Gezicht op de Barentszzee met ijsschotsen 1880

"Gezicht op de Barentszzee met ijsschotsen" (View of the Barents Sea with ice floes) is a watercolor sketch by Dutch artist Louis Apol, created in 1880. This piece, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, captures a serene yet powerful scene of the icy landscape, showcasing Apol's keen eye for detail and his use of delicate washes of watercolor to convey the vastness and chill of the Barents Sea. The simple composition, with a prominent ice floe and a distant horizon, emphasizes the stark beauty of the Arctic environment.