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Children at the sea
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$440
Gathering under umbrellas
Lisa Golightly
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
$6,251
Midnight Shore
Shawn Marshall
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$3,275
Bateaux à marée basse
Gérard Desgranges
Painting - 50 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.6 inch
$536
Bord de mer à marée basse
Gérard Desgranges
Painting - 50 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.6 inch
$536
Plage du fort de Penthievre
Jean-Baptiste Itah
Painting - 33 x 46 x 5 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 2 inch
$391
On a warm summers day
Gordon Barker
Painting - 30 x 51.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$445
The pirates are coming
Gordon Barker
Painting - 30 x 51.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch
$445
Balloons over the beach
Gordon Barker
Painting - 29 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$288
Plage Notre Dame à Porquerolles
ZiB
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,172
Marbled water
Shanna Kuratli-Fröhlich
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,019
Charlestown Port, Cornwall
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$326
Girl on the Beach, Clovelly, North Devon
James Presley
Painting - 30 x 40.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.1 inch
$327
Concierto para una nube
Carolina Ayala
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,070
Jeune femme au transat
Sophie de la Happy Funky Family
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$502
Evening storm - Italian sea painting
Mario Smeraglia
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$279
Petite fille au maillot rouge
Valérie-Anne Bertin
Painting - 18 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$502
Finistère la vague
Jean-Charles Gautier
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$536
Douceurs plagistes
Clothilde Lasserre
Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,465
Maison du garde-côtes
Valérie-Anne Bertin
Painting - 14.5 x 15 x 0.8 cm Painting - 5.7 x 5.9 x 0.3 inch
$279
Au port de pêche de Conakry 2
Ibrahima Barry
Painting - 45 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$502
La plage de Deauville
Claude Gazier
Painting - 103 x 309 x 3 cm Painting - 40.6 x 121.7 x 1.2 inch
$14,512
M'enfin la plage
Clothilde Lasserre
Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$7,591
Breakfast in the sand
Maud Merouze
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch
$927
Paysage marin breton
Lionel le Jeune
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$335
Bikini Lines, Triptych 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 25 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$279
Bikini Lines, Triptych 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 25 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$279
Les Reflets du Silence 2
Michel Saint-Luc
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$893
At the Beach
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting - 22 x 28 x 0.75 inch
$3,900
Stormy Tides
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$2,500
The Ocean Shore in Italy
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$4,500
Sieste à la plage
François Ruisseau
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,284
Lecture à la plage
François Ruisseau
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,284
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Logs - Middle Beach - AGAIN. Zoom out.
Chrissy Nickerson
Painting - 64 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,820
Invisible sea
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,400
Shingle Wash
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,243
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.
Which artist paints beaches?
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.
Why paint the beach?
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.
What is an example of a beach painting?
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.