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Marée basse aux portes en ré
Martine Grégoire
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
Ciel d'orage à Cabourg
Didier Colomès
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
€950
An Ancient Egyptian Mystery
Grace Diehl
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch
€1,770
Transparent Wave
Anyck Alvarez Kerloch
Painting - 64.8 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.5 x 39 x 1 inch
€1,583
Mid Week at the Beach
Amy Bernays
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch
€1,237
August, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Valeria Radzievska
Painting - 40.6 x 71.1 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 28 x 0.8 inch
€1,055
Life is beautiful
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 51.1 x 75.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
€880
Reflecting the glory
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 61 x 51.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
€880
Truly breathtaking
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,508
To Feel The Freedom
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 4.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,131
Above The Mountains
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,508
Dreaming Of The Summertime
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 50 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,257
Along the Marginal Way
Gayle Fitzpatrick
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,041
Hey Josephine, Wazzup?
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€956
The island of Rejuvenation
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 50 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,362
Surfing Mendocino Bay
John Kilduff
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
€844
The Bay Of Gattara, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 50 x 70.1 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,362
En jouant avec les bouées
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 30 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Dans la grotte
Rodolpho Tamanini Netto
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
NOIRMOUTIERS, MON ETE PLAGE DES DAMES
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€795
Marée basse à Paimpol
Jacques Robert
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
And Now Summer Has Left…
Alexander Levich
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€890
Ciel de traine en Normandie
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,100
Bon Voyage
Omoayo George Osoba
Painting - 105.9 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41.7 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,919
Les dunes en bord de mer, Côte d'Opale
Georges Yoldjoglou
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€950
Playa, cat and flower
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€900
Cascais Beach, Portugal
Marco Santaniello
Painting - 60 x 92.5 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,800
MUJER EMBARAZADA
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Pamela Anderson baywatch
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€4,250
La desolación
Paco Muñoz Santana
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.3 inch
€950
Permanencia efímera XI
Paco Muñoz Santana
Painting - 80 x 110 x 3.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 1.3 inch
€950
Atardecer en Costa Brava
AVEL Muñoz
Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
Desde mi playa
María Elena Olmo, del
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€989
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Beach Paintings for Sale
The beach has always been a destination we jump at the opportunity to explore. It's a destination that for many of us symbolises holidays, relaxation, calm or even excitement, adventure and stormy weather. Some are drawn to its crowded, noisy, buzzing atmosphere, whilst others are seduced by its silent, contemplative quality that allows for a deeply meditative experience. There is an ideal image of the beach for everyone; whether you're captivated by the chic Côte d'Azur deckchairs, surf lessons in Australia, the wild beaches in Brittany and Normandy, seaside resorts, small Italian coves or the more exotic and tropical locations.
Throughout time, artists have been inspired by the beach in many ways. Each artist has interpreted this huge theme in connection with their era, their artistic identity, the idea they wished to convey and what this location represented for them.
The beach has been depicted in paintings since the Dutch Golden Age, and is shown in works such as View of Delft by famous baroque artist, Johannes Vermeer. Two centuries later, Gustave Courbet would paint the shores of Trouville and Deauville in Normandy with dazzling realism. The Impressionists would then go on to capture the seaside bathed in light, and most notably would do so “sur le motif": the act of painting outside in natural light and in various weather conditions. This offered viewers a completely new representation of landscapes, and many Impressionists like Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro remained attached to the seascapes of Normandy. However, other artists would focus on other shores, Van Gogh for example chose to represent La Camargue in his piece Fishing Boats on the Beach at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Monet meanwhile, was inspired by the Côte D'Azur in his painting The Big Blue at Antibes, and Paul Gauguin was captivated by the exotic French Polynesia. Gauguin created many works inspired by beaches in Tahiti, which is evident in his iconic oil painting Tahitian Women on the Beach. Later, the light and beauty of the Mediterranean would seduce Matisse, who represented the beaches of Nice and the picturesque Collioure shores in his works. His rival Picasso also explored this area, his pieces, Woman Seated on the Beach and Bathers present completely new representations of the beach, where form and colour gradually move away from reality.
In modern and contemporary art, the beach loses its purpose as an inspiring natural environment and instead becomes a hub of human activity. Roy Lichtenstein's piece Nudes with Beach Ball, demonstrates how the beach has turned into a consumer product for the average holidaymaker. Similarly, Bernard Buffet also paints the seaside packed with human presence; beach cabins, bodies spread out on the sand and parasols dotted across the shores. More recently in 2011, Gianni Colosimo revealed a conceptual art piece called La jolie petite plage de Daniel (Daniel's Pretty Little Beach), which features striped deckchairs inspired by Daniel Buren's columns. Additionally, Ron Mueck installed hyper-realistic human figures made out of resin at the Fondation Cartier in 2013, which illustrated holidaymakers by the sea. Overall, one thing is certain: the beach has not ceased to inspire artistic creation. Artsper invites you to take a well-deserved break and lounge in front of some of the best contemporary art works that have been inspired by a location that is loved by us all.
One famous artist who painted beaches is Claude Monet. An example of one of his beach paintings is La Plage à Trouville, which he painted in 1870 in Trouville, France.
Artists have represented the beach in paintings for decades. The beach was particularly a popular subject matter during the 20th century, at the beginning of which the beach became a popular holiday spot in France and other parts of Europe.
One famous example of a painting representing a beach is Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory, which the Surrealist painter produced in 1931. Not the typical idyllic holiday beach painting, Dali's work features enigmatic visual elements like his famous melted clock and a timer with ants crawling over it.