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![Painting, Horizons, Stanislav Lazarov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899801_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sea colors, Stanislav Lazarov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782705_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sea decor, Stanislav Lazarov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1770381_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mar tormentoso, Francisca Morales Alliende](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1660452_1_grid.jpg)
Mar tormentoso
Francisca Morales Alliende
Painting - 34 x 49 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,815
![Painting, Plage, Sophie Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1625838_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lumières du soir, Sophie Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1586475_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Aqua Viva #2209, Pierre Carreau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/936936_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Sérénité de L'instant, Sandrine Darcos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/843537_1_grid.jpg)
La Sérénité de L'instant
Sandrine Darcos
Photography - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$336
![Painting, Saint Lyphard, Neyb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/741852_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La voile bleu, Neyb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/741840_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le grand bain IV, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/598647_1_grid.jpg)
Le grand bain IV
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$313
![Painting, Blue hour, Brigitte Dravet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178218_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Capri, Ezelino Briante](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158598_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La voile bleue, Neyb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2128051_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bateaux en mer, Ezelino Briante](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1931376_1_grid.jpg)
Bateaux en mer
Ezelino Briante
Painting - 39.5 x 79.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.6 x 31.3 x 0.2 inch
$2,345
![Painting, Le grand port, Ezelino Briante](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1929750_1_grid.jpg)
Le grand port
Ezelino Briante
Painting - 43.5 x 62.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.1 x 24.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,309
![Painting, Port de pêche animé, Ezelino Briante](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1627662_1_grid.jpg)
Port de pêche animé
Ezelino Briante
Painting - 50 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$2,321
![Sculpture, Murena, Gaël Rouxeville](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1279776_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Méditerranée, Piet ENGELMAN](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/978927_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, From my campervan to the Sea, Peter de Boer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/894864_1_grid.jpg)
From my campervan to the Sea
Peter de Boer
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,349
![Painting, Noordzee strand, Peter de Boer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/635637_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Cabanes tchanquées, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/409969_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barques vers l'infini, Franck Mugnie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/355141_1_grid.jpg)
Barques vers l'infini
Franck Mugnie
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$280
![Painting, Fisher boy, Peter de Boer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177175_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seagulls on the move, Peter de Boer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176234_1_grid.jpg)
Seagulls on the move
Peter de Boer
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,474
![Print, Steam ahead, Philippe Matine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157622_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Every Breaking Wave, David Sipko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045817_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Arrival at the beach, Peter de Boer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1755486_1_grid.jpg)
Arrival at the beach
Peter de Boer
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,691
![Photography, Peace, Nebulosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684407_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vieux gréement avant l'orage, Richard Bouts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1482009_1_grid.jpg)
Vieux gréement avant l'orage
Richard Bouts
Painting - 73 x 60.3 x 2.2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.7 x 0.9 inch
$2,461
![Painting, Sunshine setwaves, Peter de Boer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1468296_1_grid.jpg)
Sunshine setwaves
Peter de Boer
Painting - 135 x 170 x 2 cm Painting - 53.1 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch
$5,592
![Painting, Lacanau, Aurélie Trabaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1329111_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fishing boats - Amalfi Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159284_1_grid.jpg)
Fishing boats - Amalfi Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, Nature on the coast - Ravello Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159274_1_grid.jpg)
Nature on the coast - Ravello Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, Seaside lookout - Amalfi Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159267_1_grid.jpg)
Seaside lookout - Amalfi Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, Pointview of the town - Positano Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159261_1_grid.jpg)
Pointview of the town - Positano Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, View of the Stacks - Capri Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159226_1_grid.jpg)
View of the Stacks - Capri Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, Terrace on the sea vertical - Amalfi Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159211_1_grid.jpg)
Terrace on the sea vertical - Amalfi Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, Blue sea and lemons - panoramic version Sorrento painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149614_1_grid.jpg)
Blue sea and lemons - panoramic version Sorrento painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, View of the sea town - panoramic version Positano painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149591_1_grid.jpg)
View of the sea town - panoramic version Positano painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, Overlooking the Gulf - panoramic version Sorrento painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149559_1_grid.jpg)
Overlooking the Gulf - panoramic version Sorrento painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, Seaside with boats - panoramic version Amalfi, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149326_1_grid.jpg)
Seaside with boats - panoramic version Amalfi
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, Flowering on the coast - panoramic version Positano painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149320_1_grid.jpg)
Flowering on the coast - panoramic version Positano painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, Lovers at sunset, Karine Harutyunyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140828_1_grid.jpg)
Lovers at sunset
Karine Harutyunyan
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$300
![Painting, Lemons & flowers - Positano painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138154_1_grid.jpg)
Lemons & flowers - Positano painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, Auspicious fairy crane - 4, Jinxian Zhang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133178_1_grid.jpg)
Auspicious fairy crane - 4
Jinxian Zhang
Painting - 69 x 139 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.2 x 54.7 x 0.2 inch
$4,362
![Painting, View from the terrace (vertical version) - Positano painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2126950_1_grid.jpg)
View from the terrace (vertical version) - Positano painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, Lemons on the coast - Amalfi painting seaside, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2126772_1_grid.jpg)
Lemons on the coast - Amalfi painting seaside
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, Lights on the gulf - Sorrento painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2126460_1_grid.jpg)
Lights on the gulf - Sorrento painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, Fruit & flowers - Sorrento painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2126268_1_grid.jpg)
Fruit & flowers - Sorrento painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051508_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wet dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051490_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051481_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Going to surf, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051475_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wet dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051454_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051451_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051445_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Swimming dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051442_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dog at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051439_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wet doggies, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051436_1_grid.jpg)
Wet doggies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$437
![Painting, Walking seagulls, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051427_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sea gulls, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051406_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sunrise, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051322_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Waiting boats, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051310_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring moments, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051304_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The last day of summer, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051301_1_grid.jpg)
The last day of summer
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$438
![Painting, Beach dogs, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051274_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Children at the sea, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051256_1_grid.jpg)
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
![Painting, Sea gulls, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051250_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Going to surf 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051247_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sicilial landscape, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051220_1_grid.jpg)
Sicilial landscape
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$340
![Painting, Pony riders, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051181_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Empty coast, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051172_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hamina beach, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051136_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cefalu rocks, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051118_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rocks and ruins, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051115_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Castelo, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051112_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sicilian sunset 4, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051103_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Castelo 2, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051100_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sail boat, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051073_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Beach scene 4, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050971_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ile aux oiseaux, François Lestrille](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2014275_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seaside by night - Amalfi vertical version painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1972614_1_grid.jpg)
Seaside by night - Amalfi vertical version painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, Amalfi flowery road - Southern Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1968426_1_grid.jpg)
Amalfi flowery road - Southern Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$363
![Painting, Sorrento lookout on the gulf - Southern Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1962663_1_grid.jpg)
Sorrento lookout on the gulf - Southern Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$475
![Painting, The town in bloom - Positano Italy painting, Vincenzo Somma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1962489_1_grid.jpg)
The town in bloom - Positano Italy painting
Vincenzo Somma
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$352
![Painting, School of fish, Olga Nikitina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1949508_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, De chlore et de rosé, Christopher Barraja](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902666_1_grid.jpg)
De chlore et de rosé
Christopher Barraja
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$503
![Painting, Wet dog with a red ball, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1853094_1_grid.jpg)
Wet dog with a red ball
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 1.3 cm Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.5 inch
$399
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![Photography, Police, Malena Mazza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/726990_1_grid.jpg)
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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.