The roaring forties, an 1908 oil painting by frederick judd waugh. Object Type: painting. Genre: marine art. Date: 1908. Place of creation: United States of America. Dimensions: height: 121.9 cm (47.9 in) ; width: 152.7 cm (60.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Roaring Forties Met Painting