Sea

Fine Art Drawings, Paysage Minimal, Gabriel Riesnert

Paysage Minimal

Gabriel Riesnert

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm

$452

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Odonchimeg Davaadorj

Sans titre

Odonchimeg Davaadorj

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41.5 cm

$1,242

Fine Art Drawings, A good day fishing, Mike King

A good day fishing

Mike King

Fine Art Drawings - 53.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm

$609

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Camille Adra

Sans titre

Camille Adra

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 cm

$226

Fine Art Drawings, Comme ce ciel, Clémence Dupuch

Comme ce ciel

Clémence Dupuch

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$779

Fine Art Drawings, Seascape, Pierre Fournel

Seascape

Pierre Fournel

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 x 0.1 cm

$847

Fine Art Drawings, Immersió 204, Oriol Texidor

Immersió 204

Oriol Texidor

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 4 cm

$1,412

Fine Art Drawings, Au bord de l'eau (série), Gabriel Riesnert

Au bord de l'eau (série)

Gabriel Riesnert

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm

$452

Fine Art Drawings, Lentement il bat, Philippe Huart

Lentement il bat

Philippe Huart

Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$734

Fine Art Drawings, Le jour va venir, Philippe Huart

Le jour va venir

Philippe Huart

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$734

Fine Art Drawings, L I N E S - Grey Coast, Aurélie Trabaud

L I N E S - Grey Coast

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings - 19.8 x 30.2 x 0.1 cm

$508

Fine Art Drawings, Profondeurs marines, Agnès Tiollier

Profondeurs marines

Agnès Tiollier

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 0.18 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Silence, Maksym Kisilov

Silence

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42.9 x 2.5 cm

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Water and boat 03, Helal Uddin

Water and boat 03

Helal Uddin

Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm

$1,710

Fine Art Drawings, Shrimp Boats, Tampa, Fl., Mike King

Shrimp Boats, Tampa, Fl.

Mike King

Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm

$1,309

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Untitled

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$627

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Untitled

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$627

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Untitled

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$627

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Esme McLeod

Untitled

Esme McLeod

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42.5 cm

$734

Fine Art Drawings, Maine lighthouse, Jim Lagasse

Maine lighthouse

Jim Lagasse

Fine Art Drawings - 35.6 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm

$525

Fine Art Drawings, Cabo Rojo view Puerto Rico, John Kilduff

Cabo Rojo view Puerto Rico

John Kilduff

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm

$545

Fine Art Drawings, Crow's Nest Saugatuck, MI, John Kilduff

Crow's Nest Saugatuck, MI

John Kilduff

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm

$545

Fine Art Drawings, Fort DeSoto Fishing Pier, Tierra Verde, Fl., Mike King

Fort DeSoto Fishing Pier, Tierra Verde, Fl.

Mike King

Fine Art Drawings - 38.1 x 53.3 x 0.3 cm

$589

Fine Art Drawings, Boulder Country, Despa Hondros

Boulder Country

Despa Hondros

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 77 x 0.1 cm

$2,484

Fine Art Drawings, Coast of Main, Daniel Clarke

Coast of Main

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 0.3 cm

$285

Fine Art Drawings, Malibu Surf, Daniel Clarke

Malibu Surf

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm

$218

Fine Art Drawings, Near Morro Bay, Daniel Clarke

Near Morro Bay

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm

$279

Fine Art Drawings, Coastal road, Daniel Clarke

Coastal road

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm

$290

Fine Art Drawings, Lopez Island WA, Daniel Clarke

Lopez Island WA

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm

$281

Fine Art Drawings, Coronado Beach Scene, Daniel Clarke

Coronado Beach Scene

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm

$259

Fine Art Drawings, Mt. Hood, Environs, Daniel Clarke

Mt. Hood, Environs

Daniel Clarke

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm

$260

Fine Art Drawings, Storm at Sea, Roberto Cuccaro

Storm at Sea

Roberto Cuccaro

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 69.8 x 0.1 cm

$3,388

Fine Art Drawings, Ciel - petit - 2, LN Le Cheviller

Ciel - petit - 2

LN Le Cheviller

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$480

Fine Art Drawings, Surface de la mer 20, LN Le Cheviller

Surface de la mer 20

LN Le Cheviller

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$480

Fine Art Drawings, Surface de la mer 16, LN Le Cheviller

Surface de la mer 16

LN Le Cheviller

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$480

Fine Art Drawings, Surface de la mer 31, LN Le Cheviller

Surface de la mer 31

LN Le Cheviller

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$480

Fine Art Drawings, Surface de la mer 29, LN Le Cheviller

Surface de la mer 29

LN Le Cheviller

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$480

Fine Art Drawings, Nude, Andrzej Szypluk

Nude

Andrzej Szypluk

Fine Art Drawings - 58 x 45 x 1 cm

$847

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Francesc Genovés

Untitled

Francesc Genovés

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm

$627

Fine Art Drawings, Tarifa, Valérie Abadie

Tarifa

Valérie Abadie

Fine Art Drawings - 11.5 x 17 x 0.01 cm

$440

Fine Art Drawings, Yantarnoe, 22/02/2021, 18h07, Evgeniya Buravleva

Yantarnoe, 22/02/2021, 18h07

Evgeniya Buravleva

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.5 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, Étude du rivage, Valérie-Anne Bertin

Étude du rivage

Valérie-Anne Bertin

Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 46 x 0.3 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, Surface de la mer 28, LN Le Cheviller

Surface de la mer 28

LN Le Cheviller

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, Nu et sable, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Nu et sable

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 76 x 0.01 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, A Love Day By The Sea, Kirill Postovit

A Love Day By The Sea

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, Baignade et Soucis, Gabrielle Rul

Baignade et Soucis

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 15.5 cm

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Fine Art Drawings, La mer 20, Richard Pommier

La mer 20

Richard Pommier

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.8 cm

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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.





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