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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Observe l'océan

Azure Waves

Waves. Glare 5.

Silver placer

Magic sunset. Ocean.

Ocean. Glare 35.

Ocean Blue. Glare 6.

The sounds of the morning waves.

Ocean. Light 25

Light on the water 10

Light on the water 6.

Sky. Ocean.

Ocean. The sun.

Ocean. Sky. Light 2.

Blue water. Light.

Sun glare on the water.

Evening glare 3.

Gold sparks on the water.

Sea. Light 13.

Evening glare on the water 7

Glare in emerald water.

Glare of the sun on the water 5.

The silence of the ocean 2.

Awakening. Glare on the water.

Ocean. Palm trees. Beach

California. Beach. Ocean.

Dramatic Seascape with Stormy Sky

Tides of Tranquility

Love (titanic)

Beginning to shine

Bateaux de pêcheurs à Positano, avril

Sea fair

The coasts of dreams

Tempête

Les estrans (série)

Les estrans (série)

My dream

A magical world

Riflesso blue - Collab with Glass Axes

Colorful day

Vagues

Best wave I

Keep your cool

Lysekil

Strange Weather

A travers les pins - Calanque du port d'Alon

Reflections of Serenity

Sea & sand

Sea of dreams

Into the Blue

Cool Wave

Baltic_Ice_Kakumaee_005

La danse XXI

Paysage imaginaire

Summer walks. Adriatic

Summer impressions. Cafe. Croatia

Emotion

Arcipelago

Lo Scoglio

Sunset on the lake

French Riviera Series 2024 - seascape horizon blue

French Riviera, turquoise horizon

Blue skyline - 3D, ocean, water wave, gold leaf

Blue seascape - 3D, ocean, water wave, gold leaf

Night Sea - dark minimalism landscape, water, seascape

Spring on Côte d'Azur , Marine, seascape. Sunset, skyline, turquoise waves