"On the Beach, No. 3, 1915" in an oil painting on canvas by Post-Impressionist Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858-1924).

An image of "Shell Gathering on the Beach", created by Jan Toorop in 1891 (Oil on canvas, 62 x 66 cm).

An image of "Young Woman on the Beach, Walbeerswick", created by Philip Wilson Steer from 1886-88 (Oil on canvas, 126 x 92 cm).

An image of "On the Beach", created by Edouard Manet in 1873 (Oil on canvas, 60 x 74 cm).

An image of "Morning Ride on the Beach", created by Anton Mauve in 1876 (Oil on canvas, 45 x 70 cm).

An image of "Children on the Beach", created by Mary Cassatt in 1884 (Oil on canvas, 98 x 74 cm).

An image of "Boats on the Beach at Etretat", created by Claude Monet in 1885 (Oil on canvas, 66 x 81 cm).

An image of "Woman on the Beach", created by Pierre-Cecile Puvis De Chavannes in 1887 (Oil on paper pasted on canvas, 75 x 75 cm).

An image of "Tahitian Women on the Beach", created by Paul Gauguin in 1891 (Oil on canvas, 69 x 91 cm).

An image of "Figures on the Beach", created by Eugene Boudin in 1893 (Oil on canvas, 37 x 59 cm).

An image of "Riders on the Beach", created by Paul Gauguin in 1902 (Oil on canvas, 66 x 76 cm).

An image of "Riders on the Beach", created by Paul Gauguin in 1902 (Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm).

An image of "Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries", created by Vincent Van Gogh in June 1888, Arles (Oil on canvas, 65 x 82 cm).

The planning of D-Day on the beaches of Normandy is told through a series of revealing photographs and primary source documents.

An image of "Beach on the Mediterranean", created by Henri-Edmond Cross from 1891-92 (Oil on card, 38 x 61 cm).

An image of "At the Beach", created by Edgar Degas in 1876 (Thinned oil on paper on canvas, 46 x 81 cm).

An image of "The Beach at Scheveningen", created by Adriaen Van De Velde in 1658 (Oil on canvas).

An image of "The Beach at Trouville", created by Claude Monet in 1870 (Oil on canvas, 38 x 47 cm).

An image of "The Beach at Etretat", created by Claude Monet in 1883 (Oil on canvas, 66 x 81 cm).

An image of "The Beach at Dieppe", created by Paul Gauguin in 1885 (Oil on canvas, 72 x 72 cm).

An image of "The Beach at Bas-Butin near Honfleur", created by Georges Seurat in 1886 (Oil on canvas, 67 x 78 cm).

An image of "The Beach at Nordwijk", created by Max Liebermann in 1908 (Oil on canvas, 66 x 81 cm).

An image of "The Beach at Valencia", created by Joaquin Sorolla Y Bastidaz (Oil on canvas).

A beautiful day at a beach is highlighted by the suns rays which pierce the clouds and gently illuminate the water as the small waves gently ripple on the shore.