The Story of Water
Fabienne Decornet
Sculpture - 150 x 150 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€13,400
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Sculpture - 150 x 150 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1 inch
€13,400
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,931
Painting - 76 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 48 x 1.6 inch
€3,051
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,205
Painting - 50 x 69 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,920
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
€160
Photography - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€300
Painting - 60.96 x 91.44 x 2.54 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,811
Painting - 23 x 31 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch
€550
Photography - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,700
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€580
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€495
Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Photography - 102 x 102 x 3 cm Photography - 40.2 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch
€4,403
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€7,900
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Photography - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€890
Sculpture - 25 x 33 x 10 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 13 x 3.9 inch
€200
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
€12,114
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,020
Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€5,500
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€250
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€250
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€365
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€215
Painting - 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€275
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€450
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€375
Print - 50 x 70 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€980
Photography - 18 x 15 x 2 cm Photography - 7.1 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
€750
Print - 140 x 190 x 8 cm Print - 55.1 x 74.8 x 3.1 inch
€11,250
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,623 €1,217
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,145
Painting - 205 x 110 x 0.1 cm Painting - 80.7 x 43.3 x 0 inch
€3,850
Painting - 110 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 80.7 x 0 inch
€3,850
Painting - 146 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,490
Painting - 75 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,814 €1,451
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€980
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
Painting - 60 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€270
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch
€1,951
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€250
Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
€1,765
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€820
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€820
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Painting - 76 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
€1,600
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
€1,900
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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