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Trouville, le balcon - ref BDNW11481
Janie Michels
Painting - 100 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,409
Les flots bleus
Hervé Pezzini
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$278
The Mighty Sea
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$2,000
Le chant des vagues et des voiles…
Olivier Messas
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$7,256
Les voiliers de Saint-Tropez…
Olivier Messas
Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$15,628
Les voiliers de Croatie... (Esprit voile 2021)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$6,140
Sunset Beach
Drew Doggett
Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$1,842
Et quand vint la nuit
Odette Muller
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.8 inch
$469
Maison du garde-côtes
Valérie-Anne Bertin
Painting - 14.5 x 15 x 0.8 cm Painting - 5.7 x 5.9 x 0.3 inch
$279
Le soir tombe sur le Marais
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$268
Quand la mer s'efiloche
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$268
Sur le Sable
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$268
Régate au loin... (Esprit Voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$447
Searching for the sea
Galya Popova
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,842
Vidareiri
Christophe Audebert
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$251
South of France rocks
Michael Sole
Painting - 155 x 240 x 4 cm Painting - 61 x 94.5 x 1.6 inch
$20,149
English gold no.54
Michael Sole
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$8,635
Branksome chine no.4
Michael Sole
Painting - 150 x 170 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch
$15,832
Pecheur d'Islande
Georges Corominas
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$12,558
Rêve abyssal - Abyssal dream
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 66 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 26 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,830
A magical world
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 170 x 170 x 3 cm Painting - 66.9 x 66.9 x 1.2 inch
$7,312
Cap Ferret - Étude sur la mer
Noël Granger
Painting - 60 x 90 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.6 inch
$1,083
Venise - Étude sur la mer -
Noël Granger
Painting - 54 x 81 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.6 inch
$982
Magnificent Cyclades
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,121
Majesty At Sea
Drew Doggett
Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$2,121
À deux en mer... (Esprit Voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$447
Un été en mer... (Esprit Voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$447
Lumière... (Esprit Voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$335
Calme en mer... (Esprit voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$335
Sous la varangue
Christiane Bernais
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,395
Bretagne : Tempête à Poulgor
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$971
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.