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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
€420
Children at the sea
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€422
Sicilial landscape
Elena Sokolova
Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€307
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
€383
Summer sailing Regatta M 1
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 83 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 32.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€1,390
From the terrace - Italian sea view painting
Andrea Borella
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€400
Bleu désir
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 102 x 152 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40.2 x 59.8 x 0.2 inch
€3,200
Bleu désir
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 82 x 122 x 0.5 cm Photography - 32.3 x 48 x 0.2 inch
€2,450
Migration 4, Jour 6
Patrice Palacio
Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
€3,200
Migration 4, Jour 5
Patrice Palacio
Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
€3,200
Migration 4, Jour 4
Patrice Palacio
Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
€3,200
Marée basse en vert et rose
Martine Grégoire
Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€390
Storm at Sea
Roberto Cuccaro
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 69.8 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.5 x 0 inch
€3,000
Aiguillon Bay seaside road
Michel Tabanou
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€299
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
€280
L'été sans fin III
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€280
L'été sans fin II
Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€280
Sonho de Icaro
Geraldo Pestalozzi
Photography - 29.7 x 49 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.7 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
€400
La Baie des Songes
Michel Saint-Luc
Painting - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
€190
Daft punk surfers paradise
Peter de Boer
Painting - 150 x 190 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch
€6,100
At the beach Henkenhagen - Sarbinowo Morskie
Gary Westall
Painting - 24.1 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.5 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€432
Bath Houses
Jean-Marie Gitard (Mr Strange)
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€199
Plage Notre Dame à Porquerolles
ZiB
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,050
Cornwall, Cove at Tintagel
Zoe Elizabeth Norman
Painting - 39.9 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€333
Malibu Surf
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€209
Near Morro Bay
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€268
Coastal road
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€278
Lopez Island WA
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch
€270
Coronado Beach Scene
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€249
Mt. Hood, Environs
Daniel Clarke
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 inch
€249
First Sell of Spirit
Gisèle Vacca
Painting - 100 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
€11,000
Miami_III_03
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 80 x 200 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 78.7 x 0.2 inch
€2,990
Miami_II_003
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 118 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 46.5 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€2,890
La série : Orogenèse - Anonymous (Gibraltar 01006)
Joan Fontcuberta
Photography - 75 x 100 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 inch
€10,000
Vertical Sète (triptyque)
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 138 x 61 x 2.4 cm Painting - 54.3 x 24 x 0.9 inch
€3,000
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.