Sea

Bright moments of life, Nadine Antoniuk

Bright moments of life

Nadine Antoniuk

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$656

L’estran, Eurgal

L’estran

Eurgal

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm

$3,717

Migration 4, Jour 1, Patrice Palacio

Migration 4, Jour 1

Patrice Palacio

Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm

$3,498

Le jour va venir, Philippe Huart

Le jour va venir

Philippe Huart

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$711

Cliff dive, Nicholas Kriefall

Cliff dive

Nicholas Kriefall

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm

$3,400

The sapphire sea, Vik Schroeder

The sapphire sea

Vik Schroeder

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,640

Great big beautiful sea, SUZ Shippey Borski

Great big beautiful sea

SUZ Shippey Borski

Painting - 99.1 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm

$1,200

Fragments d'émotion - Outre mer, Bonus

Fragments d'émotion - Outre mer

Bonus

Painting - 54 x 65 x 0.5 cm

$1,640

Convertible, Nataliya Bagatskaya

Convertible

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.3 cm

$2,733

The Big Surf, Melanie Graham

The Big Surf

Melanie Graham

Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm

$827

Venise - Étude sur la mer -, Noël Granger

Venise - Étude sur la mer -

Noël Granger

Painting - 54 x 81 x 1.5 cm

$962

Moonlight, Nat Stresser

Moonlight

Nat Stresser

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,968

De chlore et de rosé, Christopher Barraja

De chlore et de rosé

Christopher Barraja

Photography - 30 x 20 cm

$492

Midnight sky, Natasha Lehman

Midnight sky

Natasha Lehman

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm

$1,201

Beach with shells - Italian painting, Agostino Cancogni

Beach with shells - Italian painting

Agostino Cancogni

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,804

Patagonia, Michael Filonow

Patagonia

Michael Filonow

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm

$665

Les voiles rouges, Hélène Legrand

Les voiles rouges

Hélène Legrand

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm

$1,093

Coque de bateau - Cargo Tamago, Marie-Annick Priou

Coque de bateau - Cargo Tamago

Marie-Annick Priou

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm

$1,039

Sunset on Positano - Southern Italy, Vincenzo Somma

Sunset on Positano - Southern Italy

Vincenzo Somma

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$312

Amalfi belvedere - Southern Italy, Raffaele Tozzi

Amalfi belvedere - Southern Italy

Raffaele Tozzi

Painting - 25 x 20 x 1 cm

$191

Départ et arrivée, ZiB

Départ et arrivée

ZiB

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm

$1,913

Deep ocean, James Chiew

Deep ocean

James Chiew

Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm

$13,666

Le grand bleu II, JPx

Le grand bleu II

JPx

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$600

Its about the waves, Ramya Sarvesh

Its about the waves

Ramya Sarvesh

Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm

$125

Bonitou, vêpres, Nicolas Kennett

Bonitou, vêpres

Nicolas Kennett

Painting - 60 x 80 x 5 cm

$3,170

Crique de Bonporteau 2, José Nicolas

Crique de Bonporteau 2

José Nicolas

Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm

$1,640

Sailing by the coast, Gisela Gaffoglio

Sailing by the coast

Gisela Gaffoglio

Painting - 46 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,312

Vitalité intense des vagues, Yann Letestu

Vitalité intense des vagues

Yann Letestu

Painting - 41 x 27 x 2 cm

$634

Monje frente al mar, Víctor Mira

Monje frente al mar

Víctor Mira

Print - 85 x 61 x 1 cm

$875

Oceanic Orchestra, Janice Rogers

Oceanic Orchestra

Janice Rogers

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm

$1,563

GUIDEL II, Franck Dupire

GUIDEL II

Franck Dupire

Painting - 65 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,531

Bouquet Final, Mathieu Pujol

Bouquet Final

Mathieu Pujol

Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.3 cm

$1,093

Spring clouds, Olena Topliss

Spring clouds

Olena Topliss

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm

$1,064

Cargo de nuit, Corinne Vilcaz

Cargo de nuit

Corinne Vilcaz

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,170

Sea swell n*8, Bruno Di Giulio

Sea swell n*8

Bruno Di Giulio

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm

$765

Saint Malo III - série Paysage et mer, Nicolas Pizy

Saint Malo III - série Paysage et mer

Nicolas Pizy

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,093

Sans titre (Côtes d'Armor), Jacques Robert

Sans titre (Côtes d'Armor)

