Improvisation d'aurore (paysage marin, ciel, mer, nuages, océan)
Sabine Eichler
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$795
Sea
Majestic and tyrannical, the sea has never ceased to fascinate artists. Untameable, this force of nature seems to have a life of its own and has inspired many artists. Since antiquity, the sea has been represented in all its glory, century after century it is honoured through various styles and colours. However, this desire to escape to the great outdoors is certainly not only reserved for 21st century painters
Maritime art began at the same time as history painting - in the 15th century, and they share many common traits. Maritime painting mostly depicts scenes of combat, historical incidents and mythology where people play a crucial role. It wasn't until the 17th century that artists stopped depicting people in their seascapes and focused solely on the representation of the landscape itself instead.
In the Middle Ages, shipwrecks and storms terrorised citizens as they interpreted them as signs of God's wrath. he church even used images of the rough sea to hold power over its believers.
Representations in classical painting were strictly governed by academic rules, and often didn't manage to convey true emotion. Maritime scenes joined the mainstream in the 19th century, especially with the arrival of the Romantic period as emotions played a much greater role in marine painting. The two great masters of the period were J.M.W Turner and Caspar David Friedrich who captured the attention of their contemporaries and whose works continue to mesmerise us today.
For the impressionists, the sea was a sublimation of nature. During the 19th century, artists come out of their studios in order to paint and describe nature as they saw and feel it. By the end of the 19th century, the sea was no longer a simple, blue expanse but rather an eruption of emotions illuminated through painting.
Contemporary art offers a new insight into creation. Today, the technique is overrun by the message and intention of the work. Therefore, we find all varieties of sea illustrations where the sea becomes an image of contemporary creation. Even though the sea is sometimes reinvented, it remains true to reality.
The new generation of contemporary artists create works that depict freshness, escape, lost coves, waves, and that salty seaside air. Discover our selection inspired by ocean waters.
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Dreams in Pastel Light (ready to hang)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$736
Depth of Serenity
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 50 x 150 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.6 inch
$807
Ciel de traine en Normandie
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,559
Untitled (Calm Landscape)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Searching for the sea
Galya Popova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,957 $1,762
Seascape Landscape, Sea Painting - Monet Cliff
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$593
In the end of summer
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,551
Sky Beneath My Skin (ready to hang)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,044
Sunshine coast
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 75 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,900
Baltic_Ice_Kakumaee_002
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 72 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$1,174
On the Seashore
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 35 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$700
Yellow Submarine (paysage marin, ciel, mer, nuages, vagues)
Sabine Eichler
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$1,768
Whispers at the Edge of Daybreak (Seaguls and red sunset)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 140 x 95 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 37.4 x 0 inch
$2,491
American trails
James Sparshatt
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$1,342 $1,208
The Quiet Infinite (ready to hang)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 73 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$581
Blue in green by Miles (paysage marin, ciel, mer, nuages, vagues, orage)
Sabine Eichler
Painting - 45 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$700
Don't close your eyes
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$4,093
Les cabanes tchanquées Arcachon
Louis Magre
Painting - 60 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,847
Rock on the Seashore
Pavlenko Leonid
Painting - 70 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch
$664
Un soir sous les pins
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$937
Cloud of Light (ready to hang)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 50 x 120 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.6 inch
$569
Parenthèse au crépuscule
Marie Line Robert
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$771
Whisper of the tide
Andrii Chebotaru
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,135
Golden waters of Venice
Andrii Chebotaru
Painting - 75 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,847
On sort les voiles
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,720 $1,548
Sea that hears the silence
Andrii Chebotaru
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$7,118
Moment When the World Changes
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 110 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$2,907
Warm Reflections: A Golden Landscape - extra-large contemporary impressionistic Landscape
Vera Hoi
Painting - 125 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,610
Pin canne de Provence et figuier de barbarie - Boite à clé
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 15 x 15 x 5 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 2 inch
$688
Blue pines - Loving trees N°3
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$908
Abstract Seascape in Aqua and Beige
Jane Ti
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$600
Beauty of Stillness II
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1 inch
$500
The present moment is all you have (stretched)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 100 x 170 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 66.9 x 0 inch
$3,025
Himmel #3
Serge Hamad
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,800 $1,530
Porto Pollo_14
Galya Popova
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$427
L I N E S - Grey Coast
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 19.8 x 30.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.8 x 11.9 x 0 inch
$534
When the Sky Smiles (ready to hang)
Nadin Antoniuk
Painting - 73 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$569
Whisper of the surf in the rays of the setting sun
Andrii Chebotaru
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,847