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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Painting, Dubrovnik, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£7,718 £6,175

Sculpture, Incanto, Andrea Serra

Andrea Serra

Sculpture - 49 x 35 x 10 cm Sculpture - 19.3 x 13.8 x 3.9 inch

£1,581

Painting, Sea Sunset, Anna Privaloff

Anna Privaloff

Painting - 90 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

£2,363 £2,245

Painting, Sunset, Helen Shukina

Helen Shukina

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£772

Painting, Horizon, Doncho Zahariev

Doncho Zahariev

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,427

Painting, Starry Night, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting - 94 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 37 x 35 x 0.1 inch

£926

Painting, Small waves, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,254

Painting, Selfie, Alexander Levich

Alexander Levich

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£863

Painting, Seascape, Yehor Dulin

Yehor Dulin

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,235

Painting, El Mar, Leonardo Nierman

Leonardo Nierman

Painting - 12.7 x 32.4 cm Painting - 5 x 12.75 inch

£1,930

Photography, Don de soi 27, Feng Kaixuan

Feng Kaixuan

Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£6,544

Painting, The restful tides, Paul B

Paul B

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£825

Painting, Jaws, Pierre Joubert

Pierre Joubert

Painting - 30 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 1 inch

£909 £818

Painting, Capture, Safia Wosth

Safia Wosth

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£454

Painting, Sapphirine, Steliana Mocanu

Steliana Mocanu

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,409

Painting, Toy Boat, Anna Reznikova

Anna Reznikova

Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

£727

Painting, Déjà vu, Eugene Petrov

Eugene Petrov

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£436

Photography, That beach, Corinne Dubreuil

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

£1,363

Painting, The Côte d'Azur, Janoti

Janoti

Painting - 50 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.1 inch

£1,454 £945

Painting, Rhoscolyn, Sian M

Sian M

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,590

Print, Untitled, John Asaro

John Asaro

Print - 81.3 x 61 x 5.1 cm Print - 32 x 24 x 2 inch

£772

Painting, South Bay, Ara H. Hakobyan

Ara H. Hakobyan

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,636

Painting, Bue #2, Luca Raimondi

Luca Raimondi

Painting - 68.6 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27 x 39 x 1 inch

£1,312

Painting, Moonlight, Karen Darbinyan

Karen Darbinyan

Painting - 45 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,930

Painting, Viaje, Emilio López

Emilio López

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,636

Painting, Florecer  II, Michele Morata

Michele Morata

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4.6 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.8 inch

£1,544

Photography, Best wave IV, Tommy Schultz

Tommy Schultz

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

£727

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