Jacques Robert

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,170

Amalfi flowery walkway - Italy, Alfredo Grimaldi

Amalfi flowery walkway - Italy

Alfredo Grimaldi

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$312

Bord de Mer, Romain Reveau

Bord de Mer

Romain Reveau

Photography - 50 x 76 x 4 cm

$984

Sea storm n°3, Rossella Baldino

Sea storm n°3

Rossella Baldino

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm

$383

Amalfi flowers in seaside (Vertical version)- Southern Italy, Gianni Di Guida

Amalfi flowers in seaside (Vertical version)- Southern Italy

Gianni Di Guida

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$328

L'estran, Christophe Verger

L'estran

Christophe Verger

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm

$3,608

Lointain, François Lestrille

Lointain

François Lestrille

Painting - 50 x 100 x 5 cm

$711

Untitled No. 683, Jeremy Prim

Untitled No. 683

Jeremy Prim

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

$3,000

Sunset on the Capri sea stacks - Italy, Silvio Valli

Sunset on the Capri sea stacks - Italy

Silvio Valli

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$235

Positano flowery coast - Southern Italy, Ernesto De Michele

Positano flowery coast - Southern Italy

Ernesto De Michele

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$235

Old Venice cityscape n°1 - Italy, Michele Martini

Old Venice cityscape n°1 - Italy

Michele Martini

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$399

Ocean Big Blue, Remi Bertoche

Ocean Big Blue

Remi Bertoche

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm

$4,920

The Pink House, Gabriel Riesnert

The Pink House

Gabriel Riesnert

Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm

$864

Un été ocre rose - série Les dames de la côte, Françoise Lucq

Un été ocre rose - série Les dames de la côte

Françoise Lucq

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$929

Elements of nature #1, Anjum Motiwala

Elements of nature #1

Anjum Motiwala

Painting - 80 x 80 cm

$2,465

La Goélette, Magot

La Goélette

Magot

Painting - 54 x 60 x 0.01 cm

$3,280

Régate série mer et voiliers, Bernard Relecom

Régate série mer et voiliers

Bernard Relecom

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm

$175

Côte d’Azur, Elena Schoene

Côte d’Azur

Elena Schoene

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$317

Be gentle with my baby - mashups, David Carey

Be gentle with my baby - mashups

David Carey

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$164

Marooned, John Popkess

Marooned

John Popkess

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.6 cm

$2,351

On the shore no. 6, Tadas Dromantas

On the shore no. 6

Tadas Dromantas

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$492

Yantarnoe, 22/02/2021, 18h07, Evgeniya Buravleva

Yantarnoe, 22/02/2021, 18h07

Evgeniya Buravleva

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 x 0.5 cm

$525

Morgenster Tall Ship - Marine Art, Koorosh Nejad

Morgenster Tall Ship - Marine Art

Koorosh Nejad

Painting - 80 x 145 x 4.1 cm

$2,012

A la pointe du Finistère, Christiane Keeping

A la pointe du Finistère

Christiane Keeping

Painting - 81 x 100 x 1 cm

$3,662

Grain of Island (Grain d'Ile), Flo Lysine

Grain of Island (Grain d'Ile)

Flo Lysine

Painting - 50 x 100 x 1 cm

$1,585

Deep Inside, Larissa Uvarova

Deep Inside

Larissa Uvarova

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$850

Sailing Festival, Patrick Hoedt

Sailing Festival

Patrick Hoedt

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,312

Sous la brise, Richard Bouts

Sous la brise

Richard Bouts

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.5 cm

$820

Beach for two, Jasmin Navoyan

Beach for two

Jasmin Navoyan

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm

$601

Et quand vint la nuit, Odette Muller

Et quand vint la nuit

Odette Muller

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4.5 cm

$459

Mathieu & John, Joelle De Lacanau

Mathieu & John

Joelle De Lacanau

Print - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$547

Valley, Claire Wiltsher

Valley

Claire Wiltsher

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm

$1,643

Serenity VII, Peter Goodhall

Serenity VII

Peter Goodhall

Painting - 115.1 x 157 x 5.1 cm

$7,596

L'Envolée Secrète, Hugo Pondz

L'Envolée Secrète

Hugo Pondz

Print - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm

$1,082

Coming Ashore, Slim Aarons

Coming Ashore

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152 x 101 cm

$3,662

The Sense, Simon Ledson

The Sense

Simon Ledson

Painting - 55 x 76 x 3 cm

$2,284

Un dimanche d’hiver sur la plage, Liliane Paumier

Un dimanche d’hiver sur la plage

Liliane Paumier

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$711

Sur le sable, Valérie Betoulaud

Sur le sable

Valérie Betoulaud

Painting - 48 x 55 x 1 cm

$1,421

Island 10, Agnieszka Kozien

Island 10

Agnieszka Kozien

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm

$864

Entre-murs, Françoise Duprat

Entre-murs

Françoise Duprat

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm

$1,640

A piece of the sea, Kristina Malashchenko

A piece of the sea

Kristina Malashchenko

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,367

Comme les rouges déclinant des lueurs occidentales - série mer et plage, Elfrid Auvray

Comme les rouges déclinant des lueurs occidentales - série mer et plage

Elfrid Auvray

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,509

Les couleurs du ciel, Dany Soyer

Les couleurs du ciel

Dany Soyer

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm

$754 $642

Flash, Perico Pastor

Flash

Perico Pastor

Painting - 25 x 25 cm

$765

On Chesil Beach, Terry Watts

On Chesil Beach

Terry Watts

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm

$1,523

El Mar, Leonardo Nierman

El Mar

Leonardo Nierman

Painting - 12.7 x 32.4 cm

$2,500

Borne Up By The wind, Penny Rumble

Borne Up By The wind

Penny Rumble

Painting - 70 x 50 x 5 cm

$1,885

Régate rouge, Michèle Kaus

Régate rouge

Michèle Kaus

Painting - 38 x 61 x 2 cm

$1,859 $1,673

New Horizons, Leila Godden

New Horizons

Leila Godden

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm

$1,205

Passage, Pierre Le Preux

Passage

Pierre Le Preux

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,952

That beach, Corinne Dubreuil

That beach

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm

$1,640

Espace d'un rêve n°9, Carole Becam

Espace d'un rêve n°9

Carole Becam

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,187

Monterey Green, Nadia Attura

Monterey Green

Nadia Attura

Print - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$1,396

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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