with hills on the horizon.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Hendrick Avercamp (Dutch, 1585-1634), Sea coast with #lighthouse, ca. 1600-1630, ink on paper.

Courtesy #Rijksmuseum, Rijksmuseum.nl

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#PhatosFriday #scape #ScapeDay #seascape #landscape #harborscape #vuuurtoren #kunst #DutchGoldenAge
A lighthouse tower stands on the rocky shore of a sea on which tall-masted ships are at sail. On the top of the tower is a pole holding up a basket of burning coals.
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Charles Hubbard (American, 1801-1876), Sea View of Cape Poge #Lighthouse, ca. 1840-1849, oil on wood.

Courtesy #Smithsonian #AmericanArt Museum, americanart.si.edu/

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#art #artsky #OilPainting #seascape #MarineArt #MaritimeArt
A conical lighthouse tower stands next to a keeper's house on the shore of a stormy sea, on which a rowboat with three figures inside is being tossed. Two figures are hauling a second rowboat onto the shore. Rays of brilliant moonlight are streaming through a break in the clouds just above the moonlight, and tall-masted sailing ships are at sea in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935), The #lighthouse of Antibes, 1909, oil on canvas.

Courtesy Musée d'Arts de Nantes,
museedartsdenantes.nantesmetropole.fr

#art #artsky #lighthouse #pointillism #NeoImpressionism #phare #harborscape #MaritimeArt
A harbor scene, centered on a tall, white lighthouse and an adjacent building with arches. The scene is viewed across the water, which reflects the structures and the sky. The painting is rendered in the style of pointillism, and the color palette includes various pastel shades of blue, green, pink, and purple, suggesting dawn or dusk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Drone footage shows the newly-restored Port Washington North Breakwater Pier #Lighthouse on Lake #Michigan, #Wisconsin. (Footage in the link 👇)

(📸 by Yinan Chen, 2013, shared under Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication.)

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A square white iron lighthouse tower stands at the end of a pier extending into a calm body of water, set against a dramaric twilight sky.
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Claude #Monet (French, 1840-1926), A #seascape, shipping by #moonlight, 1864, oil on canvas.

Courtesy Scottish National Gallery, nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery

#art #artsky #lighthouse #phare #impressionism #MarineArt #OilPainting #MaritimeArt
A sailboat and a steamship are at sail on a calm sea on a dark night under a sky full of heavy clouds. The moon is hidden by the clouds, but light streams through breaks in the clouds, casting a bright reflection on the water in the background. A lighthouse stands in the lower light corner, a point of light in its lantern.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Julius Petersen (Danish, 1851-1911), Scene from #Aarhus Harbor, 1901, oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Bruun-Rasmussen, bruun-rasmussen.dk

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#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #lighthouse #fyr #OilPainting #MaritimeArt #seascape #harborscape
A white lighthouse with a red-striped midsection and a weathervane at its top stands on a pier. In the background is a rough sea with white-capped waves. Beyond the lighthouse, the sea is rough with white-capped waves. Another smaller lighthouse or beacon is visible further down the pier. A man is standing on the pier, smoking a pipe and looking out to sea; two more figures are standing near the closer of the two lighthouses. A steamer is docked at the pier in the background, and another is at sail on the water, smoke rising from its smokestack.
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Isaac Lush (British, fl. 1858), HMS Euralys blockading Cronstadt, 1858, pen, ink, and #watercolor on paper.

Private collection, via Sotheby's, sothebys.com

#art #artsky #BritishArt #lighthouse #MaritimeArt #MarineArt
A white lighthouse stands on a small island on a calm sea. To its left a three-masted frigate is at sail. The sky is mostly cloudy with a few patches of blue. In the distance are the buildings of a port or town.
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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A visit to the Burnt Island #Lighthouse in #Maine, featuring its keepers, Steve and Nancy McCullough. (Video in the link 👇)

(My 📸, August 2021)

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A lighthouse tower with a black iron lantern with red-tinted panes standing on a low rocky ledge by the sea
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Félix Édouard Vallotton (Swiss and French, 1865-1925), The jetty of Honfleur, 1920, oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Sotheby's, sothebys.com

#art #artsky #seascape #lighthouse #phare #LesNabis #FrenchArt
Figures are seating on a beach near a jetty on which a lighthouse stands. In the background is a calm bay with hills in the distance and a sky tinted with pastel hues.
November 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734-1797), A moonlight with a #lighthouse, 1789, oil on canvas.

Courtesy National Gallery, nationalgallery.org.uk/

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#PharosFriday #ScapeDay #scape #art #artsky #OilPainting #landscape #harborscape #BritishArt
A tall lighthouse tower stands on a jetty in a harbor under the light of a full moon, an orange flame burning in its lantern. In the foreground, three figures are docking a sailboat. A hill rises in the background, topped by the walls and tower of a fortress. The walls of another building or fortification are just to the left of the lighthouse.
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Automaton #clock, France, 1875-1885, brass, 60cm (24") height.

#lighthouse #timepiece #art #artsky

© The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
"Brass cased clock in shape of lighthouse; time-keeping movement with going barrel and platform escapement with ratchet-tooth lever escapement mounted half way up the tower; second clock-work mechanism housed in base turns the faceted glass cylinder that houses the light." © The Trustees of the British Museum
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Michael Ancher (Danish, 1849-1927), A fisherman and his wife on #Skagen Sønderstrand with a boat, a #lighthouse in the distance, 1923, oil on panel.

Private collection, via Bruun Rasmussen Auctions, bruun-rasmussen.dk

#art #artsky #seascape #OilPainting #fyr
A man and a woman stand near a rowboat drawn up on a beach. The man is wearing what appears to be an oilskin coat and a sou'wester hat, and seems to be preparing gear before setting out to sea. The woman, who is standing with her hands on her hips, is wearing a headscarf, a long-sleeved top, and a long blue skirt. A second rowboat is on the sand in the background, and a lighthouse tower is in the distance. The sky is partly cloudy, the sea calm.
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM