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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AV_Adria_010

Méandres bleu et sable

Playa Es Caragol

Régate

En sommardag

Morning light

Vagues concevant l'immortalité

promenade ( sur dibond)

Un soir d’été… (Esprit voile)

Le Sens du Vent

Diavasi

Mer et silhouettes 056

A LA RECHERCHE DES EMBRUNS

Fairytail

Caribbean Daydream XL 2

Sur le sable

Summer skyline

Les australes

Les estrans (série)

The Sense

Limbic II

Sea shadows

Capture

Summer reflections

Coming Ashore

Toi et moi

Vague - Collection Femme à la Peau Bleue

El Mar

Night in the blue bay

Ease your feet in the sea

Vibrations of the sea

A Piece of the Sea

Sea Scars

Carpes Koïs

Comme ce ciel

Best wave IV

Don de soi XXVII

Nebulous

Déjà vu

City Lights on Water

Starry Night

Santorin night - collection spéciale Grands Formats

Cote d'Azur

Fort DeSoto Beach, Tierra Verde, Fl.

Flare Up

Deep inside 10

Sunny Seclusion

A good day fishing

Untitled

Un tête-à-tête (The Date)

Girl by the sea

Reflections of the Port

Blue Cliff

Don't seas the day

That beach

Bue #2

Untitled

Coque de bateau - Cargo Tamago

Les voiles rouges

Tide Water 1 & 2

New Wave

La vie est belle

Sea and moon

Paysage imaginaire #5

Sea night

Le galop de l'océan - Série évocation marine