Frederick Waugh, America's Greatest Seascape Painter
by Michael Malzone
You can feel the pounding of the surf and the smell the salty air with almost every one of
his paintings.
Frederick Waugh is widely considered America's greatest and most popular marine
painter. Every one of his paintings. A fellow Jersey boy at birth, Waugh was born in
Bordentown in 1861, but his quest for painting waves against a rocky coastline took him
all around the world, creating a body of work unsurpassed by any other seascape artist to
this day. Many years ago I came into possession of an "American Artist" magazine, with a
great article on Frederick Waugh by George R. Havens, dated 1969.
I'm excited to share this wonderful read with you and whether you like seascape painting
or not, this an excellent primer for the painter at any level.....Enjoy