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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

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
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Seabirds nesting near the Sklinna #Lighthouse in #Norway have turned up their beaks at the houses built for them by conservation authorities, preferring instead to nest at the light station's boathouse.

#fyr #Norge

📸 courtesy Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

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A short, cylindrical lighthouse tower painted brick red stands on a rocky hill set against a blue sky with scattered high, thin clouds. A walkway with a metal handrail passes in front of it.
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The Kannonzaki #Lighthouse in Yokosuka, #Japan (⬅️), and the Millier Lighthouse in #Brittany, #France (➡️), will become "sister lighthouses" after the ceremonial signing of an MoU between the two on Saturday, November 15.

#灯台 #日本 #横須賀

📸 credits in alt text.

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An octagonal white lighthouse tower set against a clear blue sky with the sea and cumulus clouds on the horizon behind it. A one-story white building stands to the right. Photo by Quercus acuta, 2016, via Wikimedia Commons, shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. A one-story white stone house with a lighthouse lantern joined to it at one corner stands on a hill over a calm sea under a blue sky with scattered white clouds. A large bush with green leaves is in the lower right corner. Photo by Moreau.henri, 2013, via Wikimedia Commons, shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

William Henry Bartlett (British, 1809-1854), Peterhead, View from the South Showing #Lighthouse, n.d., line #engraving, colored on paper.

Courtesy #Aberdeen Art Gallery, aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM

#art #artsky #BritishArt #MarineArt #MaritimeArt #seascape #landscape
The scene is viewed from a high vantage point, with a few figures, including three individuals gathered on a hill and a shepherd with sheep, in the foreground. Small cottages are also visible on the hillsides. In the middle ground is a bay with several boats on the water. To the right, a prominent lighthouse stands on a rocky outcropping. A harbor and buildings is visible in the distance across the bay. The sky is dramatic and cloudy, with rays of light breaking through.
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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This account has just passed 1,000 followers! 🎉🎂🥂To mark the occasion -- and for #BlueSkyMonday -- here is my photo of my most recently visited #lighthouse, the lovely 1926 Harbor of Refuge Light in #Delaware. Thank you all for your interest, and allowing me to share my obsess-- er, hobby with you.
A white spark-plug style lighthouse with a black metal lantern stands on a massive iron caisson in a calm sea under a blue sky with high, wispy clouds. A small boat is at anchor in front of the lighthouse. My photograph, taken October 2025 on a lighthouse cruise by Cape May Whale Watcher, Cape May, New Jersey.
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Mouth of the #Seine, 1865, oil on canvas.

Courtesy Norton Simon Museum, www.nortonsimon.org

#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #seascape #harborscape #Monet #impressionism #lighthouse #phare #FrenchArt #ArtFrançais #MarineArt #MaritimeArt
The scene us crowded with ships at sail on a choppy sea. Heavy clouds billow overhead, with a gap showing a deep blue sky. A lighthouse tower stands on a jetty in the background.
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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A visit with Randi Spillekom, board member of the Friends of Saltholmen #Lighthouse in #Norway, whose great-grandfather was a keeper at the lighthouse for 22 years.

#fyr #Norge

📸 by Espen Skibbuvollen, 2006, shared under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

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A white wooden frame house with a small metal lighthouse tower in front of it stands on a rocky point on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.
November 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), The #Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, 1923, oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Christie's, christies.com

#NormanRockwell #art #artsky #AmericanArt #OilPainting
The painting depicts an older white man and a young white girl sitting together on a simple wooden bench outside a building. The man, who has a white mustache and white hair and is wearing a dark cap, vest, and trousers, is looking down at the girl with a gentle expression. A walking stick rests against the bench beside him. The girl, who is barefoot and wears a simple white dress, is focused on sewing a button onto the man's dark jacket, which is spread across her lap. She holds a needle and thread, and a small sewing kit with a thimble and spools of thread sits on the bench next to her.
November 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Christian Benjamin Olsen (Danish, 1873-1935), Ships off a #lighthouse, n.d., oil on canvas.

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

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#art #artsky #OilPainting #MarineArt #MaritimeArt #DanishArt #fyr #kunst
In the foreground is a tall-masted sailing vessel on a sea with small swells. In the background are two more ships: a sailing ship to the left, and a steamer to the right, with smoke rising from its smokestack. A small lighthouse tower is also in the background to the right. The sky is mostly filled with cumulus clouds, with occasional patches of blue sky.
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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#LighthouseSeason has not yet ended at the 1955 Songvår #Lighthouse in #Norway, where volunteers are still on site, and overnight stays are still being booked.

📸 shared under the GNU Free Documentation License.

#fyr #Norge

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A group of small white one-story buildings, one with a lighthouse lantern on one side, stand on a rocky point by a calm sea under a clear blue sky.
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880-1938), #Lighthouse behind a bay, 1912, oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Ketterer Kunst, kettererkunst.de

#PharosFriday #ScapeDay #scape #landscape #art #artsky #kunst #Leuchtturm #OilPainting #GermanArt #DeutscheKunst
A red and white lighthouse is in the background of the painting, on a hill behind a cluster of trees. A curving bay is featured in the middle ground. A prominent, brightly colored yellow-ochre cliff or sand dune dominates the right side of the canvas. The foreground is characterized by large, dark blue and grey boulders and rocks. The work is rendered in bold, non-naturalistic colors with pronounced brushstrokes.
October 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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The 1857 Høgsteinen #Lighthouse has become the 112th member of the Norwegian #Lighthouse Society (Norsk Fyrforening). Uncharacteristically for lighthouses in #Norway, the tower stands at the end of a granite breakwater.

📸 credits in alt text.

#fyr #Norge

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A short round white lighthouse tower stands at the end of a breakwater of uneven stones. On the shore behind it are green hills with trees and the buildings of a small town. Photo by Gordon Leggett, 2023, shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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A visit to the 1978 Punta Moscarter #Lighthouse in #Ibiza, #Spain; at 52m (169') in height, it is the tallest lighthouse in the #BalearicIslands.

#faro #IllesBalears #IslasBaleares #España

📸 credits in alt text.

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A tall, slender lighthouse tower painted with alternating white and black spirals, stands at the edge of a cliff over a calm sea under a mostly cloudy sky. Photo by Matthias Prinke, 2005, shared the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM